Volume23 L
Weight720 g
Dimensions50 × 32 × 15 cm
Laptop16-inch
Sandqvist · STREAM Zipper Backpack 16"
STREAM Zipper Backpack 16": no roll-top, the 16-inch comes out the top with one zip.
The STREAM Zipper Backpack 16" is a 23-litre waterproof Sandqvist backpack in PU-coated recycled polyester, closed with YKK Aquaguard zips instead of a roll-top. When you get to the office in the rain, you open the laptop compartment from the top without touching anything else. In the evening, the big front pocket opens from top to bottom: headphones and keys are right there in front of you.
Commute · Office · Rain
The laptop from the top, the rest in front.

Laptop
The 16-inch has its own pocket, which opens from the top.
The padded 32 × 50 cm laptop compartment has its own zip at the top of the pack, against your back. You take the 16-inch out without opening the main compartment or the front pocket.
16-inch
Padded 32 × 50 cm compartment, opening at the top.

Water-resistant or waterproof

What fits inside
23L
23 litres: a day at the office, and trainers for the evening.
The main compartment opens from the top, with a two-way zip; inside, a zipped pocket keeps the small things. On the front, the big pocket opens from top to bottom, and a 15 cm gusset holds its contents in when it's open. At the sides, two open pockets take a water bottle.
- A 16-inch laptop, in its padded compartment
- A pair of trainers and a water bottle, in the main compartment
- Headphones and keys, in the big front pocket
To scale
50 cm tall and 32 wide: the 16-inch stands upright inside.
Only 15 cm deep: on your back, it stays close to your body.
- STREAM Zipper 16"50 × 32 × 15 cm
- 16-inch laptop36 × 25 cm, upright in the bag
- A4 sheet29.7 × 21 cm
The details
A front pocket that opens from top to bottom, a water bottle at the side.



The range
Five STREAM backpacks: roll-top, buckled flap or zips all round.

STREAM Lid Backpack 16"
20 L · 500 g · 40 × 28 × 14 cm
A buckled flap with its own zipped pocket, and the 16-inch laptop inside.
See the STREAM Lid Backpack 16"
STREAM Rolltop Backpack 14"
20 L · 560 g · 60 × 26 × 14 cm
The roll-top with a press stud, for a 14-inch.
See the STREAM Rolltop Backpack 14"
STREAM Zipper Backpack 16"
23 L · 720 g · 50 × 32 × 15 cm
No flap: a front pocket that opens wide, and the laptop in its own section, from the top.
This bag

STREAM Slim Rolltop L
26 L · 640 g · 65 × 29 × 16 cm
The roll-top with nothing sticking out: one front pocket, a 16-inch inside.
See the STREAM Slim Rolltop L
STREAM Rolltop Backpack L
34 L · 800 g · 67 × 27 × 16 cm
The most room once unrolled: two side pockets, a chest strap, a 16-inch.
See the STREAM Rolltop Backpack LPhotos to the same scale, by width: 28, 26, 32, 29 and 27 cm. The three roll-top packs are shown rolled; unrolled, they stand 60, 65 and 67 cm tall. The STREAM 2-Way Tote Backpack 16", which can also be carried as a tote, is at Eiken too.
In the rain
A downpour on the commute: the fabric and the waterproof zips keep it out.
Light rain
Water-resistant fabric
Light rain and road spray run off it; in steady rain, water eventually gets through.
Proper rain
Waterproof fabric
PU-coated recycled polyester and YKK Aquaguard zips, front pocket included: your things stay dry in steady rain.
This bag
Waterproof in the rain, not made to be submerged.

Sandqvist
Bags for the city and for the forest, designed in Stockholm since 2004.
Three childhood friends, Anton, Daniel and Sebastian, founded Sandqvist in Stockholm: they split their time between the city and the forest and couldn't find a bag made for both.
Every prototype is carried by bike around Stockholm, on trains and planes and along forest paths before it makes the collection.
Sandqvist guarantees its bags for two years against manufacturing defects: zips, buckles, seams. For a bag bought from Eiken, the claim goes through us.
Eiken's take
- Why we chose it
- The STREAM waterproof fabric without a roll-top: you open it with a zip, and the laptop has its own access, from the top.
- Worth knowing
- No chest strap included: you can add one, worth it if you cycle to work.
- Who it's for
- Anyone who's in and out of their bag all day and doesn't want to unroll a top every time, even in the rain.
Baptiste, Eiken
Specifications
- Volume23 L
- Weight720 g
- Dimensions50 × 32 × 15 cm (height × width × depth)
- Laptop16 inches, padded 32 × 50 cm compartment, opening at the top
- ClosuresYKK Aquaguard zips; main compartment opening at the top, two-way zip
- Front pocketvertical zipped opening, 15 cm gusset
- Storagelarge zipped front pocket, two open side pockets, zipped inner pocket, laptop compartment
- Attachment pointsan attachment ring on each shoulder strap
- Back and shoulder strapspadded back panel to let the air through, padded adjustable shoulder straps; chest strap not included, can be added
- FabricPU-coated recycled polyester, waterproof
- Liningrecycled polyester
- Foamrecycled polyethylene
- Webbingrecycled nylon
- Veganyes
- Made inVietnam
- Sandqvist guarantee2 years, manufacturing defects
- Sandqvist reference258605 (Black: 258605999, Clay: 258605206)
Specifications, dimensions and weight: Sandqvist data (sandqvist.com, October 2026).
Questions
What are the dimensions and weight of the STREAM Zipper Backpack 16"?
50 × 32 × 15 cm (height, width, depth) and 720 g empty, for 23 litres. The laptop compartment measures 32 × 50 cm.
Is the STREAM Zipper 16" waterproof?
Yes, it's waterproof: with PU-coated recycled polyester and YKK Aquaguard waterproof zips, it keeps your things dry in the rain. It's made for rain, not for being submerged.
STREAM Zipper 16" or STREAM Rolltop L?
The Zipper opens with a zip, no roll-top: 23 litres, 720 g, and the laptop comes out the top without opening anything else. The Rolltop L, 34 litres for 800 g, closes with a roll-top and has a chest strap; to take the laptop out, you have to unroll the top. Both are waterproof and take a 16-inch.
Can I take the STREAM Zipper 16" in the cabin?
As a cabin bag, its 50 × 32 × 15 cm fits the 55 × 40 × 20 cm (Ryanair) and 55 × 35 × 25 cm (Air France) limits. Under the seat, no: its 50 cm height is over the free small bag (40 × 30 × 20 cm on Ryanair, 45 × 36 × 20 cm on easyJet). Size limits checked in October 2026: check with your airline.



