Nox ML10 Team Backpack

Padel Shack's listing splits the inside in two. The first compartment is padded, for a racket or a laptop, so it doubles as a work bag on days you go straight to the club. The second takes a racket plus your kit and smaller bits. Shoes go in a ventilated area at the front, away from your clothes, and there's a front pocket for balls, a phone or a bottle.

Side pockets take keys, glasses, a wallet and a club card. The straps and back panel are padded with channels for air, which you'll appreciate on a warm cycle home.

No listing we found mentions a thermal compartment, so we'd assume there isn't one. That's the main trade against Bullpadel's Vertex backpack, which is a little bigger at 35 litres and lines its racket compartment. If your racket lives in a car boot in summer, it matters; if it comes indoors with you, it doesn't.

None of the listings gives a racket count either. Two compartments that each take a racket means two is the practical limit.

Lamperti's range has a racket bag with the same Team name. The ML10 Team bag is about 55 litres, carries around four rackets and adds a thermal section for two, so it's the one for players who bring spares and a full change. Tapia's AT10 Team bag sits between the two at 42 litres, and his AT10 Team backpack is the matching backpack in the other signature range. Without a signature at all, the Pro Series backpack is a 28 litre alternative.

Players who cycle, take the train or walk to the court, and anyone who wants one bag for the office and the club. It's also a sensible size for juniors, who rarely need more than a racket, shoes and a bottle. Our padel bags page has the rest of the range by size.

Lamperti's round ML10 Pro Cup Silver goes in the padded compartment, his ML10 Hexa shoes in the vented bay, and a tube from our padel balls range in the front pocket. Spare overgrips from the padel grips page weigh nothing and live happily in a side pocket. Still choosing a racket? Read how to choose a padel racket.