I'm not in the market for a bag, but i enjoy watching gear videos. It's a habit from my backpacking days. So there was this video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI7-ysRLJx8
Which took me to this video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NDaqUfr3yE
Which landed me here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eoieh00rh5o
The Bellroy bag does intrigue me, mainly the ability to repair one's own bag.
Bellroy had me till the price.
A universal truth is buy cheap, buy twice.
I know. My first cheap hardshell barely $40 and destroyed in two trips carrying about 20 pounds of stuff. I'm on my second, this one was $63, but I just wanted an inexpensive hardshell to serve as nothing more than a shipping container for bringing home the things purchased along the way.
But im dumb. In the second video, it's stated that "carry-on" sized bags should cost $100-$300. I wish they'd elaborated on that more. Why? When looking at a $60 vs $300 bag I'm just looking at plastic shells and product made in low wage countries. It's not quite the same as when looking at a nylon and vinyl messenger bag whipped up in short order vs a vegetable tanned leather hand stitched with waxed linen thread bag. With the Bellroy bag the one upside is the ability to repair your own bag.
When I was backpacking and buying gear from cottage type makers it was easy to understand the price points compared to the multinational corporate producers.
VAP I agree. I used under $100 bags fir tears and tgey held up fine. I finally splurged for a $130 name brand bag and uts been no better.
7 signs you're about to buy the wrong bag?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDD3dtxxomg
I had a RyanAir flight yesterday, and my $130 bag was a little large, so I went to the local Asian market and purchased one that conforms with a few mm to spare. Hard shell spinner set me back 11.000ft ($30). Was 12.000 but the sales lady gave me a discount cause I was nice. I suspect it will last 10 years; but I doubt that I will.
Thanks for the video. Actually very good.
