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The Alpaka Elements Pro is MY FAVORITE Backpack Right Now!
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Jan 25, 2025
The Alpaka Elements Pro Backpack is an impressive backpack to say the least! At 27 Liters, it might just be the perfect size. Well, Adam put it through its paces, and in this video, he's going to let you know what he likes, doesn't like, and exactly who it is for! Get your Elements Pro here (Paid Link): https://alnk.to/deydcFw Read the article here: https://gear43.com/alpaka-elements-backpack-pro-review
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hey everyone Adam here and we're going
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to check out the alpaca element Pro
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backpack today they were kind enough to
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gift this Workhorse to me to review and
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man I'm so glad they did this is
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absolutely my favorite backpack had and
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used a lot of backpacks both in my
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professional career and personally and
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this one is probably my favorite they
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did a really great job with this size
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and the way they packed all the features
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into this thing 27 L absolutely great
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between 22 and 30 L is what I think is a
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great everyday backpack and they hit it
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right on the nose with 27 so let's get
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into the features things I like and
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don't like so let's talk about some
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features and things like that but first
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let's talk specs so this has let's talk
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about the material this material is the
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their Oxo flux if that's how you say it
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material they have it on the outside
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it's a 600D Cordura on the outside and
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then it's a 300 on the inside in this
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fantastic gray color adds a nice
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contrast and this thing has as you can
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see many pockets there's mesh Pockets
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there's solid Pockets here there's open
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pockets more zipper Pockets heck there's
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even a pocket for your air tag if you
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can see down in there pretty nice on the
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the outside pocket and then there's also
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a lot of space on the inside pocket for
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anything you may have your computer your
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steam deck like me anything like that
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and so let's get into what I do like
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about this backpack so one of the things
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I love about this backpack is the size
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now this is a 27 L bag meaning all the
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capacity in it and on both side pockets
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equal 27 L now that's you know 27 L is
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quite a bit more than most everyday bags
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but if you're like me and you want to
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carry more than just your lunch and a
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water bottle this is going to be a great
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size you can carry any anything from
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just your lunch and your waterm like I
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previously stated or if you are moving
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around traveling around and you need to
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take your computer maybe a keyboard
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different things like that with you you
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have a lot of cables maybe you're a Mac
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User and you have a lot of dongles this
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thing will pack all of them in great
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great efficiency as well as keeping it
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organized that's another thing I love
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about this backpack so another thing I
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love about this backpack is the
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contrasting interior material some
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backpacks what you get on the outside is
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what you get on the inside and that is
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not the case for the alpaca these guys
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have a great material on the interior
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and it's this light gray as you can see
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I have some stuff in here but at the
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very bottom you can still find the
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little things how nice so let's talk
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about the pockets on the alpaca this
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thing has lots of P Pockets zippered
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unzippered like I mentioned but they do
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it in a way that doesn't doesn't make
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you feel kind of claustrophobic if if
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that's the way you want to look at it
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this thing has mesh Pockets zippered
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closed up pockets for different things
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um your cords you can actually these
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little Loops here you can actually buy
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additional Pockets that lock into those
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and it just is really well laid out to
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achieve great organization they thought
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through where zippered Pockets should go
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where open pockets should go and how
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many they're de and everything like that
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they just did a really really good job I
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feel of knowing how many zippered
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Pockets to put in how many open pockets
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and not overdoing it I think they hit it
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right on the head with the right amount
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of zipper Pockets versus open space so
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another positive is these straps now
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these kind of look funky as you look at
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them but they're that way for a reason
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when you put it on these actually go
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around the outside of your neck on the
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outside of your collar more or less and
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they don't dig in if you load this thing
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down with some heavier items and this is
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something I found I thought oh this is
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might not work but it was absolutely
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game-changing this backpack is so
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comfortable especially if you have a ton
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of stuff in this bag you will not notice
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it's on your back for very long and um
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these straps are probably the reason for
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that so let's get into some things that
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I don't like about this bag well I
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couldn't actually find a lot of things I
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don't like about the bag specifically I
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tried really hard and I thought long and
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hard about different things that I
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thought I didn't like but actually I
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turned out to love and the only thing
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about the alpaca bag and the ecosystem
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that goes with it mainly is the
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accessories that they sell whether
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that's a sanitizer bottle holder or a
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key holder or anything of those Natures
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they are kind of expensive and if you
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are buying this backpack as an
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investment in that something that you
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really want to have
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then you probably won't be upset about
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spending $30 on a keyh holder but for me
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I was like eh I don't know if that's a
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great price point for those smaller
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items that's literally the only drawback
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to this backpack and again I tried
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really hard I've tried a lot of
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backpacks and this thing is just that
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good so who should buy this I think if
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you are looking to buy a backpack and
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you need to carry more than a handful of
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things this is the backpack you should
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get um I really love this bag it's a
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great size the way it's laid out the way
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it's built if you don't carry a lot of
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things every day you can still load it
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down with just maybe a water bottle and
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some snacks and it'll work great or if
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you take your computer in your whole
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workstation with you traveling and you
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throw it on this bag which it can handle
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you will like it and I guarantee you you
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will enjoy the fabric you'll enjoy the
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comfort from these straps you'll enjoy
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the Locking Z zipper pulls you'll enjoy
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every feature that I haven't covered in
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this review and more with the alpaca
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element Pro well thank you for sticking
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around for this review if it was helpful
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in any way go ahead and smash that like
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Bell and we'll see you guys on the next
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