Island Hopper

You want the Cor Surf bag travel bag. No I haven't tried it. Same concept, lower price. I've always liked the thought and look of the Cotopaxi. Saw someone talk about Cor Surf one night, then looked it up. Island Hopper.

I have the Cotopaxi Allpa 35L and COR Surf Island Hopper 2.0 28L. Been a Cotopaxi fan for awhile, but my Allpa just gets less and less use these days. This is partly due to the fact that I’ve been reducing my one bag content so I don’t need the space of a 35L anymore, BUT I also don’t feel the Allpa

I'd vote the Cor Surf bag! The ease in opening it flat to pack and be able to maintain organization without the added weight of packing cubes seems like a huge plus! And I am older and taller than you, so that might affect the presentation, but I think the blue Cor Surf bag is really cute!

Which airline(s)? Look at the AER Go Pack. The ones you list are rather large for under seat. The Allpa 35 is actually oversized on depth for overhead let alone under a seat. It is 22 x 12 x 10in (56 x 30 x 25cm). The AER TP3 is 19" (48 cm) 13" (33 cm) 7.5" (19 cm). It will squeak by on some US lega

I travel a lot with my grown son. He’s 32, fit and 6’. He carries a 38L. His clothes are bigger, so he needs the extra space. I’m 63F, fit and 5’4”. I only need a 28L to fit the same amount of stuff in. We both love the CorSurf Island Hoppers for their flexibility. However, If I’m just going somewhe

The Cotopaxi is great, but I can't justify the price personally... plus I saw it in person at the REI store and it didn't impress me for some reason. Maybe it's not my style For the REI, the one in this post is the 30! But that's great to know. I do notice the REI is well-loved in this subreddit so

I have the same Cor Surf bag, same color too. I was very surprised at how much I could put in it. A few things to add: Pros: Two 'secret' zip pockets on the back panel. One is under the trolley pass. Unless you knew, you wouldn't know. The top zip pocket fit my liquids and hard sunglasses case. It a

If cute is a factor, what's your thoughts on Cotopaxi? At "only" twice the cost of the Cor Surf they're very cute and similar. But... my wife has that same REI Ruckpack (I assume it's the female version you have) in that same color and she loves it. She has that for her bigger travel bag, and the Ru

Good comparison! I get what you mean about the look of the REI vs the COR Surf, which just looks like a standard suitcase backpack. But the thing about the exterior pockets taking space from the main compartment is a dealbreaker for me. I recently experienced that with a random bag (impulse buy at t

The Island Hopper from COR Surf checks all your boxes. I think they had some colors on sale last weekend. Picked up the 28L for my wife in pink.