Wheeled Backpack

I don’t think you will find a backpack with wheels that will fit under a seat or qualify as a personal item. Have you considered looking for a small backpack with a trolley sleeve so that you can slide it on top of your wheeled carry-on?

Anne, sounds like an interesting idea. I would love to see what you have found so far.

This a recent Youtube video on three backpacks with wheels at a reasonable price point.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0dhOQheP5E&t=92s

If you go to Amazon and do a search for "wheeled backpacks" you will see quite a few that are sort of personal item size.

The smallest ones I've seen are about 17.2 inches (approx 45 cm high.) About 30L in volume. It may be hard to find something smaller.

If you plan to sometimes use it as a backpack, the wheels and handle assembly are going to add weight. You might be better off disregarding the backpack element and get a small wheeled bag that can fit under the seat in front of you on the plane and also have a luggage trolley to attach it to your main bag.

I have just been researching this also. I take long trips that sometimes involve either overnights (or even a week) where I don’t want or need my carryon size suitcase (or I have an overnight layover and my suitcase is checked through). I decided I am tired of carrying a backpack for those times.

I have come to Frank’s conclusion - because I don’t want a backpack, with or without wheels. So far I am looking at Travel Pro and Delsey for both the domestic carryon size spinner and the under the seat 2 wheeler that can sit on top. I am sure there must be others, but I AM also looking at weight of each piece.

Texas Travel Mom.....RS used to sell an underseat wheeled bag that kept getting discounted and discounted. But now I no longer see it so either they sold out or got rid of them.

I can travel for a week with this one:
https://biaggi.com/collections/carry-on/products/runway-hybrid-expandable-underseater
And apparently on sale now for $100 off!
I haven't tried to see if it actually (unexpanded) fits under a plane seat (I have a small backpack as my actual personal item) and it doesn't have the trolley strap.
It's very lightweight.
Have you checked Bagalinni and their soft-sided line?
Or, I wonder if it wouldn't be easier to use those metal wheeled thingees for a backpack that fits your needs? Good luck!

Bon Voyage, I looked at that one (it’s the same size and weight as the Delsey and Travel Pro and about the same price) but started leaning toward one that the company shows as fitting on top of a larger case and that has an over the handle strap in the back. The Delsey, at least, includes photos of that.

I may be wrong, but I think that, although I prefer spinners myself, a 2 wheel under the seat case would fit better on top when I have to manage both. The last thing I want to do is have to hold on to two things. I would be very interested to hear how it works for you.

Frank, thanks! I just took a quick look at the RS shop and don’t see anything similar either.

Thank you all so much for your responses. I really appreciate the information from gtjackets8083. I have just purchased the first one shown on the recommended YouTube video. This looks just like what I am looking for. I will let you all know how it works out for me.

That looks like a nice bag but it is 7 x 13 x 17. That is larger than many airlines allow as a personal item so hopefully you are flying airlines with larger limits.

I'm thinking about the first rolling backpack in the video too Anne. I just haven't pulled the plug yet. My home airport is Atlanta. The concourses are long, the train ride (down/up escalators) between concourses is long, and the walk after returning from the international gates is long. We normally carryon going on vacation, but we check bags coming home. A rolling backpack will save my back.