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Good evening, degenerates. I’m looking at buying a black hole 40L but am debating on spending the extra for wheels.
Looking to use it as a carry on planes.
My main travel bag is the 40L Topo Designs Mountain Duffle. I’ve carried it on tons of flights both international and domestic. I like the simplicity and padded structure.
Previously, I did one trip with their Global Travel Bag and hated all the stupid pockets and extra material, it felt like it had tons of compartments but no space. I guess I just like a big open bag. I don’t even really utilize the external side pockets on the Mountain Duffle, though I like the internal mesh pocket for this and that.
Been hitting a wall though with 40L on trips of around two weeks, particularly if I need to bring clothes for multiple activities/climates or need a second pair of shoes, like dress shoes or hiking boots. The bag is stuffed!
I have a three week trip coming up and want something slightly bigger, but not so big that it precludes carry on.
Here’s what I’m looking at and what I like about them:
Patagonia Black Hole 55L - It is what it is, seems like the perfect size but isn’t particularly exciting.
Black Diamond Stonehauler 60L - Looks nice and I like the integrated bag for dirty laundry/shoes.
The North Face Base Camp Voyager 62L - I like the external pocket for shoes/laundry, but feels flimsy and the backpack straps in the lid seem weird. Worried it would be too big, but I bought one to check it out and it’s not substantially bigger than my 40L Mountain Duffle. See pics.
I’m looking for a backpack that has wheels that I can use as personal item to fly internationally. So it must have backpack straps and wheels would be super helpful.
My previous setup was away bigger carryon and crumpler road mentor backpack that’s 24L expandable to 30L, I know no one bag setup but please don’t judge me. This time I’m looking to bring more items and I’m looking into bigger backpack, considering Patagonia Black Hole Wheeled Duffel Bag 40L as replacement of my current backpack but unsure if that’s a good idea alongside with my carryon. I would put the backpack on my back when boarding the plane. Is there any other roller backpack options?
I hate carrying heavy backpack and want setup that I can bring onboard to international flight. At the same time I’m not sure if it’s convenient to have two roller bags to go around the airport.
Did anyone tried similar setup?