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I’ve had a<\/span> mild obsession with bags since grade school. I really wanted a Jansport backpack. What I got was a generic copy on sale at the local sporting good store\u2014almost a Jansport, but not quite. It wasn’t the label, I didn’t care who made the bag. It was build quality. The zipper snagged on the generic version. The rear pocket wasn’t as big.<\/p>\n

I’ve obsessed over quality bags and backpacks ever since, and it’s been worth it. A good day bag or backpack is an investment. My Lowe Alpine backpack lasted over 20 years. My Belstaff shoulder bag was in its second decade when I sold it for more money than I originally paid.<\/p>\n

This rarefied category of expensive bags worth owning is currently, in my book, held by GoRuck, Mystery Ranch, Mountainsmith, and the latest entrant: Evergoods. The Evergoods Civic Panel Loader 24L backpack has been my only bag through a series of trips this spring.<\/p>\n

GoRuck Heritage<\/h2>\n

Suppose you love the solid manufacturing, heavy-duty construction, and waist-belt-free design of a GoRuck GR1 (7\/10, WIRED Review<\/a>), but you’re less sold on the \u201ctactical\u201d styling and molle webbing? This is where Evergoods comes from. Cofounded by the former head of product at GoRuck and a former Patagonia R&D designer, Evergoods is exactly what those two pedigrees imply: military-inspired, heavy-duty construction and durability, paired with a more outdoorsy-meets-commuter design aesthetic. Throw in the fact that it’s made in the US (Bozeman, Montana) and uses an eco-friendly, solution-dyeing process<\/a> for its black fabric, and you have a bag worthy of consideration.<\/p>\n

Evergoods Civic Panel Loader 24L has a very clean, minimalist design on the outside. This belies the considerable amount of organizational options available, some of which are so well hidden that I didn’t discover them until I went to write this review (never noticed the pen loops in the front panel pocket). I rather like this, I am not fond of bags with dozens of zippers jangling and endless pockets festooned all over them.<\/p>\n

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