Black Ember Shadow 22: Sleek, stealthy (but floppy) EDC bag w/ high tech materials & organization
The Black Ember Shadow 22 is a sleek, stealthy - but slightly floppy - highly water resistant EDC bag featuring great materials, lots of pockets, an interesting built-in accordion organizer - and few odd quirks.
00:00 - Introduction
02:38 - Who it's for/not for
05:42 - Exterior design
08:26 - Zippers
10:10 - Front Pocket
15:15 - Carry Handles
16:37 - Shoulder Straps
20:38 - Back Panel / Briefcase mode
24:36 - Main Compartment/Laptop Pocket
26:03 - Internal Accordion Organiser
29:19 - Internal Front Pockets/clamshell
31:07 - Other bags to consider
Its main claim to fame is its high tech materials, starting with the surprisingly natural-feeling waterproof MicroHex HTX, built in accordion organiser (that works far better here than on the Black Ember TKS sling), and a fairly high degree of organization.
It's main weaknesses include its overall floppiness, especially when less full, fiddly aspects of the shoulder strap/back panel and some odd quirks in some of the pocketing that make them slightly less useful than they could otherwise be.
Other reviews referenced in this video:
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Black Ember TKS Sling
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Rofmia Shift Daypack v2
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Note: This product was purchased with our own money and all opinions expressed are our own.
p.s. Please excuse my slightly hoarse voice, I'm recovering from a cold that seemed to linger forever (no, it wasn't COVID ;) )