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RedFox1228 t1_itdm9ou wrote

Reply to comment by SpeckJarrow69 in Travel Backpacks: type 1 vs type 2, pros and cons? Thanks! by SpeckJarrow69

I prefer the first. The bag style usually has no zippers and while there are good zippers, no zippers are always better for a main compartment. It’s similar to my Deuter which I’ve had for 16 years.

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SpeckJarrow69 OP t1_itdrzwv wrote

Because inside zippers "take away" space, so I want a main compartment without zippers and pockets right?

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RedFox1228 t1_itdst6a wrote

Well that, but more because the main pocket zippers like the one on #2 carry more stress when the bag is full. So they are more prone to break. Even if you don’t fill the bag to capacity the zippers move so they get lots of use. Zipping and unzipping. So why get a bag that has parts that will fail vs a bag that has no such parts. That is unless there is some component that the zipper style bag has that is important to you.

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