SealLine Urban Backpack

This is a nice piece of equipment; it is semi breathable over time and this partly due to the fabric. The waterproofing is substantial enough to last over a year. The clipping system at the top of the pack is what turns me off about the pack. There is no buckle just a hook that slips into a pocket. This could be undone with a good bump in the road leading to your backpack opening up. For this reason I would not recommend this for bike commuters who want a waterproof backpack for commuting. This is what I got it for and it was just aggravating to deal with.

I took this bag after just receiving it on a flight as a carry-on bag. It had a pair of binos, an emergency set of clothes, some toiletries, a small book, and a pair of headphones packed inside. When carried or picked up by the padded carry handle the straps began to rip almost immediately. By the time I reached my destination they had fully ripped in one section and started to continue to rip in another. Returned it upon arriving back from my trip. If you get it make sure you or anyone else doesn't carry it by the carry handle. The other features of the bag (water resistance, ease of opening) are ok except that the front pocket is pretty much useless for anything other than a folded up piece of paper.

My personal experience with THIS backpack:

in the begining we noticed how uncomfortable the backpack straps are, behing your neck/head area, it continuosly grabs and hangs on your skin. This is due to the “handle” built out of the backpack straps which instead of seperating, unite instead.

After 2 weeks of usage in easy, light-weight day trips the backpack BROKE. A HOLE was made by the rupture of the backpack fabric right where the seam/rubber patch holds the back-straps to the fabric. This means now I have a hole where the water gushes in everytime water slips through my back in the rain…. and I bought this for its waterproof quality! bah!

Then the WAIST-STRAP, continuosly slipped-OFF the backpack, it seems there its a factory-mistake (yet another).

I later discovered that the Urban Backpack is made in CHINA. While the other-one I own Sealline PRO back pack is made in the USA.

Conclusion: the Urban Backpack is a bad-quality, expensive backpack that is in no way value for money! I would rather buy a 10 dollar bag at a chinise-cheap store, in the end, it would last just as long!

I LOVE THIS BAG! I live in Portland, and it is lightweight and waterproof. The size small is not tiny: I made the ten mile ride home with several textbooks, a laptop and a chihuahua in it. I prefer the closure strap on the SealLine bag to the velcro on the Ortlieb, as it is more secure and stretches to allow you to cram more into the bag.

i already bought my second urban backpack, i used the first one for 3 years nearly everyday for commuting.

the first one is still without any damage, the nice green color just got a bit dirty, which is why i bought a new one in grey (style-bitch, me ;)

manfred from vienna (austria)

I used to use a regular backpack to carry my wet swim stuff to and from the pool, but everything would just leak through and drip down my legs and all over my car (bummer in the winter). This backpack is awesome because I just throw all that wet stuff in it and it never leaks. I know it's probably mostly used to keep the things inside dry from rain, but it's also good the other way around. It's really comfortable to wear when I walk to the gym, and it dries out quickly. Small size easily fits a swim pull buoy, towel, shampoo, conditioner, suit, and lotion, with room to spare.