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Anonymous wrote:I came here to link the Mother Lode backpack from eBags which is all I have used for years and it is on CRAZY SALE right now- $60 instead of $199. My kids have the Jr version and that’s only $54! It’s roomy, holds a ton, has comfortable straps on the back and a small strap for your chest so you can walk with it comfortably. I do not carry luggage, I only use this. I can fit 2 weeks worth of clothes and shoes in it along with toiletries and it fits in the overhead . Great bag, I’ve recommended it to many. I think I originally read about it from Rick Steves?? lol

https://www.ebags.com/best-sellers/mother-lode-travel-backpack/117754XXXX.html?dwvar_117754XXXX_color=Heathered%20Graphite&cgid=best-sellers

Great bag for the price. Had it for years. Wouldn't recommend it except for someone young. The lack of a hip belt makes it a no for now- too much strain on the shoulders. That's a requirement I think for anyone over probably 35.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you a super fit twenty something who is comfortable schlepping 40+ pounds?

I think a hiking backpack would be difficult for most folks.

Take a roller bag and a normal backpack. If you need to ever carry your roller at by hand, at least it will be manageable weight-wise (since you’ve split the weight into 2 bags).

It's unlikely a carry -on sized backpack would get up to 40 pounds. Mine weighs about 4 pounds, and when fully packed (including computer) it's around 25 pounds, probably 22-23 if I don't bring my computer. Yes it is pretty heavy and I wouldn't walk 2 miles with it, but it's manageable for most, I would think, over the say half mile distances you would normally be taking it. You can pack a fold up backpack inside it to use when out and about (not in transit) at your destination.

To each their own, but I find it so freeing having both hands free and not dragging something over stairs and uneven pavement.

Agree w all of this.

Anonymous wrote:There are a few companies which specialize in that type of backpack. One is Nomatic, which offers several sizes/capacities to suit different body sizes and strengths and needs, e.g. https://www.nomatic.com/collections/backpacks/products/nomatic-30l-travel-bag

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Anonymous wrote:I came here to link the Mother Lode backpack from eBags which is all I have used for years and it is on CRAZY SALE right now- $60 instead of $199. My kids have the Jr version and that’s only $54! It’s roomy, holds a ton, has comfortable straps on the back and a small strap for your chest so you can walk with it comfortably. I do not carry luggage, I only use this. I can fit 2 weeks worth of clothes and shoes in it along with toiletries and it fits in the overhead . Great bag, I’ve recommended it to many. I think I originally read about it from Rick Steves?? lol

https://www.ebags.com/best-sellers/mother-lode-travel-backpack/117754XXXX.html?dwvar_117754XXXX_color=Heathered%20Graphite&cgid=best-sellers

Great bag for the price. Had it for years. Wouldn't recommend it except for someone young. The lack of a hip belt makes it a no for now- too much strain on the shoulders. That's a requirement I think for anyone over probably 35.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you a super fit twenty something who is comfortable schlepping 40+ pounds?

I think a hiking backpack would be difficult for most folks.

Take a roller bag and a normal backpack. If you need to ever carry your roller at by hand, at least it will be manageable weight-wise (since you’ve split the weight into 2 bags).

It's unlikely a carry -on sized backpack would get up to 40 pounds. Mine weighs about 4 pounds, and when fully packed (including computer) it's around 25 pounds, probably 22-23 if I don't bring my computer. Yes it is pretty heavy and I wouldn't walk 2 miles with it, but it's manageable for most, I would think, over the say half mile distances you would normally be taking it. You can pack a fold up backpack inside it to use when out and about (not in transit) at your destination.

To each their own, but I find it so freeing having both hands free and not dragging something over stairs and uneven pavement.

On a recent trip I had to weigh both my backpack (25L) and roller (25L). Both end up at 25 lbs. I do think if my backpack was a 45 L I could double the weight if I fully packed it. I wouldn't want to carry the extra weight - but I do think you could get it to 40 pounds. BUT I don't know that a 45L liter backpack would be considered a carry-on size for a lot of airplanes.

The Osprey 40L is 22x14x9, so exactly carry-on size.

The Peak Design 45L has basically 2 settings- standard (35L) and expanded (45L). The standard setting is carry -on compliant, and I have always used it in that size and have had no issues with usually 6 days worth of clothes. The expanded setting makes the height 11 inches, which isn't technically compliant, but on mainline US airlines I really doubt they would flag it for checking, and most overhead bins nowadays are actually sized to give a bit more flexibility. So if I needed the full 45 liters I would feel good about my odds of being able to carry it on for a domestic mainline flight (but again, I have never had to use it in the expanded setting, so haven't tested this). But yeah on a Euro airline like Ryanair, probably not, and I would check it anyways because you have to pay more for carryons.

And the Osprey 45L measures 26 x 14 x 9in - too big for a carry-on (21.5in x 10in x 13.5in) for KLM which is the airline I use a lot - KLM also has weight limits of 26 pounds if you are in economy.

Its nice to the have the expansion option that it sounds like the Peak Design has - even if you don't need or use it often -its nice to know you can.

Yes that's part of the reason I got the Peak Design. It's also really well made. At $300 I am not sure it's worth it- I got it a few years ago on a Black Friday sale for $200- jumped on it. I think I would go for the Osprey 40L right now based on price.

Have you ever seen a mainline airline weigh a carry-on? I have never seen it, including BA, Virgin and Air France.

European airlines, including KLM, do weigh carryons sometimes

Anonymous wrote:I came here to link the Mother Lode backpack from eBags which is all I have used for years and it is on CRAZY SALE right now- $60 instead of $199. My kids have the Jr version and that’s only $54! It’s roomy, holds a ton, has comfortable straps on the back and a small strap for your chest so you can walk with it comfortably. I do not carry luggage, I only use this. I can fit 2 weeks worth of clothes and shoes in it along with toiletries and it fits in the overhead . Great bag, I’ve recommended it to many. I think I originally read about it from Rick Steves?? lol

https://www.ebags.com/best-sellers/mother-lode-travel-backpack/117754XXXX.html?dwvar_117754XXXX_color=Heathered%20Graphite&cgid=best-sellers

Anonymous wrote:I came here to link the Mother Lode backpack from eBags which is all I have used for years and it is on CRAZY SALE right now- $60 instead of $199. My kids have the Jr version and that’s only $54! It’s roomy, holds a ton, has comfortable straps on the back and a small strap for your chest so you can walk with it comfortably. I do not carry luggage, I only use this. I can fit 2 weeks worth of clothes and shoes in it along with toiletries and it fits in the overhead . Great bag, I’ve recommended it to many. I think I originally read about it from Rick Steves?? lol

https://www.ebags.com/best-sellers/mother-lode-travel-backpack/117754XXXX.html?dwvar_117754XXXX_color=Heathered%20Graphite&cgid=best-sellers

Anonymous wrote:Are you a super fit twenty something who is comfortable schlepping 40+ pounds?

I think a hiking backpack would be difficult for most folks.

Take a roller bag and a normal backpack. If you need to ever carry your roller at by hand, at least it will be manageable weight-wise (since you’ve split the weight into 2 bags).