Best Bags that Work for Daily and Travel Use (2018)

We are huge fans of one bag travel and can never imagine going back to traveling with a traditional carry on. However, one of the challenges with one bag travel is that you typically have to pack some sort of additional backpack to use during your day to day when you arrive at your destination as most travel backpacks will be too big or heavy to carry around with you all day. Thankfully, a few companies have taken it upon themselves to try to create a bag that can really fulfill the dreams of anyone looking for a true one bag travel experience. Unfortunately, when you are looking for a bag to satisfy all needs there will always be compromises, but after a great deal of testing these are the bags that we think are doing it best at the moment:

Nomatic Travel Pack

Capacity

• Compressed: 20L
• Expanded: 30L

Price:

• $190 - 220

Purchase: http://shrsl.com/tsfg

Timbuk2 Never Check Expandable Backpack

Capacity

• Compressed: 24L
• Expanded: 30L

Price:

• $200

Purchase: https://amzn.to/2A4ZBW9

Tortuga Setout Divide

Capacity

• Compressed: 26L
• Expanded: 34L

Price:

• $180

Purchase: http://shrsl.com/14bb4

Opposethis Invisible Carry-On

Capacity

• Compressed: 24L
• Expanded: 33L

Price:

• $240

Purchase: https://www.opposethis.com/products/invisible-carry-on

Wandrd Prvke 21

Capacity

• Compressed: 21L
• Expanded: 26L

Price:

• $190

Purchase: http://shrsl.com/13lpt

5.11 Rapid Quad Zip Pack

Arcido Saxon

Capacity

• Compressed / Expanded: 27L

Price:

• $100

Purchase: https://amzn.to/2EOFZov

Capacity:

• 23L

Price:

• $120

Purchase: https://www.arcido.com/products/saxon/?ref=5c345a390ac1a

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