Part of the reason is the style of the shoulder straps. Unfortunately, the Campus L feels uncomfortable to carry overall. As such, the harness system plays an important role in taming the bag’s size, especially once it’s loaded up. The Campus L is rated at a rather large capacity of 33 liters-that’s quite big, encroaching on travel backpack territory, even. Dakine Campus L 33L Backpack | Behind the bottle are the compartments’ zippers. It’s not a huge issue per se, but just make sure to keep the zippers along the top to avoid having to hunt for them. The issue is that bottles can obstruct the main compartment’s zippers if they’re zipped all the way down the sides. To be clear, the water bottle pockets themselves work fine, being able to hold onto water bottles relatively firmly. The water bottle pockets have their own caveats, too. Even though these bottles look completely fabric, the back half is actually stretchy mesh that gives them some volume to work with. A 26-ounce YETI Rambler slides in easily, and so does a 24-ounce Owala FreeSip Water Bottle. The Campus L obliges by having two of them that are fairly deep. Water bottle pockets are also a feature that we’d want in a campus life-oriented backpack. Dakine Campus L 33L Backpack | It’s comfortable to hold, but tricky to hang on a short peg. However, since it’s relatively far from the back panel, it also means it’s harder to hang off a bathroom stall’s hook-something we find ourselves wanting to do whether we’re traveling or running around campus. In fact, we like the way it’s widely stanced for better comfort.
It’s centrally located on top of the bag, which is good for comfort and balance. Our only issue with this handle is its placement. For the former, it’s thick and padded, a far cry from the usual nylon loop you’d typically find affixed between a backpack’s shoulder straps. There are really only two features worth mentioning: the top grab handle and the water bottle pockets.
In terms of external features, the Campus L is rather sparsely populated. Dakine Campus L 33L Backpack | Loose threads are not a good sign. Take note that we’re sampling the black colorway in this review, but other colorways may use different materials. It’s not the toughest fabric we’ve seen on a backpack, but it has held up well in everyday use while giving the Campus L a sleek look. The main fabric is made of 600-denier recycled polyester with a water-repellent finish. Still, the rest of the bag is fairly well-made. If anything, it just makes us more cautious of the Campus L’s longevity. The good news is that these small imperfections are more cosmetic in nature than they are immediate signs that the bag is falling apart. Mind you, it’s nowhere near as bad as we’ve seen with the YETI Crossroads 35L, but we’ll still keep an eye on it.
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This makes us slightly worried about the patch bearing Dakine’s logo. Dakine Campus L 33L Backpack | The logo is still intact, thankfully. However, we still can’t help but notice a lot of loose threads around the Campus L, particularly around the stitching and even the zipper pulls. We’d know since we heavily favor darker colorways, partly for their pet hair and drool-hiding advantages. The all-black exterior can work wonders in hiding stains and imperfections on a bag as big as this. We begin our review on the outside of the Campus L, and immediately, there’s a problem. Now, let’s weigh these pros and cons by diving into the details, shall we? External Components On the other hand, the Campus L also has its merits in other features, namely an insulated food pocket, the ability to stand on its own, and generous overall capacity. Loose threads also cropped up, which brings into question the bag’s long-term durability, something that’s important to consider if you plan on going on a lengthy faraway trip. First and foremost, its harness system feels uncomfortable, despite its memory foam-like padding. Dakine Campus L 33L Backpack | How does it fair outside a campus?Īs optimistic as that aspiration may be, the Campus L falls short as a travel backpack in some respects. After all, where would the world be if we exclusively used phones for calls and texts, right? So many vacation photos wouldn’t exist! Okay, while backpacks may not be as multipurpose as the smartphone, they are general-purpose enough to be flexible even if brands gear them towards a particular niche. Just because Dakine’s Campus L 33L Backpack is designed with school use in mind doesn’t mean we’d dismiss it from travel use.
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