Bravo Backpack

If you came for the strap modifications, they are in the second to last paragraph. Sorry to do the all caps thing, but I think it will help out a lot of users.Ok, I'll start with the elephant in the room. This backpack is such a close copy of the Maxpedition Falcon III that I wouldn't be surprised if it was made by the same company. As luck would have it, I own a Maxpedition Falcon III, so I can do a comparison review of the two. In one of the pictures I have the Exos on the left (in grey) and the Maxpedition on the right (the khaki and OD green).Price: I hate it when people put price at the end, it is generally a much higher priority then that. The Exos and the Maxpedition aren't even in the same price category. I purchased the Exos for around $45, and the Maxpedition for $125. That is a huge discrepancy.Materials and construction: All of the materials used in each pack seems to be identical. Fabric weight, straps, buckles, zippers, all identical. The stitching is also identical, everything is double stitched.Features: Here is where we can see some differences between the two packs.The Exos has a bladder pouch on the back. It also has hook and loop field on the top of both sides for patches. The Maxpedition has a computer pocket in the main compartment, it has a hook and loop field inside the smaller of the two compartments (I use it with a Maxpedition universal hook and loop holster for my carry gun when I am going into one of those ridiculous gun free zones), and it has a hook and loop field all the way across where the logo is.If I could go back and do it over, I may have only purchased the Exos. The few things the Maxpedition has as an advantage over the Exos do not really justify a $75 premium. I do like the color options of the Maxpedition better, when I bought the Exos the choices were black or grey, neither of which I found wildly attractive (black screams "guy with a gun!" and grey is just not common enough to be subtle). I was also not that thrilled with the way the front cinch strap on the Exos was interfering with opening the two smaller front pockets, but I fixed that (see below).One of the great things about owning both of these packs is the Maxpedition had a few ways the straps were set up that I could copy on the Exos. I left two more pictures to help explain what I did. First, the front cinch strap/Y shaped strap. I pulled the bottom part of the Y all the way out of the buckle and pulled it out of the MOLLE. I reinserted it only through the MOLLE on the front of the lower front pocket, and extended the top part of the Y. Now it is much easier to open both of the front pockets. The second thing I did was minor, but I flipped all the short ends of the straps back through the buckles. You can see this in the last picture I uploaded, the top strap is the way it came, the bottom strap is my modification, This helps secure the straps just a little bit better.There it is, I would not blame anyone for buying the Maxpedition, but the few features it has over the Exos does not, in my mind, justify a $75 premium (mostly it seems like you are paying for the name). I hope in the future Exos adds some more color options, some earth tones would fit pretty well with the backpacking and tactical orientation of this bag.

Decided to purchase this bag for a BOB and a EDC. It's big enough that it can be utilized as both (for me anyway). I'm very much an outdoors guy and living in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, you can easily go for a hike and injure yourself, so for me, having a BOB is a must have. Snowstorms are frequent in the winters and If you ever get stranded in a snow storm here you're going to wish you had one of these. I decided on this bag because its loaded with pockets and molle straps. This bag has 2 large main compartments (with small pockets inside each compartment), 2 small compartments on the front and a hydration compartment in the back that is kind of hidden. FYI, you can easily fit a laptop in the hydration compartment. I really like the shape of the shoulder straps as they conform to my body for comfortability. The bag also has a chest and waist strap to help secure the bag to your body. The stitching seems to be of good quality, only time will tell if the stitching starts to unravel. The zippers seem to be of good quality as well. The canvas material they used for the bag is thick and has a good amount of ruggedness to it.The only con I found lays within the adjustable straps, they feel thin and cheap, and it's because of this that I didn't rate the bag 5 stars. The straps do have elastic bands so you can tuck away any slack in the straps which just helps with keeping things nice and neat.for 33 bucks I definitely recommend this bag. It's a cool looking bag.

So the webbing is not standard so a lot of mills gear will have trouble fitting on here. The hydration pocket is in a very good spot and has its own zippered opening under the shoulder straps. The buckles will fall off, its going to happen, however if you feed the access through the last friction adapter it will hold forever. Some of the designs on this bag are weird or even unnessecary. But if you want a solid day bag its worth it. I carry a change of uniform and knife sharpener as well as a few gatorades and miscellaneous other items everyday with this bag and it holds up very well and is pretty comfortable.

Really happy with this bag! My college books get heavy, plus my laptop, water, and other odds and ends, so I wanted a really sturdy backpack. It seems well-made (even if it does come from China), and it will fit all my books perfectly with space for more.I'll be writing an update once I finish my first semester.

I'm super happy with this backpack! It is well built and feels really durable. I expect it to last a very long time. It has plenty of pockets and room for all the gear I take with me camping. It works really great for a hydration bladder because the hydration pocket is zippered it’s much easier than fighting with Velcro. The zippers are smooth and the shoulder straps are comfortable. The main reason I picked this bag is because it has a few extra well thought out features that I didn’t see on many of its competitors, such as the strap management bands and the hydration pocket design. I would highly recommend this backpack for anyone who wants a great, durable bag with awesome features.