We have mixed feelings about the Venture Ready Pack 26L’s single water bottle pocket. You can use these to lash bulky gear across the front or to hang accessories on the individual loops-the choice is yours. We don’t usually see these on Bellroy’s gear, but the outdoor nature of the Venture Ready line makes it a near necessity. There are also loop tabs on the four corners at the front. Bellroy Venture Ready Pack 26L | These are very water-resistant zippers. It’s an intuitive way to differentiate the zippers when you’re unzipping blindly in the dark, and we commend Bellroy for this small attention to detail (assuming they did this on purpose). Bonus points: Bellroy went as far as to knot the paracord of the main compartment’s zippers four times, but only twice for the top pocket. The paracord pulls are a nice touch-nothing says outdoorsy quite like paracord. They glide relatively smoothly and have been reliable throughout testing. Admittedly, they look stiff to operate, though that’s quickly dispelled once you put them into action. As the name suggests, these are very water-resistant zippers, and rightfully so, given the intended use for this bag. What’s harder to argue against are the YKK AquaGuard zippers. That said, it’s a subjective matter, so we’ll leave the final decision up to you. Again, the only aspect that betrays the aesthetic here is the grid texture of the Canva Ripstop fabric. As cliche as it sounds, it’s quite a minimalist design, and we dig it. There’s a small and tastefully applied logo at the front, a few clean lines from a crease or zipper track, and not much else. Bellroy Venture Ready Pack 26L | The ripstop fabric is tough, though its rough texture is a bit polarizing.Īside from the fabric, the Venture Ready Pack 26L looks like any other Bellroy-designed backpack. However, we will concede that this fabric is quite lightweight, and that matters when you’re trying to make a backpack for outdoor adventures. In other words, most of us prefer the brand’s usual pick of materials, at least in terms of look and feel. While a majority of the Pack Hacker crew don’t love this fabric’s rough and stiff texture, it’s undoubtedly as durable as Bellroy’s other fabrics. Gone is the usual soft-looking and colorful Baida Nylon or Puffed Polyester, and, in its place, we get Canva Ripstop. The first major shift in Bellroy’s design is the fabric. At the same time, Bellroy’s kept what we like about their gear mostly intact: clean aesthetics, a comfortable harness system, and a suite of pockets to guarantee a satisfactory level of gear organization. No, this lineup’s all about outdoor adventure, with its Canva Ripstop fabric leading the charge for lightweight durability. It’s part of their Venture Ready line-not to be confused with their other Venture gear like the Venture Backpack 22L or Venture Sling 6L. Bellroy Venture Ready Pack 26L | Ad-Venture Ready. Then again, if the designers put their minds to it, we’re sure they can deliver-and deliver they have. They make durable and good-looking bags, but they’re not exactly built for the rough-and-tumble, adventurous lifestyle of some travelers. Bellroy isn’t the first brand that comes to mind when we think of outdoor gear.
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