Eagle Creek Int'l Carry On

Yes, Eagle Creek has my eternal luggage loyalty. I have the Lync System international carry-on and I bought my daughter a Load Warrior international carry-on for graduation this year. We both love them. I'm traveling extensively for work this year and mine has fit in every tiny overhead bin on regional jets so far. And it did 7 weeks In Italy last summer without showing any wear. (I confess I bought the matching orange daypack, couldn't resist.) And I'm totally over carrying a backpack now that I see how well the wheels have taken every terrain.

Which model did your sister get? 2 wheels or 4? They have several others in the same size, but the two we bought are the lightest they have. Resistance is futile. Get your own and stop the bag envy!

Nelly - she got this two wheeled bag: Eagle Creek

I was surprised I got so much into it. When I first pulled it out of the box I was thinking, "Uh oh", but this is going to be a perfect size for any season imo. I just carried my Appenzell for a five day trip and fit almost the same amount into it except for shoes. I'm thinking seriously about this bag though....

Thanks for the review of the Eagle Creek Expanse International, which I've been eyeing. That is the first bag of theirs for which I like the aesthetics as well as the functionality. Right now I have something similar: this 18" Osprey Ozone, which is insanely light and perfect for a lot of my travel -- but I'd also like something with a more normal double handle that I can loop a secondary bag over, and without a curved back, which makes it difficult to pack. I'm shooting for a more streamlined look without colors; I wonder if it's possible to replace the zipper pulls with black ones, and if by packing lightly and cinching it down, the depth could be kept to a minimum.

Finally, if you don't mind measuring, what are the real-life dimensions of this bag, with wheels and handles?

Beth - I'm getting 21"X14"X9.5" on the packed bag. It is sort of fat on front where I haven't transferred the small cube into 2 baggies. The extension handle tucks down into an area surrounded by hard plastic to protect it. The fabric handle on top sticks up above where the extension handle is lowered into place. The fabric mashes down easily. Hope this helps.

Eagle Creek gives slightly different dimensions:

Capacity: 2045 cu in | 33.5 L
Expanded Capacity: 2225 cu in | 36.5 L
Dimensions: 13.75 x 21.5 x 8 in | 35 x 55 x 20 cm
Expanded Dimensions: 13.75 x 21.5 x 9.75 in | 35 x 55 x 25 cm
Weight: 5 lbs 11 oz | 2.59 kg
Material: 420D Two-Tone Poly, 300D Diamond Ripstop Poly, 500D Oxford Poly

Thanks for the review...looking forward to reading about it after you tour with it...or your sister does. Have a great trip!

I never thought that wheels on a backpack were going to be comfortable against my back for me, so after years of traveling with a 22" roller ( spinner recently) and one small day bag, I tired of lifting the 22" roller onto planes, trains and up stairs...

I opted for the combination below on a trip to Rome, Naples, Ischia and Capri last fall, train (car travel in Ischia). It worked so well, I am using this system again in the fall when I return.

I liked taking 2 bags: one 15" X 13" X 9" 2 wheeled bag that worked great on cobble stones, and was easy to pick up and carry onto trains or up steps etc. 2nd bag was a meduim backpack, which I was going to use anyway, this distributed the weight of my items for a 2 week trip in changeable weather.

https://www.amazon.com/Travelon-Wheeled-Underseat-Inch-Black I packed all this and it weighed 16lbs.
1 pair shoes
1 pair flip flops
1 hat
1 rain poncho
1 thin windbreaker
4 pair underwear
3 socks
1 bra
1 long sleeved therma silk shirt
1 p. jeans
1 p. cotton capris
1 p. zip off pants
1p. shorts
6 t-shirts
1 long sleeved T shirt
1 button down travel shirt w/zippered pocket
1 beach cover up/bathrobe not great beach weather but we stayed at a spa on Ischia with indoor/outdoor facilities for 4 days
1 bathing suit
1 sarong/beach blanket
1 mini fold down nylon back pack/day bag
1 folding nylon shoulder bag
1 small camera
Small zip compartment has a built in plastic pocket I put my quart sized liquids in there, pens, cards, paper, mesh pocket fit my ipad and charger instead of outer pocket it was more protected in there. There was a bit of room left in the top of the bag, so it wasn't over stuffed.

https://www.ebags.com/product/osprey/porter-30-travel-backpack/ This was not even 1/2 full on the way going.

I wore: 1 pair cotton pants, 1 t-shirt, 1 long sleeved t-shirt and a thin cotton sweater, sneakers, scarf ( socks, underwear, bra)

Thanks for the list, JJ. I have a Civita daypack if she wants to take that as well as a zipping Laurel Burch tote.

Thanks, Nance, for the measurements.
The same line also includes a smaller tote.

Total bag weight is 16.3 lbs with everything above in it.

And the bag weighs, according to Eagle Creek, 6.1 lbs. That's only 10.2 lbs of "stuff". Put it in a 1¾ lb ($30) Essential Carryon and you have less than 12 lbs to carry. No need for wheels or to spend all that money.

I know, Lee, but she has chronic asthma which acts up if she overdoes/is under stress. She can walk a long way, just not at my speedy clip. She can climb a lot of stairs, just has to break. Once she gets out of breath it is downhill from there. She recently helped somebody move into a 2 story house so she could probably carry a bag the short distances we will have, but this bag is what she wanted. Hubby and I will continue to carry our RS Convertibles or Appenzells until we can't.

I am also realizing I can edit her bag a little as she will have the clothing she is traveling in. That means at minimum that a shirt, at least 1 if not 2 underwear can come out, maybe a pair of socks as well.