The best travel backpacks you can buy
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Backpacks are perfect for when you don't need a full suitcase, but you want more than a regular daypack or messenger bag. Based on our research and real-world testing, the best overall travel backpack is the eBags TLS Mother Lode Weekender Convertible.
The world is shrinking. Thanks to incredibly low prices and fares, travel is becoming more and more accessible to everyone, whether we're talking about quick jaunts out of town or longer trips overseas.
One of the reasons why air travel is becoming more affordable is that low-cost carrier airlines are expanding their reach to serve more people. By charging extra for things like food, drinks, and checked bags, the price of the base ticket can fall drastically lower. Airlines like Spirit and Norwegian have perfected this model, while larger airlines like United and American are starting to offer "basic economy" fares to tour du lịch thái lan 5 ngày giá rẻ từ hà nội compete. Those "basic economy" fares tend to start lower but the airlines even charge for carry-on roller bags or duffles.
Although roller bags are great when you're trying to carry as much as possible without having to check du lịch thái lan giá rẻ từ hà nội a bag, they aren't always the best choice. They can be unwieldy on city streets or on trains, while your standard duffel can be a pain to carry for more than a few minutes, even with a shoulder strap.
Enter the travel backpack. This bag is a hybrid duffel-backpack that takes the best of both types of bags and combines them into an easy-to-carry storage system that du lịch thái lan giá rẻ từ hà nội can fit under the airplane seat in front of you, but that's still able to carry enough for a long weekend.
Backpacks help evenly distribute the weight of your gear and include room for those modern-day essentials like laptops, chargers, and tablets. Check out our tour du lịch thái lan 5 ngày giá rẻ từ hà nội picks for the best travel backpacks in the following slides. You can also check out our guides to the best carry-on bags and the best checked bags, and these anti-theft backpacks and daypacks.
Updated on 04/06/2018 by David Slotnick: Added the Tortuga Setout Backpack and updated prices.
Although the eBags TLS Mother Lode Weekender Convertible is our top pick, for various reasons laid out in the slides below, you should also consider the InCase EO Travel Backpack, the Tortuga Setout Backpack, the eBags Professional Weekender, the Timbuk2 Aviator Convertible Travel Backpack, and the Deuter Transit 50.
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