From: B Vaughan on
On Fri, 4 Aug 2006 20:23:26 -0500, "Donald Newcomb"
<DRNewcomb(a)NOT.attglobal.net> wrote:

>Some shade of brown? Almost all my luggage is black. The only advantage of
>black is that you can match luggage from different manufacturers without any
>problem. With other colors it would be impossible to get a match. I'd
>imagine that any light color would be not so good since it would show dirt
>and wear.

Whether my luggage matches is not very high on my list of priorities.
--
Barbara Vaughan

My email address is my first initial followed by my last name at libero dot it.
From: B Vaughan on
On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 02:59:20 +0000 (UTC), BB
<bbauerMuNgE(a)freeshell.org> wrote:

>On Fri, 4 Aug 2006 20:23:26 -0500, Donald Newcomb wrote:
>
> Re: Rick Steves Convertible Carryon bag:
>
>> 2.. Lacks any support to hold a rectangular shape. Even using packing
>> cubes it becomes a fairly shapeless blob. I'm looking for some sort of
>> light-weight stiffeners to add to the load.
>
>I agree with you on this, but I've taken it on two extended trips, and
>carried it many blocks (we often had a car so I can't say many miles) and
>its shapelessness hasn't been a problem.
>
>> 3.. I dislike the "portrait" format and would prefer the bag open in the
>> "landscape" mode.
>
>You lost me on this one. When you're using it as a backpack, its in
>"portrait" mode; when you use it with a shoulder strap or the side handle,
>its in "landscape" mode. Like the girl carrying it in this picture, this
>is how I almost always carry it:
>
>http://travelstore.ricksteves.com/images/products/bg-xsb_04.jpg
>

He wants it to *open* along the long side. In fact the way it opens,
as you can see in the picture, is a bit odd.


--
Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup
From: Miguel Cruz on
B Vaughan<me(a)privacy.net> wrote:
> erilar <erilarloFRY(a)SPAMchibardun.net.invalid> wrote:
>> B >Vaughan<me(a)privacy.net> wrote:
>>> I don't understand the public transport thing. The human body is
>>> less bulky around the legs than around the chest. In a packed tram,
>>> you can always find a bit of unused real estate on the floor, while
>>> a backpack on your back will be punching people in the face.
>>
>> In which case you remove the pack from your back and do the same.
>
> Miguel Cruz had said that a backpack was MORE convenient on cowded
> public transport than a wheeled suitcase. If you're going to do the
> same thing with it that you do with a suitcase, but you also have to
> take it off (no mean feat in a crowded tram) and put it back on, then
> it's less convenient on public transport, not more.

The major advantage comes from your ability to move around the station,
through turnstiles, up and down stairs and escalators, around crowds on
the platform, and so on.

On the train it depends on the situation. If it's so empty that there
are seats, well, then obviously no big deal at all.

If there aren't seats but still it's not that crowded, I can just find a
wall and lean against it, with my pack as a nice bit of padding.

If it is crowded, I pop the waist strap, and it's then possible to spin
the pack around to my front without using any extra space, by grabbing
the top handle and angling my body slightly away from the pack. Then I
can lower it to the floor and leave it between my legs. On the way out
of the train, I lift it by the top handle, and wait until I'm on the
platform to swing it around onto my back again. After a while all of
this can be done without breaking one's stride.

I definitely don't bang people in the face with it, as I'm aware that's
both rude and potentially painful.

> Welcome back to r.t.e., Miguel, even if you're just looking over the
> fence.

Thanks!

miguel
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From: Goomba38 on
Chris Blunt wrote:

> My credit card also has my bank account details encoded into the
> magnetic stripe. That means I just need to carry one card, and can use
> it either as a credit card or to withdraw cash from my bank account at
> ATM machines.
>
> Chris

I swear by my AMEX card.
From: Donald Newcomb on

"BB" <bbauerMuNgE(a)freeshell.org> wrote in message
news:eb11i8$ofl$1(a)chessie.cirr.com...
> On Fri, 4 Aug 2006 20:23:26 -0500, Donald Newcomb wrote:
>
> Re: Rick Steves Convertible Carryon bag:
>
> > 2.. Lacks any support to hold a rectangular shape. Even using packing
> > cubes it becomes a fairly shapeless blob. I'm looking for some sort of
> > light-weight stiffeners to add to the load.
>
> I agree with you on this, but I've taken it on two extended trips, and
> carried it many blocks (we often had a car so I can't say many miles) and
> its shapelessness hasn't been a problem.

I noticed that the Patagonia MLC has a number of internal load dividers.
This might help it hold a form better. Steves' Convertible has one large
internal compartment with additional large compartments in the cover.
Actually with the compressor cinches as tight as they go, this bag holds all
I can carry for any distance. I can't imagine ever using the expander
bellows.

> > 3.. I dislike the "portrait" format and would prefer the bag open in
the
> > "landscape" mode.
>
> You lost me on this one. When you're using it as a backpack, its in
> "portrait" mode; when you use it with a shoulder strap or the side handle,
> its in "landscape" mode. Like the girl carrying it in this picture, this
> is how I almost always carry it:

This bag "hinges" along the bottom short side (the bottom of the backpack) I
would prefer if it "hinged" along the long side.

--
Donald R. Newcomb
DRNewcomb (at) attglobal (dot) net


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