I've mentioned before that I'm quite interested in upgrading my "carry on luggage". The reason being that when I get on a plane for a snowboarding trip, my hand luggage includes a laptop, a camera and a video camera. Getting all of that into a regular backpack, along with a magazine, mp3 player, perhaps a book, and then my travel documents etc, is pretty tight.
If it does fit, you can bet that getting anything out that isn't right at the top, is gonna be a chore.
Something like the Dakine Overhead, which has a split design and a fairly large capacity would sort me right out. The specs say that it's 21 x 13 x 8.5 " [ 53 x 33 x 22cm ], and that puts it nicely inside the regulations for EasyJet.
Previously, I wasn't sure that airlines would always accept this size of hand luggage. I'm not worried about that now. And if EasyJet will take it, I can't see it being a problem elsewhere.
The only thing I'm not so sure about is pushing around two wheeled cases: this one and the larger Split Roller. Added to my current luggage setup, I'd be carrying a boardbag over the shoulder as well as pushing two cases, albeit one of them is pretty small.
Is that gonna be tricky? Do I need all that capacity? What luggage do you take?
2 comments:
hey gavin
i just read your post about the dakine bag. this product seems pretty awesome! though i want to mention that i know a similar bag where a little backpack is included (zip on - zip off) on the back of the wheelie bag. here's the link:
http://www.evocsports.com/index.php/en/Terminal-Bag.html
i truly can recommend the terminal bag in terms of quality and functionality.
cheers
marco
Hey Marco,
thanks for the link. The Terminal looks pretty cool. I especially like the backpack-style straps on both parts of the bag. Neat.
Cheers, Gavin
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