I love Dakine products,  but this review is going to be bittersweet.

LIKES:
The design:  I was so in love with this design that this is ultimately what makes it hard to decide if I want to return it.  Im a female who loves art,  hence the watercolor look of the design.

Lately the mountains have been calling me and Im planning my first trip to Denver, so this mountain/forest design just spoke to me!  Im still deciding if I want to return this backpack because of the design is what Im in love with.

DISLIKES:
 It is true The overall fabric quality of this backpack is sub par than normal Dakine backpacks / products I am used to.

WHY?
1.  The outside fabric of the backpack feels a little paper-ish vs my current Dakine Garden Backpack  feels like great quality canvas (found this at Goodwill for $6.99 by the way  and I had to grab it!)

2.  The inner lining fabric also feels extremely cheap.  My other Dakine backpack  has this great rubber lining at the bottom of the backpack which I feel helps keep it more waterproof on the bottom  and also  allows it to hold more shape when its empty.

3.  Parts of the interior of the backpack are lacking aligning as well.

a. the very bottom of the backpack doesnt even have an internal lining and all you see is the fabric from the outside of the backpack.  That scares me because if my backpack is sitting upright and somehow water touches my backpack there is no double lining.

b.  Without double lining on certain parts of the backpack you also lose the backpacks ability to keep its shape.

c.  The straps do feel less padding than my original.

d.  There is less padding for your laptop than my original

 Please review the photos of my current Dakine backpack.

*The Dakine Garden Backpack, One of my fabulous Goodwill finds....but apparently this backpack is still selling on the Internet. Keep in mind I don't know if the quality is the same as this one... specially if a company takes a great selling backpack and decides to cheap in the quality to profit more.

Overall Thoughts:

Dakine -  The design is amazing and frankly I would pay more money if you remade this backpack in a higher quality!