On Fri, 4 Aug 2006 20:23:26 -0500, Donald Newcomb wrote:
Re: Rick Steves Convertible Carryon bag:
> 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.
I agree with you on this, but I've taken it on two extended trips, and
carried it many blocks (we often had a car so I can't say many miles) and
its shapelessness hasn't been a problem.
> 3.. I dislike the "portrait" format and would prefer the bag open in the
> "landscape" mode.
You lost me on this one. When you're using it as a backpack, its in
"portrait" mode; when you use it with a shoulder strap or the side handle,
its in "landscape" mode. Like the girl carrying it in this picture, this
is how I almost always carry it:
http://travelstore.ricksteves.com/images/products/bg-xsb_04.jpg
> 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.
The disadvantage of black is it matches (and looks very much like)
everyone else's luggage. Its particularly bad if you have to check it. As
frustrating as it is to find your black bag in a sea of black bags,
there's also the worry that someone else might think its theirs and walk
off with it.
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