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@Mattzerfyer5 ай бұрын
As someone who already owns the Bravo Tote, I can confirm that the tablet sleeve will fit a 12.9 inch iPad Pro. But it's quite a slim tablet sleeve, so there will be quite a bit of friction inserting/removing your device if you've got a keyboard case with the tablet, but it still fits.
@Nomads.Nation5 ай бұрын
Appreciated Matt!
@laeonflux5 ай бұрын
Mine is on the way. I needed a more technical yet rugged and secure tote. I've been using the Elements tote and the Rennen Ripstop tote for a while now and as much as I love both of them, I wanted something that could double as a work bag as well. Usually I don't carry my laptop with me but when I need to it's great to have the choice to have it protected since I became used to totes now. This thing looks stylish and durable enough to fit into my EDC work rotation. Will give full opinion once I'm rocking the thing, I'm sure I'll love it, Alpaka is becoming one of my all time favorite brands when you consider their quality(price ratio, they're almost unbeatable. Didn't see your review until last night otherwise would've used your link. But it's what it is. Great review as always, man. Peace.
@Nomads.Nation5 ай бұрын
Thanks dude, looking forward to hearing your full thoughts!
@ramenbox5 ай бұрын
Great value. Carries a lot. Crazy amount of organisation but it does get heavy and uncomfortable if you get too excited with compartments and load them with things. Agree with you that the shoulder strap gets slippery. It’s good enough if you don’t have to walk long distances, if not, you will have to keep adjusting unless you use it purely in tote mode. It’s a good hybrid but if you’re below 170 cm it does look a bit big (the bag can be a bit wide if you’re particular with bag size to body ratio). It does look great on Aaron given his height and frame. Oh yes the water bottle holder is tiiiijgghhttt but thankfully they have internal holder.
@Nomads.Nation5 ай бұрын
Great points on adjusting the shoulder strap 💪🏻
@ratheruninspired5 ай бұрын
I bought this bag a few weeks ago. I see it as a pretty awesome v1 of a meaningful outreach to organization enthusiasts that want non-backpack carry options for work - and that's a whole lot of people. Wearing the strap cross body, I think this bag works best for professionals with cars or who have short commutes. I work in health care and my spouse teaches. We're almost fighting over it. I wouldn't be surprised if the PU coating on the quick access pocket was more of an aesthetic choice than a weather proofing choice. I too would like to see the main compartment zipper with a coating, even as it risks a less smooth zip experience. Love your content. Thanks for making great videos.
@Nomads.Nation5 ай бұрын
The Alpaka Bravo Tote; so good, you might get a divorce 😂
@ratheruninspired5 ай бұрын
😆😆
@daro4215 ай бұрын
Love that Alpaka stuff. Already have this in use for a while as my daily tote.👌🏻
@Nomads.Nation5 ай бұрын
Nice!
@cyjchua5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the review! I have the brown version, and now thinking I should have gone black! Maybe wait for the XPAC version. Have a small request - when talking about water bottles, could you also do a conversion to ml? I figured you're from somewhere in North America, but I think you guys are one out of the three countries left in the world who uses ounces 😅
@Nomads.Nation5 ай бұрын
I’ll see what we can do haha
@johann_espiritu2 ай бұрын
Watched (and thoroughly enjoyed!) this video with a huge smile while waiting for my black Alpaka tote to get delivered to me. 😝 I fell in love with totes the moment a friend gifted me one. They're incredibly versatile and simple, yet they offer a good way for one to stuff in everything they're bringing for the day and they're good to go! They look good and feel good, too -- the sensation of having my bag under my arm and I have easy access to it while I walk around is good, as opposed to, say, having all my stuff in a backpack (Don't get me wrong -- I use one of those, too; I just love my totes more). I teach in a university. I need to carry my tech and some books around the campus all the time and having a bag that gets all my requirements ticked -- ie portability, versatility, convenience, and the added stylishness totes give off when they're worn -- makes life so much better! [Excuse the long comment, I just got more excited to finally use my Alpaka after having seen your review!]
@Nomads.Nation2 ай бұрын
So glad to hear you love it so much!
@juri9915 ай бұрын
i am not a tote person but i love Alpaka next to Fyro out of all the brands you feature. looks good but reasonably priced. I would like to love Bellroy but it is kinda expensive
@Nomads.Nation5 ай бұрын
Alpaka’s pricing is one of their best selling points for sure
@Jaerb45 ай бұрын
I bought one for like $40 off from Amazon and it was a fantastic buy. It's replaced my SF Bags Bolt Brief and my Orox leather work bag. You're completely right about the shoulder strap though - I had to buy separate shoulder pad grips to put on it.
@Nomads.Nation5 ай бұрын
glad you enjoy it!
@SinVice5 ай бұрын
Thnx for the link mate! Just purchased my first alpaka product.
@Nomads.Nation5 ай бұрын
glad to help! please let us know what you thinnk about it after testing for a few weeks!
@jonuiuc5 ай бұрын
Shoulder straps on totes have become my favorite things. I use a rennen ripstop tote with a shoulder strap and it’s great for groceries and freeing up a hand. I like this tote, and if I needed to carry a laptop in one I’d probably pick one up. But as it is I have probably too many tech briefcase type options already.
@Nomads.Nation5 ай бұрын
Love the Rennen tote
@84GKAllDay2 ай бұрын
I love this tote soooo much. I have the gray with the orange interior. So much storage.
@Nomads.Nation2 ай бұрын
oh yea
@linedwell5 ай бұрын
Has there been a subtle shift in the style of these videos? Starting at the display rack, pieces to camera outside, showing the pack on Margaret (hello Margaret ❤️) I like it. Looking forward to more from Marisa too. 😁
@Nomads.Nation5 ай бұрын
Yes and thanks for noticing! This is what we call ‘NN 2.0’ and we are slowly rolling it out over the next few weeks. If you have any other suggestions for how we can further improve our reviews, we are all ears 💪🏻
@rbyerly2 ай бұрын
Great review! I own this bag, and I thoroughly agree with your points. The strap is very smooth, and it slides off my shoulder far too easily. In fact, it slipped off while I was leaving work today, causing my bag to drop along with my 16-inch MacBook Pro. Unfortunately, the laptop compartment lacks adequate padding, which resulted in several scuffs on my laptop and the lid sitting askew.
@Nomads.Nation2 ай бұрын
Yea I wish more totes had grip on the shoulder strap
@bani_niba5 ай бұрын
The zipper to the main compartment should have been PU coated. Both to protect the electronics as well as the zipper run is totally straight (no difficult corners to go around).
@Nomads.Nation5 ай бұрын
I can’t argue with that considering it’s a tech tote
@Gael_AG5 ай бұрын
What is missing in the bravo serie is at least an internal zipped pocket to stash securely small items as I like in aer bags
@Nomads.Nation5 ай бұрын
Never bothered me personally but probably something many ppl would like
@yesterdaysjam24055 ай бұрын
It looks like a tote (BabyBjörn SoFo) I used when I had to carry my kids nappies and assorted baby stuff but the bravo is obviously more tech friendly lol.
@Nomads.Nation5 ай бұрын
Maybe it’s the same tote ;)
@A-Name-1015 ай бұрын
Should be Pu coated on the main compartment. Should have 2 water bottle holders so can have water in one and umbrella in the other.
@Nomads.Nation5 ай бұрын
I think many ppl will agree
@BlargAtaraxia5 ай бұрын
Love the magnifying glass
@Nomads.Nation5 ай бұрын
Us too haha
@FarhanHassanFarrrn5 ай бұрын
I've a Sympl All Terrain tote... Doesn't have great organizational features but I would recommend it for its overall capacity and quality materials
@Nomads.Nation5 ай бұрын
I’ve got it too, very into it, full review coming soon
@wilsonlamlyt71385 ай бұрын
@@Nomads.Nation OMG! I'm just struggling between this and the sympl, I've asked the sympl and there was only one review available. Hope to decide between these two!
@wilsonlamlyt71385 ай бұрын
If size doesn't matters that much? I'm not sure between these two lol.
@Nomads.Nation5 ай бұрын
@@wilsonlamlyt7138 if you want an urban tote with better laptop protection - go Alpaka. If you want a tote that can go to the office AND the beach/hikes - go Sympl.
@wilsonlamlyt71385 ай бұрын
@@Nomads.Nation what? I didn’t expect that! I thought sympl looks like those very classy urban totes. Wait for the review!
@321southtube2 ай бұрын
For a messenger bag to work... you need strong broad shoulders. A small framed....man... with small sloped shoulders, it doesn't work. Thanks for your service. Love all you do.
@Nomads.Nation2 ай бұрын
💪🏻
@dantecorbett22215 ай бұрын
I'm on the fence... I've been eying this bag versus belroy for like 2 weeks now. :D wish the totepack was shipping already. I appreciate you making this video Aaron.
@Nomads.Nation5 ай бұрын
Glad to help and good luck with your decision 💪🏻
@annissim45 ай бұрын
LOVE tote bags, and this one is looking pretty dope (also, I am a sucker for alpaka). It's unfortunate that as a motorcycle rider I find tote bags to be totes unpractical 😂 Great review though!
@Nomads.Nation5 ай бұрын
Yea haha motorbikes and totes don’t really go hand in hand
@OndaPiloto3 ай бұрын
This bag looks so cool but it is too big and heavy for my taste. I wish they would make a smaller and lighter version, or the Bellroy would get an external water bottle pocket.
@Nomads.Nation3 ай бұрын
So close but so far
@unfi67985 ай бұрын
Tote is goat.!
@Nomads.Nation5 ай бұрын
🐐
@cgazlan4 ай бұрын
Bought it for usd67. Now waiting for it to arrive. My 5th alpaka if I'm not mistaken 😅
@Nomads.Nation4 ай бұрын
nice! let us know what you think of it after testing for a few weeks
@cgazlan4 ай бұрын
@@Nomads.Nation will surely do. Will use it as my main work bag and putting aside the Bravo Max v2 for a while.
@mstammyn2 ай бұрын
Comparing this tote to the Boundary Supply Rennen tote, which one is better in your opinion?🤔🤔🤔
@Nomads.Nation2 ай бұрын
this
@travelwifme3 ай бұрын
Hi! Can you do a review of a tote from Black Ember. Its called the WPT Tote. Would love to hear your view of it
@Nomads.Nation3 ай бұрын
Have it in my possession, hoping to get a review live in a few months (but holy moly we are so backed up with bags to shoot, please bare with me)
@OmarAliAWSM2 ай бұрын
AAARON! NEW ALPAKA TOTE! HELP ME BAG JESUS!
@Nomads.Nation2 ай бұрын
This tote ?? 😂
@OmarAliAWSM2 ай бұрын
@@Nomads.Nation the metro tote?
@Nomads.Nation2 ай бұрын
@@OmarAliAWSM haven't seen it yet, looks cool! Hopefully I can review one soon :)
@SZMN7665 ай бұрын
Is there any aftermarket shoulder straps that can replace this one? It looks similar to the Alpaka Elements Tech Brief Pro which didn't have good grip on my shoulder.
@Nomads.Nation5 ай бұрын
Not sure tbh but hoping someone from the community can help
@einsomniumkm2 ай бұрын
The removable shoulder strap is way too slippery. The inbuilt one was too small and slippery as well. Rendering the bag unusable
@Nomads.Nation2 ай бұрын
Agreed that some grip would have gone a long way, but in their defense there aren’t many totes that DO have the grip
@kioti155 ай бұрын
Can you review the Maxpedition Entity 23?
@Nomads.Nation5 ай бұрын
I'll add to our wish list
@Dmassimini75 ай бұрын
Random question: thoughts on the new nomatic jacket?! I really am considering getting it but i’m torn currently. Is it water resistant or waterproof? Was recently in a monsoon rainstorm in new orleans and my buddies had “water resistant” jackets and got soaked. Mine was waterproof and i stayed dry. I want to get the nomatic jacket but if it’s just water restistant then that hurts my decision a bit.
@Nomads.Nation5 ай бұрын
I have it, been wearing for 3 weeks. Def not waterproof, but I don’t know what jackets actually are
@OmarAliAWSM5 ай бұрын
That bag is lookin thicccc.
@Nomads.Nation5 ай бұрын
soo thicc
@ZR47EDC5 ай бұрын
False bottom on the laptop compartment?
@Nomads.Nation5 ай бұрын
A bit yes
@ZR47EDC5 ай бұрын
@@Nomads.Nation cool thankss
@Nomads.Nation5 ай бұрын
@@ZR47EDC 💪🏻
@user-uh9zu7gm6w5 ай бұрын
where i can buy aer bag in HK? is there store in HK?
@Nomads.Nation5 ай бұрын
Suburban HK has two locations, sometimes they have Aer bags
@user-uh9zu7gm6w5 ай бұрын
@@Nomads.Nation thank u
@mokisan5 ай бұрын
Whats the advantage of using a tote? And isnt tote mainly for women? Although i do know that in japan lot of men has totes too. I hate totes or messenger bags. Backpack with a side handle seems much nicer tbf.
@Nomads.Nation5 ай бұрын
bags are bags and some people prefer to carry their bags differently. Totes give a different range of freedom and access that some people prefer over backpacks. I don't really believe anything is mainly for a man or woman, wear whatever you want to wear 💪
@RK-um9tu5 ай бұрын
Tote's are big purses for women. You won't see a man walking around with a tote bag in the US.
@melonplayz-roblox96005 ай бұрын
No point for totes, they hurt your shoulder so just get like a basic backpack that carry’s your tech and then done more comfy and shoulders don’t hurt
@Nomads.Nation5 ай бұрын
I too prefer backpacks, but still have a place in my bag-lineup
@sean1e10026 күн бұрын
One of the many “points” of a tote is when you’re wearing a decent jacket / sports coat and you don’t want to look like a teenager whilst carrying some essentials.
@melonplayz-roblox960026 күн бұрын
@@sean1e100 it dose t matter since a backpack is still better
@sean1e10026 күн бұрын
@@melonplayz-roblox9600 intelligent contribution. Well done 👏🏼
@Christopher-today16 күн бұрын
Hey Aaron, I’m the same height as Margret. How does she feel the carry is especially when held in the hand (so comfortable distance from the ground) and in “messenger” mode worn over the shoulder or is that cross body - never sure. Thank you, Christopher