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Researched this bag. I refuse to check bags. I live in US and mostly just go to Mexico anymore. This is the perfect under the seat bag.
I bought a different color for my gf and I liked it so much I bought the same one for me a couple days later
This is not a backpack that is probably going to be comfortable hiking or trekking around the city. I see it as a way to maximize personal item space and it has the built in sleeve so it slides over your wheeled luggage handle
Not a lot of organization but you can do things to mitigate that. This bag is a winner
I have a nice osprey porter 30 or 32l that has the bright green interior. That has more storage and is a legit backpack you can hike with but for underseat storage the 26+6 is more compact and stores more
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Yea, I was thinking the same about the 35l. I just got the Farpoint 40 on the last deal and intended to have my wife use that for our upcoming trip to Japan. I have an Osprey Porter 46l that I was going to bring but end of last month tore my ACL (fully) and also tore my meniscus in a couple places Doctor says I should still just do my trip provided I prehab and do PT to get stronger (which I have been doing). My big concern is carrying load, and there's no way I'm going to try to pack out the Porter and carry that all around. From what I hear, everyone says to pack light for Japan though (nearly every place you stay at tends to having washing machines at least). I'm thinking, if anything, I'll probably just use the 35L for myself and have my 10yo son use the 26+6L. I ended up buying another 26+6L at Basspro since I had a $40GC to use. I'm wondering if I should have my 8yo daughter also use a 26+6L but I'd probably want to order a different color for her if I do haha. I bought a couple "Pacca" bags for them originally so maybe she can use one of those instead and he can just use the 26+6L. Guess we'll see when we get everything...
Ouch. I actually was just in Japan last month for 2 weeks and managed to pack all my clothes in my Osprey Porter 46L. A lot of places in Japan will have washing machines but driers are a whole other story. I recommend packing light but you may have trouble drying a whole family's worth of clothes if you need to do laundry every few days and don't have access to a drier.
You may also want to look into luggage forwarding services, especially if you plan on buying a lot of souvenirs while you're there. Most hotels with a front desk will offer it for relatively cheap ($25-$30 per luggage) and it will typically arrive at your next hotel (assuming its a major city) by mid-afternoon the next day. I used this multiple times and it allowed me to buy whatever souvenirs and clothes I wanted while I just kept some essentials in my Osprey or a smaller day bag.
Any chance you can bring it on a flight as personal item?
EDIT: the video says it qualify as personal item for most airlines
Yes absolutely! I bought one earlier this year for an Europe trip specifically to meet "personal item" requirements on budget airlines. I had zero issues on Ryan Air as an under-the-seat personal bag. I paid $100 for the gray color no regrets very happy with it. Excellent bag, I just grabbed another for my wife.
I love this backpack. I always try to make it as my carry-on, but airline staff think it's too small so it always passes as a personal item. It fits under the seat front.
Ouch. I actually was just in Japan last month for 2 weeks and managed to pack all my clothes in my Osprey Porter 46L. A lot of places in Japan will have washing machines but driers are a whole other story. I recommend packing light but you may have trouble drying a whole family's worth of clothes if you need to do laundry every few days and don't have access to a drier.
You may also want to look into luggage forwarding services, especially if you plan on buying a lot of souvenirs while you're there. Most hotels with a front desk will offer it for relatively cheap ($25-$30 per luggage) and it will typically arrive at your next hotel (assuming its a major city) by mid-afternoon the next day. I used this multiple times and it allowed me to buy whatever souvenirs and clothes I wanted while I just kept some essentials in my Osprey or a smaller day bag.
Nice! Where did you go? We will be doing Tokyo -> Kanazawa -> Kyoto -> Osaka (and flying out of Osaka). Yea, the lack of dryers is a potential issue (although I think one or two places may have All-in-one combo units) - I was thinking about bringing travel/portable clotheslines for that purpose as well as trying to pack quick-drying clothing (and avoiding cotton where possible). The other tricky part is that we are going when it's 'colder' there which means likely needing more clothes or at least layers.
I have heard a lot about the luggage wforwarding - is it very simple to use even if you don't speak Japanese? I hear you can have hotels set it up but in our case, we will be at an AirBNB in Tokyo and then another one in Kyoto. I think we are on our own when it comes to forwarding but I've heard you can do the luggage forwarding at most convenience stores/konbini or if there's a luggage handling office near where we're staying that would obviously work too. I wonder if we could use luggage forwarding at a hotel even if we're not staying there (like if there's one near the AirBnB)... do they have luggage forwarding options at most of the stations (at least the stations where the shinkansen dept/arrive)?
Most US Budget airlines have a personal item size limit of 18'x14"x8". This is 16.9"x13"x6.3" so it should work. United is 17x10x9 but their enforcement is a bit more lax than airlines like spirit with a history of bonuses for employees for forcing customers to pay for carry-ons.
Nice! Where did you go? We will be doing Tokyo -> Kanazawa -> Kyoto -> Osaka (and flying out of Osaka). Yea, the lack of dryers is a potential issue (although I think one or two places may have All-in-one combo units) - I was thinking about bringing travel/portable clotheslines for that purpose as well as trying to pack quick-drying clothing (and avoiding cotton where possible). The other tricky part is that we are going when it's 'colder' there which means likely needing more clothes or at least layers.
I have heard a lot about the luggage wforwarding - is it very simple to use even if you don't speak Japanese? I hear you can have hotels set it up but in our case, we will be at an AirBNB in Tokyo and then another one in Kyoto. I think we are on our own when it comes to forwarding but I've heard you can do the luggage forwarding at most convenience stores/konbini or if there's a luggage handling office near where we're staying that would obviously work too. I wonder if we could use luggage forwarding at a hotel even if we're not staying there (like if there's one near the AirBnB)... do they have luggage forwarding options at most of the stations (at least the stations where the shinkansen dept/arrive)?
I just did a 10 day Japan trip as well with the Daylite 35L. It worked great because all the places we staying at had washers so I didn't have to pack 10 days of clothes. All the places I stayed at also had shower rooms that had a clothes drying function so you can hang your clothes on the shower rod and turn it on which turns on the heater and fan in the shower room. I only knew about it after I pointed my phone's translate app at the control panel outside the shower/bath.
I was also deciding between the Daylite 26+6L and 35L for this trip. If you are definitely packing over 26L, I would recommend going with the 35L instead of expanding the 26+6L to fit more stuff. The 35L is thinner than the expanded 26+6L which helps in crowded places like the Tokyo subway.
I just did a 10 day Japan trip as well with the Daylite 35L. It worked great because all the places we staying at had washers so I didn't have to pack 10 days of clothes. All the places I stayed at also had shower rooms that had a clothes drying function so you can hang your clothes on the shower rod and turn it on which turns on the heater and fan in the shower room. I only knew about it after I pointed my phone's translate app at the control panel outside the shower/bath.I was also deciding between the Daylite 26+6L and 35L for this trip. If you are definitely packing over 26L, I would recommend going with the 35L instead of expanding the 26+6L to fit more stuff. The 35L is thinner than the expanded 26+6L which helps in crowded places like the Tokyo subway.
Yea this makes sense. In most cases I will not need to expand it, but I like having the option just incase. Im headed to a conference next week and if I get alot of swag items from vendors I might need the expansion. So we'll see!
Keep in mind this bag has no waist belt, not intended to overload with heavy stuff and is better suited as a personal item given its dimensions. For carry-on "one bag" travel I would look for something like Farpoint or hybrid roller/backpack like Daylite 40 Wheeled duffel, Topo Designs Bag Roller so you can take the weight off your back sometimes.
Nice! Where did you go? We will be doing Tokyo -> Kanazawa -> Kyoto -> Osaka (and flying out of Osaka). Yea, the lack of dryers is a potential issue (although I think one or two places may have All-in-one combo units) - I was thinking about bringing travel/portable clotheslines for that purpose as well as trying to pack quick-drying clothing (and avoiding cotton where possible). The other tricky part is that we are going when it's 'colder' there which means likely needing more clothes or at least layers.
I have heard a lot about the luggage wforwarding - is it very simple to use even if you don't speak Japanese? I hear you can have hotels set it up but in our case, we will be at an AirBNB in Tokyo and then another one in Kyoto. I think we are on our own when it comes to forwarding but I've heard you can do the luggage forwarding at most convenience stores/konbini or if there's a luggage handling office near where we're staying that would obviously work too. I wonder if we could use luggage forwarding at a hotel even if we're not staying there (like if there's one near the AirBnB)... do they have luggage forwarding options at most of the stations (at least the stations where the shinkansen dept/arrive)?
We did Tokyo -> Kyoto -> Osaka -> Hiroshima -> back to Tokyo, 3 nights each. They were all hotels, 2 had an in-unit washer and one had a shared washer/drier so it required a bit of planning to make sure we had time to do washes and have everything dry by our next move. I also recommend a portable clothesline because they are really small but really useful if you need it. I had a sea2summit clothesline which is tiny and came in real handy. Definitely avoid heavy cotton items because yeah they take forever to dry, my entire wardrobe was basically all synthetic or wool so everything was dry by morning.
Luggage forwarding is super easy - so long as you're staying at a hotel that does it. All I had to do was bring it over to the front desk and they handled literally everything, I just had to give them my name and the address of the next hotel, then paid (usually in cash). You'll have a harder time with AirBnBs, with hotels they can receive your luggage so often times my luggage was already in my room by the time I got there. I don't think you can forward luggage to AirBnBs unless someone is already there and able to accept the luggage. I don't think a hotel will do it for you unless you're staying there so you will have to look into konbinis.
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I bought a different color for my gf and I liked it so much I bought the same one for me a couple days later
This is not a backpack that is probably going to be comfortable hiking or trekking around the city. I see it as a way to maximize personal item space and it has the built in sleeve so it slides over your wheeled luggage handle
Not a lot of organization but you can do things to mitigate that. This bag is a winner
I have a nice osprey porter 30 or 32l that has the bright green interior. That has more storage and is a legit backpack you can hike with but for underseat storage the 26+6 is more compact and stores more
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You may also want to look into luggage forwarding services, especially if you plan on buying a lot of souvenirs while you're there. Most hotels with a front desk will offer it for relatively cheap ($25-$30 per luggage) and it will typically arrive at your next hotel (assuming its a major city) by mid-afternoon the next day. I used this multiple times and it allowed me to buy whatever souvenirs and clothes I wanted while I just kept some essentials in my Osprey or a smaller day bag.
EDIT: the video says it qualify as personal item for most airlines
You may also want to look into luggage forwarding services, especially if you plan on buying a lot of souvenirs while you're there. Most hotels with a front desk will offer it for relatively cheap ($25-$30 per luggage) and it will typically arrive at your next hotel (assuming its a major city) by mid-afternoon the next day. I used this multiple times and it allowed me to buy whatever souvenirs and clothes I wanted while I just kept some essentials in my Osprey or a smaller day bag.
I have heard a lot about the luggage wforwarding - is it very simple to use even if you don't speak Japanese? I hear you can have hotels set it up but in our case, we will be at an AirBNB in Tokyo and then another one in Kyoto. I think we are on our own when it comes to forwarding but I've heard you can do the luggage forwarding at most convenience stores/konbini or if there's a luggage handling office near where we're staying that would obviously work too. I wonder if we could use luggage forwarding at a hotel even if we're not staying there (like if there's one near the AirBnB)... do they have luggage forwarding options at most of the stations (at least the stations where the shinkansen dept/arrive)?
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I have heard a lot about the luggage wforwarding - is it very simple to use even if you don't speak Japanese? I hear you can have hotels set it up but in our case, we will be at an AirBNB in Tokyo and then another one in Kyoto. I think we are on our own when it comes to forwarding but I've heard you can do the luggage forwarding at most convenience stores/konbini or if there's a luggage handling office near where we're staying that would obviously work too. I wonder if we could use luggage forwarding at a hotel even if we're not staying there (like if there's one near the AirBnB)... do they have luggage forwarding options at most of the stations (at least the stations where the shinkansen dept/arrive)?
I was also deciding between the Daylite 26+6L and 35L for this trip. If you are definitely packing over 26L, I would recommend going with the 35L instead of expanding the 26+6L to fit more stuff. The 35L is thinner than the expanded 26+6L which helps in crowded places like the Tokyo subway.
I have heard a lot about the luggage wforwarding - is it very simple to use even if you don't speak Japanese? I hear you can have hotels set it up but in our case, we will be at an AirBNB in Tokyo and then another one in Kyoto. I think we are on our own when it comes to forwarding but I've heard you can do the luggage forwarding at most convenience stores/konbini or if there's a luggage handling office near where we're staying that would obviously work too. I wonder if we could use luggage forwarding at a hotel even if we're not staying there (like if there's one near the AirBnB)... do they have luggage forwarding options at most of the stations (at least the stations where the shinkansen dept/arrive)?
Luggage forwarding is super easy - so long as you're staying at a hotel that does it. All I had to do was bring it over to the front desk and they handled literally everything, I just had to give them my name and the address of the next hotel, then paid (usually in cash). You'll have a harder time with AirBnBs, with hotels they can receive your luggage so often times my luggage was already in my room by the time I got there. I don't think you can forward luggage to AirBnBs unless someone is already there and able to accept the luggage. I don't think a hotel will do it for you unless you're staying there so you will have to look into konbinis.
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