With Thanksgiving right around the corner, many of us are gearing up for the Biggest Traveling Week of the Year. For some of us, traveling can be a bit intense with the cramped seats, hours of sitting on a plane or in an airport...and then there's the panic when the baggage carousel comes around and there's a million black rolling suitcases and none of them are yours. Which is why we decided to go out and find ourselves a great carry-on bag that's both roomy but still within regulation size: the Patagonia MLC travel bag.
Totin' Around: Patagonia MLC Travel Bag
This handy suitcase can hold up to five days worth of clothing (within reason, that is--for those of you who pack heavy, cut that number in half. Or more), and it comes with either a shoulder strap that can clip off, or backpack style straps that zip up easily if you opt not to use them. There's also a handy compartment that separates your clothes (ie dirty vs clean; or for the outdoorsy types, "town garb from climbing gear"). And while it doesn't have built-in padding for laptops, it's big enough to fit a 17" in a soft case.
Available at Patagonia for $148.
Anyone else have any great carry-on bags that have withstood the travel test?
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I'd prefer something a bit brighter and more feminine.
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This looks great for those who are more on the "duffle" side of backpack/duffle hybrid--that clip attachment of the shoulder strap to the bag body looks less heavy-duty. I'm on the "backpack" side and cannot recommend my Mountainsmith Ramble highly enough: packed lightly, you can fit two weeks' worth of clothes and gear in a pack with real suspension shoulder straps (that zip beneath a built-in cover for checking)--and it was touted as meeting carry-on requirements if not overpacked (haven't tested that yet--I check and hope for the best). Grey exterior and bright yellow interior, with a "book" zip-around style opening so it loads more like a suitcase than a backpack. It's a tough, rough bag and I love using it. The Ramble doesn't appear to be made anymore--not on their homepage or on eBags, but I bet if you haunt eBay, you might find one.
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I have the eBags "Weekender," and I'm extremely happy with it. Similar design to the Patagonia bag above, but only $60.
Looking closely at the Patagonia bag description/views, I think the eBags option might actually have some advantages, including better padding on the shoulder straps, and cinch straps to help keep everything as compact as possible.
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I have an older edition (probably 5 years old) of the Patagonia MLC. I really like the bag and it's great for those trips that involve a lot of walking around before checking in to a hotel room, or after checking out. One of the backpack straps is ripping at the connnection point, though. I just haven't gotten around to sending it back to Patagonia for repairs. (I'm terrible about getting around to sending out packages.)
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