2 Day Backpack

Where on the plane are you anticipating putting it? What will you do with it at your destination? I feel like there are a few conflicting wants with travel bags and it's really helpful to clarify. Also, why you want it to be a backpack and not a roller. Sometimes I take a backpack as a suitcase repl

Couple thoughts from a fellow engineer (unless you're actually a software developer 😉) who just downsized into a smaller bag - If your bag's laptop compartment is stiff, it's cannibalizing some volume and as far as I'm concerned you don't really have a 28 L bag. I returned a TNF bag for this reason.

I upgraded my son and I to new packs this year. Slightly over your budget, but sales and overstock can get you pretty close. I went with the Mystery Ranch 2-day assault pack for him. Pretty nice pack for a good price. It’s designed to be more like an EDC pack than an actual military/hunting pack. It

Love my Mystery Ranch 2 Day Assault Pack. It's more on the everyday side relative to your list. They're a bit expensive but they've been out a long time, should be some last-year's, eBay, etc. There's also a 3 Day Assault Pack that's a bit bigger, with a more serious hip belt. The Osprey Talon Veloc

I think you're asking too much here. Although one of my friends uses a Kelty Redwing (36?) this way. He says it's tough to get all his multi day stuff secured though. I actually don't own a travel backpack per se. You see the Farpoint 40 recommended a lot. Despite that, it has a just-ok harness (but

How big is that in liters? Anyway, I have two candidates for you. The Mystery Ranch 2 Day Assault Pack - it doesn't meet a lot of your bullet points but I have one, I love it, and I think that in terms of actual function it would be great. And the Osprey Metron 34, which is a lot closer to your bull

I know what forum I'm on but Mystery Ranch 2 Day Assault Pack. It's a great travel pack when you only need a bit under 30 L. And for me, traveling for a few days like that means pyjamas, toiletries, a charger, and some socks, underwear and shirts. So nothing too bulky. If you want it to be Osprey pe

Good luck! But you're also not the first person who's wanted to carry something long with a backpack. Outdoors people have been doing it for ages, just not usually inside the pack. Do you have a case or a tube or something you can put them in and you're comfortable having people see? If not, start t

Love my Mystery Ranch 2 Day Assault Pack. It's not quite as good as my Osprey Stratos (or another really good hiking pack with frame and hip belt) but it's also very practical for work and just day-to-day life.