For once, here is a little feedback. I bought this bag for a road trip in Canada (I'm Belgian). Everything was fine until the zipper on the bag broke after 2 weeks. So I'm in Canada with a defective bag. I had to urgently buy two bags to replace it (a cabin bag and a small bag for every day). With the added inconvenience of having to put this faulty bag in my luggage. I wrote a message to Tropicfeel explaining the situation and returning the bag from Canada and getting a refund. And, drum roll: they don't care. They really don't care. They send me pre-made messages telling me to follow the procedure online. Except that the procedure just allows me to send the bag back from Belgium and have another one delivered to Belgium. I don't know what to do or who to contact. They say they listen to travelers but that's not true. It's just a brand that manufactures bags and at no time does their business model correspond to the reality of a traveler's life. The products are good but if you have a problem with a defective product, it's just dead. Run away.

I just used it for 2,5 weeks Nicaragua and totally love it!

Thanks for the review! I am looking for a pack that I can use year-round, I think you've convinced me :)

Thanks for the review!

I totally agree , buy this if you're looking for a versatile backpack that can be used in many scenarios. In my case I just got it because I fly a lot flow cost , wizz ryanair and this works amazing for the personal item backpack. I think for 1-2 weeks trips in cities or if I would do some hiking , it's perfect. And btw I don't rly like the wardrobe , the concept is cool but for me was quite pricey and I prefer packing cubes.

Nice review, thanks!

Thank you, I saw the commercials and was intrigued. Your review really helped me decide against it. It bothers me that the lowest department is basically open. I don't want wet shoes or a wet sleeping bag just because of one downpour. There should really be a zipper there. Two, I don't like the way the top flap is designed. It also doesn't look particularly rainproof and seems a bit too easy to reach into. Three, I prefer packing cubes over the wardrobe style. You saved me a lot of money

Thanks for the review. However, i have decided against buying this one mainly for 2 reasons. 1. The price (probably my main reason) To get to use the full backpack you need to buy 2/3 accesories additionally to the base backpack, which atleast in europe is around 350-400€. Honestly for this price i can get the Osprey Farpoint, a camera backpack and a small everyday pack, which all have better use for in specific situations that the tropicalfeel shell 2. The "closet" seems to bulky for me. If i want to organize my stuff, i'll just take some basic amazon travel organiser, which takes less space and adds less weight. Even if i want to just drop them in the hostel, i'll just drop 1/2/3 of the organzier bags instead of one. Still have to admit that the whole backpack is really thought through and a nice try to get a all-in-one solution, but the price is really to high

Thanks for the review! I have two questions about this bag… 1) Is it really 3lbs (before putting anything in?)? That feels so heavy for a day bag? 2) How big is the center compartment if you didn’t get the wardrobe and didn’t get the toiletry bag? I tend to overpack and find that a 28L is tight, so I worry I’ll have a hard time getting to my laptop when everything is packed. Any advice is welcome, thanks!

i am concerned about the price. We are not able to get the price indication at this point in time. i think i am not a frequent traveller and i may bot even trek the trails or the mountains. So the main backpack is good enough for my every day carry use. Should i need to go for capsule-wardrobe short or long trip travels, i can easily attached cheaper range of packing cubes and slot into the external pocket and secure with a provsion-shop long-string (for drying clothes in hotels/hostels). i can also use the lower portion for my extra pair of shoes/sandals or wet clothes. So, i find the main backpack is good enough as by itself, it already caters to many extension.

Helo, thanks for the review. The shell backpack comes with a dirty clothes bag as well?

Hey! I’ve got a doubt I’m hoping maybe you could help me with. I’m gonna go away for maybe 3/4/5 years who knows. And I was planning on taking the Fairview 70 as a main long term backpack, for my summer, winter, etc clothes. Then I was torn to take as a second backpack (carry it on the front on my chest only until I get to the place) between the Fairview 40, the Porter 30 o this Shell. Now, secondary backpack will be carrying my laptop, my cameras, all the electronics I don’t want to put in the big Fairview 70 to check in. I also want it as a secondary travel backpack, let’s say I’m living in Vietnam and I’m going away for a week or a month to Japan, id probably need to take a laptop to work and then enough clothes and stuff. That’s why I’m not sure which secondary backpack I should pick. The Fairview 40 sounds amazing since it’s big and carry, but I’m not sure about the laptop compartment and if it’s been updated to the back. The porter 30 sounds good but my laptop is 15” 6 and they say it hold up to 15”, so not sure if it would work. And now the Shell it says it expands from 22 to 40 like the Fairview 40 but for some reason it doesn’t look as spacious as this one. I’m going crazy right now, and I’m going a 20 days trips to Mexico and I’m not sure which one of them to buy now. As long as my laptop, cameras, and clothes fit… I’m happy but I’m just confused. Scared that the Fairview 40 would end up be too big when I carry it on my chest with the 70 on my back.

i was wondnering on the outside pouch couldnt you tuck the tabs in a little so they go unseen to someone who might pull them?

Do we even know what materials they even use? Like is it YKK zippers? Is it similar to Cordura nylon fabric? None of this information is on their website, which makes me think they are using cheaper materials but charge a premium.

Ill add some feedback myself, although I didn't buy the Shell I bought the Nest. The wardrobe DOES NOT WORK. So its good you didn't buy one. No matter what I did it wasn't even able to fit into the bag, it was completly defective and overpriced...What did TropicFeel do? Offered me 10% of my original purchase 30 dollars on a roughly $300 purchase. The bag as was showing wear and tear after less than a month of light everyday use...I also bought shoes from them...they fell apart after my first hike...DO NOT BUY TROPICFEEL crap overpriced products.