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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
Then you don't know the type of people who obsess over this stuff... If your bag has wheels on it you're giving up space and weight.
I fly personal item only quite a bit for weekend trips so especially since I started flying again post-COVID I've tried to figure out some efficient bag setups. The two main tricks are to get a bag that's slightly over the allowed dimensions but doesn't look like it is, and use compression packing cubes rather than having a pack with a bunch of internal organization and separate compartments. |
Compression packing cubes? Pfft. So fancy. Easiest is resealable snack bags and freezer bags yo. Especially cables. Pain in the ass to try and grab a charging cable and it's snagged under something below. XL sized freezer bag and a highly compressible jacket or vest... same idea. Sleeve under a tablet or something dumb like that. The bags take up very little space, freezer bags are more durable than sandwich/snack. And I have extra freezer bags (L or XL) that are good for collecting garbage, pulling out to use if you feel like throwing up, giving to others to compartmentalize or "water proof" something (ie: passports in a cloth bag when raining) etc.
I also always bring a whole sleeve or two of arrow root cookies. Compact and dense as food. If you don't have time to grab food or the food is too expensive, a single sleeve of arrow root cookies can help to defer hunger for 2-3 adults for about 5-6 hours. My wife thought it was dumb, but listened one time. It was the only thing she and her manager had to eat for an entire day (6AM-6PM) because they flew out of Calgary to a conference / ran a presentation booth and there was an inexplicable unavailability of food at the conference location.