Tom Bihn Paragon Backpack Review (2 Weeks of Use)

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[mdubb]

I don't think it has any liners per se - the yellow Halcyon you see inside is all functioning as panels or pockets, not liners. Even the Halcyon in the rear of the laptop slot is a panel containing the foam pad. So if you reexamine the bag, there is no added weight wasted on unnecessary linings. Also this flattens into checked luggage much better than every 20L competitor. If you still have the Paragon around, plus their Daylight Backpack, I'm curious if the Paragon really holds 3L extra. The foam back panel, plus the foam front laptop panel, can really suck away a lot more volume than we expect. For example a 12" x17" x .2" foam pad can occupy 750 mm. Left over laptop slot space not filled by a iPad is also pretty unrecoverable.

[MattyRut]

I was in love until I saw that there were no water bottle pockets on the side. It would have made an interesting competitor to the Evergoods Half Zip 22L. It would have made a killer school bag and the vein of buy it for life.

[mattshallenberger]

Hey folks, what’s the real world capacity like on this? I’m surprised that it’s listed as less than 20 liters. The dimensions suggest that it should be at least a few liters more than that.

[MD]

Is there a key loop in the outside pocket?