"RPSinha" wrote in message
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> Another suggestion was Rick Steves Convertable carry-on bag; $99.
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> Do you have any expereince with these? Or, do you have another
> recommendation?
I recently purchased the Rick Steves Convertible Carryon bag as a lower cost
alternative to some of the other maximum carryon bags (e.g. Red Oxx, Tough
Traveler, Patagonia). I have not yet traveled any great distance with it,
only a one-week road trip. Here are some random observations:
Pluses:
1.. Converts to backpack. Has a hip belt, which the current Patagonia MLC
lacks.
2.. Fairly light weight.
3.. Small laundry bag was included.
Minuses:
1.. Does not come with shoulder strap. Must purchase separately.
2.. Lacks any support to hold a rectangular shape. Even using packing
cubes it becomes a fairly shapeless blob. I'm looking for some sort of
light-weight stiffeners to add to the load.
3.. I dislike the "portrait" format and would prefer the bag open in the
"landscape" mode.
4.. I would like more internal organization. The Tough Traveler Tri-Zip
looks better organized to me.
5.. The compression strap ends dangle free with no place to be tucked
away.
> Finally, do you find any particular *colors* either very good or not so
> good for rugged travel?
Some shade of brown? Almost all my luggage is black. The only advantage of
black is that you can match luggage from different manufacturers without any
problem. With other colors it would be impossible to get a match. I'd
imagine that any light color would be not so good since it would show dirt
and wear.
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Donald R. Newcomb
DRNewcomb (at) attglobal (dot) net
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