REVIEWED: Lululemon Para backpack
It takes just 23 litres, but this backpack easily takes enough gear for short or well-planned longer trips
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Here at TravGear we go on a lot about the wash ‘n wear way of traveling – and the quick-drying gear to go with it – but seldom do we see a backpack that we want to take on a trip. With a roomy design and plenty of pockets, the Lululemon Para backpack is such a bag.
Travel-friendly
Measuring 928 x 200 x 490 mm / 11”x 8”x 19”, the Lululemon Para has plenty of travel-friendly features. The well-padded but otherwise uncomplicated backpack straps are attached to the sides of a wingback design that sees two spacious areas created on each side – perfect for a water bottle and an umbrella.
Soft pocket
A soft-lined sunglasses/phone pocket just inside the main compartment is handy, too, while the two pockets on the back of the pack – ostensibly for a laptop and tablet – are just as useful for a couple of shirts and accessories.
Waterproof section
A few loosely designed pockets for other bits ‘n’ pieces are useful, but it’s on the bottom of the pack that the Lululemon Para backpack plays its ace-card. A three-sided zipper reveals a waterproof section that’s really useful for traveling with wet clothes, a coat, or a pair of shoes. Genius! More so is a huge, billowing pocket on the front that’s easily able to take a pair of shoes or a coat. Given that shoes and a warm layer and the two things that persuade most travelers not to bother attempting to travel light, this is good news.
Two-in-one
There are some other great details, too, from the reflective areas on the front to water-repellent fabric that’s used throughout the exterior. Creating two bags in one is ingenious, but it’s the other travel-friendly features that make this roomy, comfortable design worth considering for short trips.