BellroyLite Daypack (lightweight performance backpack) - Ash

I’m really happy with this pack. I needed something that packed well, didn’t like drawstring bags or the foldable backpacks and other bags were bulky. This is a great Goldilocks combo!! This is a nice daypack for city or light hikes. I rolled it up tightly in my luggage and it hardly took up any space. I especially like the clean clutter free exterior which doesn’t look out of place in either environment or in between. It is water resistant and the inside is spacious.Exterior: the back padding is just enough to keep things comfortable without bulk. The small exterior top pocket is tiny. I used this for receipts, ticket stubs and some mint. The shoulder straps are very comfortable and lightly padded. The front chest strap is super helpful when you’re walking for 10 hours and it worked great to shift the load to the inside of my shoulders. The strap is removable or tucks away easily if you don’t need it.Interior: There’s a sleeve compartment which I didn’t use. It would fit a tablet. There’s a zippered pocket at the top of the pack that was perfect for holding and accessing loose items like keys, wallet, phone, lip balm, etc. Further below are two open elastic pouches that are different sizes. The wider one will holds a skinny water bottle (smartwater bottle size or 24 oz hydroflask size). Because the bag is taller, it can accommodate a taller water bottle which is super nice. I didn’t have a specific use for the skinnier pocket so it holds my AirTag and a security chain for when I want to lock my pack to something.I didn’t try it but it’s not cut proof so if you’re going somewhere where bag slashing is a common thing, maybe not this bag but for everything else, yes!! It’s rip stop material so I feel comfortable taking this on rocky trails.

I’ve been using this bag for about 6 months and have been very happy. I use it as my dog bag, to hold all the stuff we need if we spend the day out at a park, beach, patio, or friends & family homes. The material texture is nice and very water resistant and feels well stitched. I love that all of the pockets, with the exception of one small and smartly placed compartment at the very top of the bag, everything is contained internally. To me this is great because I can throw the bag around in the car and not have to worry about it catching on nearly as much as bags with lots of external compartments, with extra zippers, mesh and straps. While I don’t use it for my personal travel, I feel because everything is within the main compartment, it’s less prone to pick-pockets. Minimalistic isn’t the right word, because it does have a number of nice features, it just doesn’t at all feel like things were added just to enhance the feature list. It’s the right amount, in the right functional places. The size is good too. It’s big enough to hold a lot of stuff, and still have room to move things around in it to get to things, but without it feeling too large. It’s also quite lightweight. For how I use it, it’s been great.

Bought this backpack for a trip to Europe. Packed in the carry-on suitcase where it took up no space. Carried it most days of the trip and was impressed with the design, durability and quality of the material. Best daypack I have every purchased.

Good for an edc. Bellroy quality is excellent. Be careful though as Amazon sent me an obviously used backpack with no attached tags sternum strap or packaging paper inside the bag so make sure you get a factory fresh bag.

This is a minimalist, lightweight 20L sack with straps and very little organization into which you may drop your items. The quality (zippers, fabric) seems good but not robust.

This is one the best backpacks I've ever owned. It is strange to say it's comfortable but it absolutely is! It's not bulky and will lay totally flat when empty (for packing) but loads of room for all your stuff

Finding a lightweight, compact, and well-designed daypack with ample storage space was surprisingly challenging, but this one checks all the boxes!

Simply loving it from the day I bought it over a month ago. Been using as my everyday goto bag. Gym, picnic, outings, even last minute grocery. Way roomy than it looks. And very flexible and durable lining and overall materials. Oh and surprisingly easy to wipe clean (I got the beige mineral beige one). It's worth every penny of the $100 that I paid for. Highly recommend++