5 dumb things backpack designers need to stop doing

I know this one is not mentioned but I don't get the headphone holes you find in most packs. I've never seen anyone actually using it. My current bag had one. I tried to use it once. The hole is so small that it was almost impossible to fit the earbud Jack through it. Even a small model. Even when I managed to it had some rubber flaps that pressed so tightly on the cable I couldn't move without the risk of breaking the cable.

I just gave up in the end. I can't see how this can be useful if you can't easily pass the wires through it.

I get that you want to avoid water from coming in when not in use.

Maybe I'm just doing it wrong.

Here's a pic of what I mean:

https://gabebernal.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/img_0217-e133...

My kingdom for a backpack that will standupright! How many times I've cursed the backpack gods when I've placed my bag on the floor to get something out and if I'm not a ninja holding it in place with my feet it will tumble to the deck regardless of how much stuff is inside

I'll add a personal annoyance as well: any backpacks that are completely black on the inside (especially top-loaders). These bags are so concerned with looking tacti-cool that they forget that it's impossible to see/find anything in them.

This is just great. A backpack manufacturer would die for this kind of feedback.