Recommendation for a rucksack-type bag suitable for Ryan Air

fixie fox

Any reccomendation for a rucksack-type bag suitable for RyanAir? I'm looking for something cheap and light and simple - not numerous pockets and fol-dols etc. I don't necessarily need trolly wheels.
Thanks in advance .....

nompere

fixie fox wrote: »

Any reccomendation for a rucksack-type bag suitable for RyanAir? I'm looking for something cheap and light and simple - not numerous pockets and fol-dols etc. I don't necessarily need trolly wheels.
Thanks in advance .....

I've been using one of these for a couple of years. I've seen other people praising them here as well. It weighs next to nothing.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cabin-Max-Backpack-Approved-55x40x20/dp/B002Q5APX4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357818974&sr=8-1

schemingbohemia

I have the same, super bag.

fixie fox

Thanks guys - I've put in the order - got it for 30 Euro!

hdowney

Would this bag be suitable for travelling round Europe? I know you don't take all your possessions when travelling like that, but I'd imagine you'd still have a decent amount of stuff to take with you

LiamMc

hdowney wrote: »

Would this bag be suitable for travelling round Europe? I know you don't take all your possessions when travelling like that, but I'd imagine you'd still have a decent amount of stuff to take with you

I don't know that bag. But 44 litres (volume of the bag) should be ample for 2-3 weeks in Europe, with a smaller day back that a visitor carries for sightseeing or day hikes.

One issue is comfort, a back-pack should have adustable straps and idealy a waist belt to take the weight off the carrier's back.
A second issue would be how sturdy the seams and zips are. It may be designed only for the short city break visitor, using air transport and taxis to and from a hotel. Not taking two much punishment.
A backpack for a 2-3 week tour of Europe will be carried, dragged, pushed in and out of trains and buses, to and from hotels.

After edit:
The amazon bag featured doesn't look great for a extended tour of Europe. Maybe keep looking. By getting a bag suited to what you want, you may use it again or lend it out.

hdowney

Cheers for that

nompere

hdowney wrote: »

Would this bag be suitable for travelling round Europe? I know you don't take all your possessions when travelling like that, but I'd imagine you'd still have a decent amount of stuff to take with you

It's not a proper rucksack. It's a short trip bag, with shoulder straps for ease of lugging it around an airport. I use mine for three or four day trips to London and similar - and I did use it once for a week in Turkey when the OH pinched my checked luggage allowance.

hdowney

Grand. May go off and look for a suggestion for a rucksack so. Wouldn't have a clue where to start

CelticRambler

hdowney wrote: »

Would this bag be suitable for travelling round Europe? I know you don't take all your possessions when travelling like that, but I'd imagine you'd still have a decent amount of stuff to take with you

No, not if you plan to put anything in it or do any amount of walking with it on your back. As LiamMc says, for serious travelling, you need something with a waist strap and adjustable bands all 'round, otherwise with one like the example above, the whole weight is hanging off your shoulders instead of being transfered to your hips and you'll be crippled after a couple of weeks. The classic rucksack/backpack style has proved itself over many decades.

Elvis_Presley

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/forclaz-70-backpack-id_8172707.html

I have this - slightly over the allowed size but never had any trouble. Often throw an extra jumper on in the line and then transfer it across when I board.