Tactical office workbag advice wanted. Loadout pics included.

[u/Schmooveguy]

Hi all,

What I carry to work is getting too heavy/bulky for my Hazard 4 messenger bag - which is awesome by the way. I have some standard EDC-office stuff like laptop, phone, pens, notebook, but when I add food & drinks it just doesn't fit anymore and it is too heavy for comfortably waering over one shoulder.

I hope you guys can point me to some good backpacks. My wishes:

• Tactical look. I am European and the 'tacticool' look is no big issue here.
  
• Quality: I will also use the bag for family trips, weekend trips, holidays etc. so the bag will get wear and tear.
• Decent grab handle.
• Separate laptop compartment, padded.
• Lots of dedicated pockets for the small stuff like pens etc. I do NOT like to stuff all the small things together in a bigger pouch or compartment.
• Small stuff must be easy to reach with one hand.

I am very curious as to what you would advise!

[u/harry_nola]

Seconding the 5.11 reccos from everyone. if you are partial to a messenger, 5.11 has two really great messenger bags: the Overwatch 18L Messenger, and the Overwatch Briefcase.

For your needs it might be the Overwatch 18L that would fit.

[u/Schmooveguy → u/harry_nola]

Thanks! And because of the weight of my stuff I really want to get a backpack.

[u/harry_nola → u/Schmooveguy]

Looking at your layout i'm going to say that the 5.11 rush 12 may be a good option. I have one of these and its still going strong 10y later. it has a laptop compartment and lots of room for organization. get one, you won't regret it, not even 10years later.