I am a minimalist and after some research in the 40L/carry on backpack category decided to try the landmark. The good news is that the bag does a good job on the main areas. The main compartment is big and deep, organization is minimal and other features are well built: For instance the straps can be hidden but without having the big, cover and zipper that other bags have. Also, the bag does not have a real frame, which makes it lighter, but still holds together very well. However I ended up returning it. The safe compartment did not work for me. It's too small and can not carry everything I need handy on a long trip. Also, very annoyingly, it opens forwards, to the other side than the main zipper, so everytime you want to access it you need to finish packing, or at least close the main compartment if you don't want things to fall. To prevent some of that, the safe compartment has a net and a zipper that just makes it harder to use. Also while I like the design I found the front is crested and does not look as great as it could, in fact the pack looks funny if it's not completely full
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