Hiking backpack as carryon
Jul 30, 2012, 7:50 pm
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Hiking backpack as carryon
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Which size hikng backpack will pass for carry on luggage?
Which size hikng backpack will pass for carry on luggage?
Jul 31, 2012, 1:58 pm
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Given standard airline requirements, it would appear 45-46L is the sweet spot. That's around 2750-2800 cubic inches; the standard 22x14x9 requirement provides 2772 c.i. of space.
Aug 1, 2012, 6:27 pm
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I wonder f anyone has had luck with 45-46 L backpack.
Aug 3, 2012, 10:03 am
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For borh purposes. I have s larget backpack at 85L, which I use when I need ti carry more stuff. Sometimes I can accomodate every thing I need in a carry on. Hence the need for a for a small backpack that can be used ad a carryon too.
Aug 5, 2012, 5:36 pm
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Well, I bought an REI vagabond 40 teavel pack. Although it's described as a 40L bag, I also read that REI claims it to have a capacity of 2800 cubic inches, which is around 45L.
I think it will be perfect, until I find something else. It has a rain cover with straps so that you can stow all the belts and steaps on the pack inside the raincover and carry it like a duffle bag to check in, which I don't intend to do. It's front loading, instead of top loading, so that you can pack it as you would pack a suitcase or a duffle bag.
Well, I bought an REI vagabond 40 teavel pack. Although it's described as a 40L bag, I also read that REI claims it to have a capacity of 2800 cubic inches, which is around 45L.
I think it will be perfect, until I find something else. It has a rain cover with straps so that you can stow all the belts and steaps on the pack inside the raincover and carry it like a duffle bag to check in, which I don't intend to do. It's front loading, instead of top loading, so that you can pack it as you would pack a suitcase or a duffle bag.
Aug 5, 2012, 7:45 pm
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Whatever backpack you use please take it off your back and carry it in front of you as you board or exit the plane!!!! my pet hate is being whacked by inconsiderate people who have no idea where and what they hit as they walk down the aisle
Aug 5, 2012, 7:50 pm
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Thank you for your unsolicited advice.
Can you send me the schedule of your flights? I will be sure to remember to keep my backpack on my back on those flights.
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Originally Posted by spudseamus
Whatever backpack you use please take it off your back and carry it in front of you as you board or exit the plane!!!! my pet hate is being whacked by inconsiderate people who have no idea where and what they hit as they walk down the aisle
Can you send me the schedule of your flights? I will be sure to remember to keep my backpack on my back on those flights.
DYKWIA? Do you know anything about me? I would like to stay aloof when you ...-u-(me).
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Oct 23, 2012, 9:11 am
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Items which fit the 6'"x10" interior modular of REI vagabond.
Tupperware Fridge Stackables Set
REI Inside Passage Shower Kit
LLBean Carryall Toiletry Kit
Eagle Creek Travel Gear Pack-It Complete Organizer
6" X 10" Pint Vacuum Sealer Bags for Foodsaver
Tumi medium packing cube
Tupperware Fridge Stackables Set
REI Inside Passage Shower Kit
LLBean Carryall Toiletry Kit
Eagle Creek Travel Gear Pack-It Complete Organizer
6" X 10" Pint Vacuum Sealer Bags for Foodsaver
Tumi medium packing cube
Last edited by pierre mclopez; Dec 9, 2012 at 10:41 am
Oct 23, 2012, 6:07 pm
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Four popular choices...better suited as carry-ons than for hiking
Tom Bihn Aeronaut
Red Oxx Skytrain
MEI Voyageur
Osprey Porter 46
Tom Bihn Aeronaut
Red Oxx Skytrain
MEI Voyageur
Osprey Porter 46
Last edited by pierre mclopez; Oct 23, 2012 at 6:26 pm
Oct 24, 2012, 9:05 am
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I have an older (2009) Osprey internal frame ~45L pack that I've carried on multiple times through multiple European and Asian airports (LHR, MXP, CDG, ORY, NRT, PVG) in Y and J. It is almost always outside of the bag sizer tolerances, but it fits in the bin and people have yet to say something about it. The straps are minimalist and take up very little room. I'll check the model when I'm home next.
Cheers,
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Cheers,
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Oct 24, 2012, 10:24 am
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I have an older (2009) Osprey internal frame ~45L pack that I've carried on multiple times through multiple European and Asian airports (LHR, MXP, CDG, ORY, NRT, PVG) in Y and J. It is almost always outside of the bag sizer tolerances, but it fits in the bin and people have yet to say something about it. The straps are minimalist and take up very little room. I'll check the model when I'm home next.
Cheers,
-Andrew
Cheers,
-Andrew
Oct 24, 2012, 11:29 am
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It is a fair concern and it does raise my "security anxiety" (sounds like a clinical disorder) when I travel with it. But, I've transited T5 multiple times with it, and even they haven't said a word about it. A frame-less 45L, if such a product exists, could be coerced to fit in a sizer.