WANDRD Prvke 21 Overview

As I mentioned, this bag is generally speaking a camera bag first, and that's how it was designed.  There's all sorts of little features I'll highlight later in detail. In fact, the vast majority of this review will be covering the different interesting features - and because there's so many packed in, there's a lot to cover. I'll do my best to not be too wordy but keep it detailed on the important stuff.

I've first got to talk about the build quality on this thing. It's a tank. And that's mostly a good thing. Our ultra-light friends are not going to warm up to it too much, I don't think. But those of us who are travel conscious but not ounce counters, should typically love it. We're talking heavy duty tarpaulin (pretty much hydrophobic), water resistant zippers, and 1680D ballistic nylon. This bag is not going to fall apart on you, in my experience. It's shape is slightly rectangle-ish, but this is a good thing. I've found it slides very nicely into the space under the seat in front of you on airplanes - so long as they don't have those hard drive/computer boxes under there (PS airlines: Get out of here with those things, the space is small enough as it is for us). I don't think it's technically water PROOF, but it's pretty close and that's been good enough for me over my time owning it.

As you can see from the back of it, it's well built here too. It's a fairly dense foam that while might feel stiff to the touch, it's a great support on your back. Remember, you might have this stuffed with camera gear. Coupled with the nice and thick straps, I found it quite good for walking around while en route to places. I like these straps vs. the thinner, weight saving ones. Those can dig into your shoulders once you start loading the bag up.

It's got a perfect amount of pockets, some with great uses, little bits and bobs all over (like tons of lash points for tying things to, or putting carabiners on). It comes in 3 different colors, mine is the blue, which I really dig. Adds an almost Arc'Teryx minimalist flair. Mine is also the 21 liter size, in case I didn't give this away earlier.

At the end of the day, even though this is packed with useful stuff, I'd still say it comes off as minimalist. It looks really slick. 

Let's try and do those features justice, shall we? 

WANDRD Prvke 21 Features

Opening and Closure - This is a top loading bag (mostly, stay tuned) that uses a roll top design and a cool industrial style hook closure. This closure, and some hook and loop, keep it shut. The roll top style, in my opinion, makes it more effective at keeping water out. Last thing to highlight here are the two magnets in the top handles. They pull them together for easier grabbing. I think they could be stronger, but I like the line of thinking here. These features in practice, below. What?! Some split screen action? Watch out guys: Website INN-O-VATION in process.

The Many Pockets of Prvke - You get a pocket! And you get a pocket! And you get a pocket! Ok I'm done. Sorry about that outburst. But, there are so many cool pockets! One thing I love on bags, is segmentation and organization. I love it. I don't always need it, but I pine after it when I see it. Main compartment has all the space, plus a laptop sleeve and tablet sleeve, with a lay-flat design great for airport security. A top quick-access pocket is fleece lined so your phone, glasses, or what-have-you are safe in there and close. A little side pocket holds a key loop, which I LOVE. Losing keys when traveling or having them fall to the bottom of your bag for when you get home is a buzz kill. There's a huge front space with a bag-length zipper. Not for bulky stuff, but I use this for anything flat to relatively flat (documents, my ziplock toiletries bag for quick access at security, travel face wipes, etc.). A pocket on the camera opening flap used for (shock! awe!) - camera accessories. Think extra lens caps, SD cards, a cloth, etc. Flat items (Pictured after the camera section). A zippered/collapsible water bottle or tripod pocket. And last but not least, a clever "hidden" flat-pocket on the back that's great for passports or money (I also keep a USB-C cord in there just in case). This means that if an enterprising pickpocket manages to trick you and gets into your visible pockets, there's no shot of him getting what really matters: your cheddar (that's money, I think the kids are saying this) and ticket to your home country. Smart!

Camera Features - Since we already described this as being designed as a camera bag first, I should cover these features, right? So, there's an available camera cube that you can get (extra $$) that acts as you'd expect. It slides into the bottom portion of the bag nicely and has the hook and loop dividers so you can customize it as you need. There's a quick-grab door on the side so you can slide your bag in front of you, open the door, and pull your camera out without ever taking the bag off. These are slick, I had a hiking camera bag with this once. This door also has the small pocket for SD cards I mentioned. The side zippered pocket was designed for a tripod. The accessory straps and side straps allow you to tie a trip securely. It's all really well thought out and made.

Final Highlights - Just a few extra bits to cover here. We've mentioned the camera cube. There's also some accessory straps (extra $$), hip belt straps (good that these are modular, but also extra $$) and a rainfly that lives in a pocket on the very bottom of the bag and stays hidden away (extra $$). I was lucky enough to have some major ordering issues due to their address database and had to speak with them a few times to even buy the bag, so they threw these into my order. Or, it was a mistake. Regardless, I have them. I don't use them though. Lastly, on the main backpack straps there are these two little elastic straps - designed to hold your lens caps. Wicked cool idea.