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

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

I think the Cotopaxi Allpa 50L Adventure would be better. Hear me out. It’s essentially a ~42L bottom bag, although the dimensions are smaller than the Allpa 42. It has a 8 liter sling zipped to the top that serves as your personal item. When you go through boarding zip the top off. With the top zip