Kadet Max Slide

My preferred everyday commuter bag style is the over-the-shoulder/crossbody/sling/messenger bags. I’ve found through the years that if you’re the kind of person whose everyday essentials include a water bottle, an electronic device (laptop/tablet/gaming), various charging accoutrement, and some random doodads; 15L is the carrying sweet spot where you don’t feel like your stuff is smashed into your little bag or so bulky that you are smacking all your fellow transit riders or knocking stuff off shelves in narrow store aisles. But I’ve also found that even though a bag is listed as 15L, it doesn’t really carry like a 15L bag. So you can have a 15L bag but because of the way it’s designed, it actually carries like a 12L bag, leaving you very little breathing room or flexibility with what you can put in it. Which leads us to the Kadet Max series which in my humble opinion is the perfect everyday commuter bag.

With the Kadet Max I have all the room I need for my regular kit but also enough room for extras like a coffee mug, a windbreaker, a lunch box, a book (or two), etc. very comfortably and without sacrificing its low profile silhouette.

The Kadet Max has very minimal interior organizational pockets which I find is a plus because sometimes too much internal organization takes away practical carrying space from other items you might need to carry. The main carrying compartment in the bag is wide open and spacious and everything you put into it is easy to access while you’re…