Thule Paramount Commuter Backpack for urban explorers

[splat]

20 hours ago, BaGearA said:

R4 ,999.00 for everyone wondering 

https://thulestore.co.za/thule-paramount-backpack-27l-3148

Online Exclusive price of R3200.00
That's a lot better than R5k, but still a lot of money for a fancy backpack...

[sirmoun10goat]

SA is probably not the best target for that bag - the waterproof materials, zips, etc drive prices up significantly. Living in Vancouver where it rains persistently from October to March, and where many people commute for at least an hour one way in the rain, I'm sure they will invest in that.

I have an CAD$800 rain coat (shell as they call it here) - I can go through a car wash in that or a JHB thunderstorm and it will not let water in. And $800 is fairly reasonable here for that kind of gear

[OVERDRIVE]

Just now, sirmoun10goat said:

SA is probably not the best target for that bag - the waterproof materials, zips, etc drive prices up significantly. Living in Vancouver where it rains persistently from October to March, and where many people commute for at least an hour one way in the rain, I'm sure they will invest in that.

I have an CAD$800 rain coat (shell as they call it here) - I can go through a car wash in that or a JHB thunderstorm and it will not let water in. And $800 is fairly reasonable here for that kind of gear

$800=reasonable. Will i ever travel 🥶

[sirmoun10goat]

6 minutes ago, OVERDRIVE said:

$800=reasonable. Will i ever travel 🥶

There are cheaper items that I feel work almost as well. But there are things to lookout for. Goretex is one of them - you know you paying a bucket load of &%$# for that. Then other things start to factor in, such as number of pockets - the waterprooft zippers are expensive, so more pockets makes it more expensive. The leakiest part of items is the seams, so the treatment around the seams is another thing to look out for.

[Shebeen]

22 hours ago, splat said:

https://thulestore.co.za/thule-paramount-backpack-27l-3148

Online Exclusive price of R3200.00
That's a lot better than R5k, but still a lot of money for a fancy backpack...

different product. this article is the commuter version

https://thulestore.co.za/thule-paramount-commuter-backpack-27l-3834

[Headshot]

Thule back pack is probably a magnet for muggers - imagine R5k bag with a 25k laptop, R2k coffee press and keys to a Jimny in there.

[BaGearA]

7 minutes ago, Headshot said:

Thule back pack is probably a magnet for muggers - imagine R5k bag with a 25k laptop, R2k coffee press and keys to a Jimny in there.

the amount of stereotypes in that post 😂😂😂😂👏👏👏👏👏👏👏