REVIEW: Tasmanian Tiger City Daypack 20

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Today we want to introduce you to the Citydaypack 20 from Tatonka. Wait, Tatonka? Shouldn't it be Tasmanian Tiger? Correct, it should be, but Tasmanian Tiger is confusing us here with a trick, because the Citydaypack 20 is designed as an undercover backpack. That's why it also features the logo of Tasmanian Tiger's civilian parent brand - the outdoor brand Tatonka.

The appearance of the City Daypack 20 is intentionally kept completely civilian, as can be seen in the image. With the checkered pattern, absence of PALS, and stylish gray color, it looks much less military than any single-colored assault pack. We already like that a lot.

Otherwise, the Tatonka Tasmanian Tiger is equipped with the classic, practical features of a "tactical backpack," as it is called in modern German. So Velcro and PALS surfaces on the inside and small organizational elements. But more on that later.

The City Daypack 20 measures 49 x 28 x 16 cm and even when fully loaded, it doesn't carry too much weight. It has elastic outer pockets on both sides, very practical for water bottles, windbreakers, and small tripods. The empty weight of only 970 grams is also appealing.

The back padding is done in the new Thermo Mold system from Tasmanian Tiger. The shoulder straps are unusually not separable through buckles, which is not a disadvantage.

The City Daypack 20 comes with a detachable hip and chest strap. The hip strap is more for fixation on the body rather than weight distribution. But how much weight do you want to pack in a 20-liter backpack?

Now, onto the compartment layout. At the front in the upper area, there is a compartment closed with a one-way zipper. Here, practical subdivisions for small items are installed. Also very practical is the key hook, on the far right in the image. The compartment extends all the way down, allowing items up to 39 cm long to be stored here.

On the front side in the lower area, you will find a two-way zipper on the City Daypack 20. Under this, the first tactical feature is hidden, namely a compartment with PALS velcro for unit patches or small magazine pockets. The lid of this compartment is also the deep compartment of the previously shown front compartment. If you don't have too much stuff in here, you can fold the lid inwards and upwards and fix it with velcro. In our video, you can see this well.

On the side, you will find a compression strap on each side of the City Daypack 20. If you look closely, you will see two zippers. On the left side of the image, close to the back, there is a large zipper, and between the gray and checkered fabric, there is a slightly finer one. The finer one is the access to the main compartment, which we will now look at.

Inside, the City Daypack 20 is kept nice and bright, so you can see the contents very well even in dim light. The back wall offers you four horizontal MOLLE velcro strips for organizational elements.

The volume of the main compartment is approximately 12 liters. So, there is enough space to store everything for a day in it.

At the top, the City Daypack 20 is equipped with a hydration tube outlet.

But now to the second zipper, near the back. Under this, the second tactical feature is hidden. This two-way zipper is lockable and can be opened all the way down.

The large concealed compartment of the City Daypack 20 completely opened. On the right side of the image: the back part of the back of the main compartment. On the left, you have a large PALS velcro area waiting to be equipped. This concealed compartment is the weapon compartment of the City Daypack 20.

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