Originally Posted by
lincolnjkc
One trick for leg-room improvement without squatting on bin space: After takeoff move the bag behind your knees or to the aircraft sidewall... then you have plenty of legroom and quick access to your bag if you want to.
This right here! Right after takeoff I pull my backpack with my laptop back towards my seat. This gives me my full legroom without any issues and don't even know it is there. Upon decent I put it back under the seat in front of me.