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I’ve been eyeing this bag for awhile now as a possible airplane personal item and am on the fence about buying it. Has anyone tried/owned one who can share their thoughts on it?
I'm intending to use this as an airline hand carry when I go on holiday. When I arrive I'll use it when I'm out and about, carrying a water bottle, power bank and souvenir shopping. It can be worn as a backpack too.
Specs:
Gear Capacity: 27 L (2,648 cu in) Dimensions: 16" x 10.6" x 8" Weight: 1 lbs 7.1 oz (655 g)
Any thoughts, experiences, opinions?
Interested in the black hole tote, but I'd rather not pay $90 since I wouldn't be using it too often. I just like the idea of having a very portable backup backpack that maximizes space and can possibly hold a laptop. It doesn't need to be amazing quality or high durability necessarily, since I don't anticipate using it as more than a backup bag (eg to carry excess on the way back from a trip).
I've got a few packable day backpacks, but they're not very space efficient due to the traditional rounded backpack shape--which also makes them not great for laptops. The square shape of the ultralight tote maximizes space for personal item airline travel where you've got rectangular size limits--plus, the long tote handles make it easy to carry different ways. I'm wondering if there are any similar dupes on Amazon, or by different brands.
I actually saw the lightweight tote on Ebags about a week or two ago, and there was ONE in stock for $22! Unfortunately, I spent too long deliberating on what else to get to qualify for free shipping, and within 20 minutes it disappeared from my cart and went OOS :/. Still hurting from that lol.
edit: After some searching, Timbuk2 makes a lot of similar tote backpacks, but none of them are packable and they're all more expensive. Same with Rains--equivalent cost.
As for amazon generics, GOX makes a cheap horizontal tote (no backpack straps), and there's this rose gold thing from a mystery company.
Closest I can find is this Duluth one for $40.
There's also this Eagle Creek one for $20, but it's only 18L.