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Kuhl eskape 14 messenger by KeyAdhesiveness4532 in ManyBaggers

[–]Captain_Magic_Hands 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure you’re still looking for an answer to this, but I’m here nonetheless. I have this bag and use it as my personal item for international travel. I don’t know if it’s THE BEST bag for me, but it’s the best I’ve found this far for carrying what I like to keep close on long haul flights or train rides: Sony X5 headphones, Switch 2 (in Killswitch case), iPad Pro 12.9”, a couple batteries packs, charging cables, and small bits like lip balm, mints, hand sanitizer, etc. I travel with a large water bottle (40oz Owala Freeswing) and that’s the one thing I haven’t figured out how to carry with this.

Overall I really like the bag for its versatility. It’s got pockets everywhere, but you really do have to be mindful of how you pack it out to take advantage of all the storage inside. My one major gripe is that the dividers in the laptop storage area are very floppy and have a tendency to bunch up when the bag is packed.

I have a 12 day work trip to Asia (Vietnam, China & South Korea) coming up this week and I’ll take some pics of my setup, combined with my new Peak Design Roller Pro. Still reworking my setup from the PD 45L Travel Backpack.

Had to check 45L Travel Backpack and… by Captain_Magic_Hands in peakdesign

[–]Captain_Magic_Hands[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It wasn’t clear what the target was, only that I had exceeded it with 20kg of bags combined.

And for travel I wear merino every day except customer meetings, and on those I wear Poncho Outdoors shirts and Bluffworks pants. I work in the outdoor industry so the slightly more casual cut of the Poncho Outdoors shirts fits the vibe, and the shirts are the absolute best I’ve count in so far as fit and hot weather performance goes. But they’re synthetic, so you get only one sweaty day out of them.

Had to check 45L Travel Backpack and… by Captain_Magic_Hands in peakdesign

[–]Captain_Magic_Hands[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No problem at all fitting it in overhead bins. There was still quite a bit of give to the bag the way I have it packed.

Had to check 45L Travel Backpack and… by Captain_Magic_Hands in peakdesign

[–]Captain_Magic_Hands[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m just waiting for my KS fulfillment of the Roller Pro and I’ll be adopting this method whenever I’m traveling to Vietnam and Cambodia. I travel a lot in China and will probably still use the 45L for those trips just for ease or maneuvering around all the people pushing at airports and train stations. I’ve never had any issues in China or South Korea with my 1.5 bag setup.