Catalyst 18 Backpack
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Why We Like The Mystery Ranch Catalyst 18 Backpack
The Mystery Ranch Catalyst 18 Backpack is an everyday pack that's made tough with recycled materials for a more Earth-friendly build. The Cordura re/cor face fabric is durable and abrasion-resistant and built from recycled plastic bottles to reduce our carbon footprint. This pack's 3-Zip construction really stands out—with three zippers that open the front panel wide open for easy access to everything we've packed from the top to the bottom of the pack. The internal laptop pocket fits a computer up to 15 inches while two internal zippered pockets keep our odds-and-ends well organized on our trip to work, the coffee shop, or the backcountry.
Details
- Durable day pack made with recycled materials
- Recycled Cordura provides long-term durability
- 3-ZIP front panel for easy access to our packables
- Padded shoulder straps for comfortable carry
- Additional sleeve on laptop pocket holds tablet, notebooks, etc.
- Item #MYTD03W
- Responsible Collection
- Recycled/Repurposed
- Material
- Cordura re/cor (recycled PET)
- Volume
- 21L (1100u in)
- Shoulder Straps
- paired
- Waist Belt
- none
- Access
- front panel
- Pockets
- [internal] 2 zippered
- Laptop Sleeve
- up to 15in
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 9.75 x 8in
- Claimed Weight
- 1lb 12.8oz
- Activity
- casual
- Manufacturer Warranty
- lifetime
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Overall Rating
4.5 based on 3 ratings
Review Summary
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Selecting an option will reload the available reviews on the pageMarch 7, 2024
Near perfect EDC bag for office or on the town
Bought this to replace an older MR tag backpack that I recently retired. Spent a lot of time comparing packs from other well known brands and eventually came back to MR and settled on the Catalyst. Primary requirements were that I wanted similar capacity (18-21L) and needed to have padded back and laptop sleeve. This bag met both of those requirements perfectly. It holds a 16" Macbook Pro perfectly in the sleeve and has plenty of room for laptop cords and accessories, along with a layer (puffy or rain jacket) and a 32oz nalgene. I like the top zippered pocket, and don't really care that i'm missing exterior pockets/pouches for a water bottle. The Y layout for the zipper and panels looked gimmicky at first but works great for loading/unloading the pack. The shoulder straps are also very comfy and I love the oversized handle on the lid of the pack as well. My only extremely minor gripe about this pack is that the interior zippered pockets on the left and right panels are very shallow, and would have preferred them to be at least 2x the height or even full height of the panel. As they stand those pockets don't offer nearly as much utility as they could and can only accomodate smaller items. Overall very impressed with this pack and look forward to many years of service with it.
Originally reviewed on mysteryranch.com
December 23, 2023
Almost great!
The strongpoints of this pack are exactly what you would expect. The only thing that keeps it from being an oustanding EDC bag is the lack of bottle pockets on the exterior.
Originally reviewed on mysteryranch.com
October 24, 2023
Nice little pack
Well designed and constructed, durable, easy to manage. Its a great daily carry or small med/bug out bag.
Originally reviewed on mysteryranch.com
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March 24, 2024
What kind of DWR does this pack use? C0, C6? Thanks!
October 31, 2023
Where is this pack produced?
July 14, 2023