7 of the Best Carry-On Backpacks

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HOW I REVIEW:

As you might know from my „How I make a buying decision“ video: Rather than just looking at the pros, I like to evaluate the cons or flaws of an item and then evaluate if I can live with them. That is why in my video reviews I concentrate more on the cons of an item rather than going over all the features. Therefore everything shown is just a fraction of all the points that go into the verdict and score of an item.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A QUICKLOOK AND A REVIEW:

A Quicklook usually covers pre-production units or items that I only used for a short period of time. While Reviews cover final items that I have reviewed intensively.

LINKS:

For all my videos I decided not to include links for the products. Everyone is living in different countries and therefore has to deal with different shipping and customs fees. That is why I would advice everyone just to Google the product within their country to find the best deals.
For instance: I live in Germany, It wouldn’t make sense to give you a German link while you might be living in USA or Asia. I hope that is understandable.

FULL DISCLOSURE:

This video is not sponsored. While I sometimes get bags for free, I usually have to pay custom fees and in addition to that all my videos have lots of production costs. Therefore I invest my own money into all of these video and have no intention to be biased towards a product or company. All opinions in this video are my own unless stated otherwise.

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[vd]

Great overview. Thank you for this video.

[_jm_josem.]

I totally agree with you. To europeans as us, the Heimplanet is a very good option; import taxes are too much high, and its a quite nice bag.

[sleepingcolours]

You are so awesome at reviewing and filmmaking. Your videos give me life. I always learn so much, I'm such a bag nerd. Ps: I love how you pronounce "comfortable." 👌🏼

[hgchcxdxx]

Great video again, dynamique etc. Your quality is increasing video after video, keep going !
The sum up was a nice idea btw

[daviddessus]

Great video Bo! Everytime I see the Trakke Storr SP I wanna cry 😁

[kareemwalid]

it's 1 Am in Egypt and i'm still Watching 😂
I liked before watching 💙

[chooseboost]

Great review Bo. Thank you for your help when I was looking for a bag I just purchased the AER travel pack 2 and am waiting for it to be delivered to Australia. I’m interested that you didn’t bring up a go-ruck during your review but don’t mind. I can see they have their downsides, e.g. weight and cost but interested in them to start rucking. Thanks once again. Maybe I will see you in your travels one day.

[CaptTrips]

Great video! How would you rate the Peak Design Travel Pack against the Aer 2 and Heimplanet Transit travel packs?

[deathblade]

Thanks for this round up video - it's pleasant and informative as always. I was wondering if you would do something like a "top xx bags of 2018" video.

Good to see Aer remains as one of your top choice. I decided to get the Aer Travel Pack 2 after seeing your review (and many other reviews of other bags).

While the bag is a little wide for my small body frame, it is a good compromise for a 10 day trip. I can't wait to try it out!

Just curious though, have you heard of the North face Kabyte? I've been using it for a year and I like it a lot for its sleek and minimalistic looks. Would love to hear your views of it. :)

[geotang]

Didn't think I'd be buying a bag today but your comments on the Aer 2 made me go for it!

Been making do with a Mission Workshop Rambler but the top loading is annoying for travel.

[zcast]

Great video! I also have a small frame (5’2”) so I am super excited that GORUCK came out with an 18in 26L GR2. I hope you can get your hands on one and make a review as so far I cannot find any videos.

[DeeEllEff]

Good, compact pros & cons. I would note that you speak at some length about the Trakke bag costing 350 GBP, while not mentioning that the monstrous Mission Workshop bag is 585 USD!

[DesmondCheng]

Great Review!! Haha I'm planning for a trip to Hawaii and I have too many bags to choose from lol. I totally forgot about the Aer Travel Pack 2! I'll most likely take that

[salottonerd]

Is there a backpack like Cotopaxi allpa travel backpack but less expensive??

[Hermetic_]

6:00 I have the Aer DayPack, which is smaller. I find a) the zippers pulls are too loud, so I replaced with silent pulls, b) the lack of clam shell makes it difficult to carry anything more than a few notebooks.

I was surprised how much I dislike not having a clam shell approach, even for a daily office bag.

Pro: Discrete look, and convertible from messenger to backpack.

Overall: I’m looking at the Topo commuter brief case and Topo 3-day brief case.

Great video btw!

[ldacruz]

Great video, as always! I really like your style, level of information as well as pros and cons! Wanted to buy the Heimplanet but its not available until next year. :-(

[danielshackleford]

Came to see if you'd posted this video yet, and I'm only 3 minutes late! haha. Good stuff as usual, Bo.

[tsoukk]

If you feel like you don`t have space to put them all somewhere, feel free to send me one Bo!i don't have a preference!nice video as usual and with good info!

[Jonayo]

Hope you could try and review the Peak Design Travel Pack and consolidate its place among these bags

[roldanguillermo]

Hi Bo,
Great comparison video.
Which has more capacity AER 2 or the heimplanet?
I am between these two and I can't decide.
I have seen the packhacker packing list using the AER an it's fits a lot of stuff.
Thanks in advance.
I adore your work.
Regards.