Those of you using Pacific Rink bags.... how long have you been using them and how has it held up?
I went on a bit of a birthday spree last week and through a discount I picked up a pair of PR Varsity and Pond bags. I didn't want all the 'fluff' the Player bag offered, but they did sell me a pair of skate holders that I'll be modding the Varsity bag to fit.
Upon receipt, I was surprised at how thin the overall canvas material felt compared to the Bauer bag I've been using for the last season. It just doesn't feel all that durable and wanted to see how it's held up for others.
The Pond Pack is alright. Overpriced for what it is and how it's made, but there's nothing else that really does what it does on the market. The straps are absolutely pathetic as free corporate giveaway backpacks have more robust and better padded straps. I feel the felt lining could have been a much softer microfiber material. Canvas again feels thin and cheap, but I guess I'm used to Filson canvas so perhaps I'm expecting too much.
Still not quite sure if I'm going to keep either as I'm not exactly sold on how durable the Varsity bag is although I'm kind of stuck with the Pond Pack because I want a bag I can chuck the bare minimum into and no other backpack accomplishes that