Allpa 50L Adventure Travel Pack

Just took a cotopaxi allpa 50L backpack on a two week trip around Europe. The top compartment detaches and you can use it as your personal item, while the rest of the backpack goes into the storage bin. Can’t recommend it enough

I think unless you can really streamline your packing, you're going to have a hard time with this. You're kind of asking for a sports car and a pickup in one, which isn't impossible, but it's challenging. So here's the quick advice, often referred to as a 1.5 bag. Find the biggest bag you're comfort

I’ve adopted a similar strategy with the Cotopaxi Allpa 50 Adventure. 42L main body. Top comes off for an 8L sling. Backpacking style harness system for comfort.

Onebagging isn’t a universal solution. It is a minimalist urban technique. I could handle low temps to 0f/-18c with a onebag kit, but lower than that is quite a challenge. Don’t buy a Peak Design bag. They are notorious for uncomfortable harness. I would look for a bag with a load transferring harne

The Jet Lag boys use Cotopaxi Allpa 35L backpacks (and in this latest season, Sam is using the new Cotopaxi Allpa 50L Adventure Travel Pack.) FYI both of these are pretty large to carry around for full days. I have the Allpa 28L and bring it as my only bag for trips of 1-2 weeks (it can fit a lot!)

Many ultralight packs are frameless and need care loading to create a “virtual frame” by using sleeping pads and the like. If you don’t, the bag bows away from your back, putting the weight back on your shoulders. Some bags can use the compression straps to tighten the pack down to a point that it d

Cotopaxi Allpa 50L. Love that bag.

Looking at the Cotopaxi Allpa 50L looks great but expensive at €260+ for a bag! I do like the removable top part that turns into a day bag thus allowing the bottom part to be carried onto a flight as hand luggage. Anyone any experience with this model?

There are bags that separate into two pieces that serve as carryon and personal item. Cotopaxi Allpa 50 Adventure is a good example, Osprey 55, and Thule Landmark. The Thule Landmark would be a good system to maximize what you can get on a plane. Or just get a backpack that meets carryon and somethi

Do it once for a weekend road trip and you might get hooked. We’ve been planning and trying to streamline for a big international trip, and when we had a weekend road trip come up I decided to try my various tactics and gear. I was shocked when I was able to comfortably get everything in a 30L backp