This is my research notes for a trip that includes a wedding and two months touring India. That may mean wearing a suit on the trip out and internal flights and have wedding presents to carry place to place for a couple of weeks.
There are two main problems with having a single carry on bag:-
The airline restrictions means the bag has to be under 50x30x20 cm and under 7kg; particularly for local flights. Most go up to 55cm and up to 10kg.
If you need an every day carry tool, such as a Swiss Army knife or SwissCard or even carry knife/fork/spoon they can not be included in the carry on.
For two months touring I also want to include needle and thread.
I don't particularly want to go sight seeing with all the luggage and so need a protective daily bag. Ideally a daily carry bag should be able to be stored in the main backpack like a large packing cube with all the tech gear ready to pull out at the airport. This may reduce the need for loads of pockets in the main backpack. Having the daily carry bag being brief case style enables it to be used for the office and carried as a message bag if wearing the main backpack. I have previously had a large 60 litre backpack with internal steel frame, waist straps and a zip-on small rucksack for carrying a camcorder. I find waist straps useful even for 5kg and needed for hiking with 15-20kg of luggage.
List of carry on sizes and weights for airlines https://www.carryonbagsizes.com/
Too much to carry; but I am going to a wedding as well as touring so wearing a suit on flights. Ignore the extras such as video camera with its charger and batteries, the Compact camera, MeFoto tripod and large torch and no need for both laptop and tablet. All clothes in packing cubes. Contents is about 32 litre and weighs 10.5kg (plus the weight of the bag). The camera is in a small camera bag. Most travel bags are under 1600 grams, add 400grams for a light storable daily backpack and I then have over 12kg in one bag.
Agile
Black Ember
V4 Modular
Bloqbag: The modular backpack and messenger bag
Continuum from Mr.Davis
Digital Nomad
eBags TLS Professional Weekender
Go Bag
Instinct
Loopbag
Monyker Weekender
Peak Design Travel Bag
Standard - The Daily
Tom Bihn Tristar
V Bag - 5 in 1 backpack system
When touring or daily commute to work, some of the things
to be carried.
All this fills an old Minolta SLR camera bag, weighs nearly 5kg with an external volume of 13.2 litres. I would like to take a larger MeFoto tripod, but that adds another 1200g.
The 12" convertible laptop is only 300g heavier than the 8" tablet, but needs its own power supply and takes up a greater volume.
Hackback
Temporary Forever 24 and 48 hour switch
Tom Bihn
packing cube backpack
XD Design Bobby Bizz
mm | Weight (g) | litre | cost | waist strap | ||||
Agile | 419 | 165-215 | 26-35 | $169 | no | |||
Black Ember V4 Modular | 508 | 330 | 203 | 1800 | 33 | $211 | optional | 4kg with packing cubes |
Continuum from Mr.Davis | 500 | 340 | 180 | 1140 | 30 | $99 | 3rd party | |
Digital Nomad | 550 | 350 | 200 | 1850 | 35 | € 179 | included | |
eBags TLS Professional Weekender | 533.4 | 355.6 | 203.2 | 1570 | 32 | £135.44 | 3rd party | |
Go Bag | 500 | 350 | 200 | 35 | £180 | 3rd party | ||
Instinct | 500 | 320 | 220 | 1540 | 35 | £98(£125) | no | |
Loopbag | 470 | 320 | 160 | 1000 | 30-40 | $179 | 3rd party | |
Monyker Weekender | 482.6 | 330.2 | 152.4 | 2545 | 30 | $299 | 3rd party | inc.edc & sling |
Peak Design Travel Bag | 560 | 330 | 230-290 | 2050 | 30-45 | $235 | included | |
Standard - The Daily | 450 | 280 | 150 | 1000 | 18 | $119 | 3rd party | |
Tom Bihn Stowaway | 355 | 240 | 205 | 930 | 12 | $180 | optional | |
Tom Bihn Tri-star | 480 | 330 | 205 | 1253 | 33 | $330 | optional | |
Tom Bihn Western Flyer | 455 | 305 | 180 | 985 | 26 | $240 | optional | |
V Bag - 5 in 1 backpack | 483 | 330 | 46-203 | 1360 | 28 | $70 | 3rd party | |
Hackpack | 406 | 300 | 124-154 | 1115 | 11 | $150 | 3rd party | |
Qwstion Simple Office | 400 | 300 | 110 | 900 | 12.5 | £135 | 3rd party | |
Temporary Forever 24 hour switch | 425 | 300 | 115 | 1250 | ? | € 245 | 3rd party | |
Temporary Forever 48 hour switch | 420 | 290 | 100-160 | 1350 | ? | € 330 | 3rd party | |
XD Design Bobby Bizz | 445 | 310 | 120 | 1200 | 10 | € 99.95 | 3rd party |
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/agile-your-premium-modular-backpack#/
https://blackember.com/pages/v4-modular-adventure-travel
review:
Cancelled on kickstarter.
https://ksr-video.imgix.net/projects/3084232/video-820197-h264_high.mp4
https://mrdavis.com/continuum-best-carry-on-for-one-bag-travel/
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mrdavis/continuum-bag-the-best-carry-on-for-one-bag-travel
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/328571678/digital-nomad-35-ultimate-backpack-for-business-tr
http://www.outdoorshop123.com/rucksack-digitale-nomaden.html
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1116395139/gobag-the-ultimate-carry-on-backpack
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gobag-the-vacuum-compressible-carry-on-backpack-adventure#/
https://mightygadget.co.uk/introducing-gobag-2-ultimate-carry-backpack/
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/instinct-the-most-revolutionary-modular-backpack--3#/
https://instinctbackpack.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders/118808
https://www.facebook.com/loopsetter/videos/1372132076247992/
Delivery Dec 2018
https://www.standardluggage.com/products/laptop-backpack
https://www.standardluggage.com/products/carry-on-backpack-travel-bag
https://www.tombihn.com/search?q=tri+star&type=product
https://arslan.io/2017/11/13/tom-bihn-tri-star-bag-review/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNkY-mwY7cI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47-FQ9dHdC4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTRsGyFwDf4
Review:
https://ninjaedc.com/collections/backpacks/products/5-in-1-backpack-system
https://www.indiegogo.com/products/vbag-5-in-1-convertible-backpack-with-expansion
£36.99, 390x300x140 mm 1260g model L5-BK
https://ksr-video.imgix.net/projects/2660226/video-725810-h264_high.mp4
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1390193546/the-worlds-best-commuter-to-boardroom-bag-hackpack
https://temporaryforevers.com/product/24hr-switch-canvas-leather-details/
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1237779776/the-48hr-switch-backpack-messenger-briefcase-in-a
https://temporaryforevers.com/
https://www.tombihn.com/products/packing-cube-backpack?variant=16455290183
460 x 310 x 90 mm, 260 grams and if used as daily carry bag needs a camera insert and padded back for a tablet.
This looks similar to the Temporary Forever 48 hour switch. $69.99 440 x 310 x 90~120 cm 1100g
but no camera compartment.
https://www.xd-design.co.uk/bobby-bizz-briefcase
Review:
https://www.origamiunicorn.us/store/tuosiw
Suit case bag but at £120 there has to be cheaper solutions
http://www.pliqobag.com/product/packinblue/
- nice, inexpensive with lots of packing modules but the straps do not pack away.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/onepack/onepack-most-functional-backpack-for-everyday-life
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/onepack-perfect-functional-backpack-for-travel--2#/
Vaga can be carried flat inside the Akra. Nice features but the straps do not pack away.
https://www.arcido.com/collections/all/products/akra-vaga-bundle-1
Last updated 1st August 2018