Pacsafe Venturesafe 15l GII Anti-Theft Daypack Review

If you love travelling quite often within the country or even out of the country, it is important to have a travel gear which can protect your belongings. Many cases of pickpockets occur with the tourists and travellers each and every day. But you do not need to think about these if you have Pacsafe Venturesafe 15 GII anti-theft backpack with you.

This backpack has been created and tested by travellers themselves. The brand Pacsafe is well known for its unique and safe features in the backpack. The backpack also features splash-proof technology to keep your things dry and safe.

If you need an anti-theft backpack which houses all the key features but is not bulky in size, then you must get Pacsafe Venturesafe 15L GIl. The backpack being portable in size packs in all the security features.

Physical Outlook of the Backpack

Looking at the physical dimension of the backpack, it is 17.7 * 10.2 * 6.3 inches in size and weighs about 0.6 kg in total. The total volume of the backpack is 15 litres. Plus, the shoulder straps can be adjusted from 24 to 31.9 inches according to own comfort.

The backpack has got 2 zippered compartments and two sides stretched compartments. It will help you to keep your things in an organized way.

Features of Pacsafe Venturesafe 15L GII anti-theft backpack

1 Anti-Theft Features

Robbers and slashers quite often target the outer fabric of the backpack. They try to attack from the front, bottom or sides of the backpacks. This causes the valuable belongings inside the backpack fall outside and they can run away with.

But the Pacsafe Venturesafe 15L GII anti-theft backpack comes with eXomesh slashguard. It is a lightweight, flexible and stainless steel wire mesh. It is integrated into the vulnerable area of the backpack. It protects the backpack and the belongings inside from a quick slash and run theft.

The backpack comes with an RFIDsafe blocking pocket. It will keep your digital data which is stored on RFID chip in passport or debit/credit card safe. The RFID data can be accessed by hackers and thieves up to 10 feet away using an RFID reader.

Pacsafe Venturesafe 15L GII RFIDsafe blocking pocket blocks all the digital transmissions. It blocks the data ranging from 10 MHz to 3 GHz. This is the range of radio frequency which is used in credit cards, key cards, e-passports and credit cards.

The shoulder straps in the backpack come with a carrysafe slashguard. It is embedded inside the shoulder straps. The slashguard is invisible to the eye and is made of stainless steel. The wire mesh helps to keep your backpack safe from slashers who slice through and run away with your gear.

The backpack comes along with Turn and Lock Security hooks and smart zippers. These are small devices but have a whole lot of intelligence. You can attach the hook by unfastening it to any immovable object. Additionally, it comes with a special turning mechanism. It safeguards the hook in a place and makes it harder for the bag snatcher to run away with the backpack.

The smart zipper pullers can be attached together with the security hooks to lock them down. These zipper pullers help you keep your things secure. It also prevents the pickpockets getting access to your backpack.

2. Spacious Interior

Pacsafe Venturesafe 15L GII is a lightweight and portable backpack. The backpack houses many sub-compartments to keep your things organized. The large main zippered compartment features a well-padded laptop sleeve. Similarly, the zippered front compartment comes with an RFID blocking pocket. It keeps your credit card and passport details safe. Additionally, there is a 3-litre hydration pocket for storing water bottles. The backpack has a good organization for keeping your things inside it.

3. Side Pockets

The backpack features two stretchable side pockets. They are located on either side of the backpack. They are helpful in storing the water bottle or smaller things. These pockets give easy access to get things out of the backpack while travelling.

4. Laptop Sleeve

Pacsafe Venturesafe 15L GII backpack comes with a well-padded laptop sleeve. It can house in laptop or tablet up to 15 inches. The nicely padded laptop sleeve is designed to absorb any shock and keep the laptop safe.

5 Well-Padded Back

The backpack comes with a well-padded back. The backpack feels extra comfortable while carrying it on your back. The well-padded back panel gives a proper area for air flow which avoids the sweating of your back. Overall, the backpack has a nice ventilation and provides better comfort while travelling.

6. Padded & Adjustable Shoulder Straps

Pacsafe Venturesafe 15L GII anti-theft backpack comes with well-padded shoulder straps. They make carrying the backpack comfortable and are restful to your shoulder. The shoulder straps are extensible and can be adjusted as per own comfort. Additionally, the shoulder straps are integrated with carrysafe slashguard. It helps to prevent quick slash and run theft.

7. Adjustable Sternum Strap

The shoulder strap of the backpack comes with a sternum strap on it. The sternum strap is very helpful in distributing the weight of the backpack. It distributes the backpack load to the upper part of the body. The sternum strap is an external support to the upper part of the body. It helps in decreasing the load on your shoulders.

8. Weight Balance

A normal backpack will always give you the burden of extra weight to your back. It happens when the backpack lacks the weight management feature in it.

But this anti-theft backpack is designed with proper weight balance feature. Hence, you do not need to worry about the extra weight you want to carry in the backpack. It distributes the weight evenly on your back, shoulder, front upper body and hips.

9. Durable Material

The backpack is manufactured using Nylon N210D 3line ripstop and N400D 100T material. It is a high-quality material which is sturdy and strong in nature. The fabric used is cut proof and also water resistant to some level.

10. Slim & Portable Design

One of the best thing about the backpack is the lightweight and portable design. The backpack has a slim design and is quite portable. One can easily stuff the backpack in a trolley without any hassle.

11. Shock-Proof Feature

If you carry your electronic gadgets wherever you go but are concerned about its safety from shock observed by the backpack by different actions, then you can keep your concern to sleep if you get Pacsafe Venturesafe 15L GII backpack. The backpack comes with a shockproof feature. It absorbs the shock and safeguards your electronics gadgets.

Let’s look at some more features which this backpack has to offer

1. Unisex Design

The venturesafe 15L anti-theft backpack has been designed to be used by both male and female. The backpack offers a great fit for both men and women.

2. Stylish Look

This anti-theft backpack is a slim, portable and a stylish backpack. The backpack looks quite attractive in design. Additionally, the color choices available makes it more beautiful.

3. Versatile Usage

Pacsafe venturesafe 15L GII anti-theft backpack is a slim and lightweight backpack. It can be used for different purposes. The backpack comes with a well-padded laptop sleeve. Hence it can be used as a laptop backpack. So you don’t have to worry about the safety of your laptop too.

The backpack can also be used as a camera backpack. The main compartment can easily hold the body of any DSLR camera along with its lens. Plus, other compartments can be used to store other accessories related to the camera. Furthermore, it can also be used as a school/college backpack. The main compartment has enough room for storing few books and notebooks. Other compartments can be used to store other stationery needed in school.

4 Reasonable Price

It is provided with many anti-theft and other features. Hence, the backpack can often be confused with an expensive backpack. Keeping aside various features and facilities of the backpack. It is not expensive like other backpacks. The backpack has been priced keeping in mind that it can be afforded by every class of people.

5. Pacsafe Advantage

Yes, the backpack is cheaper in price. Yet, it comes with a warranty to make sure that the customer gets a complete cover up in case of any mishandling. The company ensures to repair the backpack without any extra charge.

Some Trade Drawbacks of the Backpack

1. No Waterproof Material

Almost every backpack these days are made of water-repellent or waterproof materials. It helps to keep the things inside safe during rain or water spilling.

But this backpack is not even completely water resistant. I fail to understand why Pacsafe has avoided such big thing in this model of its anti-theft backpack.

2. Hidden Pockets

Every anti-theft backpack features a hidden pocket with them. But we were unable to find any hidden pocket in Pacsafe Venture safe 15L GII anti-theft backpack. Hidden pocket allows the user to store their things privately.

3. Illuminating Stripes

Many peoples love to go on a walk or ride at night or dark hours. Looking at this behaviour of peoples, many backpack manufacturers embed illuminating stripes. It makes the person carrying it visible at night in the dark. It helps to avoid accidents or collisions in dark patches. The stripe glows in the dark which makes a person visible at night.

4. USB Charging Port

Noticing the hassle of pulling out power bank to charge the gadgets of many consumers. The bag companies came up with a feature of embedded USB charging port in their backpack. It has been an essential feature which has helped many people to charge their device. But this anti-theft backpack misses this feature too which is kind of disappointing.

5. Luggage Strap

Luggage strap is an essential feature in any travel backpack these days. The luggage strap is helpful when you are travelling far away with your suitcase or trolley. At such time, the luggage strap lets you attach your backpack to the trolley. It helps you in avoiding the hassle to carry it on your back. The absence of luggage strap will make me quite sceptical if I have to buy this backpack for myself.

Summary

After looking at the various details of the backpack. I have tried to summarize the entire features of the backpack as given below:

1. Usability (4.2 out of 5)

It’s obvious that the backpack comes with many anti-theft features. They are enough to make it a perfect backpack to buy for any day or weekend trip. Still, there are some smaller things which the backpack misses and disappoints you with. The missing features are USB charging port, proper ventilation & luggage strap.

2. Internal Organization (4.5 out of 5)

There are 3 compartments in the backpack. The front compartment is a smaller compartment to keep smaller items. Especially things like keys, USB drives and smaller items which you may need during the trip.

The second compartment is well-managed with subcompartments to store a pair of clothes. The main compartment has a well-padded laptop sleeve and an RFIDsafe pocket. The internal organization of the backpack is also quite good. It will keep your things well-organized.

3. Comfort (4.0 out of 5)

The back panel of the backpack is well padded. Besides that, the shoulders straps which are adjustable as per the need of the user. Thus, it is comfortable to carry. Yet, the lack of proper ventilation makes your back sweaty while carrying it on your back.

4. Construction (4 out of 5)

The backpack is constructed of durable material both inside and outside. They are cut proof, scratch proof but sadly not waterproof. Besides these, the stitching is of great quality which doesn’t seem to come off easily.