Awesome video! Thanks for the recommendations

Hi, OneBagTravels - Chris here, Founder and Head of Design at humangear. I really appreciate you taking the time to compare our GoPouch to the main competitor. I think you present a fair and well-balanced review of these products. We worked really hard on making GoPouch an easier and better experience compared to zip-seal style pouches and I think you hit on most of the key differences. One subtle benefit or our sealing rail is that it is both much faster and more *certain* to seal. I think most people have experienced the PITA of having to work your way down a zip-style seal to seal it (and sometimes they are just hard to get the grooves lined up) but our rail goes on and off in a second. It's also very hard to know with a zip-seal if you've *really* sealed it all the way along the opening (there can sometimes be a section or an end not fully sealed) whereas with the GoPouch once the slider is on, you know it's sealed. Lastly, everything we make comes with a no-BS lifetime warranty. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts we hope our GoPouches serve you well for many miles and adventures. Safe travels!

I spent too much money trying to find a silicone food pouch for travel. Now I don’t carry liquids and snacks generally come in lighter smaller packaging.

Awesome video! really casual but also informative.

I've used the 46 for 2 years for traveling (not hiking). I carry it on so I don't have to check it in and don't have to wait at backage claim. It can hold all the clothing I need for a 1 week trip, before having to do laundry. The most practical feature is the ability to quickly store the straps before carrying it on the plane. This way it's steamlined and won't get snagged on anything. I like the extra layers on the face that hold all of my cords and chargers. They are easy to get to and store when going through security. This is a great travel bag, backback, suitcase, carry-on. Highly recommend.

influenced me into getting it

I've just purchased a scrubba bag

What do you use these for, just snacks and nuts? Unless you're buying bulk/loose snacks, I can't see how bringing an extra bit like these brings much more value than just using the original bags which is much more likely in my opinion.

I use the Stasher for my toiletry bag. It doubles as a hot water bottle for an achy back. I just put a wet, heated towel inside. You are right though, gotta watch that seal!

I feel like the stasher stand up mini would have been a more apt comparison with the humangear.

Will it transmit mic input from the headphones or just audio?

Another good review. I've bought a number of silicone products - collapsible plates and tupperware, a collapsible coffee cup and water bottle but I always find they're surprisingly heavy for their size so tend to opt for alternatives.

Good review, it would be nice to have the same for the 25L

So which one is better? The dragonfly? If you had to pick one for traveling what would it be? I'm researching all these. Tortuga Travel Kathmandu Litehaul Pack v3 Evergoods Civic Panel Loader 24L / Civic Travel Bag 26L Osprey Farpoint 40 Aer Travel Pack 3 Able Carry Max Backpack Pakt Travel Backpack 30L Ultra Dragonfly Matador SEG28 Backpack

Also do you think you can put a tripod on the side compartment on the tomtoc?

Can you stow the tomtoc under airline seat?

Thanks for the comparison on 26+6 old vs 26+6 new and this one I guess after you travelled to Vegas. I've used the 26+6 old for a yr plus. You convinced me to buy the new version. Mine hasn't arrived yet. I'm similarly worried about the half-split in the back panel. The old version is uncomfortable to carry at full load, around 7kg. And yes, removal of the front packing cube is a bummer. But I welcome the 100g weight savings and the zippered front pocket. The half panel split actually makes it easier to slot on to a wheeled bag. Fully loaded, the old version can't fit. It feels like by slotting it on, you would snap your laptop. I actually stitched a small packing cube to my old version's front pocket. Bought the new one today for 57usd. Couldn't resist. 😂

Please review bellroy 38l lite backpack if able

Thank you for another great review of yours. I'm currently in the (hard) process of selecting a new backpack for my long-term wandering and your channel has proven to be an invaluable source of info. Since I'm travelling non-stop, despite being as minimal as I can, I need some space and I was looking in the 35-40L range, so this bag never came up in my research until today when I saw your yearly round-up video. It really looks like it has a bigger capacity than other 28L bags, probably even bigger than some 30L, like the Patagonia Mini MLC. Even looking at the size, its 51 x 30 x 24 cm looks bigger than that of 32L bags like the Cabin Zero's 46 x 31 x 20 cm. What do you think? Did you ever have the chance to do one of your volumetric tests with this pack? I've also read of some users that fill both the external segments and the main compartment at the same time, maybe not both fully packed but that seems a lot to me, and if I can put some stuff in the front pockets and still store my Eagle Creek compression cubes (1 set S/M, 7cm deep when compressed) in the main compartment, I'm more than confident that my switch from the current 42L setup to a this 28L is doable without too many sacrifices.

I noticed you usually fill the bags with packing peanuts and then check the capacity. I'm curious, why did you do it the other way around with the evergoods ctb26, where you first measured out 26L of packing peanuts and then put it in the bag (which you said wasn't that full)

Great overview. This bag works for me. Thanks for featuring it. However, I am always surprised when the main compartment has locking zippers, but not the laptop compartment. After all, a laptop is most expensive and valuable thing most people travel with.

80 bucks for a backpack is wild. 200 for a backpack is complete lunacy.

Hello ! I enjoyed this, I particularly appreciate that you don't force yourself to promote countless new things like so much other channels do... it's very valuable and refreshing. Thanks a lot 😊🌿🌸

Woo. A pinnacle video comparison for this style of backpack (it’d be great if you could throw in the Arcane Duffel in as well :P). Recently got into minimalist backpacking (trynna hit that 7kg limit from Zipair) so I had to skip the Tomtoc due to its weight. Considered the Osprey Arcane Duffel but seems like it’s on its way out plus I’m too cheap for my first (carefully chosen) backpack. Found a 36L backpack from Ikea (Valrdens 36L) that has the same opening style! Super minimal (read cheap) but most importantly, light weight (760g if Im not mistaken). The backpack has 2 external pockets, a laptop compartment, stowable straps, and…uh that’s it. Not even a bottle pocket or small top pocket. On sale now for 35 CAD (until Dec 31 2024). Well, can’t complain much with that price tag! It’d be cool if you decide to make a review on this super cheap backpack. Smaller styles could make good personal backpacks as well For non-budget airline, the Mini MLC and its substantial strapping points got me intrigued. But the Tomtoc price tag got my wallet intrigued even more 😅 And yes, pack-out demo please if the offer still stands! P/s: Helly Hansen also got a super minimalist packable duffel style backpack (Canyon Duffel Pack). Not a lot of useful info found anywhere about the backpack itself but seems like it got a ripstop nylon material. Sorry for hijacking this video to talk about minimalist backpacks

Man you really just straight up make the best review videos out of every channel I’ve watched. So thorough, objective, well organized and paced. Keep up the good work!

I bought this for air travel restictions so this is possibly one of the best options out there especailly at this price plus it's a reliable brand.

Just to confirm, the color of your Patagonia Mini MLC in this video is Smolder Blue right?

Thank you for showing how the bag fits under the seat. This is a must for any backpack review.

I use a Nomatic roll down vacuum bag. It has worked well for me.

I could use some suggestions for a small compact travel pillow. Turtle pillow is OK, but something smaller would be nice.

I used to use roll-up vacuum bags when backpacking Europe - one annoying aspect about them in hostels is that the plastic bags are loud. I always felt I was annoying others in my room when using the bags...

Can you review the COR island hopper 2.0 28L? Muchas gracias 🙏

Don’t forget that weight can be a concern because those bags will tempt you to bring more clothes. Some airlines only put limits on carry-on bag size; others put limits on weight too.

Meh… Good review for what it is. It answers a lot of my questions. For the price I can get 700 nylon and up. Very very light everything perhaps for college kids without many books I think.

What do you think of travel pillows?

Please, please! When you mention weights, kindly include grams or kilos. Thanks!

I was looking into this exact system! Can you please make a video after you use the bags for 20-30 times? I'm interested in the bag's durability. I also seen a lot of amazon reviews saying their vacuum bags ripped or lost air if stored for long periods of time (let's say 1 month+) On another note, I have an older model flextail pump for my camping air pad and it works great.

Putting your bag on the floor on a plane is one of the grossest things... AND worse, putting it on the back wear you wear it! THINK of all that fecal matter and disgusting germs being spread onto your clothes when you put it back on.

Are the wrinkles materially worse with the vacuum seal bags vs. the packing cubes?

Interesting idea and those pumps are impressively small. I think I'll stick with compressible packing cubes though.

I've used a version of these for travel when all I was bringing was a personal item bag on an Allegiant flight. When you travel that small, every bit of space matters. Worked out great for my trip. Will use again.

Could it make sense to use one of these and throw 2x packing cubes inside to have the organisation and ease of access of the cubes (once arrived) and maxing out the space with air-sealed packing cubes?

Can you link to the vacuum bags you used in the video? Thanks!

I use one roll up vacuum bag and a bunch of compression bags. The problems I have with vacuum bags and to a lesser extent with compression bags are that they wrinkle my clothes more than usual and they make one big hard lump in my bag that is hard to fit into irregular spaces in my bag. I usually use the vacuum bag just for my dirty laundry that I don’t care about wrinkling and put it at the bottom of my suitcase. I leave compression bags uncompressed unless I really need the extra space.

look sturdy. but the shoulder straps will tear once loaded and used over a period of time. This is due to lack of enough threading over the area which they hide by using this method.

Hi! Which minimalist bag was your favorite? The dragonfly, cabin zero, or the osprey?

Thanks for the information. Very helpful

I am looking everywhere on KZbin for bags that are 40 cm x 30 cm x 10 cm personal item bag required by Lufthansa and Air Asia. Nobody posts on that. It is quite frustrating. I hope you will post on that.

Great review! Nice to see the classic items as well as new things.

Aren't some airlines going to 16" x12" x6" personal item size now? Are these still working for you?