Quality: British firm Kriega has a well deserved reputation as a leading rucksack manufacturer; numerous motorcycle journalists use them as their daily packs. The made-in-China nylon bag looks tough and well put together, though the stitching on some of the panels at the front looks a bit untidy. Kriega stands by their products with a 10-year guarantee – can’t say fairer than that.
Features: The R20 has Kriega’s Quad-Loc system, which has pre-curved straps that attach across your chest with a rotating buckle at their midpoints. There are two generous strips of padding down the back, and less generous padding on the shoulder straps. The bag has one front pocket, besides the main compartment, both with waterproofed YKK zipper linings. The interior is divided by a large pocket, and there’s a zippered, waterproof compartment on the inside of the rucksack’s front, which could accommodate passports, money, smartphones etc. The carrying handle is a loop of strap. Like its brethren, the R20 is built to take a back protector, hydration reservoir, add-on pack, harness pocket and various other accessories.
Load: The 20-litre pack took in a middling but acceptable 23 cans of beans. A couple more could have been squeezed in if not for the rigid structure of the strap system at the back.
Comfort: The Kriega has a three-position strap adjustment system, for Small, Medium and Large; I stuck with the factory setting (Medium). The wide straps and padding made light work of the nominated load, with the relative rigidity of the R20’s x-strap feeling like an enthusiastic embrace around my chest. The pack’s stiffened back kept the hard contents off my spine.
Water test: Moisture did enter the pack, but not to the extent of some of the other bags in this test; the top of the paper wadding was damp.
Styling: Choosing functionality over flourish, it certainly looks like it means business.
PRICE: RM180.00
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