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As I mentioned before Christmas, I was looking into carry on bags.
In the end I opted for the Red Oxx Air Boss and added the laptop bag as well.
I got to try it out properly this week when I was over in Brussels.
Packing 4 days worth of clothes and various other bits and bobs into the bag wasn’t an issue and the shoulder straps on both the main bag and the laptop one worked well.
As I was only going away for a couple of days I didn’t need to worry too much about wedging a large volume of clothes into a small space, but I can see how you could pack quite a bit in if needed.
Checkin on the way out of Dublin took all of 30 seconds, as I simply had to collect a boarding pass (which I could have done online if I’d really wanted to).
Checkin on the way out of Brussels was painless as well, though they don’t have automatic machines there for Aer Lingus passengers
Arriving back in Dublin’s Terminal 2 today I was able to walk straight off the plane and probably saved myself about 30 minutes. I’d have been faster if I could have found my way to the exit!
Saving so far 30 euro.
EDIT: I’ve been asked by a couple of people where you can buy the Red Oxx bags. The only place I’m aware of is directly from their website.
I was actually looking for something like this. They look exactly what I need.
Brian
The bags are excellent quality, but they are NOT cheap 🙂
Having said that – they pay for themselves pretty quickly if you travel as much as I do.
If you need to see the bags let me know and I can bring them into the office
M
Can you fit a suit in it without creasing it to hell?
Robin
I don’t think you’d be able to. I haven’t tried though and I’m not a suit wearer in general
Michele
Mmm… why couldn’t you simply buy a cabin-size trolley? I never check-in luggage but rather use my samsonite that fits in the overhead compartments, has a good pocket for a laptop and can be expanded if you need more space… and it costed half the price of your fancy red-bags… 😛
Francesco
I looked at trolleys and I also got some feedback from friends. The Air Boss bags are more flexible than a trolley and means I have an actual laptop bag included
Michele