5 popular carry-on bags, side by side

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1. 
   Airport Runner
   September 27th, 2009 at 8:56 am

   Boy, am I green with envy! A tool for nearly every possible travel task. I’m afraid just picking the appropriate case would take up all of my packing time. BTW, how does the Patagonia Lightweight duffel compare? I notice that only the Air Boss has a strap attached, is that because you have a favorite that you migrate to the bag in use?

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   Kevin Reply:
   September 27th, 2009 at 9:37 am

   @Runner: I didn’t include the Lightweight Travel Duffel because it’s such a different type of bag than the others. In terms of size and capacity, it’s somewhat similar to the Western Flyer. Click on this link to see a picture of the two together: http://bit.ly/hfMV9

   I tend to gravitate toward the Air Boss; the Tri-Star is also a favorite.

   Thanks for commenting!!

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2. 
   Michael W.
   September 27th, 2009 at 9:16 am

   Hey thanks! Is it in order of size, left to right – ‘cuz the Aeronaut looks a little bigger than the MLC at least in this picture.

   The Western Flyer looks like an attache!

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   Kevin Reply:
   September 27th, 2009 at 9:38 am

   MW:

   The Aeronaut is a bit larger than the MLC. And yes, the Western Flyer although a fine bag, will not overwhelm with its size.

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3. 
   Till
   October 17th, 2009 at 12:25 am

   Well, in a moment of severe procrastination and nerdiness I came up with this idea to create a BAG SELECTOR. The bag selector would have a number of pre-selected bags (no really bad choice possible) ranked in different criteria like practicality, durability and warranty. The bags would be all comparable in size and style, e.g. onebag style, square, 40-45 linear inches, no backpack straps. For other categories, say smaller or with backpack feature, a separate selector would be designed.

   Obviously, some of the criteria would be subjective to a certain degree. The fact that all criteria would be listed separately would ascertain that one can put one’s own weighting to the criteria. Hence, such a selector would be very useful for people trying to decide between the plethora of products out there without reading reviews for hours.

   So, I’ve started and partly finished this project on OBOW. The discussion turned into a bit of a slugfest because some members felt their favorite bags unfairly excluded from the selection or didn’t like my authoritative approach. Let’s say it’s an interesting read on many levels.

   Among the bags included in the first round of the bag selector are the Airboss and the Briggs Riley 235x.

   Here is the thread with the idea and the criteria as well as the weighting scheme:
   http://www.1bag1world.com/obow.....ost/913302

   This is the thread that asks for nominations in two different categoires:
   http://www.1bag1world.com/obow.....ost/914683

   And the results of the method applied to seven bags in the shoulder bag only category:
   http://www.1bag1world.com/obow.....ost/915272

   Feel free to join the discussion and do a round of bag rating on your own with your own weighting or even your own methodology. Warning: this is a bit time intensive. :)

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