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Originally Posted by DoubleF
I think it's a really great bag for a specific purpose for a soft shell carry on luggage. As an all in one back pack option... I don't know if the quirks will outweigh the pros. I have something similar but not the same and it certainly didn't for me and I'd consider pairing this up with a day pack.
How tall are you and how wide are you shoulders? This bag seems pretty big.
This seems like it's a large bag designed to distribute items for easy access, but that also means that weight is not necessarily distributed for balance/comfort. The flip lid is kinda cool for loading, but when you're trying to quick grab something, it's kinda annoying. The buckles are a must. Mine doesn't have that and I put on my own. But the strange part of a flip lid is that although you can open it flat, how often would you practically want to do that in anywhere other than a bedroom?
For a carry-on bag or carry on luggage replacement, I think it will be a decent bag. It's basically trying to sit between a carry on luggage and backpack as an option. The expansion is OK but preferably only with lighter objects (ie: Jackets and souvenirs).
Any travel backpack I use, I always add carabiners on it to keep the zippers closed and occasionally to clip souvenir bags on the side. I also add velcro straps or extra long velcro zip ties in case something fails and the flap opens. It can also help to strap souvenir bags or occasional clothing as well.
This bag will be a decent option as a shoulder carry luggage/travel backpack hybrid instead of a rolling luggage or basic backpack. Very useful for trips where you move quickly for around 30-45 minutes then take it off and put it down. If that's the intended usage, it'll probably be great for your purposes. Highly worth checking out to see if you'd want to replace or supplement a hard case carry on luggage with that.
But it's not a design I personally prefer as a true backpack replacement. It's hard to explain. It's not really a comfort issue with the bag. I don't know if you wouldn't have an issue with it or if you'd end up agreeing. But I'd kinda try and describe it as storing things in the storage slots of a car door. You can, and if you can get it to work perfectly for your purposes, great. But once you start using it, it just feels a little concerning. If you're traveling, you might still want to bring along a 10-15L day pack for outings where you take only what you need and not have everything you brought with you all the time.
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Received the bag and started packing it up. I'm a pretty big dude and haven't yet found a bag that's too big for my frame.
So it flips to the side for the larger "clothing" compartment.
And then the back laptop compartment opens from the top, but also goes full 90
So I think anything that's cabin accessed will be in the back with the laptop, or in the front pockets, not in the middle clothing one.
Expansion system was a fail. I'm carrying way more stuff than I thought it was so it's already full packed on the way out. We're planning on bringing home another checked bag, so hopefully the redistribution will let me collapse it again.
Also we're front-row people without under-seat storage so all carry-ons are going up overhead... not sure how much I'll care about cabin-access to this bag for long haul.
Yes I won't be dailying this.