The Sling 1L emphasizes the tarpaulin’s proportion to the nylon. Both materials play a role here, with the tarpaulin providing weather protection and the nylon giving all-around toughness. There’s also a gray stripe running across the front that’s a reflective material for extra visibility at night.

The Zoom Zippers are also reinforced and equipped with metal wire pulls for extra security. You might be familiar with these as they are typically found on luggage and suitcases. It seems like security is near the top of NOMATIC’s priorities.

External Components

The Navigator Sling 1L has a relatively straightforward and simple-to-use length-adjustable strap. These wings also feature a loop where you can hang keychains and accessories off of, like a small bottle of hand sanitizer. The quick-release buckle in the middle of the strap works great, it saves us the time of untangling straps when we just need to take this one sling off. There’s also a pair of strap keepers to help manage the extra slack.

Inside The Pack

Now we come to the front pocket, where we find a fair amount of organization in the way of two subdivided mesh pockets. They hold things together well enough due to their elasticity, and having two of them in a front pocket is a nice inclusion.

Which has the expanding front pocket at the front. Both designs allow their respective slings to accommodate a water bottle. The Navigator Sling 1L taking an existing idea and adding more versatility and functionality to it is always a huge win in design.