POWAITER Travel Backpack for Women Men, Large Carry on Backpack Flight Approved with 4 Packing Cubes & Luggage Tag, Expandable Business Weekend Luggage Suitcase Backpack for 17 Inch Laptop-Black

This is practically the size of a carry-on luggage for aircraft overhead bins. It has a lot of nice features. It is a backpack which means it easy to carry and one need not check his luggage. The backpack straps can be completely stowed away and hidden from sight. I like the fact that you can shrink and expand it at will. The many compartments are good for organization. Another nice feature is the sternum strap. Although the bag ships with 4 packing cubes, I dont find the largest packing cube being useful to me. It is almost the exact size of the largest compartments. Why pack in a cube that simply fills the suitcase without affording the ability to organize my stuff. I would just as well use the suitcase without a packing cube. I am concerned the material used in the construction of this backpack will not last long. It feels very think and does not inspire confidence in the durability of this backpack.

Very Roomy backpack, great for overnight trips. Or to travel on the plane for a short trip real sturdy

Backpacks have become my carry-on luggage of choice for air travel. They are great for carrying hands-free and are a good size for stowing under the seat in front, but a few that I have used are obviously optimized for upright packing and unpacking. This is a little inconvenient for travel as putting stuff in a pack is easy, but accessing it, not so much. I actually did not know what to expect from this item. I was attracted to the laptop storage. I was hoping it would make removing and stowing a laptop easier than with other backpacks. It definitely does that. There is a dedicated laptop compartment that is accessible in the most convenient way from under an airline seat. In and out on a plane is going to be much easier than any other pack I have used. Better still, this pack is more like a soft-sided suitcase. The “lid” is secured on three sides by a zipper like a hard-sided suitcase I have. It is also expandable (a couple of inches in depth). It is just a tad smaller than my hard-sided case (usually stowed in the overhead), but it should be easy to pack whatever I need for short trips. It will also be easier to access and unpack than a traditional backpack. I am so used to using a backpack that I just live with the existence of the straps when the pack is not on my back. This pack has a pocket to stow the straps, and has two handles for carrying, if desired, like a…well…like a suitcase. This feature eats up some precious cubic inches of packing volume, but I know it will be nice to be able to get the straps out of the way in planes. The packing cubes have yet to be put to use, but I can see them making packing and unpacking more orderly than a traditional backpack. The suitcase form factor of this pack is very desirable compared to the deep and narrow access of traditional backpacks. The packing cubes are going to work well with this design. I can’t wait to put this pack to its first use.

I havent used it IRL yet. My trip is mid-June so Ill update afterwards if there are any drawbacks. But from what I can tell this will be perfect for my needs. Im going on a European cruise, so I got this backpack to be my (hands free) carry-on that I can use to carry a change of clothes & shoes, any essentials that Ill need until I get access to my luggage, plus the normal stuff that I put in my carry-on (magazines, snacks, headphones, etc.) Once Im on the ship I will be unpacking everything & the luggage will go under the bed. So I wanted something that would hold everything I needed but be easy to get in and out of during my flights & layovers. This one has all the benefits & convenience of both a backpack and a suitcase. I love, love, love that the straps tuck into a pocket on the back and are COMPLETELY out of the way when not in use. One thing that drives me nuts when using a backpack is the straps that are always hanging around. I have to be careful not to trip myself or others on those straps when I dont have the backpack on my back. That will not be an issue with this backpack. Once the straps are tucked away the bag is like a little suitcase. Those straps will not be sticking out from under the airplane seat creating a trip hazard. There is a padded handle on the top and on the side so its easy to carry when its not on your back. The multiple pockets will make it easy to pack and stay organized. I wont be carrying a laptop on my trip, but that seems to be a good feature, well protected. The packing cubes are a bonus. I have other packing cubes that I use in my suitcases (checked luggage) & Ill use these with the backpack. The USB cord attachment will make it easy to charge my phone without having to hold the battery pack and the phone. The battery pack will be inside the bag and attaches to a cord inside. Then on the outside theres a USB port to plug in the phones charging cord so you can charge the phone while holding it. That seems to be a common feature in a lot of these backpacks and I think thats great. I havent used it yet while its full and gone trekking through the airport. But with the padded straps, the chest strap to keep it balanced, and the hip padding, it seems like itll be as comfortable as a backpack could possibly be. The trim on the bag makes it look sharp, too. Its not just a blah looking backpack. Im really getting excited for my trip now and having this bag will make my flight a more pleasant experience. I hate flying and Im constantly going in and out of my bag getting stuff to distract me from my claustrophobia. This bag will be easy to open and give me quick access to whatever I want.

We think this might just be an ideal combination of laptop case, personal electronics carry-on bag, and backpack for adventure travel. The Powaiter laptop carry on backpack has all the features we need with padded compartments for computers and iPads, room for chargers and cables, some clothing and dopp kit, water bottle, an extra pair of shoes. Excellent material, good stitching, quality zippers, lots of pockets and very comfortable straps -- well designed and engineered. We dont like to overload ours and make it too heavy, but this one can expand to accommodate quite a good sized load when necessary. It fits in the overhead easily, but we often keep it under the seat to be handy with personal items and to access the included USB charging port. Very clever. The little metal ring luggage tag pulls out to reveal personal contact information in the event of loss, without exposing those details in general; a nice feature. This laptop carry on backpack is made to last. Bravo.

Great bag, love the cubes that it comes with great for traveling.

I was amazed by all of the features of this backpack. It was well padded and had at least three ways to carry it around. My most preferred way was the shoulder straps. It took me a while to find the buckles at the bottom to attach the shoulder straps (See pics for hints). With lots of pockets and zippered compartments, it was easy to keep everything organized. I was concerned that the buckles squeeze tabs maybe a bit on the fragile side but have not encountered any issue. Also, Ive seen this design on other backpacks as well. May be the manufacturer can step up and make these buckles more robust for extra durability.

I love this backpack! The color isnt the best, but in time Ill probably doodle on it. It has many pockets and is super versatile. Its able to fit my huge laptop and all my regular travel items, plus it doubles as a suitcase. Note: it only stored enough clothes and other personal items youd normally put in a suitcase for a 1-2 day trip. I would not suggest cramming a weeks worth of travel in there, it will fit but it will be super bulky and heavy and honestly is the same as a suitcase at that point. It can strap right to the handle of a suitcase, making it way easier to navigate the plane and airport with. I do like the charging port it provides too, does not come with a charger just the port to plug into. It also came with 3 other bags to add more items in, but honestly I dont see how to attach them to the backpack or really anything so I dont undnderstand how they will be carried other then in your arms. Id also like to add it is water proof, spilt a few drops of water in there and I checked to make sure my laptop was ok and its like the water never even hit it, just dripped right off.

I use backpacks to bring what I need with me to work every night of trucking. So my gear isnt exactly for day trips as much as a night of work. But, this seems to hold up the weight of my stuff pretty nicely.

I often travel with just a backpack because I dont like the pain of pulling a roller bag around and stressing about having enough room on an airplane to stow it. Up to this point Ive never been happy with the options Ive tried, including some expensive ones from eBags. It does come folded in half and really squished so I stuffed it with a couple pillows for a week to get it to form back to its true shape before I used it. Here is what I like about this bag: #1 It is rectangular like a suitcase so you can really fit a lot of stuff into it. #2 the packing cubes are huge and can take up almost the entire clothing compartment, thats actually nice because I always find that the cubes are more trouble than they are worth because they leave wasted space that you try to stuff full with socks and other extra clothes. #3 the zippers work really well and I like that they dont have hard metal pulls on them. I found with other bags that these can get caught up and break off. For travel bags, stiff cloth pulls are the way to go. #4 the cary handles are actually handles and not little straps that you cant use. #5 the water bottle carrier is just big enough to fit a 24oz hydroflask without the rubber thingy on the bottom. And the strap above it is in the perfect place to clip through the handle on the lid (which is important if youve ever had one of these slide out as you are putting a bag into the overhead and almost hurt someone). If you carry a big water bottle like a Nalgene, it will NOT fit in the pocket. #6 the bottom of the back of the bag bulges out slightly to fit into the small of your back so even without a waist strap it puts some of the load on your waist vs your shoulders. For anyone who regularly carries a backpack you know how important this is. Here is what I dont like: #1 The backpack straps are not as comfortable as they could be. I think they anchor too far apart to the bag so it sits further on the outside of your shoulders. With the sternum strap this fixes it a bit but without it you can get sore shoulders fast. Ive used other bags that when loaded up are fine without the sternum strap. That being said I am fairly slender by todays standards at 60 & 170lbs, if you are heavier and have a wider neck/shoulders this may not be as big of a deal for you. #2 The metal name/address tag I really dont care for, Ive had it get caught up trying to get the bag out of the trunk or under a seat and Im about ready to cut it off. It would be so much nicer if it was a stiff fabric with a little fabric tab that stuck out of the bag so you can pull it out and read it. This is not a game changer, you can decide when you get the bag if you like it or not, it will take about 5 seconds to cut it off but it is permanent, there will be no way to reattach it. #3 Im neutral on the charging cord, I dont use it and wish the bag didnt have it but its not in the way of anything so I dont really care. Overall it is my new favorite, if the size is what you need I would totally recommend it.