Well built but too big for edc - Eberlestock Switchblade Pack

Very well made and thought out pack one of the best I have tried. Used if for 31 days on a recent trip to Alaska.

Pros: Well made, easy access

Cons: Too big for traveling, except on airlines. Pack doesn’t fit in any bus overhead storage areas that we encountered. Also very difficult to store on the floor between your legs on a bus. Needs waterproof bottom area to keep water out when having to keep it sitting on the floor with melting snow all around it.
Well built but trade off is empty weight. Really gets heavy once you put what you need for the day of hiking in it. Ended up using an Osprey Daylight Plus for many of the day hikes.
Should come with a rain cover adding $50 to this pack for that is too much
Should have a Key fob clip in the top Admin area really can not imagine why it doesn’t have one.
Fit, I am a big guy 6’1” 250# fiddled around with all the adjustments. Really never got it to fit right. Work still in progress.
I really really want to make this work but after 31 consecutive days of using in all sorts of travel/EDC situations. I will most likely try to sell it and try something else.
For most people tossing it in the backseat etc, or even as a laptop bag it should out perform your expectations.