Personal Item "Under the Seat in Front of You" Bag Reccomendations
#16
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 127
I got the everki versa backpack for Christmas. I have traveled on a couple of trips. It is such a great bag. It fits over the handles of my roller board, and it fits the Bose over the ear headphones. I have had my Bose headphones for 15 years now, and they are starting to fall apart. So now I have the the Q20i. It fits under the seat of the airplane. It is checkpoint friendly, and holds a lot of stuff.
I know Bose is overpriced, and you can actually find similar or better audio quality for lower prices, but after an unbelievable replacement experience, I still think very highly of them. And their noise canceling abilities, so far, can't be beat!
So... maybe try calling Bose and seeing what they can do about your old Bose headphones
#17
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 760
Take a look at the Mountainsmith Network Bag. I've had mine for 6 years and it's still holding up great.
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#18
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: BWI,IAD,DCA
Programs: UA gold, Hyatt Plat Marriott silver,Hilton Gold, PC Plat., SPG Gold.,Hertz Gold, Global Entry
Posts: 650
fun fact: I bought my Bose off ebay used years ago. When they broke (the top headband broke in half), I tweeted that I was looking for new headphones. Not to Bose. Just in general. Bose saw that I mentioned the word "Bose" - tweeted back at me, we went through the whole "are you under warranty" process through twitter direct messaging, etc. I told them i bought them used and that the serial number wasn't in the headphones anymore (Seriously, no serial #!) - but, sight unseen, they sent me a brand new pair of Bose QC 15s for $125. I sent them my old pair.
I know Bose is overpriced, and you can actually find similar or better audio quality for lower prices, but after an unbelievable replacement experience, I still think very highly of them. And their noise canceling abilities, so far, can't be beat!
So... maybe try calling Bose and seeing what they can do about your old Bose headphones
I know Bose is overpriced, and you can actually find similar or better audio quality for lower prices, but after an unbelievable replacement experience, I still think very highly of them. And their noise canceling abilities, so far, can't be beat!
So... maybe try calling Bose and seeing what they can do about your old Bose headphones
Bose store, but they are now closed. So I went to best buy and bought the qc20i.
#19
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 127
mine were also out of warranty, since they were bought by a 2nd person (me) and there was no serial number... so... worth a try. Even with the new headphones.
#20
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: PDX (wish I was in HNL)
Programs: Platinum
Posts: 1,687
I have the Tom Bihn Co-pilot, and can attest that it is well built. I have used it for traveling when I need a "man purse" to haul extra stuff like a point and shoot camera, iPad, water bottle, and rain coat. You won't go wrong with it. The extra space of the Pilot is intriguing, might have to look at that.
#21
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 127
I have the Tom Bihn Co-pilot, and can attest that it is well built. I have used it for traveling when I need a "man purse" to haul extra stuff like a point and shoot camera, iPad, water bottle, and rain coat. You won't go wrong with it. The extra space of the Pilot is intriguing, might have to look at that.
#22
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 267
The WF is small enough that backpack carry isn't really necessary INHO. It is a great second bag to combine with a wheeled bag. I think canceling the slip through was a mistake.
At the very least they could add a simple slip through to the backpack version. (the slip through version had some useful pockets instead of just the slip through). I've been eyeing the WF for a while but they never had my color in stock.
#23
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: gggrrrovvveee (ORD)
Programs: UA Pt, Marriott Ti, Hertz PC
Posts: 6,091
I got the everki versa backpack for Christmas. I have traveled on a couple of trips. It is such a great bag. It fits over the handles of my roller board, and it fits the Bose over the ear headphones. I have had my Bose headphones for 15 years now, and they are starting to fall apart. So now I have the the Q20i. It fits under the seat of the airplane. It is checkpoint friendly, and holds a lot of stuff.
Another note on the bag - it will (barely) fit in the narrow underseat spaces IF I remove everything (laptop charger, mouse) from the side pockets. The only other underseat space I had trouble with was in a DL exit row last week. The bar under the seat was very low, so the space was tight. I ended up just putting the bag in the overhead bin, as it was protruding a bit from the underseat space.
#24
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: BWI
Programs: UA 1MM & 1K, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 255
That said, I love this bag.
#25
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: BWI
Programs: UA 1MM & 1K, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 255
I've found that the Pilot seems stiffer than the Copilot. I've had it since it was introduced last year and was hoping the material would get more flexible with age but that hasn't happened yet. That said, I am constantly amazed at how much more I can stuff into the Pilot.
#26
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 127
I wonder why that is? I am intrigued by the Western Flyer because it does seem to carry so much so efficiently. Arguably more efficiently than the Patagonia 26L I am looking at and the eBags bag mentioned on page 1 of this thread.
#27
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: PDX (wish I was in HNL)
Programs: Platinum
Posts: 1,687
I've found that the Pilot seems stiffer than the Copilot. I've had it since it was introduced last year and was hoping the material would get more flexible with age but that hasn't happened yet. That said, I am constantly amazed at how much more I can stuff into the Pilot.
#28
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: DSM
Programs: UA 1K, AA EP, DL PL, HH Dia, Marriott Gld, National Exp
Posts: 722
If you stuff it full, it does push the official limits of the personal item. But take a few things out of the front pockets and it should "mold" into the sizer bin.
This is for United Personal Item sizer
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/22526147-post1439.html
Truly awesome bag !
Last edited by dorisrpas; Mar 14, 2015 at 5:37 pm
#29