I have a maxpedition Kodiak gearslinger

I'm not in love with the military styling, that used to be more my thing, but not so much these days.

I initially got it for when I was more involved as a scout leader. The key selling points for me were that it's pretty rugged, and I could swing it around to easily pull paperwork, first aid kits, etc. out without needing to take it off or find somewhere to put it down to rifle through it. It has a water bottle holder and provisions for a hydration bladder should I need even more water, a laptop pocket for when I needed that, and a decent selection of various sized pockets that I think do a good job of keeping your stuff organized and accessible. It worked well for it's intended purpose, wouldn't be something I'd recommend for a hiking backpack, but if you need something to lug around some notebooks, and a laptop, some small tools, and such while working outside it's a pretty good bag.

It's overkill for what I need it for these days, all I bring with me to work everyday is

• my work headset
• a little pouch with some pens and such
• a notebook
• a small personal first aid kit
• whatever book I'm currently reading
• my water bottle
• sometimes my switch
• a phone charger

My phone, wallet, keys, and usually a pocket knife get carried on my person, and that's all I have with me 99% of the time when I'm not at work.

And that's really it. Lots of empty space in my bag, and having that extra space kind of leads to me frequently throwing some junk into it and not bothering to clean it out. I think I still have a birthday card from my coworkers in there from last summer.