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Jan 6, 2010, 12:05 pm

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trojanman

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Originally Posted by patk

Ah, the transcend is a thicker bag than the baseline. My baseline is like 8.5" thick. Even packed for 5 days, I measured it for my trip this week and it was only 9" (without expanding). Take a look at the B&R site between the u421 and the U521 and you can see that the 521 is thicker.

So just to confirm, you measured the bag INCLUDING the external frame and it's a true 9" thick? If so, that sounds like the ticket!

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