Great bag - not too large but big enough

By SiouxBlue Ranked #5 - Rolling Gear Bags November 30, 2007

My husband bought this bag prior to our 3 week adventure tour to Egypt. I practiced packing my stuff in it, including a backpacker's air mattress (we weren't backpacking but needed it anyway) and a really small sleeping bag and everything fit, so I bought one.

As I used it more and more I liked it even better. The top part is slanted, so it doesn't get the pressure of other luggage on top of it in the luggage compartment. And, as I bought things on the trip, there was always a secure corner to put things, even breakable things.

It converts to a decent backpack. There is an air space between the mesh liner that touches your back and the rest of the pack, so that keeps you cool. Once you fasten the stays at top and bottom it carries very well. If you miss fastening these, it wobbles and rattles and is a total pain.

We use packing cubes, so we don't need a lot of internal compartments. The 7 lb weight is not bad considering that you have the extra weight of the backpack straps and it's such a large bag.

This bag got thrown on top of busses and dragged through dirt with no problem, though I did wipe it down a little when I got home.

The compression straps on the outside have fasteners on the top and also can be fastened near the bottom, to prevent having long stap ends dangling about and getting caught in luggage carousels. This is a good thing. The only flimsy thing is the clip on the compression straps to fasten down the loose end -- of course one broke off. Also, for you the bag is no mystery, but for luggage handlers it is not obvious how to pick it up and I think they grab the compression straps. So I just tuck the loose ends under the straps in the old fashioned way.

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