One-bag, carry-on, light travel tips, techniques, and gear

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