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When weight is a concern, try not using the carry on bags with wheels. Those bags themselves weigh about 6-7 lbs and the telescopic handle takes up space inside

When weight is a concern, try not using the carry on bags with wheels. Those bags themselves weigh about 6-7 lbs and the telescopic handle takes up space inside the bag. I use the Amazon basics carryon or the more expensive Patagonia MLC 45L both of which which weigh less than 2.2 lbs and are a breeze to carry on. It's amazing how much space and time (it's much faster to walk with these carry on's) you save when you use these. Oh and these provide O(1) access as they fold like a suitcase and not like a hiking bag which in my view has a best case o(n) access and worst case o(n^n) access.

JadeNB 9y ago
> I use the Amazon basics carryon Which one? This sounds like good advice, but I just did a quick search [0], and in the first several results saw only hard-sided spinners and a backpack. [0] https://www.amazon.com/s?field-keywords=Amazon+Basics+carry+on https://www.amazon.com/s?field-keywords=Amazon+Basics+carry+...
KozmoNau7 9y ago
I've lucked out with my carry-on bag, it's only 1.8kg (3.9lbs) despite the wheels, and the handle doesn't intrude too much. The wheels on two-wheeled models don't intrude very much, I would definitely avoid the 4-wheeled models, you lose so much space to those caster wheels. I thought about getting a backpack, but my back gets sweaty within a few minutes of walking with it.
ghaff 9y ago
I see Patagonia has redone the way the bag opens up and loads. Looks like a big improvement although I still prefer bags that are basically one big compartment; I just use my own organizers which are more versatile. To your basic point, fully agree. I expect that at least some of the carryon issues are the result of business travelers taking rollaboards for one-night trips. Like you, I find soft over the shoulder/backpack bags a lot more versatile as well as being more space efficient. Yes, some people can't easily carry the weight but that describes a small portion of travelers.
- KozmoNau7 9y ago
  I used a soft messenger-style bag for a long time, but in the end I simply got fed up with how annoying it was to pack, and how much care I had to take when packing, in order to avoid discomfort when carrying it.
  - ghaff 9y ago
    The older Patagonia was very vertically oriented with a compartment divider down the middle. I liked it until I decided it just didn't accommodate bulky items well and wasn't easy to dig things out of. These days I mostly use an Osprey travel backpack which unzips to a single big compartment and that works pretty well for me. I do have rollers on a couple larger pieces of checked luggage but I only use those a couple times a year.
whamlastxmas 9y ago
I've switched to traveling with an Osprey backpack and will likely never go back to roller bags. I pack very light, even for weeks of traveling, though.

JadeNB 9y ago

> I use the Amazon basics carryon Which one? This sounds like good advice, but I just did a quick search [0], and in the first several results saw only hard-sided spinners and a backpack. [0] https://www.amazon.com/s?field-keywords=Amazon+Basics+carry+on https://www.amazon.com/s?field-keywords=Amazon+Basics+carry+...

KozmoNau7 9y ago

I've lucked out with my carry-on bag, it's only 1.8kg (3.9lbs) despite the wheels, and the handle doesn't intrude too much. The wheels on two-wheeled models don't intrude very much, I would definitely avoid the 4-wheeled models, you lose so much space to those caster wheels. I thought about getting a backpack, but my back gets sweaty within a few minutes of walking with it.

ghaff 9y ago

I see Patagonia has redone the way the bag opens up and loads. Looks like a big improvement although I still prefer bags that are basically one big compartment; I just use my own organizers which are more versatile. To your basic point, fully agree. I expect that at least some of the carryon issues are the result of business travelers taking rollaboards for one-night trips. Like you, I find soft over the shoulder/backpack bags a lot more versatile as well as being more space efficient. Yes, some people can't easily carry the weight but that describes a small portion of travelers.

KozmoNau7 9y ago
I used a soft messenger-style bag for a long time, but in the end I simply got fed up with how annoying it was to pack, and how much care I had to take when packing, in order to avoid discomfort when carrying it.
- ghaff 9y ago
  The older Patagonia was very vertically oriented with a compartment divider down the middle. I liked it until I decided it just didn't accommodate bulky items well and wasn't easy to dig things out of. These days I mostly use an Osprey travel backpack which unzips to a single big compartment and that works pretty well for me. I do have rollers on a couple larger pieces of checked luggage but I only use those a couple times a year.

whamlastxmas 9y ago

I've switched to traveling with an Osprey backpack and will likely never go back to roller bags. I pack very light, even for weeks of traveling, though.