Volume26 L
Weight760 g
Dimensions65 × 28 × 16 cm
Laptop16-inch
Sandqvist · ICON Rolltop Backpack 16"
ICON Rolltop 16" backpack: the laptop comes out the back, the roll-top stays shut.
The ICON Rolltop Backpack 16" is a roll-top Sandqvist backpack: 26 litres, water-resistant recycled polyester and leather details. In the morning, the laptop slides into its zipped pocket at the back; the top rolls down over everything else and fastens with a metal hook. At the office, you take the 16-inch out from the side without unrolling a thing.
Office · Commute · Walks
Laptop at the back, jacket under the straps.
Laptop
A 16-inch laptop backpack: the back pocket opens without touching the roll-top.
The laptop pocket is on the outside, at the back of the pack, closed with a YKK zip. It takes a laptop up to 16 inches: 28 × 45 cm, so check yours against that. The top stays rolled over the main compartment while you take the laptop out.
16-inch
External zipped pocket at the back, 28 × 45 cm.
What fits inside
26L
26 litres for the day, and a top that rolls to fit the load.
The roll-top covers a zip; roll it tight when the pack is light, unroll it when you put more in. Inside, a zipped mesh pocket holds the small things. Outside, two open pockets take a water bottle or sunglasses, and the side straps hold a jacket or a sit mat.
- A 16-inch laptop in the back pocket
- A water bottle or sunglasses in the side pockets
- A jacket or a sit mat under the straps
The details
A zip under the roll-top, two straps on each side.



Ways to carry
On your back all day, in your hand into the office.



The range
14 or 16 inches?
ICON Rolltop Backpack 14"
23 L · 560 g · 60 × 26 × 12 cm
The slimmer one: a 14-inch at the back, one strap on each side.
See the ICON Rolltop Backpack 14"ICON Rolltop Backpack 16"
26 L · 760 g · 65 × 28 × 16 cm
A 16-inch at the back, 4 cm more depth, two straps on each side.
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Photos to the same scale: 60 and 65 cm tall.
In the rain
Light rain on the way in: it runs straight off the fabric.
Light rain
Water-resistant fabric
Recycled polyester or nylon (ICON, GRID): light rain and road spray run off it. In steady rain, water eventually gets through.
This bag
Heavy shower
Rain cover
A waterproof cover goes over the whole pack. The Sandqvist one, in recycled ripstop nylon with a reflective strip, packs into its own pocket; it's sold separately.
Proper rain
Waterproof fabric
PU-coated recycled polyester and YKK Aquaguard waterproof zips (STREAM): the fabric keeps your things dry in the rain.
Steady rain eventually gets through: for a full day in the rain, add the Sandqvist cover, sold separately.
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 laptop comes out the back and the top stays shut: you keep the roll-top, minus its usual drawback at the office.
- Worth knowing
- 760 g empty and 65 cm tall, 200 g and 5 cm more than the 14-inch: take it if your laptop really is a 16-inch.
- Who it's for
- Anyone who carries a 16-inch every day and wants an understated pack with room for a jacket, a water bottle and the weekend picnic too.
Baptiste, Eiken
Specifications
- Volume26 L
- Weight760 g
- Dimensions65 × 28 × 16 cm (height × width × depth)
- Laptopup to 16 inches, external zipped pocket at the back, 28 × 45 cm
- Closureroll-top over a YKK zip, fastened with a metal hook
- Storagezipped front pocket, two open side pockets, zipped mesh inner pocket, laptop pocket at the back
- Attachment pointstwo adjustable straps on each side, loops for attaching gear
- Back and shoulder strapspadded back panel, padded adjustable shoulder straps, top handle
- Fabricrecycled polyester, water-resistant
- Liningrecycled polyester
- Foamrecycled polyethylene
- Webbingrecycled nylon
- Detailsleather (from tanneries rated Gold or Silver by the Leather Working Group), metal buckles
- Made inVietnam
- Sandqvist guarantee2 years, manufacturing defects
- Sandqvist reference251305 (Black: 251305995)
Specifications, dimensions and weight: Sandqvist data (sandqvist.com, October 2026).
Questions
What are the dimensions and weight of the ICON Rolltop 16-inch?
65 × 28 × 16 cm (height, width, depth) and 760 g empty, for 26 litres. The laptop pocket measures 28 × 45 cm.
Is the ICON 16-inch waterproof?
No, it's water-resistant: the fabric copes with light rain and everyday splashes. In steady rain, water eventually gets through; a pouch for anything that mustn't get wet is all you need.
Is this the Bernt?
Yes: the ICON Rolltop Backpack 16" is the Bernt, reworked and renamed. Sandqvist also calls it the ICON Rolltop Backpack L.
Does the ICON 16-inch fit in the cabin on easyJet, Ryanair or Air France?
As a cabin bag, its 65 cm height is 10 cm over the 55 cm limits (Ryanair, Air France) and 9 cm over easyJet's large cabin bag (56 cm). When the pack is lightly loaded, the top rolls down further: measure it before you fly. Size limits checked in October 2026: check with your airline.
Is there any leather?
Yes: the tab on the roll-top strap and the details are leather, from tanneries rated Gold or Silver by the Leather Working Group. A little leather balm now and then keeps them supple.




