New EDC / “onebag”
Parts, cut
Blue elastic to compress a puffy down at the bottom of the pack, a new idea (doesn’t work that well in practice but worth testing). An elastic exterior bottom pocket, my favorite pocket on basically all packs I make, borrowed from a good friend
Instead of making the bottom panel padded, I sewed on a cheap laptop sleeve directly to the back panel, so plopping it on the ground is no longer a concern
Gold and silver interior panels for a splash of color and to better illuminate/contrast items inside the pack
I hate making shoulder straps so I borrowed from the classic jansport pack and implemented a design that took under 20 minutes total, so so satisfying albeit less purdy
The front pocket wraps up onto the front panel of the pack so that I can get my big man paws in there without issue but it increases the complexity of the sewing sequencing slightly, esp if I want to hide the raw edge without a seam
I spent a lot of time trying to visualize how to sew a zipper stopper into the front panel seam without using another panel to butt up against it (see jansport), and this came out fairly clean, but still, I’d change this implementation up
The other side is not as clean 
The beauty of the bottom pocket. When hiking, it’s the perfect food storage pocket, but I plan on throwing a water bottle and wind jacket in there during everyday use.
Two pockets on the front panel, flush, imperfect but super useful. Pen and quick access stuff on top (e.g. passport when waiting in line at customs), cables at the bottom
Final look and I’m super pleased. I used 210d robic for most of the pack with a 70d inner and enjoy the fabric, although it feels very easy to cut, so laminate fabrics (think X-Pack, dyneema, ultra) would be far more durable (but at 6-10x the cost). [Edit: I just checked and robic has gotten more expensive :/ I got mine for a little over $5 / yard by buying in bulk on black friday, ymmv]
Unassuming all black, at around 18L volume, this pack and a careful packing list are enough for me for many many weeks abroad *in one ~climate*. Feels great to have worn out my v1 (zipper failure), one of my first packs I made, and coming back to this simple design with much more skill later, even if I emphasize speed over perfect sewing lines.
I need to bind the interior but I don’t have have a binding attachment and .. eh.
It feels good to create.
