KAKATravel Backpack, Carry On Backpack Durable Convertible Duffle Bag Fit for 15.6 Inch Laptop for Men and Women(Medium 35L)

I bought four of these for a recent safari trip where we would be on tiny planes with specific luggage size requirements (and where they had to be fully soft sided because they'd be stuffed in the plane's hold). I originally got duffel bags, but I ultimately decided we needed the benefit of backpack straps for carrying. These were perfect. Small enough to be legit carry-on baggage for the international flights but large enough—with the help of compression packing cubes—for the clothes we needed, no one had a single complaint. I will add the caveat that I kept one regular duffel for laundry; we could've repacked the dirty stuff, but we didn't really want to do that. On the way there, we carried on the bags due to a tight transfer in Amsterdam, but we checked all four in the way home. Super rugged and durable; I had no qualms they'd be fine in the baggage hold.The bag has several pockets: the main compartment (with a laptop sleeve we didn't use) and two secondary front pockets good for smaller items that you want easy access to. It has very strong adjustable shoulder straps and additional hip belt strap thing that helps better distribute the weight when wearing it as a backpack. Those straps zip away if you prefer to carry it by the handle or use the included duffel-like shoulder strap (we left those straps at home). There's also an elasticized waterproof cover to put over the bag (think shower cap) for walking in the rain, but we left those at home as well. There are also other features, like a strap and carabiner (maybe for shoes?).The only thing I didn't like was the included combo lock because it felt cheap and unreliable; after unsuccessfully trying to set a combo on one lock, I decided the risk of it jamming was greater than the benefit of a lock when carrying it as a backpack. I bought a little locking device thing separately instead.Some people may not like that the main compartment opens like a backpack instead of opening fully suitcase style, and I don't disagree. However, we had no real complaints with the backpack style, mostly because we had used those aforementioned packing cubes. Very easy to slide them in and out as necessary.I have no doubt we will use these packs for other travel in the future. One of my favorite purchases for the trip (which was amazing, by the way).

I think this is a great travel backpack. I just received it. It appears to be well made and a thought-through design for serious traveling. What impressed was the chest and waist straps. Some packs billed as "for travel" might have chest straps and even fewer have waist straps. The straps are important for proper weight distribution and your healthy body and back. This pack holds a LOT. I liked the luggage handle feature. All in all a great backpack, in my opinion. Disclosure: Regretfully, I had to return mine because I could not manage it fully loaded (knowing me, overloaded) through Europe along with my other luggage. But, if I had been traveling a little lighter, it would have been a major keeper for me.

I bought this for a 6-week trip to Italy, including a 1-week hike in the Dolomites hut-to-hut.I didn't want to spend a fortune on a fancy super lightweight backpack.This one fit the bill. It held up really well. Seams good and well sewn. Zippers strong. Rain protection with rain shell pretty good.Lots of pockets, etc. to store things.The downside of this pack is the weight (heavier than super strong and thin nylon $$$$) along with missing some useful features (like how to easily attach hiking poles to them, but you can but those things separately).This is a really durable, not-lightweight, all-purpose backpack. It was comfortable enough for 1 week of heavy-duty hiking. If I were a frequent backpacker, I would get something lighter weight and with more features. However, this is a great pack as it can do so many things very well.

I don’t write a lot of reviews but I absolutely had to write one for this. I originally bought this the medium size bag in green to be my gaming back pack. It comfortably, and safely, houses my gaming laptop, external hard drive, external CD ROM, gaming headset, controller, power cord, mouse and all other laptop paraphernalia. With the lock, I feel a bit more secure when traveling with my set up and it fits in carry on. I have a chronic illness and tend to go into the hospital a lot, so having a go bag for my gaming gear is nice for family, as all of my stuff is one place.I have also used this bag for a weekend trip and the amount of clothes and toiletries it holds is pretty impressive. I liked this bag so much I just bought the larger one in a different color for my upcoming trip. The versatility of the carrying options is incredibly convenient, allowing me to put one on my bag and carrying the other like a tote bag. It’s comfortable and incredibly durable.The only hang up is I wish this had a separate waterproof compartment for shoes. I actually checked out the WITZMAN brand Travel back packs, which are very similar in design but DO have the shoe compartment. However, I couldn’t justify spending $30 extra dollars just to get that compartment (which was the only real difference between the two bags).I’m incredibly happy with my purchase, and I’ll probably buy another one of these for my kiddo when she goes off to college this fall.Buy this bag! I put hours of research into this and I’m definitely glad I took the time because I am far from disappointed 😊