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?

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.

Hello everyone, I'm glad I discovered this forum and the posts make for very interesting and informative reading. I have fallen into the trap of trying to find the best one bag for an upcoming 5 day trip. I've seen many posts commenting on the Osprey Daylite 26+6 but it seems impossible to find here in Canada and I've so far only managed to locate the Daylite 44.

Does anyone have any experience with Patagonia Blackhole? I thought I could overcome the lack of clamshell opening with some packing cubes.

It's my first time to really try and onebag it.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated 🙏

I've been looking at the Patagonia black hole tote pack for a while but discovered today that they make a very similar one called Terravia. The measurements and materials are a bit different and it is also a bit heavier. Has anyone here seen it and how does it compare to the black hole?