According to the measurements you provide none of these bags will work on Ryanair or AirAsia. They're all too tall for Ryanair and too thick for AirAsia. I had never seen the dimensions for AirAsia before and I think their dimensions are laughable in that they only allow a less than 4 inch thick bag. They're basically telling you you can only bring a laptop in padded case. I hope their carry-on dimensions are more reasonable. Good thing I won't ever have to worry about flying them.
Thanks for the comparison. I like the Aer City bag but why is it so heavy? For a carryon it takes up 1.1kg out of a 7-8kg allowance. They have other bags with larger capacity and half the weight. So, I’m baffled. Aer City Pack Dimensions: Length: 18" (46 cm) Width: 12" (30 cm) Depth: 5" (12.5 cm) Volume: 14 L Weight: 1.1kg
I have watched both this and part two of your bag reviews and will say your reviews are the best i have seen...one caveat would be to show each bag interior in a bit more detail and include dimensions and weight of bag
I use a GR2 34L, every tme, even in more stringent foreign countries. Goes right under the seat, even fully packed. I fly every month or 2, international
Thank you for watching and for sharing your experience! Great to hear it’s worked so well internationally, I’ve had great experiences with the 26l as a personal item and the 34 as a carry on, will definitely be included in part 2’s list!
What would be so helpful to know, for both the daily carry and one bag segment, is whether a bag has LOCKABLE ZIPPERS. I’m fine with adding my own locks. Most reviewers don’t address this. And many manufacturers don’t highlight this feature. Often, you can’t see the zippers in the photos on their website. I passed on the tb2 Never Check for this reason, even though I otherwise love the bag, especially the gussets. I also passed on the Minaal, with regret, for a few reasons, but would like to point out that Minaal does something that should become industry standard, imo, which is to hide a slim zippered, invisible pocket on the BACK of the bag, the part that presses up against your back. This is a great security feature. I ended up going with a Travelon backpack, even though it’s not my favorite, because of the lockable zippers, petite size, and slash resistant fabric. Thank you Danny! Your reviews are always very informative.
Thank you for watching! The double compartment bullet tends to lean forward a bit, the single compartment can stand on its own when loaded out a little more similar to the gr1
Thank you for watching! I believe those are only available on Goruck site at the moment (maybe huckberry from time to time) but they seem to out of stock pretty quickly
Thanks for the video! Here in Germany the under seat restrictions are always that small, so I really appreciate the video. I can’t bring my city pack pro as a personal item, so I consider getting a smaller backpack
@@dannypacks ps a great idea - maybe if you could get your hands on some sturdy luggage you can do a durability test & name that video "Danny certifies - Will survive ryanair" 😂
Any carry on or personal item backpack without a HORIZONTAL luggage passthrough strap is an instant rejection from me. Every seasoned traveler understands the importance of being able to put their backpack through a trolley handle with the backpack facing UP like its meant to be. I don't want to have to be running around the airport hauling family and having all kinds of things to deal with whilst trying to wrestle passports, tickets or other important items out of a backpack that's ON ITS SIDE with a vertical passthrough strap. It further just defeats the purpose of having a vertical bottle pocket if you can't have the extra security of actually using it while its standing vertically and have to risk keeping it on its side while you're banging around everywhere running to places. Aer is notorious for this, its form over function. I've contacted them before and told them how they can change this ideocracy in their next gen backpacks. Just do a little more work as designers and stop being lazy or wanting to be "different" for the sake of being different. And this is coming from a veteran manufacturing and design product manager.
Thank you for watching and great point on this! I’ve noticed it more and more on my trips and it’s one of the things I really factor in when taking both luggage and backpack
Your enthusiasm is infectious and your videos are very informative and authoritative.
Thank you for watching and for the support!:)
Hey Danny, great round up, exactly what I was looking for in my next purchase. Thanks again for all your hard work
Thank you for watching and I’m glad the video was helpful!:)
According to the measurements you provide none of these bags will work on Ryanair or AirAsia. They're all too tall for Ryanair and too thick for AirAsia. I had never seen the dimensions for AirAsia before and I think their dimensions are laughable in that they only allow a less than 4 inch thick bag. They're basically telling you you can only bring a laptop in padded case. I hope their carry-on dimensions are more reasonable. Good thing I won't ever have to worry about flying them.
Thanks for the comparison. I like the Aer City bag but why is it so heavy? For a carryon it takes up 1.1kg out of a 7-8kg allowance. They have other bags with larger capacity and half the weight. So, I’m baffled.
Aer City Pack
Dimensions:
Length: 18" (46 cm)
Width: 12" (30 cm)
Depth: 5" (12.5 cm)
Volume: 14 L
Weight: 1.1kg
Great video as always Danny. Can't wait till part 2. 👍👍
Thank you for watching and for the support! Part 2 is definitely going to have some good larger alternatives!:)
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Thank you for watching! Definitely a solid option!
I’ve used my 26L GR2 and nomadic 30 as a personal item on spirit. They both fit under the seat.
Thank you for watching and for sharing your experience with the bags, great to hear the nomatic is another option that works in addition to the gr2!
Thanks Danny! My 16L Bullet DC is on the way. One of the use cases will be personal item on United which has stricter personal item dimensions.
Thank you for watching and hope you enjoy using the bullet a lot! Great personal item option!
This is the video I needed ❤
Thank you for watching and I’m glad the video was helpful!:)
I have watched both this and part two of your bag reviews and will say your reviews are the best i have seen...one caveat would be to show each bag interior in a bit more detail and include dimensions and weight of bag
Thank you for watching and for the support! I’m glad the videos have been helpful and I really appreciate the suggestions!:)
Hi which one is lightest, waterproof, and has a luggage passthrough?
I use a GR2 34L, every tme, even in more stringent foreign countries. Goes right under the seat, even fully packed. I fly every month or 2, international
Thank you for watching and for sharing your experience! Great to hear it’s worked so well internationally, I’ve had great experiences with the 26l as a personal item and the 34 as a carry on, will definitely be included in part 2’s list!
My two faves are the Triple Aught Design Scout and the Thirteen.
Thank you for watching and for the additional suggestion, I’ll have to check out the scout!
I’d say city pack pro too for the airlines that allow 18x14x8” dimensions.
Thank you for watching and definitely another solid option!
What would be so helpful to know, for both the daily carry and one bag segment, is whether a bag has LOCKABLE ZIPPERS. I’m fine with adding my own locks.
Most reviewers don’t address this. And many manufacturers don’t highlight this feature. Often, you can’t see the zippers in the photos on their website.
I passed on the tb2 Never Check for this reason, even though I otherwise love the bag, especially the gussets. I also passed on the Minaal, with regret, for a few reasons, but would like to point out that Minaal does something that should become industry standard, imo, which is to hide a slim zippered, invisible pocket on the BACK of the bag, the part that presses up against your back. This is a great security feature.
I ended up going with a Travelon backpack, even though it’s not my favorite, because of the lockable zippers, petite size, and slash resistant fabric.
Thank you Danny! Your reviews are always very informative.
Thank you for watching and great call outs!:)
Does the Goruck Bullet 16l stand up when packed like the GR1?
Thank you for watching! The double compartment bullet tends to lean forward a bit, the single compartment can stand on its own when loaded out a little more similar to the gr1
If I’m going just for personal item on a budget airline, I need to maximize volume. Greenroom 136 rainmaker Large is good for that purpose.
Thank you for watching and good callout! The rainmaker is a really cool bag as well!
Knack also has a small series 2 now
Thank you for watching and that’s awesome to hear! Will have to check that one out as well!:)
Where an I find the GoRuck Bullet that has the two pockets that looks like a mini GR2?
Thank you for watching! I believe those are only available on Goruck site at the moment (maybe huckberry from time to time) but they seem to out of stock pretty quickly
Why is thw video so short? I think its an editing error. In the description you say its way over 30min but here its not so long 😅
Thank you for watching and good catch! I hadn’t updated the time codes but they should be good now:)
Thanks for the video! Here in Germany the under seat restrictions are always that small, so I really appreciate the video. I can’t bring my city pack pro as a personal item, so I consider getting a smaller backpack
@@Jan-bm2pi is the city pack pro too big for personal item? I was considering getting it for travel in Europe on budget airlines.
I don't know what you were thinking including Ryanair in title. 😂
Thank you for watching! I included mainly to indicate that the bags featured in this video would work well for airlines like RyanAir :)
@@dannypacks ps a great idea - maybe if you could get your hands on some sturdy luggage you can do a durability test & name that video "Danny certifies - Will survive ryanair" 😂
@@dannypacks BUT none meets RyanAir's requirements!
Any carry on or personal item backpack without a HORIZONTAL luggage passthrough strap is an instant rejection from me. Every seasoned traveler understands the importance of being able to put their backpack through a trolley handle with the backpack facing UP like its meant to be. I don't want to have to be running around the airport hauling family and having all kinds of things to deal with whilst trying to wrestle passports, tickets or other important items out of a backpack that's ON ITS SIDE with a vertical passthrough strap. It further just defeats the purpose of having a vertical bottle pocket if you can't have the extra security of actually using it while its standing vertically and have to risk keeping it on its side while you're banging around everywhere running to places.
Aer is notorious for this, its form over function. I've contacted them before and told them how they can change this ideocracy in their next gen backpacks. Just do a little more work as designers and stop being lazy or wanting to be "different" for the sake of being different. And this is coming from a veteran manufacturing and design product manager.
Thank you for watching and great point on this! I’ve noticed it more and more on my trips and it’s one of the things I really factor in when taking both luggage and backpack
Useless video. none of the suggestion fits ryanair
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Thank you for watching and for the suggestion! I’ll have to check that one out!