Mantis 26 Backpack

This bag has literally thousands of days of use and barely shows signs of wear. It's a classic. Totally capable for day hikes but really shines with the organization to use as an every day carry for school, work, and international trips.

勤務先オフィスのフリーアドレス化に伴い、ノートPCをメインで使用することになったことに加え リモートワーク中心のスタイルになったためにノートPCを持ち運ぶ機会が多くなった。 かといって、手の大きな自分にとってノートPCの“小さなキーボード”を打つのが苦痛なので、 Bluetoothキーボードとトラックボール、そして折畳式のPCスタンドも自分には必須アイテムとなった。 加えて、毎日最低2Lの水を飲む自分にはオフィスのウォーターサーバーで水を補給するためにも 大きめの持ち運び用ボトル（1.5Ｌサイズ）も欠かせない。 それらを持ち運ぶのにちょうど良いデイパックを探していた。 マンティス32も候補だったが、26のサイズでも自分のアイテムが十分収まることがわかった。 コンパクトなのに収納力があり、まさに自分にぴったりのサイズだった。 電車やバスの通勤の時も邪魔にならないサイズ。 また、背面部には軽量のプレートも入っており、背中にぴったりとホールドされる。 左右それぞれのファスナーから小物を出し入れできるポケットはとても重宝しており、 手帳や手袋、ネックウォーマーも取り出しやすい。 上部にある収納からはすぐに財布やキーホルダー、社員証も取り出せる。 ノートPC（MacBook Air）は薄手のクッションカバーに入れたうえで背面部のポケットにぴったり収まる。 メインコンパートメントはチャックのスライド範囲が広いため、 気を付けないと中身がこぼれ出ることになるが、普段から気を付けていれば問題ない。 むしろ、チャックのスライド範囲が広いことによって、 丁寧に荷物を収めることができるというメリットがある。 そして、自分の場合はサイドポケットには飲料水ボトルを入れずに 会社スマホと個人用スマホの両方を入れるようにしている。 （飲料水ボトルを入れるにはちょっとタイトだと個人的に感じます） 飲料水ボトルと弁当はメインコンパートメントに。 個人的には機能性だけでなく、 スタイリッシュなのでとても気に入っている。

I bought this bag in my freshman year of high school and it's served as my only back pack for the past 10 years. I've traveled, hiked, and commuted with this bag and it has held up through plenty of abuse. It's definitely an irregular shape, however I like that the zippers go very low on the bag. It makes it easier to fill it to the brim (if you lay it down completely). In an upright position the low zippers can be annoying and they can come undone unless zipped fully. The water bottle nets on the sides of the bag are slim, choose your water bottle accordingly. However, the quality of this bag is pretty impeccable. I've pushed the zippers to the brink and could've sworn I was on the verge of blowing them out, yet they've persisted. The fabric barely has any signs of wear and is free of any thinning from abrasion. I was looking at maybe buying another in a more subtle color (why I'm on this page), but decided that I might as well keep the old one seeing as it still functions perfectly.

I’ve had this pack for a year now and absolutely love it, except for a couple of flaws. First the good: it’s beautiful, sleek and cool shape. Fabric has a nice quality shine to it, all materials and craftsmanship are top notch. Seams are very well reinforced etc. The organization is also very good, the pockets are well laid out and it holds a lot more that it seems it would. Water bottle pockets are great as they compress to nothing when not in use, maintaining the simple lines, but are fairly large so could hold a lot if you need them to. The elastic fabric of the water bottle pockets seems more durable than most packs. The carry is really good, very comfortable and ergonomic, especially with the frame sheet on. That brings me to one flaw: the sheet has an aluminum stay that gives a very nice contour to the back of the pack, but that same shape makes carrying a laptop or tablet in the “laptop sleeve” (more of a fabric bag with no padding) impossible, as the curve would place stress on the flat electronics if the bag is even moderately full. Fortunately you can take the aluminum stay out and the carry remains comfortable, so it’s not a terrible flaw but good to keep in mind, especially the lack of laptop protection. Second thing, as others note is that the chest strap is way too short, so just get one from another pack with the clip style system or modify this one. Also not a big deal but annoying. Third is that the main compartment opens very low, which would be a good thing if the bag had compression straps to stop the front of the bag from opening and spilling everything over if you open it standing up especially if fully packed out. Again, you can work around it by not opening the main part too much or setting it down to access the main compartment. All in all, these issues are workable because the pack just works so well otherwise. Comfortable, carries well, very light for how strong and well constructed it is, quality materials you can feel, has several pockets that fit a lot so you don’t need to access the main compartment that often, and the pack remains comfortable even with the aluminum stay off, so I definitely recommend buying it if you can live with the imperfections. Having gone through a few dozen packs looking for the perfect one, I can tell you there’s definitely no perfect pack out there, but this one comes pretty close!

Amazingly practical backpack - even the 26 packs loads of space. Was tied between the Blade & the Mantis I use it day to day for urban commute - I carry a 15inch laptop (I think you could even fit a 17 at a push) and have tonnes of space for jacket - shopping bags - light food shopping on the way home etc. nice compartment for small items - stationary, etc. super comfortable and ergonomic. I use other stash compartments for cables charger etc. nice heavy weight nylon on the bottom for increased durability. wouldn't mind seeing the arc logo (from mantis) on the sponge area at the back for increased appeal.