Daylite Expandable 26+6 Travel Pack

A big factor for the tight squeeze with Air Canada is because all Canadian airlines (Air Canada, WestJet, Porter, and Flair) generally only allow 6 inches of depth for personal item, compared to the 8-9 inches allowed by US airlines. It's a massive difference. A fully packed (unexpanded) Osprey 26+6

I found the 26+6 super uncomfortable but enough people here like it that I suppose I'm an outlier. FWIW, my hiking pack is an Osprey Talon 22 and my carryon pack is a Fairview 40 (both of which are fine). YMMV

I feel like “the load capacity relative to size of an Osprey 26+6” and “comfortable load carrying for long walking distances” is one of those unicorn combinations I keep seeing people ask for on here but that unfortunately seems somewhat mutually exclusive. I would love to be proven wrong though, an

Wow, the old version is my main and favorite travel bag, and this new version changes everything I love about it. I love having the big empty sack for a bag that I can place my own preferred cubes and bags into. I hate laptop pockets because I never use it so I love the removable one here. I also fi

Yeah, I don't want to knock the Osprey Daylite 26+6. It's my current onebag. But it's claimed 6" (16cm) depth is more like 7.5" (19cm) when packed. To keep it at 7", I need to pack without using compression cubes.

I recently bought the Osprey (edit: the Daylite, not the Transporter) 26+6 and Tomtoc T66 Liteway (28L) to compare as personal item bags. The Osprey is the only one I brought on trips — first a family car trip, then on a flight for a work trip.On the family trip I had no complaints. But on the work

I agree, the REI seems to have better straps and more comfort. That Osprey looks solid. Honestly, I was really considering the Osprey Daylite 26+6 too, but I'm really not a fan of Osprey bags' appearance haha, it turns me away completely

I've been eying a Cabin Zero for a while for when I just travel with underseat luggage, but still didn't get one. I did order a Osprey 26+6 once but returned it because it was uncomfortable and very floppy when half empty. For my travel essentials I use a Eagle Creek Explore Sling Pack, because I li

I loathe my Osprey 26+6. Tried the Fjallraven HighCoast Totepack (better) and think I have finally settled on the Fjallraven Kanken 15” Laptop No2 Black. More comfortable than the 26+6 or the Totepack. Holds more.

I'm looking for a personal item sized bag (US, so18x14x8 inches) that can also double as a day hike backpack or daypack, i.e. can be worn for 6-8 hours without too much discomfort. Comfort is a lot more important to me than maximizing space, I just need to be able to fly on airlines like Frontier wi