Organic Cotton Canvas Everyday Backpack

Amazing bag!! I have used this bag daily for four years and it is still holding strong! My only complaints are the lack of pockets as the small one inside the large compartment is not really functioning(everything falls out). As well as the side pockets are pretty small and do not fit my waterbottle. But overall very happy with this bag because of how long it has lasted me!

I made this bag purchase for a trip to Peru. I wanted a universal personal item sized bag for flights. I ended up taking this on the Inca trail for the four days that I was there. The side pockets are sizable for most water bottles and I didn’t have any issues with the bottles falling out. I love the idea of an organic cotton bag since most backpacks are made of polyester. I kind of found out on this trip there is good reason why. For starters, this backpack was heavier, though it was wearable. The organic cotton basically makes any type of rain a risk factor for your items to get wet, so when you’re traveling in a new place, it is more difficult to predict the weather. Like other reviews mentioned before, it does attract lint easily. I like to wear a lot of natural materials and even my well worn linen shirt started to rub off on the backpack. After my solid two weeks of use, there is a thread that is starting to unravel from the front pocket. The internal pocket in the main compartment holds very little. I only placed my glasses case in there and it dragged down the top of the bag, so it’s better for small items like chapstick and maybe a hand lotion. When I threw it in the wash, the stains that accrued from my trip did not come out but it feels good to be able to wash the bag after such intensive use. I feel like the wear was very similar to my work backpack, which makes me question whether my purchase was really necessary. It just makes it feel like now I have a bunch of different backpacks and none of them are ideal on their own.

Great bag!

I love that this BP is non-toxic. I got it when I was diagnosed with cancer and I carry all my stuff for chemo in it. Thanks for making a safe product!

The item didn't take too long to arrive. The color of the backpack was accurate to what I saw online and I'm happy with it. It's a good overall backpack but I do think it would benefit from better internal pockets and protective padding. The laptop sleeve is nice but there is no padding at the bottom of the laptop sleeve so I always have to be delicate when placing it down on a hard surface. The pocket on the inside of the backpack is unfortunately lackluster, it is very loose and gets in the way of other items inside the backpack(books, planners, etc). I would say it's the most disappointing part of the backpack and is the main reason why this item does not get 5 stars, including the lack of protective padding for the laptop sleeve. It's a nice backpack though and I appreciate it more knowing it is sustainable.