WANDRD All-New PRVKE Photography Travel Backpack & Photography Bundle

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  • Ultimate Comfort and Support: This travel bag offers unrivaled comfort, ensuring you can carry your travel essentials without straining your back. Featuring adjustable sternum straps and magnetic tote handles, it provides a secure and comfortable fit for any adventure
  • Super Compartmentalized: This lightweight backpack can be customized and organized to fit everything you need. Now, you can carry your camera, computer, and more without anything touching, thanks to the thoughtfully designed compartments
  • Organized Water Resistant Backpack: Seamlessly customize the organization of your belongings with removable soft cubes. This daypack features multiple compartments, a hidden passport pocket, expandable water bottle/tripod pocket, secure front pouch, and a tablet/laptop sleeve – all lined with fuzzy fleece for added protection
  • Additional Features: Swiftly access and organize your essentials with the quick-draw side access pouch and clamshell design, navigate travel seamlessly with the roller luggage handle, secure belongings with weather-resistant zippers, and enjoy a stress-free return home with the built-in key hook
  • Versatile and Reliable Design: If you're looking for a laptop backpack, hiking backpack, work bag, gym backpack, camping backpack or just an everyday bag, we have your back. Designed for both daily commutes and outdoor adventures, the PRVKE Travel Backpack is portable, mobile, and reliable

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  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.38 x 10.83 x 16.73 inches; 2.87 Pounds
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ PK21-BK-3
  • Department ‏ : ‎ unisex-adult
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ May 19, 2021
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ WANDRD
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B095DTXQJW
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 291 ratings

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Large capacity camera cube that can be stored in the main compartment of the Fernvae. The side of the main unit opens with a zipper, so when stored in the Fernvey compartment, you can access it from the side.
Holds 2 medium sized SLR with standard lenses, 3-4 lenses, 1 drone, etc.

External dimensions: H 16.9 x W 11.8 x D 6.7 inches (43 x 30 x 17 cm).
Inner Dimensions: H 16.5 x W 11.4 x D 6.3 inches (H 42 x W 29 x D 15.9 cm).
Weight: 700g

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Customers find the backpack has a high-quality build and plenty of storage compartments. It's well-protected from weather with its rugged construction and weather-resistant materials. The size is perfect for carrying camera gear, a few days of clothes, and a drone. Customers appreciate its nice aesthetics that are different from most bags.

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29 customers mention "Quality"25 positive4 negative

Customers like the backpack's quality. They say it's a great bag and serves all their photography needs. The 31L and 21L PRVKE bags are fantastic for photographers and great travel backpacks.

"...Overall, the best camera bag for my needs...." Read more

"...It fits nicely to my frame. It feels pricey and good quality." Read more

"Superior quality, durable, smart details. Serves all of my photography needs and so much more." Read more

"...in all, I think both the 31 L and 21 L PRVKE bags are fantastic photography bags, if the majority of your non-clothes items you're bringing with you..." Read more

23 customers mention "Storage capacity"18 positive5 negative

Customers appreciate the backpack's ample storage space. They find it spacious, with multiple pockets and compartments. The roll top allows for additional storage, and the main compartment is wide and long enough to fit 7 days of clothes and electronics. The padded compartments are customizable, ensuring a snug fit for cameras and accessories.

"...in nearly every major category, with excellent comfort, great expandable storage, aesthetic design, and variety of additional features." Read more

"Great looking bag. I can fit my drone and lots of clothes, a bottle, a phone and charger, my MacBook and a few other things...." Read more

"...bag out and expand the interior of the PRVKE, and just use it as a gigantic backpack, is equally impressive...." Read more

"Superior quality, durable, smart details. Serves all of my photography needs and so much more." Read more

19 customers mention "Build quality"15 positive4 negative

Customers appreciate the backpack's sturdy build and weather-resistant materials. They say it keeps their gear safe in wind, rain, and dusty conditions. The bag is reliable, stylish, and functional. However, some find it rips easily and enjoy the extra camera protection of the cube while hiking.

"...+ Camera storage portion is very well cushioned, having multiple layers of protection due to the removable camera cube as well as the foam-lined..." Read more

"...well designed, seems to have excellent weather sealing, and great build quality...." Read more

"Superior quality, durable, smart details. Serves all of my photography needs and so much more." Read more

"...It’s so versatile, well organized, and sturdy...." Read more

18 customers mention "Size"13 positive5 negative

Customers appreciate the backpack's size. They find it suitable for carrying camera gear and a few days' worth of clothes. The 31L capacity is ideal for fitting all their essentials, including a drone and clothes. It can also be attached to luggage and fits under most plane seats as a personal item.

"Great looking bag. I can fit my drone and lots of clothes, a bottle, a phone and charger, my MacBook and a few other things...." Read more

"...If you aren’t convinced yet, it also slides perfectly on to your luggage and fits under most plane seats as a personal item as long as it’s not..." Read more

"...that do a better job at reviewing this backpack but if you want a nicely sized, travel backpack for maybe one- or two-day trips, this will do the job..." Read more

"...Also the camera cube I received was the wrong size and had been a returned item because it was missing a bunch of dividers and was covered in pet..." Read more

14 customers mention "Aesthetics"14 positive0 negative

Customers like the backpack's aesthetics. They appreciate its different design from other bags, with a sleek and organized look. The interior is black, which adds an appealing touch.

"...Pros: + Clean, modern design and aesthetic + Back access opens up to the entire backpack including roll top area..." Read more

"Great looking bag. I can fit my drone and lots of clothes, a bottle, a phone and charger, my MacBook and a few other things...." Read more

"...It has more storage compartments than I know what to do with. Really well designed, seems to have excellent weather sealing, and great build quality...." Read more

"...Loved the clamshell design, felt incredibly easy to pack and load. Cons: •..." Read more

10 customers mention "Travelability"7 positive3 negative

Customers appreciate the backpack's travelability. They find it well-organized, easy to carry, and versatile for light travel. The clamshell design makes it easy to pack and load. Many consider it comfortable to carry and ergonomic on the back.

"...Loved the clamshell design, felt incredibly easy to pack and load. Cons: •..." Read more

"...job at reviewing this backpack but if you want a nicely sized, travel backpack for maybe one- or two-day trips, this will do the job...." Read more

"...to bali i used it to carry lots of gadgets and stuff and it was light versatile thumps up" Read more

"This isn’t a good travel bag. It doesn’t haven enough depth. The main compartment is wide and long enough but has no depth...." Read more

8 customers mention "Comfort"6 positive2 negative

Customers find the backpack comfortable to carry and ergonomic on the back. They appreciate the expandable storage and find it easier to wear than a Timbuk 2.

"...21L exceeds expectations in nearly every major category, with excellent comfort, great expandable storage, aesthetic design, and variety of..." Read more

"...since it feels like a "cape" of some sort, which makes carrying the backpack more comfortable than my Timbuk 2 one. I love that it can fit my 24 oz...." Read more

"...Comfortably traveled with only this bag for a 3 day shoot...." Read more

"...Style is great! Lots of pockets that are useful. Function well. Very Comfortable!" Read more

4 customers mention "Functionality"4 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the backpack's functionality. They find it reliable, stylish, and useful. The bag is most effective when used as a photography bag.

"...The bag feels best and most fully utilized when it's acting as a photography bag...." Read more

"...Style is great! Lots of pockets that are useful. Function well. Very Comfortable!" Read more

"...recommend to anyone in need of a reliable, stylish, and highly functional backpack...." Read more

"Classy and useful..." Read more

Great Camera Bag, Not Great All-Purpose Bag
4 out of 5 stars
Great Camera Bag, Not Great All-Purpose Bag
When I purchased this bag, I was looking for a multi-use bag for photography, hiking, work / office, and travel. In summary, I think the backpack is a fantastic photography and photography & hiking bag, but is not worth the price when it comes to only hiking (no photography), work / office, and travel. Personally, I would not spend more than $30 on this bag if I were not using it for photography or if it did not have the camera cube.I have owned the WANDRD Duo Day Pack for many years and it's served me well. I thought this bag would feel more like a hiking backpack or travel backpack than my Duo Day Pack, but they felt surprisingly similar. I was hoping this bag would be less of a day pack than it feels.Before I review each use-case, here are the significant pros and cons:Pros:• Fit my 15" MacBook Pro in the laptop slot• The 31 L fit my iPad Pro 12.9" in the tablet sleeve• Modular camera bag usage; can combine roll top area with below if not using camera and camera box can be removed and used as normal compartment• Could easily fit 7 days of clothes into the 31 L, could fit maybe 4 or 5 days of clothes into 21 L• Adjustable chest strap height, and very easy to add and remove• Loved the clamshell design, felt incredibly easy to pack and load.Cons:• The 21 L did NOT fit my iPad Pro 12.9" in the tablet sleeve• Bag is heavy even when empty• I was not a huge fan of the metal hook locking mechanism on the roll top. Felt heavy and clunky.• Did not fit a 40 oz water bottle in water bottle pocket• Bag feels BIG and potentially top heavy with roll top used, even for clothes• The split handle on the top's magnets are very weak, handle is apart almost all the time, difficult to use and handles always flopping around (would have preferred a fastener instead of magnets)• Specifically the side camera opening zippers were sticky and slow, very difficult to quickly open or close to pull out camera. I found I preferred to just keep my camera out, defeating the purpose of the side opening.• If you're a bottom-to-top bag packer, this is NOT the bag for you. It's incredibly difficult to keep the bag upright when packing and almost requires it be laying clamshell-open instead.Use Case: PhotographyThe bag feels best and most fully utilized when it's acting as a photography bag. I loved the dedicated camera case inside the bag, and I loved that it could also have straps attach. This made my camera feel VERY safe in the bag, and I didn't have to worry about putting my bag down wrong or too fast. This was a big improvement over the Duo Daypack. The camera bag also creates a supportive frame for the items in the roll top to rest on, which would otherwise just be held up with a velcro strap. I also liked the modularity where I could take my whole camera cube (with strap) out of the backpack and bring the smaller and more valuable bag around with me. The worst photography experience was how slow and sticky the zippers on the side camera opening were. Not sure if I got a defective one or not, but all the zippers were buttery smooth except this one. I would have to wrestle with the bag to open the side compartment and it was not as fluid or fast as I would have liked. I felt included to carry the camera around my neck and that kinda defeats a big purpose of this bag.Use Case: TravelI have mixed feelings about the bag for travel. On one hand, the roller top can make this bag potentially feel HUGE. While I didn't love the roll top mechanism, I do appreciate how flexible it can be that non rolling tops can't compete with. I was able to pack 7 days of clothes and electronics for work all easily into the 31 L bag, and almost as easily into the 21 L bag (though it more realistically held about 4 or 5 days comfortably and couldn't hold my iPad in the tablet sleeve because it's too small). I specify comfortably because these bags can fit a LOT, it just starts to get cumbersome and clunky. I probably could have fit a lot more if I tried but at a certain point the entire weight is too much and the roll top is sitting too high for comfort. The biggest flaws when traveling are 1) the pockets on the inside of the tablet sleeve are SO small and tight that you can't really use them for anything if you have a laptop or tablet in the sleeve and 2) without the camera cube, there is only a thin flap of fabric with velcro on it holding up the entire weight of everything in the roll top. This was the most surprising thing about this bag is how little was supporting the contents of the roll top. 7 days of clothes made the fabric sag in and I often found the velcro separating after moving the bag around. It almost feels like the camera cube NEEDS to be in the bag for the roll top to be able to hold weight and I certainly did not like that. However, if you don't need the roll top separate, then you conveniently can open the flap and the inner part of the backpack can be accessible from the clamshell or the roll top.Use Case: HikingDefinitely depends a lot on whether you bring your camera hiking or not. I personally really enjoyed the extra protection of the camera cube while hiking, but also found the bag frustrating to use for non photography hiking things. For example, it's not easy to access inside of the backpack while it's on you. You have to fully take the bag off to access the roll top (to maybe add or subtract a layer of clothing), unlike a normal backpack where you may be able to sling it off one shoulder and enter while it's on you. Another thing I hated was the weight distribution. For long hikes, I like to bring a lot of liquids. Having to store those items ABOVE your camera in the bag felt really weird and top heavy. You have to put your liquids and food in with your clothes in the roll top section and it can only be accessed from above. Not much compartmentalizing or organization options there. I really like my water to be the lowest point in my bag and that was not possible with the camera cube. Without the camera cube however, I loved accessing my water and food from the side access flap and then keep my clothes in the roll top. That being said, if used this way, it's an incredibly expensive hiking bag that loses a lot of features and there's bound to be a more ergonomic or lighter hiking bag that is also easy to compartmentalize.All in all, I think both the 31 L and 21 L PRVKE bags are fantastic photography bags, if the majority of your non-clothes items you're bringing with you are photography things. I think where this bag starts to become unpleasant to use is if you have to overload the roll top, or you're combining too many different use cases simultaneously. If the bag's intended to not be used for photography, I would recommend finding another cheaper or more versatile bag. Because the PRVKE is focused around photography, it feels clunky to use for other things. The improved safety and security I felt about my camera while traveling was not worth the lack of versatility of this bag and I would likely choose to travel with a dedicated camera bag and dedicated 'everything else' bag in the future.I think if the bag had had a better way to separate the roll top from the rest of the storage space (like maybe a zipper or hooks instead of just velcro), if the bag had more useful sized pockets for organizing (instead of tiny flat ones on the laptop sleeve), and if I could have stored items below the camera cube as well as above it, this review would look very different. The camera cube becomes the majority of the bag when it's in the bag, and the bag feels weird to use when the camera bag is absent.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2023
    Size: 21L Photography BundleColor: Yuma TanVerified Purchase
    This review is for the PRVKE 21L with photography bundle

    Practically the perfect backpack - with several caveats

    Pros:
    + Clean, modern design and aesthetic
    + Back access opens up to the entire backpack including roll top area
    + Tons of extra pockets for storing smaller items (side access pocket contains smaller pockets for batteries; back flap for the rolltop area is also a secret pocket; three additional zipper pockets on the back access cover
    + Comfortable back and straps even under load
    + Roll top allows for dramatically increased storage
    + Durable, quality materials
    + Camera storage portion is very well cushioned, having multiple layers of protection due to the removable camera cube as well as the foam-lined walls of the backpack itself
    + Additional waist straps and tripod straps are included as well

    Cons:
    - Tan color has some blue-ish smudges at certain areas, most likely from rubbing against the various black straps around the exterior of the backpack
    - When worn, backpack tilts backwards, leading the bottom of the backpack to push against the bottom of the back a bit. I have had no issues with comfort so far, but the balance does feel off because of this
    - No direct access to rolltop area. There are two ways to access the rolltop portion of the backpack. 1) Unrolling the rolltop gives you access from above 2) Opening the back access and then unzipping the top flap gives you access to the bottom of the rolltop portion. Both methods are inconvenient since they both require multiple steps to open. The Besnfoto clone of this backpack makes an improvement by having a zipper on the exterior that opens into the rolltop portion
    - Aside from the item available through the side access pocket, gear is inaccessible except through the back access, which requires you to find a suitable area to set the backpack down. This is in stark contrast to some other popular camera backpacks such as the peak design everyday backpacks that allow for side access on both sides. Not only that, but peak design accomplishes this while still having a water bottle pocket on both sides of the backpack. (Prvrke has side access pocket on one side and water bottle pocket on the other)
    - Unfortunately, because of the ample cushioning of the camera cube, there actually isn’t that much space in the camera area. Here is what I can fit in there: Fujifilm XT4, Viltrox 75mm 1.2, Fujinon 18-55mm, Viltrox 13mm 1.4, and Sigma 30mm 1.4. If you need more storage, go with the 30L instead

    Overall, the best camera bag for my needs. While some other backpacks beat it out in specific categories, the PRVKE 21L exceeds expectations in nearly every major category, with excellent comfort, great expandable storage, aesthetic design, and variety of additional features.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2025
    Size: 21L Photography BundleColor: Aegean BlueVerified Purchase
    Great looking bag. I can fit my drone and lots of clothes, a bottle, a phone and charger, my MacBook and a few other things. It fits nicely to my frame. It feels pricey and good quality.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2025
    Size: 21L Photography BundleColor: Yuma TanVerified Purchase
    Superior quality, durable, smart details. Serves all of my photography needs and so much more.
  • Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2024
    Size: 31L Photography BundleColor: Sedona OrangeVerified Purchase
    This bag is ridiculous! It has more storage compartments than I know what to do with. Really well designed, seems to have excellent weather sealing, and great build quality. The slightly larger camera bag in the 31L (Essential +), if you get the combo, is much easier to use than the one that comes with its 21L counterpart. Even if you have a larger camera it is MUCH more accessible via the side compartment. The fact that you can take the camera bag out and expand the interior of the PRVKE, and just use it as a gigantic backpack, is equally impressive. You can tell that a tremendous amount of thought was put into this product. I rarely write reviews, but I am absolutely in love with this thing. Highly recommended.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2024
    Size: 31L Bag OnlyColor: BlackVerified Purchase
    When I purchased this bag, I was looking for a multi-use bag for photography, hiking, work / office, and travel. In summary, I think the backpack is a fantastic photography and photography & hiking bag, but is not worth the price when it comes to only hiking (no photography), work / office, and travel. Personally, I would not spend more than $30 on this bag if I were not using it for photography or if it did not have the camera cube.

    I have owned the WANDRD Duo Day Pack for many years and it's served me well. I thought this bag would feel more like a hiking backpack or travel backpack than my Duo Day Pack, but they felt surprisingly similar. I was hoping this bag would be less of a day pack than it feels.

    Before I review each use-case, here are the significant pros and cons:

    Pros:
    • Fit my 15" MacBook Pro in the laptop slot
    • The 31 L fit my iPad Pro 12.9" in the tablet sleeve
    • Modular camera bag usage; can combine roll top area with below if not using camera and camera box can be removed and used as normal compartment
    • Could easily fit 7 days of clothes into the 31 L, could fit maybe 4 or 5 days of clothes into 21 L
    • Adjustable chest strap height, and very easy to add and remove
    • Loved the clamshell design, felt incredibly easy to pack and load.

    Cons:
    • The 21 L did NOT fit my iPad Pro 12.9" in the tablet sleeve
    • Bag is heavy even when empty
    • I was not a huge fan of the metal hook locking mechanism on the roll top. Felt heavy and clunky.
    • Did not fit a 40 oz water bottle in water bottle pocket
    • Bag feels BIG and potentially top heavy with roll top used, even for clothes
    • The split handle on the top's magnets are very weak, handle is apart almost all the time, difficult to use and handles always flopping around (would have preferred a fastener instead of magnets)
    • Specifically the side camera opening zippers were sticky and slow, very difficult to quickly open or close to pull out camera. I found I preferred to just keep my camera out, defeating the purpose of the side opening.
    • If you're a bottom-to-top bag packer, this is NOT the bag for you. It's incredibly difficult to keep the bag upright when packing and almost requires it be laying clamshell-open instead.

    Use Case: Photography
    The bag feels best and most fully utilized when it's acting as a photography bag. I loved the dedicated camera case inside the bag, and I loved that it could also have straps attach. This made my camera feel VERY safe in the bag, and I didn't have to worry about putting my bag down wrong or too fast. This was a big improvement over the Duo Daypack. The camera bag also creates a supportive frame for the items in the roll top to rest on, which would otherwise just be held up with a velcro strap. I also liked the modularity where I could take my whole camera cube (with strap) out of the backpack and bring the smaller and more valuable bag around with me. The worst photography experience was how slow and sticky the zippers on the side camera opening were. Not sure if I got a defective one or not, but all the zippers were buttery smooth except this one. I would have to wrestle with the bag to open the side compartment and it was not as fluid or fast as I would have liked. I felt included to carry the camera around my neck and that kinda defeats a big purpose of this bag.

    Use Case: Travel
    I have mixed feelings about the bag for travel. On one hand, the roller top can make this bag potentially feel HUGE. While I didn't love the roll top mechanism, I do appreciate how flexible it can be that non rolling tops can't compete with. I was able to pack 7 days of clothes and electronics for work all easily into the 31 L bag, and almost as easily into the 21 L bag (though it more realistically held about 4 or 5 days comfortably and couldn't hold my iPad in the tablet sleeve because it's too small). I specify comfortably because these bags can fit a LOT, it just starts to get cumbersome and clunky. I probably could have fit a lot more if I tried but at a certain point the entire weight is too much and the roll top is sitting too high for comfort. The biggest flaws when traveling are 1) the pockets on the inside of the tablet sleeve are SO small and tight that you can't really use them for anything if you have a laptop or tablet in the sleeve and 2) without the camera cube, there is only a thin flap of fabric with velcro on it holding up the entire weight of everything in the roll top. This was the most surprising thing about this bag is how little was supporting the contents of the roll top. 7 days of clothes made the fabric sag in and I often found the velcro separating after moving the bag around. It almost feels like the camera cube NEEDS to be in the bag for the roll top to be able to hold weight and I certainly did not like that. However, if you don't need the roll top separate, then you conveniently can open the flap and the inner part of the backpack can be accessible from the clamshell or the roll top.

    Use Case: Hiking
    Definitely depends a lot on whether you bring your camera hiking or not. I personally really enjoyed the extra protection of the camera cube while hiking, but also found the bag frustrating to use for non photography hiking things. For example, it's not easy to access inside of the backpack while it's on you. You have to fully take the bag off to access the roll top (to maybe add or subtract a layer of clothing), unlike a normal backpack where you may be able to sling it off one shoulder and enter while it's on you. Another thing I hated was the weight distribution. For long hikes, I like to bring a lot of liquids. Having to store those items ABOVE your camera in the bag felt really weird and top heavy. You have to put your liquids and food in with your clothes in the roll top section and it can only be accessed from above. Not much compartmentalizing or organization options there. I really like my water to be the lowest point in my bag and that was not possible with the camera cube. Without the camera cube however, I loved accessing my water and food from the side access flap and then keep my clothes in the roll top. That being said, if used this way, it's an incredibly expensive hiking bag that loses a lot of features and there's bound to be a more ergonomic or lighter hiking bag that is also easy to compartmentalize.

    All in all, I think both the 31 L and 21 L PRVKE bags are fantastic photography bags, if the majority of your non-clothes items you're bringing with you are photography things. I think where this bag starts to become unpleasant to use is if you have to overload the roll top, or you're combining too many different use cases simultaneously. If the bag's intended to not be used for photography, I would recommend finding another cheaper or more versatile bag. Because the PRVKE is focused around photography, it feels clunky to use for other things. The improved safety and security I felt about my camera while traveling was not worth the lack of versatility of this bag and I would likely choose to travel with a dedicated camera bag and dedicated 'everything else' bag in the future.

    I think if the bag had had a better way to separate the roll top from the rest of the storage space (like maybe a zipper or hooks instead of just velcro), if the bag had more useful sized pockets for organizing (instead of tiny flat ones on the laptop sleeve), and if I could have stored items below the camera cube as well as above it, this review would look very different. The camera cube becomes the majority of the bag when it's in the bag, and the bag feels weird to use when the camera bag is absent.
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    4.0 out of 5 stars
    Great Camera Bag, Not Great All-Purpose Bag

    Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2024
    When I purchased this bag, I was looking for a multi-use bag for photography, hiking, work / office, and travel. In summary, I think the backpack is a fantastic photography and photography & hiking bag, but is not worth the price when it comes to only hiking (no photography), work / office, and travel. Personally, I would not spend more than $30 on this bag if I were not using it for photography or if it did not have the camera cube.

    I have owned the WANDRD Duo Day Pack for many years and it's served me well. I thought this bag would feel more like a hiking backpack or travel backpack than my Duo Day Pack, but they felt surprisingly similar. I was hoping this bag would be less of a day pack than it feels.

    Before I review each use-case, here are the significant pros and cons:

    Pros:
    • Fit my 15" MacBook Pro in the laptop slot
    • The 31 L fit my iPad Pro 12.9" in the tablet sleeve
    • Modular camera bag usage; can combine roll top area with below if not using camera and camera box can be removed and used as normal compartment
    • Could easily fit 7 days of clothes into the 31 L, could fit maybe 4 or 5 days of clothes into 21 L
    • Adjustable chest strap height, and very easy to add and remove
    • Loved the clamshell design, felt incredibly easy to pack and load.

    Cons:
    • The 21 L did NOT fit my iPad Pro 12.9" in the tablet sleeve
    • Bag is heavy even when empty
    • I was not a huge fan of the metal hook locking mechanism on the roll top. Felt heavy and clunky.
    • Did not fit a 40 oz water bottle in water bottle pocket
    • Bag feels BIG and potentially top heavy with roll top used, even for clothes
    • The split handle on the top's magnets are very weak, handle is apart almost all the time, difficult to use and handles always flopping around (would have preferred a fastener instead of magnets)
    • Specifically the side camera opening zippers were sticky and slow, very difficult to quickly open or close to pull out camera. I found I preferred to just keep my camera out, defeating the purpose of the side opening.
    • If you're a bottom-to-top bag packer, this is NOT the bag for you. It's incredibly difficult to keep the bag upright when packing and almost requires it be laying clamshell-open instead.

    Use Case: Photography
    The bag feels best and most fully utilized when it's acting as a photography bag. I loved the dedicated camera case inside the bag, and I loved that it could also have straps attach. This made my camera feel VERY safe in the bag, and I didn't have to worry about putting my bag down wrong or too fast. This was a big improvement over the Duo Daypack. The camera bag also creates a supportive frame for the items in the roll top to rest on, which would otherwise just be held up with a velcro strap. I also liked the modularity where I could take my whole camera cube (with strap) out of the backpack and bring the smaller and more valuable bag around with me. The worst photography experience was how slow and sticky the zippers on the side camera opening were. Not sure if I got a defective one or not, but all the zippers were buttery smooth except this one. I would have to wrestle with the bag to open the side compartment and it was not as fluid or fast as I would have liked. I felt included to carry the camera around my neck and that kinda defeats a big purpose of this bag.

    Use Case: Travel
    I have mixed feelings about the bag for travel. On one hand, the roller top can make this bag potentially feel HUGE. While I didn't love the roll top mechanism, I do appreciate how flexible it can be that non rolling tops can't compete with. I was able to pack 7 days of clothes and electronics for work all easily into the 31 L bag, and almost as easily into the 21 L bag (though it more realistically held about 4 or 5 days comfortably and couldn't hold my iPad in the tablet sleeve because it's too small). I specify comfortably because these bags can fit a LOT, it just starts to get cumbersome and clunky. I probably could have fit a lot more if I tried but at a certain point the entire weight is too much and the roll top is sitting too high for comfort. The biggest flaws when traveling are 1) the pockets on the inside of the tablet sleeve are SO small and tight that you can't really use them for anything if you have a laptop or tablet in the sleeve and 2) without the camera cube, there is only a thin flap of fabric with velcro on it holding up the entire weight of everything in the roll top. This was the most surprising thing about this bag is how little was supporting the contents of the roll top. 7 days of clothes made the fabric sag in and I often found the velcro separating after moving the bag around. It almost feels like the camera cube NEEDS to be in the bag for the roll top to be able to hold weight and I certainly did not like that. However, if you don't need the roll top separate, then you conveniently can open the flap and the inner part of the backpack can be accessible from the clamshell or the roll top.

    Use Case: Hiking
    Definitely depends a lot on whether you bring your camera hiking or not. I personally really enjoyed the extra protection of the camera cube while hiking, but also found the bag frustrating to use for non photography hiking things. For example, it's not easy to access inside of the backpack while it's on you. You have to fully take the bag off to access the roll top (to maybe add or subtract a layer of clothing), unlike a normal backpack where you may be able to sling it off one shoulder and enter while it's on you. Another thing I hated was the weight distribution. For long hikes, I like to bring a lot of liquids. Having to store those items ABOVE your camera in the bag felt really weird and top heavy. You have to put your liquids and food in with your clothes in the roll top section and it can only be accessed from above. Not much compartmentalizing or organization options there. I really like my water to be the lowest point in my bag and that was not possible with the camera cube. Without the camera cube however, I loved accessing my water and food from the side access flap and then keep my clothes in the roll top. That being said, if used this way, it's an incredibly expensive hiking bag that loses a lot of features and there's bound to be a more ergonomic or lighter hiking bag that is also easy to compartmentalize.

    All in all, I think both the 31 L and 21 L PRVKE bags are fantastic photography bags, if the majority of your non-clothes items you're bringing with you are photography things. I think where this bag starts to become unpleasant to use is if you have to overload the roll top, or you're combining too many different use cases simultaneously. If the bag's intended to not be used for photography, I would recommend finding another cheaper or more versatile bag. Because the PRVKE is focused around photography, it feels clunky to use for other things. The improved safety and security I felt about my camera while traveling was not worth the lack of versatility of this bag and I would likely choose to travel with a dedicated camera bag and dedicated 'everything else' bag in the future.

    I think if the bag had had a better way to separate the roll top from the rest of the storage space (like maybe a zipper or hooks instead of just velcro), if the bag had more useful sized pockets for organizing (instead of tiny flat ones on the laptop sleeve), and if I could have stored items below the camera cube as well as above it, this review would look very different. The camera cube becomes the majority of the bag when it's in the bag, and the bag feels weird to use when the camera bag is absent.
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