Hey everyone
I'm going on a trip to japan next week and so i decided to get a sling bag to always have with me my passport, powerbank, phone and other useful stuff at all times on me. I plan on also having a backpack around but sometimes i might just walk around in town rather than going for an excursion so i'd rather just use a sling bag.
I really like the 21 x pac design wise since it is a bit more minimal without the tomtoc brand written like on the nylon version and i find the horizontal placement quite smart to have an easier time grabbing your stuff, the only problem i find is that i usually enjoy having slings on the chest side and i don't think the horizontal is gonna be as comfortable as normal "cross shaped" slings. Also i think it would be uncomfortable in the chance i'd use both backpack and sling.
Now for the other version, i'm leaning more toward the 33 rather than the 35 because i don't like the glowing zips on the x-pac version, i really like that it is the most minimal out of the 3 slings and how it has the typical "cross shaped" wear style on the chest. I'd get the 3.5 l version which is slightly bigger than the t-21 (2.5 isn't available on amazon and i think 1.5 is too small). Probably it's a bit messier to organize stuff due to the positioning but it should be easier to do both backpack and sling together.
I'm kinda thorn between the 2:
- on one side the 21 lets you have an easier time organizing and taking stuff out from it but i should keep it on my back/side which makes me a tad more anxious on not having it under my eyes to check + the backpack and sling combo which might be uncomfortable (please let me know if some used 21 + backpack before!)
- on the other the 33 has a better wearability (style wise) but is probably a bit messier to search inside.
Considering what this sling is needed for what would you guys advise me to get?
Thanks in advance!