Rangeland unisex-adult Grossbpl Travel Backpack

Every year we take an Allegiant Air flight to visit our daughter and son-in-law in Florida. I had been using another top-load backpack as my underseat bag for several years. My MacBook Air 13" always travels with me, and I found it was so nice to have the top-load feature, to just slide it out at the security checkpoint without disturbing the other items packed inside. This year, in planning our trip, I noticed in others' reviews that there were many comments about Allegiant (and other airlines) now being extremely particular about the size of carryons and underseat bags. Measurements were very specific, and after confirming with Allegiant's own website, I felt to be safe and avoid checked bag fees at the last minute, I should look for a new backpack, since the one I had was about 1 1/2" over the supposed maximum allowed length.I spent hours perusing the available choices. There were two options for "Allegiant Underseat Bag", but neither was a backpack, and neither had a top-load computer compartment. After much searching, I found this backpack. Instead of the top-load computer access, it has a full length side zipper near the padded back panel, to access your laptop from the side. I actually found this feature to be even more convenient in use than the top load, where I had to unzip the entire top to get to my computer. This side zipper compartment contains only my laptop, so no worrying about anything else falling out. The vertical front panel zipper compartment will hold flat documents or a magazine, but not much else. The interior of the backpack, which opens like a small suitcase, has pockets for travel essentials on the back of the front panel, and a large compartment for clothing, with elasticized clips to hold everything in place.I cannot carry a shoulder bag on my sloping shoulders to save my life. I had always used a bag with a cross-body strap, but even then, one shoulder would get sore, so I'd have to switch it around to the other shoulder, especially while navigating large airports. Then I decided to try a backpack, but didn't want the bulky college-student-or-going-camping look. I did find that a backpack was the perfect thing to balance the weight of my stuff on both shoulders, and I can now traverse the airport in actual comfort. This particular backpack is now my favorite - it's more comfortable than my first one, nicely streamlined but holds even more (slightly less padding overall), and what a pretty color! This one's a keeper!As an aside, when we boarded our Allegiant flight, I discovered that my old backpack would still have fitted under the seat in front of me. We had both packed conservatively. This new one was full, but not overstuffed, and there was plenty of space between the bag and the seat framing. I had a middle seat this time. If you have an aisle seat, there's a bit more room even. Maybe it was just the small airports we flew between, and the flight crew wasn't as picky as I had been led to believe they would be with the reported "new stricter guidelines". I didn't see anyone measuring their bags in the "Does your bag fit" measurer, and no one was forced to check their bag because it didn't fit - including in the overheads. And some of those carryons were even expanded, and stuffed to the gills. So while I ultimately would not have needed to replace my backpack, I'm still glad I did. I like this one better, and it's now my permanent underseat bag for traveling.

I frequently fly Spirit with just a personal item to maximize the ticket price. This bag has saved me so much money!!! Even when packed to maximum capacity this bag still easily passes spirits under seat requirements. Been able to pack a weeks worth of cloths when being strategic. Ended up buying 6 for all of my family and we all swear by them. If you fly spirit or similar airlines BUY THIS.

I really like this bag, the size and shape are unique and worked well for my personal item on the plane. I like how it opens like a suitcase for storage of items/clothes. I've only used it once for a two week trip to Italy and it served it's purpose well. The material seems to be a good quality. Unfortunately one of the zippers for the main compartment came off while I was using it toward the end of my trip so I am very disappointed about that. I can still use it because the other zipper thankfully still works but now I have to unzip it from the bottom and most of the way around to access the top inside portion. I originally gave this 3 stars due to the broken zipper but Rangeland was amazing in honoring their warranty. I contacted them via Amazon and they responded within 24 hours and simply wanted a couple of photos showing the broken zipper so they could make sure it wasn't a quality issue. They quickly shipped a replacement bag which I am awaiting. Kudos to Amazon and Rangeland. I wouldn't hesitate to purchase from them again!!

After my last trip I decided that the bag over the arm was just too cumbersome. I looked all over for the perfect backpack to carry on the plane. This was is IT! It is big enough to fit the items I needed, but small enough to fit under the seat. It is very comfortable as well. You can pull the straps tight so it is up on your back, vs. hanging off of your shoulders. The sides have clips that allow the bag to become more compact if needed. The material is not too heavy and stood up well. I bought the blue one, for a little color and love it! I would highly recommend this product!

bought it for myself - only one opportunity to use it so far -- no clue about durability or sturdiness -- but I love it - compact and seems to do the job -