"One bag" travel, which bag is best?
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From: erilar on 4 Aug 2006 15:14 In article <040820061155585872%rpsinha(a)null.void>, Nobody wrote: > Is it just a back pack or can ou hide that feature and use it as > shoulder bag too? Also, approx cost if you know it? Thanks. I use a strap from another bag for that. It has loops for one. I don't remember what it cost, though. -- Mary Loomer Oliver (aka Erilar), philologist, biblioholic medievalist http://www.airstreamcomm.net/~erilarlo
From: erilar on 4 Aug 2006 15:18 In article <8eh6d2ld8poddspn01eht4pmqann1q0hi2(a)4ax.com>, 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. -- Mary Loomer Oliver (aka Erilar), philologist, biblioholic medievalist http://www.airstreamcomm.net/~erilarlo
From: erilar on 4 Aug 2006 15:24 In article <jgv5d2ll812ugcen02cjtcn2jnlflmds27(a)4ax.com>, dontuse(a)fell-walker.co.uk wrote: > Following up to Larry in Berkeley > > >Many airlines are now enforcing the old rule that a carryon may not > >weigh more than seven kilos. > > (UK) New Department for Transport guidelines on cabin baggage > come into effect this month. Passengers are now only allowed to > take hand baggage on board that is a maximum length of 56cm > (22in), width of 45cm (18in) and depth of 25cm (10in). > We recommend that you check your baggage dimensions before > starting your journey to save delays. I just went over and measured my Eagle Creek bag. It fits, as long as I don't pack it fuller than I can strap down to 10. I weigh it to make sure I don't have too much in it to begin with, and some stuff gets discarded. -- Mary Loomer Oliver (aka Erilar), philologist, biblioholic medievalist http://www.airstreamcomm.net/~erilarlo
From: B Vaughan on 4 Aug 2006 16:16 On Fri, 04 Aug 2006 14:18:38 -0500, erilar <erilarloFRY(a)SPAMchibardun.net.invalid> wrote: >In article <8eh6d2ld8poddspn01eht4pmqann1q0hi2(a)4ax.com>, 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. Welcome back to r.t.e., Miguel, even if you're just looking over the fence. -- 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: Pat in TX on 4 Aug 2006 17:21
> > Isn't it possible to buy and external bag trolley and > then only use it when needing wheels by strapping the > bag in the trolley? > > IOW...do NOT buy something built in? Yes, there is one in my attic! Those gadgets came out long before bags with built-in wheels were sold. Problem= heavy and bulky even when folded. Pat in TX |