Huge, light

By Dominick Layfield Ranked #74 - Rolling Gear Bags October 7, 2008

The best thing about this bag is its weight: it is really, really light for the size. There aren't too many back around that are this big and this light. They've saved a huge amount of weight by not having a telescoping handle and frame. I've not found this to be a problem at all, since the bag is long enough that the (soft, comfortable) handle ends up at the right height anyway. Over the course of a year's frequent travelling the bag has held up well. So far there's no visible wear at all. Construction quality is excellent, and it is nice to know that bag has lifetime warranty. The main handles can be extended so they can be used as shoulder straps to carry the bag like a backpack. This is very handy, but the straps aren't padded, so you won't want to carry a fully-loaded bag very far, particularly if you're only wearing a t-shirt! But that seems like a reasonable compromise between weight, cost, and comfort. The size is great. You can cram *a lot* of gear in there. The downside is that if you're not careful, it is really easy to overshoot the weight limit for US airlines. I guess about my only criticism is that the back won't stand up on its end: it would be nice to to be able to do this when waiting in line, at ticket counters etc. I would definitely buy again.

View Details: Eagle Creek Big Rig 36 - 7500 cu in

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