Originally Posted by
Maca44
I have been researching a carry on for several weeks, and have looked closely at the Antler carry on, which seems to be the lightest of all that I have seen. Then I recently went to the mall and inspected the High Sierra Rolling Backpack 22", and with the daypack removed it appears to meet the carry on requirements set by all carriers. After removing the daypack I can take that as personal luggage, and so should be okay. This site has a photo of it ..
http://www.sierratradingpost.com/Pro...&cdf=TopSeller
I know that it meets the airline requiremens, but I need to know if any OP have owned/used the High Sierra Rolling Backpack 22", did it meet their expectations for size as a carry on, durability etc. I need a bag for a 3 week (carry on only) trip in August 08 to USA and looking at options. I have searched the forum, but nothing on this particular type of backpack.
Maca, I haven't used this bag so may not be of much help.
It was actually the search for a bag that lead me to FlyerTalk in the first place.
My criteria were cost, carry-on size, weight when empty and internal capacity.
I was surprised by how much the internal capacity of two bags with exactly the same external dimensions could vary. I was also surprised by how hard it wad to find the info on capacity.
In the end, I went with the Eagle Creek 22" HoverCraft. Very light when empty, alot of capacity and expandable, got a good deal. It's pushing the limit on carry-on size though - over by an inch (why do they do that?!).
I specifically didn't want one that could convert into a backpack (heard they aren't good) but if I had wanted that, the EagleCreek Crossroads would have easily won.
Finally, some EagleCreek lines have lifetime 'any reason' warranty, some don't.
Just my .02