As someone who totes on her back bags in different shapes and sizes for 25 years, day in and day out, I know how important is that the bag in question has to be able to stand almost anything bar nuclear explosion and still protect its contents.

I've gone on a hunt for a new one three weeks ago because my much loved, used and abused one finally filled in for a divorce, citing tearing apart at the seams, inner lining falling off thus not protecting the contents I've mercilessly upended into it to the extremes more often than not (heavy books - hey, I was a student at that time, alright? - sharp edges, bulky clothes, more books and fragile electronics that miraculously survived their little trips to wherever I needed them.). The old one served me faithfully for long ten years, so yeah, retirement wasn't an option, but inevitable certainty. It was almost a divine miracle that all the zips managed to remain in one piece still!

Thus began two long weeks of searching the shops, both online and offline ones, and I don't know who was more frustrated - the clerks because they had to deal with my (unreasonable?) demands or I, who was at times mentally weeping at the state of the so-called bags worth of their - at times - exorbitant - prices. They always lacked something. Sometimes it was a safe pocket. Sometimes they were not water-proof. Sometimes it was that the side where a person's back touches the bag, was not reinforced. And to my horror, no reinforced bottoms! Or they had useful bits and bobs I would love to have, but they were attached to the whole which wasn't, even if I lowered my demands, acceptable to me.

My attention was at first grabbed by another bag of yours - Everki Titan. I have to admit, my jaw just about dropped when I saw that behemoth, and when I saw just what that bag offered to the user, it was set as a measure stick for all the bags. So no wonder that many, many bags after it failed any comparations henceforth!

However, the only beef I had with Titan was, that it was HUGE, and my height is only 5.4 feet. And seeing your promotional videos - thank you for including height of the models, very helpful, by the way- was that I. Was. A. Dwarf. Well. At least comparing to that Titan bag. Yeah, apt name. Very apt.

Let's flash-forward to the Day B - so, Day of Buying. At first, the ContemPRO wasn't in my sight - I was used to the zipped models, so I looked at the zipped models. End of the story. But the zipped models had one big fail, and that was they needed - not necessarily so, but still - a rain cover. (I am a bit sad you don't include it with all the bags, really.). But then, something clicked, and I saw it in a new light. It was already waterproof, the design was a little bit unusual and yes, I would have to get used to a totally new layout (where the heck are my pens now!?), but why not?

I admit I was more than a bit nervous (didn't help that delivery took its sweet time because of Mr. Easter Bunny), especially because I had no chance to test is live. It was a Hail Mary at its finest, no test drive/wear before taking it home, nothing. Yesterday, I've been in a sports shop and I saw a bag that completed almost all the requirements for a little less than half of the price tag of CONTEMPro bag. But I know the quality has its own perks, so I was confident in my buy.

Today, the day I've finally got the bag home. And all I can say, love. Love at the first sight, touch, and my back definitely sang me praises when I transferred all the bits and bobs out of my recently divorced bag to my new Everki one. (For that matter, the divorced bag sang me praises, too. If only because I've relieved it of it's constant burden.... oh, for, like, forever.). I was afraid that the bag would look or feel bulky on my back, but it sat here, light and easy as you please.

The bag has everything I wished for in a bag that will be with me from here on, day in and day out, for the longest possible time (Or at least until this one too, serves me divorce papers. But hopefully not for a long, long long time.).

Yes, the price was higher than I expected to shell out for a new bag, but considering that you always deliver quality products, tailored to the needs of a regular everyday bag-toter (like me!), it's perfect, and I promise to like it, love it and hoard it away from my brother who will undoubtedly want it for his own.

(He will just have to get over it and buy his own. This one is mine!)

If I ever want another bag for my needs, I now know where to look.

Thank you. Really.

I bought this backpack when I received a new laptop from work. I've been living with it for about 2 weeks on my commute and really like it.

I wasn't sure I'd like the roll-top style but it works well for me and there is plenty of storage. It's very comfortable even when fully loaded.

It seems very well constructed, very happy with the purchase.