AER 2026 Mega-Unboxing: City Pack Pro 2, Travel Pack 4 & More!

*AFFILIATE LINKS: Clicking these links won't cost you more, but it supports the channel! Thank you! AER City Pack Pro 2 20L* https://geni.us/AER-CPP2-20L AER Day Sling 4* https://geni.us/AER-DaySling4 AER Travel Pack 4 Ultra 28L* https://geni.us/AER-TravelPack4-28L AER Day Sling 4 Max* https://geni.us/AER-DaySling4Max My main camera* https://geni.us/DJI-Pocket3_Bo My Video and stills camera* https://geni.us/Fuji_Xm5 My most important piece of tech* https://geni.us/Samsung-Fold5 I colorgrade all my videos with Dehancer. Use discount code YOUKNOWTHEBO for 10% off at https://www.dehancer.com * INSTAGRAM https://instagram.ISMONO.com PODCAST on Spotify https://geni.us/IsmonoPodcast-Spotify PODCAST on Apple https://geni.us/IsmonoPodcast-Apple If you enjoy my content and you would like to support my channel, you can check out my Patreon here https://www.patreon.com/youknowthebo Check out my 2nd Channel https://www.youtube.com/@youknowthebo-two LOOKING FOR BRAND / DESIGN / CONTENT CONSULTATION? https://www.ismono.com/consultation ARE YOU A CONTENT CREATOR LOOKING FOR ADVICE? You can book 1on1 coaching sessions. Contact me via email ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ I am "late to the party," but I have finally received the massive new Aer 2026 Collection. In this unedited first look, I’m diving into four brand new releases: the City Pack Pro 20L (Expedition), the Day Sling 4 (2.5L), the Day Sling Max (6L), and the highly anticipated Travel Pack 3 Ultra (28L). Following my "no-research" review philosophy, I’m exploring these bags for the very first time on camera to see if their features are intuitive. We’ll look at everything from the new suspended laptop slots to the unique properties of the "Ultra" fabric. I also share my honest thoughts on the new "1.5 bag travel strategy" and tackle the big question: Is Aer’s design becoming too "vanilla" for the EDC community? ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 00:00 - Late to the Party: Aer 2026 Collection 01:50 - My "No-Research" Review Philosophy 02:46 - Being Nitpicky: Why I’m Honest About Free Gear 04:06 - Unboxing the Haul: Four New Aer Bags 05:31 - City Pack Pro 20L (X-Pac) First Look 07:45 - External Organization & YKK Zippers 09:10 - Aer's Strap System: Width vs. Padding Balance 12:00 - Quick Access Compartments & My Camera Fail 14:03 - Front compartments 15:58 - Main compartment 16:49 - The Importance of a Suspended Laptop Slot 19:47 - Day Sling 4 (2.5L): The Compact EDC Choice 21:12 - Front compartment 22:05 - Outer features and strap 23:18 - Main compartment 24:35 - Is this too vanilla looking? 26:40 - Travel Pack 4 Ultra (28L): The New Ultra Fabric 30:55 - The shoulder straps 31:17 - Outer features 29:45 - A new passthrough feature 32:54 - Laptop slot. Why not lime green? 33:35 - Front compartments. more green mystery 35:20 - Is the Main compartment lime green? 35:58 - Should I even review this bags? 37:55 - Day Sling Max (6L): The 1.5 Bag Travel Strategy 38:38 - Comparing Sling Sizes: Day Sling 4 vs. Max 39:10 - going over the features 41:39 - Final Verdict: Is Aer getting too "Vanilla"? 43:01 - Supporting the Channel & Affiliate Links ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ FULL DISCLOSURE: The review part of this video is not sponsored nor did I receive any money to review the item. While I sometimes get bags for free, I have to pay custom fees, shipping fees and all my videos have lots of production costs (e.g. software and music rights). Therefore I invest my own money into all of these videos and I have no intention to be biased towards a product or company. Every review and quicklook is written by me and no company can pay for preferential scheduling or what is said in the video. Furthermore, the company sees the video the same time as all viewers here on youtube. All opinions in this video are my own unless stated otherwise. ETHICS STATEMENT https://youtu.be/dbtSEj2qT1c HOW I REVIEW: As you might know from my „How I make a buying decision“ video: Rather than just looking at the pros, I like to evaluate the cons or flaws of an item and then evaluate if I can live with them. That is why in my video reviews I concentrate more on the cons of an item rather than going over all the features. Therefore everything shown is just a fraction of all the points that go into the verdict and score of an item. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A QUICKLOOK AND A REVIEW: A Quicklook usually covers pre-production units or items that I only used for a short period of time. While Reviews cover final items that I have reviewed intensively. AFFILIATE LINKS: No matter if I like or dislike a product, I want to make it easy for you to check out the product yourself. Therefore I include a link of the productpage. If marked with a star *, that link is an affiliate link, meaning if you buy the product via the link you DO NOT pay more, but you will support the channel. Check out this video for why I now include affiliate links: https://youtu.be/JvnVSrvkclE ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬