Grad Bag CERT Backpack

Great utility and lots of complements

This bag has three roomy compartments and two bottle holders allowing me to keeps my gear separated, and easy to find. The Molle loops allow me to customize what I carry and where to best accommodate my mission, which can be a class in the morning, and a damage assessment later in the day. I have always tried to keep a low profile with dark colored bags, yet my friends and family compliment how good this bag looks.

Too Small

The quality of the backpack is very good but the size is too small. The backpack issued to me after CERT certification is bigger and only marginally less well made. When I ordered this backpack I had hoped it would be of better quality, which it is, and of a larger size than my CERT issued backpack but sadly it is not. There is room for a hard hat and vest in the main pocket and one smaller pocket on front with little useful room for much more than pens and notepads. There are side storage pockets but they aren’t that helpful. I had hoped for something like my Swiss gears computer backpack with several storage pockets and perhaps some Molle like the 5.11 backpacks. As it is I will continue to use my original and upgrade to a non CERT 5.11 backpack if necessary.

Amazing New CERT Backpack

Love the look of the new CERT Backpacks! The only draw back to this particular one is that it is on the small side, difficult to put what I need in this one. Constructed well and held up to heavy items that I carried in it during conference and several other events. Also shoulder straps were comfortable.