Like many people, I am always seeking the perfect bag. Like many others, I realize there is no perfect bag and instead have a collection of bags, from which I choose the one best suited to the immediate purpose. Some bags of mine are narrowly specialized, like the map case I use for my tablet and accessories. That bag is well over a decade old and has been put to a variety of uses.

 This Thule bag is more generalized. I can use it for a meeting at the local coffee shop or a cross-country trip.

 The bag is medium-sized and does not offer serious competition to a good-sized backpack. It holds my Lenovo X220 with its 12.6" screen and slice battery comfortably, but a 15.6" screen computer will not fit.

 At the back of the pack, nestled snug against your back, is a slide in pocket for the computer. It is not well padded, so you want to be somewhat careful about how you handle the pack. There is a single large mesh-fronted and zippered pocket to hold accessories. I would be happier if this pocket were divided into two sections. The way it is, if you load with AC power adapter, mouse and other accessories, they are going to wind up jumbled in a mess. This main compartment is large enough to accommodate a pretty thick stack of papers or a change of clothes.

 Continuing to the front is another zippered compartment with five small pockets which can be used for media players, small cameras and the like. There is also a larger mesh-fronted zippered pocket6 for more small items. This compartment is just a bit too small for carrying 8.5 x 11 documents.

 At the front, there is a single zippered compartment, only a few inches deep, suitable for a cell phone and other small items. It is not divided into smaller compartments, so the contents may become jumbled.

 There is also a large holder on the side for water bottles or whatever else you would like to store in it.

 Construction is totally top-notch. The bag fabric is sturdy, the stitching appears sturdy. Zipper pulls are large and the tabs covered with a rubbery substance. The back has two large foam pads to ease the burden on your body. The strap is wider than most, adjustable to fit almost any girth and very nicely padded in the shoulder area.

 Overall, this is an extremely comfortable bag, even for people like myself with back and neck problems. The bag is capacious enough for most needs. My only reservation is that I would have preferred more segmentation in some of the compartments. But, if I use mesh bags, I can pretty much overcome that problem.

 In my opinion, the Thule Crossover 19 Liter Sling Pack merits serious consideration.

Jerry