TLDR
The Synik 30 is our bestselling everyday travel backpack, designed to do —and fit— it all. It has many of the well-thought out features of our original Synapse:
- 5 exterior front pockets with independent volume
- Interior, banded open-top pocket
- Comfortable, durable, edgeless shoulder straps
- Removable sternum strap and waist strap
- Webbing loop on exterior bottom of bag to hook items
- Meets the personal item size requirement on most airlines
- Generally fits folks between 5'6" and 6'6" comfortably
Plus, we added more features to the Synik:
- Full clamshell zipper opening to main compartment
- Two-point access suspended laptop compartment, fits up to 16" Macbook Pro
- Fully integrated, yet removable, internal frame
- Rolling luggage handle pass-through pocket
- Padded grab handle and bottom
Full Description
Choosing an Exterior Fabric
You like choices and we like to give you choices! Our Materials Glossary explains each fabric in great detail, but here are some quick facts that may help you decide which exterior fabric to choose.
High Tenacity Ballistic Nylon
- Weave
- 2x2 “ballistic” weave
- Fibers
- 630 denier type 6,6 (high tenacity) filament nylon, twisted
- Coating
- heavy urethane
- Made in
- South Korea with Canadian Yarn
Choose this fabric if
- You want your bag to be soft and supple yet tough as nails.
- You want a fabric that's stately enough to be at home at work, the mountains, or a nice hotel.
- You don't want your bag to collect pet hair or abrade your clothing.
X-Pac® RX-30
- Weave
- 3-Ply Polyester Laminate
- Fibers
- 300 denier 100% Recycled Polyester Face
- Coating
- 0.5mm Polyester Film
- Made in
- USA
Choose this fabric if
- You want a lighter weight fabric that has remarkable tear strength and good abrasion resistance.
- You're looking for a fabric with a modern, "technical" appearance.
- You want a fully recycled fabric with 0-Chain DWR coating
420d HT Nylon Classic Parapack
- Weave
- 1x1 plain weave
- Fibers
- 420 denier type 6,6 (high tenacity) filament nylon
- Coating
- heavy urethane
- Made in
- U.S.A with U.S.A. yarns
Choose this fabric if
- You want your bag’s fabric to have a soft, smooth hand yet be quite durable and have an interesting backstory.
- You want a fabric that's stately enough to be at home at work, the mountains, or a nice hotel.
- You don't want your bag to collect pet hair or abrade your clothing.