i actually hate this bag for my daily commute. It does not stand up straight at all, it falls over no matter what you have in it. the two outside pockets, they don't fit a coffee to go cup at all, or an umbrella. The laptop barely fits in the laptop pouch. unless you slide it perfectly in from the side.... It's as if no one actually tested this in the real world. For the cost, i am extremely disappointed and not satisfied. The stitching's are ever so slightly coming up in 2 places as well.

Fantastic bag! Simple, handy and well proportioned.. almost. I only wish the side pockets were a touch deeper to securely hold my water bottles.

Absolutely love this bag. I would recommend for multiple purposes.

Great bag . I put all work tools in it. And throw it in my work truck.

I researched a bunch of backpacks last year and settled on this one for its carrying capacity and the carhartt name, which I trust. Overall, its held up extremely well for my work in the hospital and at nursing school. It holds my plentiful books, laptop, iPad, 46 oz yeti rambler (which is amazing that the side pocket can fit it, I'm so thankful it holds it well) as well as a bunch of pens, charger etc. The one regret I have is the fact that the main compartment is held closed by velcro and a metal latch. The issue is that the velcro is pretty loud to open. The front top pocket is also velcro and I have noticed that this pocket struggles to stay closed as the velcro is starting to flay and peel up. Additionally, the surface area for the velcro to attach to the other velcro piece weird. The velcro pieces that connect to each other are positioned in opposite directions of each other, one being vertical and one horizontal. I really wish the top pocket was a zipper pocket too, like the one underneath it. So those are my complaints: loud when I open the main compartment and flaying out velcro on the front top pocket, leading it to struggle staying closed.