Before passing judgment on Waterfield Designs' Staad BackPack it's only fair to reveal my biases: I've long been a fan of the company's work because I like its sense of design and solid workmanship. And when I lug gear around, I prefer to do so in a backpack. So, in all honesty, my recommendation of the Staad depends almost entirely on whether it aligns with my preconceptions of what such a bag should be.
It hits the mark in every way.
Made of canvas or ballistic nylon with large leather flap and accents, the Staad comes in two sizes—Slim ($319) and Stout ($329). The exterior body material comes in black or brown and the leather flap can be had in black, dark brown, or lighter brown. Each bag has two zippered accessory pockets on either side of a longer center zipper that allows you easier access to the pack's interior.
Within that interior you'll spy two pockets large enough to hold a Kindle e-reader, one of the larger variety of mobile phones, or a smallish water bottle. Outside of these pockets is the yellow ballistic nylon-lined internal storage area for packing the kinds of things you'd normally toss into a gadget backpack—chargers, accessory bags, cables, and maybe a spare shirt.
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