I can definitely see things being tight for that kind of loadout. Some comments:
1. Shoes: I notice you packed dress shoes. I never do. I wear them... then take a pair of ultra-slim/light Vibram five fingers shoes (not much thicker than a sock) for workouts.
2. Electronics: I notice you packed a PC (X1) and an iPad Air Plus a Bose headset. I also take a bose everywhere I go, but I sold the bulky over-ear model and got the QC20 (the in-ear) as it is soooo much lighter and smaller.
When I travel for work, I have to take the work PC... so I don't have any leeway there, but I stopped taking my iPad with me. Why? On the plane my iPhone 6sPlus and Amazon Prime videos keeps me plenty entertained. In the hotel room, I plug my phone into the TV using a lightning to HDMI adapter. I just found less and less usecase for schlepping an iPad. Between a light laptop and a large screen phone, the iPad's niche just doesn't justify schlepping it to me.
3. Sundries: You mentioned shaving kit, I don't know what that entails for you. For me, I'm a wet-shaver... so I pack a disposable (bic metal), a tiny vial of shave soap (proraso) and a camping mirror (I like to shave in the shower)
No matter what bag you buy... if you want to "one bag" and carry the bag on your shoulders weight will be you biggest obstacle (like you found out). I found that the speed and flexibility I gained by trimming down on the amount and weight of stuff I schlep outweighed (pun intended) the loss of convenience.
I actually just got back from a week in India with my GoRuck Gr1. (The wife stole the Mini-Boss for a trip she was taking)
With this loadout I was able to do a 6 day business trip. I even took an iPad along this time (since I had to do some software testing on it).
Originally Posted by
gwade
Just returned from a quick turn to DC and will add a few comments based on my first use. Overall, this is a very nice bag. I didn't really feel like I could stuff as much stuff as has been said before, and would be a bit pushed to make it more than just a few days with just this bag. In the clothing compartment I was able to get one long sleeve dress shirt and a short sleeve casual shirt, a pair of dress loafers and the usual sundries to make it three days. Stuffed my Kippy bag on that side because I could not stuff into the laptop side. Even with the tension straps, it did want to bulge into the laptop side, making that a bit tighter.
On the laptop side, I had an X1 and Ipad Air, plus I got that Tom Bhin accessory thingy that has two zippered sides. That was nice as I used one side for electronics and cords and the other side for shaving kit stuff. That plus a pair of Bose headphones and the front was pretty much to the point where I had to squeeze to get the zipper closed.
All in all, great bag, but weighed in at 20 pounds loaded like that. It is great for a few days as a single bag, and most definitely will be a fantastic second bag to a 20 inch roller for long trips.