Eagle Creek Pack-It Koala

I bought this for international travel, used it hard core for 2 years and for my last trip finally was sick of it, too confining, and bought an Eagle Creek Half Cube instead: http://www.backcountry.com/store/EAG0008/Eagle-Creek-Pack-It-Half-Cube.html It is far more efficient to use and easier since .. I mean how many places have a place for you to hang something...so you end up with this flap that gets in the way. It's a great product but the half cube I found is more user and travel friendly, less restrictive, than this. The design is solid though.

Very good piece of kit, let down by some unusable parts, the elasticated pockets in the centre section aren't large enough for most roll-on deo, and the small pocket isn't long enough for a toothbrush, so not really efficient, but on the whole pretty good.

I am a huge fan of Pack-it products so I happily bought the Koala 9 months ago to serve as my gym toiletry kit. I use it 5 days a week and it travels in a car, in a backpack and back and forth to the shower, very light use.

Description: It holds enough for daily basics, estimated 1 week trip, depending on how you stock it. Zipper compartment at the top can hold a small, flat object or tube, razor kit, and has a hanging hooked tucked into it for convenience. Small mirror is attached with velcro and removable. There are 4 elastic-topped compartments in the middle and can hold plastic bottles enough for 1 week shampoo, shower gel, a squarish comb, etc. The bottom compartment can hold 4 medium tubes of sunscreen, deodorant, hair gel, etc.

Consideration: There is a design flaw in this model in that when it is folded, the zipper from the lower compartment rubs against one of the elastic compartments and tears a hole in the material. The material is relatively durable so the hole isn't large enough to render the small compartment unusable yet, but it will in the next 2 months or so based on the current wear. Examine the structure yourself and you'll see what I mean. Look at the zipper on the bottom pocket, right side, and you'll see how it would rub.

Thanks for reading.

I read the review of the Eagle Creek Koala having zipper chafing problems. I guess if I was always on the go and always using it, I would apply some mole skin or duct tape to the fabric to protect against chafing. I really like the compact design this unit affords you vs a duffle style that takes up more room. I like to travel light and not check luggage.

I travel a lot, and I prefer to travel light. The Pack-It-Koala is pretty much the perfect thing for me. It's small, holds everything I need, and it's practical and convenient. My only complaint is that it could use some more pockets if that were possible.