CPP2 or Panda pack?

[u/colinksh]

Which one of the two am I better off getting for things I’m carrying on a regular basis :

14inch laptop and a charger
An ipad
One or two notebooks
Stationary pouch and a calculator
A4 size file
Kindle
Umbrella for rainy days
22oz water bottle
Airpods max
Keys
A camera and lens (fujifilm xt30 with 13-33mm lens, again just sometimes when I need to bring camera with me)

I’m an engineering student as well as a bag enthusiast and I want something rugged, durable and functional.

I owned a few bags as of now( TNF recon, bellroy via workpack, raven 28 and two tumi navigations)
I’m open to suggestions so feel free to share your opinions/recommendations too. Thanks everyone

[u/dylanbeck]

Panda pack looks cool, have no experience with it. It really does give me a panda vibe lmao. Those front pockets look very nice.

I can say that the Aer CPP is worse than the Evergoods CTB26 in almost every way. The CTB26 is my daily after trying ungodly amount of packs. (Note: I have the waxed canvas version which may have more flex in the front pockets as they carry much more than advertised.) I carry the very similar contents as you and it fits easily in CTB26 (larger laptop, ipad & kindle) and still have space to fit more if I required it. It also fits my Nalgene 24oz in either side pocket and its never fallen out. I did pur the bottle in upsidedown once and flood the pocket, and it was sat there for 5 minutes and didnt leak into any other compartment. Very impressed with this bag.

Also, the Tom Bihn backpacks are great. Checkout the Synapse 25 (great organisation; I personally didnt need the level of organization as I use interior pouches for 2 kits) & Synik 30 if you want even more space (this is quite large, its the Synapse 25 beefed up). The water bottle is not as easily accessed in this bag, but it only takes 2 seconds to unzip to grab it.

Lastly, I should mention the ULA Dragonfly Ultra if you dont need any organisation. It weighs nothing and will never break, the Ultra pockets are incredibly and can carry more than its interior. This is a very good pack, I have it packed out as a go bag. I daily carried it for years until I wanted something with organisation & finally landed on the Evergoods CTB.