Mission Workshop Vandal

I've always wanted one of mission workshop's backpacks since I heard about them nearly a year ago. I heard only good things, but have always been put off by the price tag. Yesterday, Nick and I rode into the city and stopped by to check out their warehouse-store on Rondel. We rolled up, stashed the bikes, and stepped in to one of the coolest stores I've seen in awhile. The staff was super friendly and I got a lot of solid info about the backpacks and ended up deciding on the Vandal. After riding around for just twenty or so minutes, I was in love with my vandal! With its weather-proof, expandable, adjustable, full of pockets, handmade tough construction, and lifetime warranty, I cannot praise it enough. As you can see I got it in blue, which is a color I had not seen before (and was told yesterday a color that they didn't make many backpacks with)...not sure if that's true or not but regardless, check out the vandal's capabilities below



roll top opens to reveal a massively deep pocket

vandal with roll top rolled and in its compact state

expandable!

there's a LOT of space capability

there's 4 external pockets. 2 outermost, and 2 which unfold for weather protected zipper access.

an internal carbon frame keeps the shape and comfort

grabbed some stickers while we were there yesterday


All in all I love the functional, simplistic look of the Vandal and I can't wait to put it to real use in the driving rain this coming year at school. Thanks mission workshop!