Urban Oxide Women's Adventure

This is the second Urban Oxide backpack I've had. They were both identical - both were the UO Adventure in black. the first one lasted about 10 months before the rubber loops at the bottom of the bag (the ones that hold the straps to the bag) broke. My thought was, "Okay, I carry this nearly every day and some days it's holding a lot of stuff. I'll just use kilt pins to hold the straps on," In the meantime, I hemmed and hawed and looked at what seemed like a squillion backpacks before I decided to order yet another UO backpack. I liked it, liked the design and the fact that it was made from recycled material. I continued to carry to the "reworked" backpack until it got so trashy that I refused to wear it anymore. I fell back on a Timbuk2 bag that I've had for years. In the meantime, I've received the new UO backpack but don't use it right away. (Ordered it in August and didn't start using it until September.) So, now I've used it maybe a month and as I'm walking through Downtown Disney, what happens? One of the damn loops breaks! Keep in mind that I've only worn this thing for a month. I love that UO uses recycled materials for their bags but I refuse to spend $70 for a backpack that breaks after a month!! And, to make this experience even worse, with Amazon's return policy, I can no longer send this back. EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED!! I cannot recommend this backpack in the least. Spend a little more, get something sturdy - leather, canvas, balllistic nylon - anything other than this!

I appreciate the sturdy rubberized material. The side entry makes me feel secure. I only wish that the zippers opened both from the top and the bottom so I could reach inside while wearing. If zippers were at the bottom, that would be easier to manage.Now that I have used the bag for 3 weeks, the strap holder at the bottom broke cleanly in half. It doesn't look like it had frayed at all, just like the stitching was not secure. I've worn backpacks for many years, they do take some stress getting on the second shoulder, and I've never seen this happen before. I can't tell if this is a manufacturing defect in just this one bag or if it will happen if I re-order, which I really would like to do since I like this bag so much.

Update after 3 months the strap broke. Darn! I would buy another but it's out of stock.I love this sleek little backpack bag. Super easy access and very comfortable to carry. Looks way more expensive than its Amazon price.

So, the strap broke as someone else indicated, but I brought it to a shoe repair place and had the "strap holds" replaced with leather. But, I'm ready to have it stitched again around the exterior pocket zipper since it's coming loose.

Strap broke. Love the style, love the bag, love everything about it but unfortunately does not hold up.

Gift recipient was very happy

Excellent choice and product!

Love this bag.