When the AON Evade was first launched 10 years ago as the Recon 9, a 21L backpack, it quickly became a popular crowdsourced choice. Over time, it evolved into the 2.0 (30L) and the recent 1.5 (25L), but now, it has come full circle back to its original 21L size in the form of AON's first Evade 1.0X.
Features of Alpha One Niner Evade 1.0X
- Interior: Fully lined in Challenge’s UltraGrid Dark Chili
- Reinforced carry handle with leather wrap
- Zipper:
- YKK TPU Coated Reverse Coil #10 and #8; *bottom front zipper is #8 RC
- Leather zipper pulls
- Webbing: Multi-column (aka car seat)
- Main Compartment:
- Front wall has a 2 zippered pockets design (top fabric, bottom mesh)
- Back wall holds the padded & suspended laptop and tablet sleeves.
- Back wall has a single layered PALS row at the top to allow use of Matroskya and other pouches.
- Laptop Compartment:
- While the laptop sleeve is part of the main compartment, it is sealed off thus creating its own compartment with access only via the top quick access zipper located behind the carry handle.
- Tested to fit up to a current 16" MacBook Pro.
- Front Pockets:
- Front organizer compartment has 2 sleeve pockets with large loop field, and a zippered pocket above it.
- Loop field is sized to hold existing AON Type 1 & 2 organizers and any Velcro compatible pouch.
- Alternatively you can fit an AON Slider in there.
- Top front quick access pocket
- Bottom stealth pocket with lip covering reverse coil zipper
- Back panel and shoulder/strap harness use SBR closed cell foam in the shoulder straps.
- Flat side water bottle pockets; currently this has only been tested to hold the Hydroflask Trail (24oz).
