He has lived through many personal and professional lives, spending nearly a decade in the workforce management industry, a minor career in gaming, and has lent a hand with entrepreneurial efforts back home in the Philippines. Today he is Director of Everyday Carry Operations for the site, leading the editorial team and managing day-to-day operations. Through the years he’s led the site in editorial content and writing about products across every category, from knives to bags to flashlights and everything in between, as well as discovering, bringing exposure, and building bridges with many brands in the industry. Mikey Bautista is an everyday carry (EDC) expert who has been working with the Everyda圜 team for nearly a decade, starting out with interest in EDC as a hobby and ending up as a writer for the site in 2014. It’s a solid upgrade especially against wear and tear if you find yourself moving the Cable Kit 2 a lot between bags or everyday loadouts. The X-Pac upgrade gives the Cable Kit 2 a much more robust exterior, but also the hi-vis interior and reflective zipper pulls to match the rest of the collection. The middle compartment is a bit roomier for larger items like a power bank, and the flatter rear compartment is perfect for a minimalist wallet or pocket notebook. The front facing compartment comes with a variety of mesh and zip pockets and webbing loops to store everything from pens to cables to memory cards. Similar to the City Sling you get three compartments to sort out your gear. The Cable Kit 2 is Aer’s contender for the EDC tech pouch, and this second iteration of the model gets the X-Pac treatment as well with this release. Holding it all together is nylon webbing both for compressing the main compartment as well as providing a wide, comfortable strap, accented by Duraflex hardware and reflective zipper pulls unique to Aer’s X-Pac offerings. The front compartment gives you quick access and a key leash, the center compartment holds dividers and the largest space, and a rear pocket discreetly holds more sensitive essentials like your phone or passport. You get plenty of organization across the City Sling’s three main compartments. The other significant upgrade comes by way of a hi-vis orange ripstop nylon interior, to better identify your gear as well as add a touch of striking aesthetic to the bag to complement the black X-Pac. The new exterior comes in VX-42 X-Pac sailcloth offering some of the best durability and waterproofing you can buy, and paired with YKK AquaGuard zippers you can rest assured your gear stays protected when the weather takes a turn. The City Sling is one of Aer’s most compact slings at a 2.4L capacity, but thanks to its adjustable and compressible design, it’s able to take on more than its share of larger objects and loadouts. It’s a welcome upgrade to the two’s utility, and now’s a great chance to step up your bag game with one of the most high-tech materials out there. ![]() Aer has dabbled in this technical material before with their 5th anniversary collection, but now they bring its unique properties to two of their compact offerings, the City Sling and Cable Kit 2. But at the very upper echelons of bag construction, a few materials stand out from the pack, like the highly durable and waterproof laminate X-Pac. You have the wide spectrum of weight and durability with CORDURA fabrics, and more and more companies are integrating recycled fabrics and materials into their bags. Be in the bag game for any length of time and you start to get familiar with the heavy hitter fabrics of quality bags.
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