Gear Review
The North Face Surge Backpack - 2015cu in
Kiserian
By Chris October 19, 2010
I just bought the North Face On Sight and love it. I had bought the original Surge last year and my wife and I liked it so much that she bought one too. BUT it is too small for my laptop (17" Monster) It will fit in the bag just not in the 12" zipper, the womens Surge has a 11.5"+/- zipper and the On Sight goes around the bag. The original Surge was just a little too big for my wife's taste. It fit well just big. I saw this was 3L bigger and had a zipper from the bottom of the bag all the way to the top. Laptop fits great, may even fit a smaller 18.5-19" laptop in there if its not too wide. Mine still has room. My wife just bought the women's surge in Bordeaux Red/ Loganberry Red to match her new camera. She LOVES the way it fits but it is about 3L smaller than the original surge. It looks just right on her. We took a 7 day cruise with these bags with a 1yr old and 2.5yr old. We packed all sorts of stuff in these bags and they never filled up. They worked great for around the ship and around the islands. Plus my laptop was always handy.
The 3 bags have the same pocket, and bottle layout except the on sight only has 1 water bottle holder, and no where to hide the lower straps like the surge's do.
All 3 bags are great we love them all. You just need to get the size that is gonna fit you best.
Bag Sizes
On sight 36L
Original surge 33L
Womens Surge 30L
Laptop Zipper Sizes
On sight goes around the bag
Original surge 12" wide
Womens Surge 11.5" wide
Laptop Compartment sizes (internal)
On sight 14"W x 20"L
Original Surge 10.75"W x 18"L (yes smaller than womens width)
Womens Surge 11.5"W x 17"L
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