These Ultralight Travel and EDC Bags’ Classic Military Vibes Are Hiding Major Technical Prowess

Founded in 2010, Dsptch has consistently been one of the best technical EDC and travel bag brands on the market. The San Francisco-based outfit has a penchant for taking classic carry styles and pushing their boundaries with novel materials and mechanisms.

The brand’s latest drop, the Dsptch RND Edition X Pac X50 Light Army EDC bags, takes three of the brand’s strongest silhouettes and updates them with a classic military colorway and some high-performance contemporary materials.

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Hardcore haulers

As mentioned, this drop includes three distinct bags from Dsptch: the classic duffle Weekender, the messenger-style Unit Shoulder Bag and the crossbody Unit Sling Bag. All of them are great independently, but you can also mix and match to create a unified system, should you so choose.

Perhaps obviously, the Weekender is the largest of the three, offering up to 33 liters of internal storage between its generous main compartment and external quick-access zippered pocket. It also has suitcase-style carry straps and a removable 1.5-inch quick-release shoulder strap for multiple ways to carry.

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The second largest is the Unit Shoulder Bag. A bit more technical than the Weekender, this bag offers 12 liters of storage across multiple external and internal pockets and pouches. That includes a 14-inch laptop sleeve, a hidden zip pocket on the outside (large enough for some EDC gear,) and a handy V-Buckle strap for jacket or accessory storage.

The smallest, speediest and most secure of the bunch is the Unit Sling Bag, which offers a compact 6.0 liters of storage. Like its larger messenger-style sibling, it has a built-in V-Buckle strap, and it has a quick-release shoulder strap like the Weekender. It also has several pockets, including a quick-access back zippered pouch for EDC gear.

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Tactical and practical

There are a couple of things going on with these bags that help unify them as a set. For starters, all three of them get a spectacular-looking, military-inspired Light Army green colorway.

However, they also have some other material and functional features. For instance, all three are crafted from X-PAC X50 Tactical fabric.

For those not in the know, this material is extremely lightweight (the largest bag, for instance, weighs only 1.44 pounds total.) However, it’s also super-tough, resistant to abrasions, punctures, rips and more.

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As if that’s not enough, it’s also highly water-resistant. That’s because it’s comprised of a DWR-treated 500D mil-spec Cordura Nylon face, 400D aramid cross ply reinforcements, and a polyester film backing.

In short, these bags resemble classic military-issue bags in style, but they’re significantly more technologically advanced and durable than standard-issue bags.

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Available now

All three of the Dsptch RND Edition X Pac X50 Light Army EDC bags are now available on the brand’s site. They’re priced at $368 for the Weekender, $292 for the Unit Shoulder Bag and $246 for the Unit Sling Bag.

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Dsptch Weekender RND Edition X-Pac X50 Light Army

• $368 at Dsptch

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Dsptch Unit Shoulder Bag RND Edition X-Pac X50 Light Army

• $292 at Dsptch

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Dsptch Unit Sling Bag RND Edition X-Pac X50 Light Army

• $246 at Dsptch

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