GAMECHANGER Everyday Carry [EDC] Backpack -- Maxpedition Riftcore EDC Bag | Tactical, Yet Practical!

By popular demand, I review my first high-end everyday carry [EDC] tactical backpack! Don't worry, budget-friendly bags are on their way but if you've got an Amazon gift card take a look! :)

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---SPECS:
-The overall size is 12 (L) x 8 (W) x 18 (H) inches (30.5 x 20.3 x 45.7 cm). The overall volume of the pack is 1400 cubic inches (23 liters). Shapeshift handles have been added for a more comfortable carry. Custom Positive Grip zipper pulls make opening the pack faster and easier, and seatbelt webbing is very skin-friendly. Stress points are double stitched, bar-tacked, circular bar-tacked, or "Box-and-X" stitched for added strength.

-Ergonomic backpack with quick release yoke-style straps come standard, along with an adjustable sternum strap. There is also a stowable and padded waist belt with gear loops, which can be easily be adjusted by cinching forward.

-The exterior front has a custom molded fleece-lined semi-rigid EVA pocket, which is perfect for glasses or small electronics. There is also a lower pocket with ample organization. Four (4) side compression straps take pressure off zippers when fully packed. The Lattice Attachment System (ATLAS) allows for modular attachments to be added, and packs can be customized to best suit the user.

-There is a strap-down area in fully loop-lined middle compartment. The lockable main compartment has multiple Gossamer mesh pockets and elastic straps for organization. There is also a hydration reservoir, along with dual hydration ports.

-The rear of the pack has multiple layers of padding, allowing for maximum air flow and comfortable carry. There is 2-way access to a fully loop-lined rear CCW compartment. A double-sided Security Lockout Strip is included, so contents do not fall out of the compartment.

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[TheWuky]

I’ve owned and used mine for over 3 years. Here are my opinions. 1. A lot of functional and intuitive compartments, 2. Smaller but does hold a lot of gear, if you don’t use a hydration bladder, 3. Outer molle-type straps helps a lot with attaching extra pouches, 4. CCW pouch holds my Glock 26 BUT adds bulk and makes packing the bag full more difficult (recommend) using a slimmer single stack sub compact pistol to maximize space, 5. Expensive, at $200+ 6. Now the kicker: This backpack is VERY uncomfortable. To call this bag “ergonomic” is ridiculous. The straps are rigid and the way they are angled pinches your shoulders near you collar bone. If your bag is packed with any weight at all, YOU WILL FEEL IT. Long treks with this bag will not be fun. It was hard to find out how uncomfortable this bag was after spending close to $200.

[ThatCleanMT]

The Riftcore takes a lot of cues and inspiration from my Vanquest Falconer 27. They're almost the same bag.

[tacticalveterinarian]

Budget friendly, functional, quality and tough as nails= 5.11 tactical Rush series backpacks!

[jamesmkalbaugh]

Awesome bag! Thank you for the review, and your service! I have used other Maxpedition bags with great success, and decided to upgrade to the "Riftcore" For me, it's equipped as a "ready bag" / "72 hour bag" for the disaster team I am on - I hope to do a review soon of my roll out. Thanks again

[justalurkr]

I remember a (male) co-worker teasing me about always using the hip strap on my backpack. I eyed up his impressive shoulders and asked "who do you think got the *lower* body strength, muscle man?" Of course I rest the weight on my hips as much as possible!

[christopher_martin]

in my opinion people say thats too expensive just get a cheap one....i collect fixed blade knives since i was about 10yrs old and always said why would anyone pay over a hundred dollars for a knife then i seen how easily cheap stuff fails and breaks so i started to learn about different steels and realized there is a huge difference in a 20 dollar knife and a 350 dollar bark river knife which is all i buy anymore keep in mind an edc loadout can quickly turn into a survival/bug out bag fast in a bad situation people like to think when something happens like earthquake tornados or hurricanes we will be home and ready to grab our gear but unfortunately you have what you have and you are where you are like at work school or in transit and cheap stuff will fail you when you need it most....just my opinion

[seca]

You are stationed in SK, revealing a spy plane who is checking out northern neighbours? Good backpack.

[pietrogiusti]

Great video man ! Just a question, do you think a 15 inch laptop would fit in the bag ? I really love this bag and i'm very interested to buy one.

[johnlenfr]

Nice review. Also big fan of 5.11 backpacks.

[michaellaird]

thanks for the vid. been wanting a better look at those bags.

[MrLleyo]

great review I was waiting for someone to do a review on this pack. But I'll stick with my TAD Gear litespeed

[joanclary]

Wondering why you would put that BIG bugout tag on the back.

[BarrettPvP]

If you don't mind me asking, What is your career in the airforce? I plan on joining the airfoce my self and have a vague idea of what I want to do. and also just curious of what you do.

[mrodriguezangel]

im feeling that GD 400 watch I got the black and red one

[ivanhita]

If u go away from budget items the channels name would be misleading. Doing a comparison between budget and luxury items would be best. Just my thoughts.

[JJB]

Great edit and Nice watch. What kind is it?

[villvis]

Comfort is a function of load. How much weight did you put in the bag for your testing?

[hsinhanwu]

I had a previous version of this Advanced gear Research sling that the top pouch had the soft touch rubber material and while sitting in the coolest for a few years it became super sticky and unusable. I contacted Maxpedition customer service about this issue, I got a reply basically said the issue is wear and tear, while I like Maxpedition and collected many bags from them I found this unacceptable. The bag sits in the closet for a few years is considered wear and tear, not material issue? This is suppose to be a rugged bag that can take the environment. I was expecting that your team admits the material selection issue and if I send back the barely used (maybe one time) and I get a replacement or repair unit with a cloth pouch. Instead I was told that this is wear and tear and is user issue. Very disappointed with how this issue is handled. Please remove the “advanced” from the AGR, because the name is not suitable for the bag

[s.c.]

Hey man I had a question about packs. Out of all the packs as far as a everyday or small to medium size pack you've used which 2 would be your picks for overall quality, comfort, organization etc?

[daffybigbear]

I bought that Riftcore and sent it back to amazon. I spent 20 Years in the army, half that with the 75th Rgt. Maxpedition has always had great products and between 5.11, Blackhawk and Mapedition, my battalion has used all three. Having said that, while the Riftcore looks cool and has all kinds of pockets and its actually set up pretty well, for some reason, Maxpedition changed the webbing from a high quality durable heavy duty webbing to the cheap, thin webbing that frays easy. This pack was such a huge disappointment. The webbing, the lack of renenforcment where the straps connect to the bag, was a deal breaker. I showed guys in my team the bag and we all had the same reaction. Sad sad sad. While civilians might not think its a big deal. those webbing straps make all the difference in the world and unfortunately, Maxpiditions new line of bags are going to be rejected by military simply due to the fact they went cheap on the components and won’t stand up to any kind of serious use. It would be great for around town if your not planning on using it a lot. But trust me, that cheap thin webbing will fall apart quick.