BEST Personal Item for European Travel? (Lovevook vs Bagallini, is it worth it?)
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- You don’t want to start your European vacation off with the wrong personal item bag! With European airlines, and many major American airlines, tightening their size requirements over the past year, showing up with an “oversized” bag could cost you big bucks. Today I’m comparing two of the most popular 15 inch personal item backpacks, so you can make the right choice for your next journey ✈️
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That Lovevook backpack is certainly a favorite of many TH-camrs and I feel like a freak that I don’t care for it. Ordered it twice and returned it both times. It just felt very bulky. The fabric feels very thick and stiff and maybe all those pockets add to the bulk. Also didn’t like the top load feature, much prefer a partial fold-down drawbridge type opening. For now I’m sticking with my Vera Bradley Campus Backpack. Roughly the same size, about 1.5 lbs and I got it on sale for about $40. Has a laptop area, enough pockets, nice trolley sleeve and my water bottle fits side pockets just fine. And it’s squishy!
I always enjoy your videos and you often inspire me rethink some of my methods. Thanks for your thoughtful presentations.
I've heard a lot of people love their Vera Bradley bags, always good to have lots of options :). And of course, we all have our own individual preferences when it comes to organization!!😀
Got that Bagallini at Costco! My daughter carries it as her backpack for 2 middle school years so much and it has held up amazing.
Very informative video with plenty of suggestions and comparisons. On another note this is the first time that your videos have popped up on my feed and I have to remind you ( because I am sure that you hear it often ) you are absolutely beautiful. Have a GREAT trip and I am looking forward to seeing more of your videos.
I'm heading to Germany later this year and bought the Lovevook to try out on that trip. Can't wait to see how this works for my travels. Thanks for this video and review!
FABULOUS! This is the first backpack review I’ve seen that shows how the straps adjust when you’re wearing the backpack. (I’ve been shopping sporting goods stores for a travel backpack and a lot of them are super hard to adjust the fit to make it easy to slip off or cinch it higher on your back to carry it comfortably.)
Thanks for the review. I just received my Lovevook backpack today. I’ve been wanting to try it since we have a Mediterranean cruise in June. This came in time for a road trip we’re taking. I think I will like it. Great price. Lots of pockets and my 15” laptop fits great. Seems to be good quality.
Thank you for your videos! As a fellow Genx-er and now an empty nester, my husband and I are planning to travel more. I have the Luvevook backpack and used it on a recent trip to Canada (Banff). It worked really well! PS. LOVE your sweater!
I just ordered two Lovevooks tonight, one for work and one for traveling. Thank you for introducing me to it.
I hope you enjoy them as much as I do 🙂
Thanks for the thoughtful review.❤
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching :)
I just bought the Wandf 18x14x8 backpack which comes with all the features I've been looking for, and am looking forward to seeing how it performs during travel
Thank you Ms. Gypsy!! (I always forget your real name). Another great video. I use the large Lovevook backpack for some of my music gear. I love that it has light-colored lining, easy to see. Wish it had a chest strap. It is a good bag. I really appreciate the bottle holders! Best around I think!
I don't think I'd use it as a personal item though. I have an old Swiss bagpack that works well but I do want to to upgarde that one as it's hardto find stuff.
I have the Baggallini Tribeca expandable laptop backpack and I love it. Took it to Europe for 2 weeks and it holds so much. Great pockets for organization. And very lightweight before even packing. I choose this style because I’m not a fan of the metal rim backpacks.
If you want Baggalini Costco will have great deals on them around the holidays. I got that Baggalini for 50 bucks.
I recently bought a new travel backpack that has a chest strap to link the two backpack straps. This has made it so much easier to carry on my back, as I have sloping shoulders.
My hiking backpacks all have the chest strap, and definitely easier on your back!!
I also got one of these recently. I was amazed at how much difference it made-much much better/easier with that chest strap.
I have the Baggallini and have travelled to Europe three times with it over the last 9 months. It worked as a personal item on the stingiest of airlines (Air France, I'm looking at you) and has held up really well. I made a few modifications to personalise it and make it more useful (elastic on one side pocket and a grommet on the other side from the main body into the pocket to feed a charging cord through and shortened the straps). The Lovevook was the bag I had considered purchasing at the time, and I am happy with the Baggallini. Would still like to try the Lovevook, though, as well. Thanks for the side by side comparison!
Ohhh, I love the modifications idea! Especially for the water bottle pocket 🙂
I added a D hook inside my Baggallini for keys. Costco has them and purses about every 6 months.
Icelandair personal item size is only 15.7x11.8x5.9. I did find a Luvevook that met the tiny 5.9 depth, if not filled.
If I had to put it in their sizer, I would have had to empty the outer pockets. Luckily I didn’t have to.
You can add Swissair to the airlines with stricter limits: 40x30x10 cm = that's only 3.9" wide! However, when we flew Swissair, they allowed some that were a bit wider.
BA is only slightly bigger than- 40x30x15 but also includes a carry on suitcase both of which can be 23kg/51lb each
Got the Bagallini at Costco. I am not a fan of the opening and size but it is cute. Its in my Goodwill box to go because I can't find a use for it.
I just came through DFW yes from Paris for my global entry interview. It was very different than your experience. I kept looking for the signs but ultimately I had to go through the regular long line for US passports. I asked the agent if she could take care of my global entry interview and she said yes. I had documents ready but she only asked what city I lived in. Then she asked why we were in Europe. Then she gave me my number and said I would get my card in 1 week. This process may different at each site just like security 🤷♀️. I’m looking forward for my next trip to skip the line. I would recommend to do the interview before the trip. We didn’t have any available appointments in our city.
I'm almost 5'8 tall, but because I'm long legged, leg room is definitely important for me 😄
I use my personal item a small duffel as an ottoman since I’m 5’3” so it’s like the foot hammock and luggage in one!!!!
That's basically what I do too, LOL!!
Have you ever heard of or tried the Portland Gear cascade backpack? I’m very curious about that bag!!
I have not... I'm going to be in Portland in May so I'll go to the store and check it out 😀
So in a battle of bags who wins between your Nomad Lane Bento Bag and these book bag bags? Btw I found a knock off of the Bento Bag on Amazon and have been very pleased with its performance thus far 😊 thanks for another amazing video!
I actually don't have the Lane Bento Bag, although I've seen quite a few others that have talked about it. I'm a backpack kind of girl because I usually check or gate check my suitcase, so I like to be able to distribute the weight of what I'm carrying across my back. Especially if I'm traveling a lot throughout whatever country I'm going to. 🙂
I have that Baggalini bag (at Costco it cost only about $60 or $70). I took it on a 3-week, 4-country trip to visit friends and family in Europe in Oct 2023.
Though I generally love Baggalini purses, I really regretted traveling by air with this bag. We traveled on legacy airlines for the transatlantic and trans Europe flight, as well as one flight on budget airline Ryan Air.
It’s heavy, in my opinion. The backpack straps were awkward to put on/take off my shoulders, and they were difficult to adjust.
I also didn’t like this bag format at all (tall, narrow rectangle, with a “jaw” type top opening). Even if only 2/3 or 3/4 packed in the main compartment, it’s impossible to access anything at the bottom or inside the interior pockets without emptying the contents on top.
Also, when fully packed, the zipper on the “jaw” opening was difficult and slow to open and close and required a lot of assistance from my other hand to hold the zipper tape taut and the jaws together, esp on the journey back home when it was packed more fully. Maybe that was just a zipper quality issue with my specific bag (unlike the dozen+ Baggalini purses I’ve owned, this bag style in the Costco store had lots of thread ends hanging that I had to trim myself after purchase). But resistance zipping over the “jaw humps” on either end could be a characteristic of this style bag.
I have seen people remove the metal bars from these "doctor" type bags. I have toyed with removing them on my Soho bag.
The Baggallini looks like a cooler, is the liner adequate to hold moisture
Good to know! Thanks for sharing 🙂
On a lot of low cost carriers (eg Ryanair, easyJet) it doesn’t matter if it fits under the seat it has to fit in the sizer
Correct. And for Ryanair this has to be 40x25x20. Which would be 15,75 x 9,8 x 7,8. And no heavier than 7,5 kg.
Yes, always check measurements from the airline you are flying.
Aer Lingus had a relatively generous carry on bag allowance but a teeny tiny personal item allowance. But they were great. I loved flying across the Atlantic on them
@@josephinecronin1195 BA’s is smaller I believe but a bigger weight allowance (23kg/51lb)
@@tray2811 don’t think that’s for carry on, though
I decided to go through all the European Airlines and get the size of the SMALLEST personal item I could find, and started there. I ended up buying the Dagne Dover Large Landon Carryall Duffel Bag, since when emptied at my destination, I can use it as a tote around town and not look like a tourist because it doesn't look like a travel bag, and it's not a backpack that folks can try to pick pocket out of.
also, When I flew to Europe previously I had the Sara Jessica Parker / Samsonite collaboration Backpack - no it was not anti-theft but I at least had my ex-boyfriend along with me, making sure no one was trying to get into the larger section (I think I would feel it though)
is this right size Backpack Strap Length (max-min) : 92-52 cm
Crossbody Circumference (max-min) : 94-133 cm for international traveling with Canada air line
Got the Baggallini at Costco for $60 and like it a lot. Don’t think I’d pay over $100 for it though. I found the water bottle pockets very generously sized.
I'll be flying TAP (Portugese Airline) from NYC to Firenze in May. Their personal item limit is 16x12x5 inches, and 4.4 pounds! I've been trying out practice packing with bags I already have, and just can't make it work! so frustrating!
It really does feel like you almost have to buy a different personal item for different airlines!! But what a fun trip 😀
The Bagallini is too hard to zip back on the fly if you have to get something out of the bag.
Also weight limits really matter with carry on with low cost airlines especially in Australia and Asia. If the bag itself weighs 2kgs or more, it becomes difficult packing all you need ( speaking for myself as a perimenopausal, plus size woman with medication, clothes etc).
Here in Oz at my international airport there are multiple points where airlines staff weigh your bag after check in!
If fully packed, my new personal item bag is 18x9x13 . But, I have to shove my purse in there too. In the process of figuring out the small airplanes and their requirements. It is very nerve wracking. Bopping around Europe and The multiple airlines websites are hard to figure out. And then I have to convert the centimeters to inches! I’m sweating.
You really do have to be on your game when planning a Europe trip now, especially if you're flying around instead of taking the train 🚆 🙂
Just grab a ruler or tape measure for the conversion, most in the US have both metric and imperial. It looks like Aer Lingus is rounding the conversion on its website which is fine as long as they don't get persnickety about that extra 1/8" when you're actually boarding.
Costco has the Bagalljni for $60
Unfortunately my closest Costco is 3 hours away 😢
Don’t you put your laptop in the carry-on suitcase? Do you use it actually in the plane? I use only my iPad in the plane, and pack the heavy laptop in the suitcase.
I will use my laptop to edit videos quite often in both the airport and the airplane for longer flights. 😊
I'm a little confused about your question... are you referring to putting your laptop in your checked baggage?
I'm seeing more and more laptops that exceed the 100 Wh (watt hour) limit for lithium batteries, and some airlines prohibit any devices with lithium batteries in checked baggage entirely, even if they are below the 100 Wh threshold.
And honestly... Given that I've had both my hair dryer and my straightener stolen from my checked luggage (on separate occasions), there is no way I would take the gamble that my laptop would still be there when I land!
@@CiarraiAnnno I was referring to putting it in the wheeled carry-on rather than the backpack so it’s easier to carry.
@@Barbaralatrevisana It is easier to carry in the carry on luggage, but I always put it in my personal item until I clear the gate or get in the plane, just in case they require me to gate-check the carry on.
For the experienced European travelers, can your neck pillow hang off the personal item bag or does that have to be crammed in the personal item bag? We will be taking different airlines (not all booked yet) to different locations starting out of Barcelona.
I’ve done a fair amount of travel both domestic and international in which I have never been told to stowaway my pillow.
Same here. Have not had any issues with the neck pillow hanging on the outside on international flights.