Allpa 35L Travel Pack, Fatigue

Worked well on trip to Rome

Flown with this bag twice now and it’s so nice to land and not have to think about dragging anything behind you. Both trips have been week long and no issues fitting everything I’d need. Fits in the overhead compartment of JetBlue and Delta with no issues even when fully packed.

I was looking for a carry-on backpack and settled on this one thanks to its glowing reviews by a review web site that burns me every time I trust it. (Has to do with cutting of wires.) Yet I go back because…I don’t know? In any case, I’m burned yet again. This bag, while clearly made from quality materials (very durable-feeling outer, hardcore zippers), leaves a lot to be desired in my humble opinion. First off, I find the inner geometry to be extremely strange. The bag has one large-ish main pocket, a second pocket with a bunch of space that you need to kind of push in and up out of sight to get to, and then an odd outer space near the top that can’t quite be filled. And once filled, zipping the bag is an issue due to a couple of points where things bend strangely due to inner structures. Weight wise this bag is also problematic. I guess it’s due to build quality, but it feels almost as heavy as my clamshell roller bag. So we have a heavy bag with odd and difficult capacity. Which makes me wonder, why on Earth would I use this instead of my roller? Answer, after one trip: I certainly won’t! I’m gifting this bag to one of my children and going back to hard sided rollers with their nice easy capacity and wheels and if I need to gate check, no worries… Not at all worth it for me and not recommended. Giving three stars because this is my first and only foray into travel backpacks and maybe I’m just not the target audience or something.

Exactly what I was looking for. Stylish, simple pack with all the space and padding you need for a laptop, iPad, and more. Perfect as my new weekend-away pack—big enough for clothes, yet compact enough to fit in overhead bins.

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