So I'm writing this review one week into using the kitchen sink. These are my initial thoughts on the pack.

First thing to note is that I'm switching to this pack from a Swiss Gear 20L backpack I've traveled the world with. The Swiss Gear pack will literally fit inside this kitchen sink. Which is great now that I have two kids that I travel the world with. The main reason I bought this kitchen sink was for international travel. Now, I've not done that with it yet, but I have used it as my every day pack for a week. My normal every day carry items are my laptop, a novel, a journal, a 1000ml water bottle, several folders with business docs and all sorts of cords/gadgets a guy needs for surviving in South Asia a day. That all fits in the kitchen sink, with lots of room to spare. The pack looks great and is really comfortable to wear. I used it on a one day motorcycle ride through the Himalayas. It was perfect for that.

What it's missing (or more, what I'm missing from my Swiss Gear pack) is the ability to organize this large backpack. There's a an enormous laptop sleeve to divide the main compartment, but that is it. I wish there was a divider in the main compartment to help keep my books, journal, Kindle and others from shifting around so much in the pack. Also, the front smaller compartment may have pre-molded sleeves for things like flashlights and cellphone, but then it's just one big cavern of space so little things you put in there, like USB, hand sanitizer, pencils, etc just move all over the place. It needs a few mesh pouches or zip pouches to keep that stuff in place. The side compartments are the same. Really huge, but no organization possible.

In summary, the pack is great. I really like it and don't regret buying it. I have a feeling it will serve me well during those long, grueling international flights. However, as an everyday pack, just be aware that your stuff will not fill it and it'll be all over the place in the huge compartments. All in all, that's not a huge deal breaker. But, if you're walking away from a "tailor made for business guy" Swiss Gear pack with all sorts of organizational compartments, just know this bag is not that!