Aer Tech Pack 3 Review (2 Weeks of Use)

this is Eric from pack haacker and today<br>we're taking a look at the Air Tech Pack<br>3 which I've been testing for the past<br>two weeks let's dive<br>[Music]<br>in so we've got two material choices for<br>this new version of the tech pack and<br>this one here is the xack version um as<br>you can see it is very you know X Packy<br>lightweight water resistant um and just<br>I think very Sleek looking I really like<br>the um x pattern that comes with xack<br>gear um but there also is let me make<br>sure I get the specs right here a 1680d<br>Cordura nylon version with an 840d nylon<br>face so we've seen other materials like<br>that from air before we also have that<br>one on hand as well so that one's going<br>to offer you I think I would say a bit<br>more durability it's going to hold its<br>structure a little bit better but it's<br>not going to be as lightweight or water<br>resistant SL weatherproof so I really<br>like the look of both of them but I<br>think the xack version for me just looks<br>a little bit sleeker especially this<br>considering this is a tech pack it just<br>your Tech is heavy so maybe use a little<br>bit of a lighter material to incompass<br>it or you could also go with the um<br>Viewpoint that you want more protection<br>and I think you're going to get a little<br>more protection from the Cordura but<br>enough about that we have YKK zippers we<br>got Aqua guard um seals on the zipper um<br>tracks there which adds a little bit<br>more weather resistance to this pack<br>they're YKK they do what they're<br>supposed to do got duroflex hard plastic<br>adjusters here and then this is from<br>wuen the magnetic Buckle but we will get<br>to that later we got three handles on<br>this pack we got a handle here on the<br>top and then two on the sides I will say<br>a few times when I'm going to grab this<br>handle I think it's going to be up here<br>and it's not and it's back here so a<br>little bit of a learning curve for me<br>personally enough padding here to be<br>comfortable while using it padding on<br>these side handles as well so this is<br>nice if you're putting it in the<br>overhead Banner underneath your seat you<br>can grab it from pretty much everywhere<br>anywhere except from the bottom so we do<br>have an air logo down here in this<br>corner it's hypalon like it's just<br>pretty sleek and kind of out of the way<br>there's another one on right here on the<br>shoulder strap so not a ton of branding<br>on this thing but I again I think it<br>looks really nice whether you go with<br>the xack or the cordora nylon um front<br>faed version there is a water bottle<br>pocket here on this side it's got a<br>piece of elastic there as you can see I<br>don't have a water bottle in there right<br>now because if you've watched this<br>channel before you know that I carry a<br>32 oz n and that does not fit inside of<br>here cuz that's a really big water<br>bottle but any small to medium think you<br>know up to 16 even you know a 24 oz<br>bottle if it is maybe a taller and<br>skinnier one is going to fit in there<br>fine but if you have a ton of stuff in<br>the main compartment it kind of can't<br>push in so you're not going to be able<br>to fit as big of a bottle in there<br>either so that is something to consider<br>not for people who love big huge bottles<br>but overall really dig the exterior of<br>this thing but the insides where it<br>really shines so I'm really digging the<br>sleekness of this Harness System I think<br>it is a big upgrade from the previous<br>iteration that just had a lot more going<br>on I think this is just as comfortable<br>and does a really good job of carrying<br>your gear that you sto inside so we have<br>um curved shoulder straps here kind of<br>conform to your body at least they do<br>for me I don't know if they will for<br>everybody but everyone in HQ is is kind<br>of digging these things they're pretty<br>comfortable got a pretty good amount of<br>padding here on the back panel and they<br>have a little luggage pass through right<br>here as well which makes it convenient<br>to throw on your rolling luggage and<br>irration here too so that's going to<br>keep things kind of chilled out on your<br>back it will get a bit sweaty but pretty<br>much all backpacks do I've never really<br>worn one that didn't have a similar<br>amount of padding and um Iration here on<br>the shoulder straps just again it keeps<br>you a little bit cooler than it would if<br>it was just no mesh and just a little<br>bit more comfortable as if there was no<br>padding or less padding so pretty happy<br>with that we have a sternum strap here<br>that is on a rail so you can make micro<br>adjustments get things just how you want<br>then we have this magnetic Buckle here<br>it takes a little bit of getting used to<br>if you have not used one of these before<br>um and if you have really big hands or<br>maybe you have limited mobility in like<br>your your hands or arthritis or<br>something like that it might be a little<br>bit harder to do this Buckle because it<br>is very small you can kind of see it<br>just compared to my hand there to my<br>fingers it is very small if you have big<br>gloves on in the winter time you might<br>struggle with that but overall this is<br>very comfortable in my personal opinion<br>we also have strap Keepers here on the<br>sternum strap and uh down here actually<br>came out on the bottom of the shoulder<br>strap but keeps things looking nice and<br>overall I think that's where this really<br>does well it it's very comfortable but<br>it also looks very nice so now I've got<br>the pack on and I think this pack fits<br>me personally very well you obviously<br>saw my you know my dimensions in the<br>video uh on the screen there um but I<br>think maybe if you are a bit shorter<br>this pack might not be perfect for you I<br>think it'll still be comfortable just<br>cuz it'll kind of probably sit a little<br>bit lower and it might just rub you a<br>little bit the wrong way but again we<br>have that padding and we have that ation<br>which I think is very helpful no matter<br>what your body size our body type is and<br>we don't have any of that like hover<br>back that we experienced with previous<br>itations of packs from air and just that<br>was never a huge issue for me personally<br>but just sometimes the back panel would<br>kind of like be hovering and you'd have<br>to adjust the um Stern TR to really get<br>it perfect and no matter how I've worn<br>this pack it's been very comfortable<br>it's been flush against my back and it's<br>going to depend how much gear you have<br>in here too this is a tech pack so<br>you're going to load a ton of tech<br>inside of here and I have quite a bit in<br>here right now but the heavier the pack<br>the more likely it's going to be<br>uncomfortable but no issues for me here<br>so we've got three secondary<br>compartments to work with here and I'm<br>actually go from the back to the front I<br>typically go the other way um but I<br>really like this front one so I'm going<br>to do its last we have a laptop<br>compartment up here really dig the<br>inclusion of those Aqua guard zippers on<br>all these compartments because it keeps<br>your gear safe but as you can see a very<br>amply sized laptop compartment this is a<br>15-inch computer and you might be able<br>to fit a 16in in there um I think just<br>depends on how thick your laptop is so<br>so I would just check the dimensions<br>before you purchase if you're worried<br>about it if you have a thicker laptop<br>obviously computers are Getting Thinner<br>these days so you probably don't have to<br>worry about that so much but in addition<br>to a laptop compartment laptop slider I<br>should say we have a another pocket here<br>on this side that goes all the way down<br>to about right here and then a middle<br>pocket that goes all the way down to the<br>bottom so if you want to bring more than<br>just your laptop you can do that if you<br>you know documents book tablet whatever<br>I should note that this laptop<br>compartment is very padded on both sides<br>so obviously on the back panel you have<br>this extra padding from the you know to<br>make you comfortable on your back but we<br>have padding on this side as well not<br>super super thick but thick enough for<br>my personal preference but on this side<br>here with this material here we don't<br>have a ton of padding so if you are<br>sliding like if you wanted to bring a<br>second computer and slide it in there um<br>there's not going to be a bunch of<br>padding or if you're using it for a<br>tablet or whatever but for documents<br>books whatever I think it's a pretty<br>good shout and the lapt compartment is<br>raised so if you were to put your<br>computer in there it's not slamming on<br>the ground every time you go to switch<br>things up moving forward once more here<br>or for the first time I should say we<br>have a phone pocket but as you can see I<br>don't have my phone in there right now<br>and I just wanted to show that you can<br>fit things that are other than a phone<br>in here this is my bat ancher battery<br>bank that I bring with me on pretty<br>pretty much every day and also on every<br>trip so it slides in there it's pretty<br>big and long and it fits in there<br>without any real issue but this is meant<br>for a phone as you can see it's kind of<br>got let me show you a bit closer there<br>it's got a soft lining material and it's<br>also padded so it'll protect your phone<br>and your phone screen I typically like<br>to keep my phone in my pocket so I have<br>a bit quicker access to it I can just<br>grab it and take a picture answer a<br>phone call or whatever but if you are<br>not someone who needs to have it all the<br>time like some trips I really don't need<br>to have my phone on with me all the time<br>and I kind of prefer that you can store<br>your phone in here so you still have<br>access to it if you want to but it is<br>zipped away um it we have a little<br>zipper garage right there as well to<br>make sure that water's not going to<br>sneak in through the hole at the end of<br>the zipper track which is is a um<br>Stellar thing if you ask me but where<br>the real party is at for this pack in my<br>opinion more so even in the main<br>compartment is this front compartment so<br>this is really where all of your Tech<br>organization is going to go and as you<br>can see these zippers go down pretty far<br>on this pack here and you can fold it<br>down like this to get really good access<br>to everything that you've got stowed<br>inside of here so from top to bottom we<br>have quite a few different um mesh<br>Pockets so down here I've just got my<br>GoPro inside of a case and it's actually<br>got some uh little dog chew marks on it<br>that was a little fresh thing that<br>happened recently a GoPro uh tripod and<br>um just like way to hold it to take<br>videos which typically I don't put this<br>in an organizer when I sto it but this<br>pocket is big enough to accommodate that<br>so I really like being able to put that<br>somewhere so it's not moving around and<br>rattling around but I mentioned this in<br>other videos as well but this I really<br>like this new mesh material or stretchy<br>material that air is using it's not<br>super stretchy but it holds on to gear<br>pretty well and just kind of make sure<br>it doesn't move those are bigger items<br>but smaller items it works as well up<br>here we have I would say these are two<br>large Pockets two medium pockets and a<br>small pocket so in here I've just got my<br>two um wall Chargers that I plug in to<br>charge things in the middle small pocket<br>I've got my Joby grip tight one microand<br>this would also work for pens pencil<br>stylus then over here a mouse to use<br>with my computer we have a zipper<br>compartment here and that's actually<br>where I have my headphones my wired<br>headphones I should say and then my<br>three charging cables that I bring with<br>me pretty much everywhere so I can make<br>sure that I can charge my various things<br>I need to charge also got a key leash<br>inside of here as you saw that just<br>popped out I don't really ever use a key<br>leash but it is nice to have if you're<br>going on a trip and you're just like I<br>want to lock my key up I don't want to<br>be carrying it with me I just want to be<br>safe you have that if you want it and<br>then we have a liner pocket here which I<br>just have a book that I picked up<br>recently on a trip to Boston inside of<br>there nice and safe in there and this<br>pocket goes down to about right here so<br>you got quite a bit of good space inside<br>of here and you can really remove your<br>Tech pouch so long as you don't have a<br>ton of tech stuff so for me personally<br>this works pretty well cuz I don't have<br>a ton of tech um but you might need<br>another small pouch or something like<br>that if you do have a ton of tech in the<br>main compartment if you're finding this<br>video helpful make sure you throw a like<br>on this video And subscribe to the<br>channel so we can continue making<br>content like this to help you travel<br>smarter so moving on to the main<br>compartment typically um especially with<br>airbags but just bags in general that's<br>where I say the real party is but we<br>already had the party so now we're<br>moving on to the Afterparty or maybe it<br>was the pre- party depending how you<br>look at it but one thing to not is this<br>Tipper goes all the way down to the end<br>here and actually going to close it back<br>up and come over here so nothing comes<br>out but this zipper over here only goes<br>to about right here because of the water<br>bottle pocket so this is me being<br>extraordinarily nitpicky but um it's<br>just something that bothered me a little<br>bit because when you go to get in the<br>zipper comes down to here and I wish<br>that I could just pull this pack all the<br>way open but I can't because that zipper<br>does not go all the way down so when I'm<br>trying to like open it it just kind of<br>stops there and folds and it's just a<br>little bit awkward for me personally<br>it's not the biggest deal in the world<br>but it's just something that I don't<br>know I just wish that went all the way<br>down I like having a water bottle pocket<br>um but I just wish there was a way they<br>could have done that in tandem to where<br>maybe even just have this one come up<br>here and then make this more foldable I<br>don't know again I'm being super<br>nitpicky there it's just something that<br>bothered me personally in use it still<br>works very well you just have to get<br>used to it and it was just like the<br>first time I was like what but now I'm<br>very used to it and it operates just<br>fine but as you can see I have quite a<br>bit of gear in here but also quite a bit<br>of extra space so typically I would have<br>to bring a tech pouch but all my tech<br>was in this front compartment so I<br>didn't need to so that kind of saves me<br>a bit of space I do have my ere ear<br>headphones in the main compartment I<br>could slide these inside of this front<br>one but I just didn't like that they<br>were kind of just loose in there because<br>it wasn't really a good pocket for them<br>to fit in so they're just kind of loose<br>in there and I didn't really like that<br>cuz that is the front face there so<br>there's not a ton of padding here and<br>there's just more protection back here<br>and these aren't expensive headphones<br>but I don't want to be a trip and have<br>my headphones break so I did I liked to<br>sto things that I was more worried about<br>maybe getting hit or something like that<br>inside of this main compartment so I've<br>got my toiletry pouch in here as well<br>and then a ospry straight jacket<br>compression sack packing Cube um just to<br>kind of compress all my clothes so they<br>don't take up a ton of space and just<br>slot them nicely in the bottom there but<br>there isn't a ton going on in this main<br>compartment and I really like this from<br>Air so basically you're getting a ton of<br>organization<br>from this front compartment for it<br>doesn't have to be Tech you could really<br>organize a ton of your stuff in here<br>just daily use items you could even<br>throw a couple toiletry stuff in here if<br>you wanted to and then you just have a<br>big open compartment where you can Stow<br>the rest of your gear whether that be<br>packing cubes um another tech pouch if<br>you need to bring extra Tech just<br>various travel things that you want to<br>Stow inside of here so I really like<br>that that you have one super organized<br>area and one that isn't as organized we<br>do have a pocket here on the bottom bit<br>hard to show you cuz that divide I was<br>talking about but it goes down just to<br>this right here so it's a pretty good<br>siiz pocket you fit a book in there<br>tablet um just flat items do better it<br>is that mesh material so you can put<br>larger items in there if you wanted to<br>you could put some clothing in there<br>really whatever you needed to but it<br>does better I think personally for flat<br>items because it doesn't affect your<br>packing so much and then another<br>interesting thing about this pack is we<br>have this I've been calling it almost<br>like a frame sheet here so if you pop<br>this open you can see there is some hard<br>plastic you can hear<br>it in there and it kind of acts as a<br>barrier<br>between these two compartments and helps<br>the pack stand up more on its own and<br>especially I think this helps with the<br>xack version of this pack gives it a<br>little bit more structure and just<br>doesn't let these two compartments kind<br>of become a meshy area where you don't<br>know which where one compartment starts<br>and the other compartment ends so I<br>really dig that you can take it out if<br>you want to obviously because there is<br>that zipper there but I just dig that<br>inclusion I think it really does a lot<br>and doesn't add a ton of weight or<br>anything like that again just really<br>adds that structure that not that this<br>pack needs a bunch more structure but I<br>do enjoy that but overall really like<br>the Inplay between these three kind of<br>major compartments then obviously we<br>have that phone compartment up there as<br>well it's going to depend how you travel<br>and really how much Tech you bring if<br>you don't bring a ton of tech you might<br>not find this as useful as I did but if<br>you're kind of in that fall into that<br>category of a medium amount of tech I<br>think it'll suit you really well so<br>there you have it the Air Tech Pack 3<br>thanks for keeping it here to pack<br>haacker your guers motor travel we'll<br>see