I had a larger, heavier bag, but I needed something as light weight as possible because of neck and shoulder pain. I also like a bag with lots of pockets so I can organize my things and find them more easily when I need them. I carry a Nalgene water bottle and it fits in one of large side pockets. I love the small pen holders inside and the cell phone pocket. The inside is sort of light olive color, so I can find darker items more easily than I can with a black lining.

I found this bag at a local store, but they only had a brown one, so I looked on Amazon because I wanted a black one. I'm not crazy about the style of this bag, but I love the practicality of it. The handles are very comfortable and fit over the shoulder comfortably. I've looked for a new bag a few times over the last 2 years, and this was the first one I found that fit most of my criteria. I don't care for the "hardware" decoration, but I'm willing to live with it in order to have a lighter bag to use. The larger middle zipper is a bit sticky and I suspect that will be an issue for me when I'm out and in a hurry to get something from that section of the bag.