The Thule TCSP-313 sling pack is a well made day pack for everyday urban carry. It is small and fairly light in spite of some of its surprisingly robust features. The provisions for a laptop and tablet work well with a Lenovo Thinkpad X series 12" notebook and a full-sized iPad. The organizer section has pockets for 2 pens and 2 medium sized pockets that accommodate a small Moleskine reporter notepad and a 4.6" screen smart phone easily.
In addition there are three zippered internal flat pockets. The zippered pockets are flat, so more than a wallet, billfold, small device cables and the like would make this very svelt setup unruly. There is one vertical external zippered pocket that is also very flat and fairly small. This maybe intended to hold no more than an airline boarding pass. I attempted to jam a full-sized #10 business envelope in this external pocket and while the envelope kind of fit I mangled all 4 corners. This bag is terrific in its use of space and the generous amount of pockets. However, when I tried to stuff a number of small gadgets, chargers, extra cables, digital camera, extra clothes... It just didn't work. This bag has a place for everything... but more stuff than it provides space for gets unmanageable. All the small stuff sinks to the bottom and this design does not lend itself to being overloaded.
The external water bottle pocket is well elasticized and is the first bag or pack that can comfortably handle my stainless steel 1.2 liter bottle. Finally, the zippered phone pocket integrated into the strap is narrow and flat. Its probably designed for iPhone 4 to 5S. Sorry there's no way a Galaxy Note 3 is going to work.
Bottom line: In spite of the compactness of this bag, I would recommend this sling pack. It's well made, the shoulder strap is wide and comfortable. There are lots of pockets for small items and the tablet pocket a great addition. I don't know why more bag manufacturers don't design this into their products.
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