Gear Review: MEI Voyageur

Contributer Michii recently contributed this to a previous thread on the MEI Voyageur and I wanted to bring it forward rather than have it lost in the archives:

I ordered this bag back in April 2011 and it came in about 4 weeks later, which isn’t bad considering I live in Canada.  I used the bag for one bag travel three times since I bought it, once on a plane and twice on a bus.  Every time is was great to just stuff everything I needed inside and walk where I needed to go without having to lug around a giant suitcase on wheels like I did in Japan.

I found that packing cubes would’ve been helpful but I haven’t found an upper limit to what I can stuff in the bag as of yet.  The most I carried in there was 4 textbooks, a laptop, and a weeks worth of clothing (around 50 lbs) and it wasn’t heavy on my back.  There aren’t any popped seams or zippers and I am quite rough on the bag as I lug it back to forth to work with all my books inside.

I recommend this bag for anyone who would like to travel and either go heavy or light.  The bag is suitable to both.

Thanks Michii

Comments

[Andy]

I worked with Ahmed on creating a lighter version of the Voyageur that used ripstop nylon and had a few other features. The end result was a bag that weighed 2 lbs without the aluminum stays, and 2.5 lbs with. I would ask Ahmed about it if you're interested.

[Helen]

Hi Andy,
Any chance of see photos of you lighter version Voyageur showing the new features?

H.