Alpha One Niner, EVADE 1.5 Backpack, Gen 3
Regular price $336.00 Sale price $328.00 Save $8.00Meet the next-generation of our award winning Alpha One Niner EVADE 1.5, one of the best EDC backpack with laptop compartment. A Carryology favorite, it offers a blend of style and practicality. Lighter, with improved straps, an organized layout, and versatile material options. Perfect for your daily EDC.
EVADE 1.5 Gen 3 – The Evolution of Award-Winning Design
Carryology's Best Everyday Bag Champion 2020 – Now refined to perfection.
The EVADE 1.5 has earned its place among the world's most respected everyday carry backpacks. This third generation takes everything that made the EVADE legendary and elevates it with thoughtful refinements based on years of real-world feedback from professionals, travelers, and everyday carry enthusiasts.
What's New in Gen 3
Redesigned Back Panel with Horizontal Luggage Pass-Through
No more awkward angles. The new horizontal pass-through lets you secure the EVADE upright on your rolling luggage – a game-changer for frequent travelers who refuse to compromise on organization.
Stretch Side Water Bottle Pockets
Engineered to accommodate up to 40oz bottles, these new stretch pockets keep your hydration accessible without sacrificing the EVADE's sleek profile. Whether it's your daily water bottle or an insulated tumbler, it stays secure.
Enhanced Front Pocket Access
We've removed the rain flap covering the lower front zippered pocket. The result? Lightning-fast access to your essentials when you need them most – no fumbling, no delays.
Customizable Back Panel Stiffness
For the first time, you control your carry. Access the closed-cell foam and frame sheet from inside the main compartment to adjust the back panel's rigidity to your exact preference. Want maximum structure for heavy loads? Keep it in. Prefer a more flexible carry? Remove it. Your pack, your way.
Introducing Savannah Lining
The Ultra 400TX variant debuts with our new Savannah interior lining – a warm, sophisticated colorway that adds visual depth while maintaining the tactical aesthetic the EVADE is known for.
Lighter Than Ever
Despite all these enhancements, we've reduced the weight to just 3 pounds – proving that evolution doesn't mean compromise.
The EVADE DNA Remains
Same trusted dimensions and volume you know. Same meticulous construction. Same award-winning organization system that keeps your gear exactly where you need it. The EVADE 1.5 Gen 3 maintains the core architecture that earned international recognition while addressing every detail that matters in daily use.
Available in Three Premium Fabrics
- Challenge Ultra 400TX (Black) – Ultra-lightweight, waterproof, and virtually indestructible
- Dimension-Polyant X42 (Black & Olive) – The perfect balance of weight, durability, and weather resistance
- Cordura 500D (Black) – Time-tested toughness with a classic tactical aesthetic
Built for Those Who Demand More
Whether you're navigating airport terminals, commuting to the office, or moving through your city, the EVADE 1.5 Gen 3 adapts to your mission. This isn't just a backpack – it's a system designed by people who understand that the details matter, because your day depends on them.
Third generation. Same award-winning foundation. Refined for the way you actually carry.
- Current DATA:
- Volume: 25L
- Weight: 3.4 lbs X42 (1.54 kg), 3.3 lbs 500D (1.5 kg), 3.5 lbs Twill(1.59 kg)
- Dimensions: 18.5” (H) x 12” (Base tapers to 9" top) x 7” (D) (47 x 30.5 x 14 cm)
- X42, Black + 210D UHMWPE Ripstop Nylon, Crimson Wave
- X42, Olive + 210D UHMWPE Ripstop Nylon, Crimson Wave
- 500D, Black + 210D UHMWPE Ripstop Nylon, Crimson Wave
- 630D HD Twill + 210D UHMWPE Ripstop Nylon, Crimson Wave
- 500D MCB + 210D Ripstop Nylon, Coyote Brown
- 500D OD + 210D Ripstop Nylon, Coyote Brown
- 500D Ranger Green + 210D Ripstop Nylon, Coyote Brown
- 500D Coyote Brown + 210D Ripstop Nylon, Coyote Brown
- Front wall has our 2 zippered pockets design (top fabric, bottom mesh)
- Back wall holds the padded & suspended laptop and tablet sleeves.
- Back wall has a single layered PALS row at the top to allow use of Matroskya and other pouches.
- The laptop sleeve design is a hybrid. It is part of the main compartment but it is sealed off thus creating it's own compartment with access only via the top quick access zipper that's behind the carry handle.
- Tested to fit up to a current 16" MacBook Pro.
- Front organizer compartment has 2 sleeve pockets with large loop field, and a zippered pocket above it.
- Loop field is sized to hold existing Type 1 & 2 organizers (sold separately) and any hook & loop compatible pouch.
- It will also accommodate our Sliders (sold separately) in there.
- Removable split key ring - key fob holder.
- Top front quick access pocket lined in Nilex.
- Bottom stealth pocket with lip covering reverse coil zipper.
- Back panel and shoulder / strap harness is an updated version of the Whitley with new SBR close cell foam in the shoulder straps.
- It’s a backpack with luggage sleeve (pass through).
Flat side water bottle pockets that are 1" taller than the ones on the Stealth Cobra; currently this has only been tested to hold up to the Hydroflask Trail (32oz).
Removable compression strap.
- Beavertail
- Organizers
- Sliders
- Padded Hip Belts
- Magnepatch (single layer only with corresponding plate)
- PALS Loop Panel, for the back wall (in development)
Shell: Dimension-Polyant’s X42, Cordura 500D Nylon, 630D HD Twill. Bottom of pack 1050D ballistic nylon
*More information on the materials we use.....LEARN MORE >
Interior (fabric combo):
Zipper: YKK Reverse Coil #10 and #8; *bottom front zipper is #8 RC
Webbing: 17337
Main compartment:
Laptop Compartment:
Front pockets:
Other Features:
Options:
All our products are developed and manufactured in our own Studio in Saigon, Vietnam using materials sourced from the US, Korea, Taiwan and domestically.