We Picked the Best Bags in 12 Categories (41 Top Picks)

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00:00 - Intro
01:30 - Sling
03:49 - Small Backpack
05:06 - EDC
08:56 - Personal Item Bag
10:53 - Large Backpack
12:51 - Duffel
14:00 - Messenger bag
15:03 - Tech Pouch
19:04 - End Game Backpack
19:52 - One Bag Travel
21:08 - Photography bag
23:21 - Budget Brand


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🎒 AARON’S TOP PICKS
• Bellroy Venture Ready Sling 2.5L 👉🏼    • Bellroy Venture Ready Sling 2.5L Review (M...  
• Aer Go Sling 2 👉🏼    • Aer Go Sling 2 Review (Worth the price??)  
• Able Carry 13 Day Bag 👉🏼    • Able Carry Thirteen Review [ULTIMATE Guide]  
• Osprey Arcane 10L 👉🏼    • Osprey Arcane 10L Backpack Review (HONEST ...  
• Aer City Pack Pro 2 👉🏼    • Aer City Pack Pro 2 Review (Biggest bag dr...  
• Fyro T22 👉🏼    • Fyro T22 Backpack Review (HONESTLY reviewi...  
• Alpaka Bravo Totepack 👉🏼    • Alpaka Bravo Totepack Review (Is it the be...  
• Tortuga Travel Backpack Lite 👉🏼    • Tortuga Travel Backpack Lite Review (Bette...  
• Tortuga Travel Backpack Pro 👉🏼    • Tortuga Travel Backpack Pro Review (Did th...  
• Boundary Supply Errant Duffel 👉🏼    • Boundary Supply Errant Duffel Review (Is t...  
• Evergoods Transit Duffel 35L 👉🏼    • Evergoods Transit Duffel 35L Review (Most ...  
• Modern Dayfarer Sling V2 👉🏼    • Modern Dayfarer Sling V2 Review (Better th...  
• Nutsac Satchel 13 👉🏼    • NutSac Satchel 13 Review (Classy, but too ...  
• Alpaka Vertex Pouch Mini 👉🏼    • Alpaka Vertex Pouch Review (XPAC + Regular...  
• Peak Design Tech Pouch Small 👉🏼    • Peak Design Tech Pouch Small Review (HONES...  
• Aer City Pack Pro 2 👉🏼    • Aer City Pack Pro 2 Review (Biggest bag dr...  
• Evergoods CPL 24 👉🏼    • Evergoods Civic Panel Loader 24 v2 (CPL 24...  
• Able Carry Max EDC 👉🏼    • Able Carry Max EDC Review (Best bag for 20...  
• Sympl Commuter Pack V2 👉🏼    • Sympl Commuter Pack V2 Review (ULTIMATE Br...  
• Osprey Daylite 26+6 👉🏼    • Osprey Daylite Travel Pack 26+6 Review (HO...  
• Bagsmart Bags 👉🏼    • Best Budget Travel Bags? (BagSmart Faro, P...  
• Mopak Bags 👉🏼    • Is this the best BUDGET backpack brand on ...  
• Tomtoc Bags 👉🏼    • Tomtoc Navigator-T67 Backpack Review (HONE...   (🔖Use code TOMTOCAARON20 for 20% off at checkout)

🎒 MARISSA’S TOP PICKS
• Bellroy Venture Ready Sling 2.5L 👉🏼    • Bellroy Venture Ready Sling 2.5L Review (M...  
• Tomtoc Sling Bean T-32 Belt Bag 👉🏼    • Tomtoc SlingBean T-32 Review(functional fo...  
• Able Carry 13 Day Bag 👉🏼    • Able Carry Thirteen Review [ULTIMATE Guide]  
• Aer Pro Pack Slim 👉🏼    • ENTIRE Aer Pro Collection Review (Aer Pro ...  
• Osprey Fairview 40L 👉🏼    • Osprey Fairview 40L Review (I traveled to ...  
• Bellroy Lite Travel Pack 👉🏼    • Bellroy Lite Travel Pack Review (My new fa...  
• Aer Travel Pack 3 👉🏼    • Aer Travel Pack 3 Review (Did I enjoy trav...  

🎒 MARGARET’S TOP PICKS
• Bellroy Venture Pouch 👉🏼    • Bellroy Venture Pouch Review (SUPER minima...  
• Day Owl Slim Backpack 👉🏼    • Day Owl Slim Backpack Review [Better than ...  
• Bellroy Transit Workpack Pro 28L 👉🏼    • Bellroy Transit Workpack Pro 22L & 28L Rev...  
• Aer Cable Kit 3 👉🏼    • Aer Cable Kit 3 Review (BEST new tech pouch?)  
• Evergoods CAP 2 👉🏼    • Evergoods CAP2 Review (Is it the GOAT?!)  

🎒 TAV’S TOP PICKS
• Nomatic Navigator Pack 15L 👉🏼    • Nomatic Navigator Backpack 15L Review (Wor...  
• Peak Design Tech Pouch 👉🏼    • Peak Design Tech Pouch Review [ULTIMATE GU...  
• Modern Wayfarer Tech Pouch 👉🏼    • Modern Dayfarer Tech Pouch - 4 min Review  
• Nomatic Peter McKinnon Camera Pack 25L 👉🏼    • Nomatic McKinnon Camera Pack 25L Review (F...  

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🎒 The Nomads Nation Backpack Leaderboard – Our Personal Favorites 🎒

Welcome to the Nomads Nation Backpack Leaderboard—a curated collection of our personal favorites across every type of bag you can think of. From slings and small EDCs to personal item bags, tech pouches, and the ever-important one-bag travel backpack—this isn’t about declaring winners. It’s just the bags we genuinely love.

Each pick comes straight from our team (Aaron, Tav, Marissa, and Margaret), based on what we actually use, carry, and obsess over. Think of it as a peek into our collective gear brains—a roundup of our go-to choices for the things we do most: traveling to shoot tech bag reviews, testing gear on the go, and living a life built around movement, minimalism, and smart carry.

🎥 So if you're looking for real-world bag recs from real-world bag nerds—you're in the right place.

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