Macworld (2019-06)

34 MACWORLD JUNE 2019

MACUSER REVIEW: RHAKE VX WEATHERPROOF LAPTOP BACKPACK

shoulder straps.
You’ll just need to make
sure that you get the most use
out of its strengths for this
price. Mission Workshop may
make the Rhake here in San
Francisco, but I don’t think it
rains enough here to justify
dropping that kind of cash for a
daily bag. I might change my
mind if I lived in a wetter place
like Seattle or Houston,
although I’d certainly reach for
it if I had to take my tech out in

the woods or had a job as a

bicycle courier.

It’s also a bag for those of

us who never, ever want to

worry about the safety of their

electronics: Unless you throw

this bag in a river—after all, the

Rhake isn’t waterproof on

account of the zippers and roll

top—your tech is probably

going to be fine. You just may

have to spend a few seconds

unbuckling some straps before

you can get to it. ■

You can keep the roll-top opening secure with a velcro flap, but if you plan on digging in there
often, you should close it with this hook instead.

mmmm

Rhake VX Weatherproof

Laptop Backpack

PROS

• Heavily weather-resistant
  500d nylon.


• Roomy 22-liter main
  compartment.


• Comfortable when heavy.
  CONS


• Expensive.


• Some compartments are
  awkward to access.
  PRICE
  $455
  COMPANY
  Mission Worksop