Travel Gear Database

Every bag we review leaves the same handful of numbers behind: three sides, a weight, a capacity. We have been writing them down. This page is that list, opened up and made sortable.

It is shorter than you might expect, and that is on purpose. A bag earns a row once there is a measurement behind it we are willing to stand on, either from handling the bag ourselves or from a three-axis spec the maker publishes on the bag’s own page. We have written about a great many more bags than are listed here. Most of them are missing because nobody ever published a size, and we are not going to invent one.

So treat it as a working reference, not a catalogue. Filter it, sort it, switch it to centimetres. Every bag name goes to the review that covers it, which is sometimes a roundup the bag placed in and not a review of that bag alone, so you can read why it is in here before you decide whether it belongs in your hallway.

Sizes are listed longest side first, because that is how a sizer works and because no two makers agree on which side they call the length. And the fit columns test the bag as measured, which is not always the outside of the bag. Six rows say so on a line of their own: four where the figure is an interior, unexpanded or packed measurement, two where the maker prints its own number as approximate. Those six are the ones to read carefully.

If you want the airline side of the equation rather than the bag side, the luggage size chart carries the published allowance for every carrier we track, and 62 linear inches explains the checked-bag ceiling the third fit column tests against.

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Every bag we have measured or verified specs for, growing with each review.

Updated August 21, 2026 · 49 bags

49 bags, sorted by brand, A to Z

Bags reviewed by Travel Bag Experts, with brand, type, dimensions, linear inches, weight, capacity and carry-on fit

Bag	Brand	Size (in)	Weight	Carry-on fit
Go Pack 2Daypack	Aer	17 × 11 × 5.533.5 linear in	1.3 lb20 L	Fits 22 × 14 × 9 inFits 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Carry-On FlexCarry-onMeasured unexpanded	Away	22 × 14 × 945 linear in	8.1 lb	Fits 22 × 14 × 9 inOver 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
The Carry-On (22 inch)Carry-on	Away	21.7 × 14.4 × 945.1 linear in	7.7 lb	Over 22 × 14 × 9 inOver 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Business Smart BackpackDaypack	BANGE	18.9 × 12.2 × 5.536.6 linear in	2.65 lb	Fits 22 × 14 × 9 inFits 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Transit WorkpackDaypack	Bellroy	20.9 × 15 × 6.342.2 linear in	2.2 lb26 L	Over 22 × 14 × 9 inFits 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Original Large TotePersonal item	Bogg Bag	19 × 14 × 942 linear in	Not published	Fits 22 × 14 × 9 inFits 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Baseline 21-Inch International Carry-OnCarry-on	Briggs & Riley	21 × 15 × 945 linear in	Not published	Over 22 × 14 × 9 inFits 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
The Carry-on (Aluminium)Carry-on	Carl Friedrik	21.7 × 15 × 9.145.8 linear in	10.8 lb41 L	Over 22 × 14 × 9 inOver 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
The Carry-on (Hybrid)Carry-on	Carl Friedrik	22 × 14.6 × 9.145.7 linear in	9.5 lb41 L	Over 22 × 14 × 9 inOver 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Allpa 35L Travel PackTravel backpack	Cotopaxi	22 × 12 × 1044 linear in	2.94 lb35 L	Over 22 × 14 × 9 inOver 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Chatelet Air 2.0 Carry-On Plus 20 InchCarry-on	DELSEY PARIS	22.75 × 15 × 1047.8 linear in	7.7 lb44 L	Over 22 × 14 × 9 inOver 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Travel Backpack 18x14x8Personal item	ECOHUB	18 × 14 × 840 linear in	Not published	Fits 22 × 14 × 9 inFits 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Onyx Business Travel BackpackTravel backpack	EVERKI	18.7 × 14.2 × 7.940.8 linear in	Not published36 L	Over 22 × 14 × 9 inFits 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Freewheel Wheeled Laptop BackpackTravel backpack	High Sierra	20.5 × 13.5 × 842 linear in	Not published	Fits 22 × 14 × 9 inFits 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Water-Resistant Messenger BagOther	ibagbar	14 × 12 × 531 linear in	Not published	Fits 22 × 14 × 9 inFits 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Carry OnCarry-onInterior measurement	July	20 × 14.5 × 8.543 linear in	Not published42 L	Over 22 × 14 × 9 inFits 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Ryder SlingSling	Kenneth Cole REACTION	9 × 6.25 × 1.516.8 linear in	0.75 lb	Fits 22 × 14 × 9 inFits 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
ClickPack Pro Laptop BackpackDaypack	KORIN	17.7 × 11.8 × 6.335.8 linear in	Not published	Fits 22 × 14 × 9 inFits 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Carry on Backpack (Extra Large Expandable)Travel backpack	MATEIN	19 × 13 × 840 linear in	2.2 lb40 L	Fits 22 × 14 × 9 inFits 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Personal Item BackpackPersonal item	MATEIN	18 × 14 × 840 linear in	Not published	Fits 22 × 14 × 9 inFits 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Carry-On Pro Plus 21 InchCarry-on	Monos	23 × 15 × 9.547.5 linear in	8.4 lb42 L	Over 22 × 14 × 9 inOver 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Daylite 85L Wheeled DuffelDuffelMeasured packed	Osprey	28 × 15.7 × 14.257.9 linear in	Not published85 L	Over 22 × 14 × 9 inOver 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Daylite Expandable 26+6 Travel PackPersonal item	Osprey	16.9 × 13 × 6.336.2 linear in	1.85 lb26 L	Fits 22 × 14 × 9 inFits 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Farpoint 40Travel backpack	Osprey	21.7 × 13.8 × 9.144.6 linear in	Not published40 L	Over 22 × 14 × 9 inOver 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Farpoint 55 Travel PackTravel backpackMaker calls this approximate	Osprey	22 × 14 × 945 linear in	4.2 lb55 L	Fits 22 × 14 × 9 inOver 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Sojourn Porter 46L Travel BackpackTravel backpackMaker calls this approximate	Osprey	21 × 14 × 944 linear in	3.5 lb46 L	Fits 22 × 14 × 9 inFits 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Metrosafe LS350 DaypackDaypack	Pacsafe	16.54 × 11.61 × 5.1233.3 linear in	Not published15 L	Fits 22 × 14 × 9 inFits 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Travel Backpack 45LTravel backpack	Peak Design	22 × 13 × 9.544.5 linear in	4.5 lb30 L	Over 22 × 14 × 9 inOver 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Tactical SlingSling	REEBOW GEAR	12 × 9.5 × 627.5 linear in	Not published	Fits 22 × 14 × 9 inFits 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Freeform 24-Inch Medium Checked SpinnerChecked	Samsonite	27 × 18.5 × 1257.5 linear in	8.5 lb	Over 22 × 14 × 9 inOver 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Freeform Hardside Carry-On SpinnerCarry-on	Samsonite	23 × 15 × 1048 linear in	6.5 lb34 L	Over 22 × 14 × 9 inOver 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
MVS Rolling Backpack 19-InchTravel backpack	Samsonite	19 × 12 × 1243 linear in	Not published	Over 22 × 14 × 9 inOver 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Omni PC Carry-OnCarry-onInterior measurement	Samsonite	19 × 14.5 × 9.543 linear in	Not published	Over 22 × 14 × 9 inFits 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Omni PC Hardside Expandable Carry-On 20-InchCarry-on	Samsonite	22 × 15 × 9.546.5 linear in	6.8 lb	Over 22 × 14 × 9 inOver 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Winfield 3 DLX Hardside Expandable Carry-OnCarry-on	Samsonite	22.5 × 14.5 × 9.546.5 linear in	6.97 lb	Over 22 × 14 × 9 inOver 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Small Hiking Backpack 20LDaypack	SKYSPER	16.9 × 10.3 × 7.434.6 linear in	1.1 lb20 L	Fits 22 × 14 × 9 inFits 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Carry On ClosetCarry-on	Solgaard	20.8 × 13.4 × 943.2 linear in	Not published	Fits 22 × 14 × 9 inFits 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Shark Central BackpackDaypack	Sprayground	18 × 11.5 × 635.5 linear in	Not published	Fits 22 × 14 × 9 inFits 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Recon BackpackDaypack	The North Face	19.3 × 11.6 × 7.538.4 linear in	2.56 lb30 L	Fits 22 × 14 × 9 inFits 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Travel Backpack Pro 40LTravel backpack	Tortuga	22 × 14 × 844 linear in	4.4 lb40 L	Fits 22 × 14 × 9 inOver 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Amsterdam Rolling Garment BagOther	Travel Select	23 × 21 × 751 linear in	8.6 lb	Over 22 × 14 × 9 inOver 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Anti-Theft Courier Slim BackpackDaypack	Travelon	17 × 14 × 334 linear in	Not published	Fits 22 × 14 × 9 inFits 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Heritage Anti-Theft CrossbodySling	Travelon	9.5 × 8 × 2.520 linear in	0.9 lb3 L	Fits 22 × 14 × 9 inFits 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Maxlite 5 Carry-On 21-Inch SpinnerCarry-on	Travelpro	23 × 14.5 × 946.5 linear in	5.4 lb46 L	Over 22 × 14 × 9 inOver 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Maxlite Air V2 Hardside Carry-On 20 inCarry-on	Travelpro	23 × 14.5 × 9.547 linear in	6.7 lb46 L	Over 22 × 14 × 9 inOver 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Platinum Elite Softside Checked 25 inChecked	Travelpro	28 × 18.5 × 11.7558.3 linear in	9.8 lb97 L	Over 22 × 14 × 9 inOver 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
RFID Crossbody SlingSling	VADOO	7.9 × 5 × 2.215.1 linear in	0.5 lb	Fits 22 × 14 × 9 inFits 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Personal Item Travel Bag 18x14x8Personal item	WANDF	18 × 14 × 840 linear in	Not published	Fits 22 × 14 × 9 inFits 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in
Small Lightweight Packable Backpack 20LDaypack	WATERFLY	16.9 × 11.4 × 5.533.8 linear in	0.64 lb20 L	Fits 22 × 14 × 9 inFits 21 × 15 × 10 inUnder 62 linear in

A blank weight or capacity means the maker publishes neither, so the cell reads Not published instead of a guess. The three fit tests are written in inches because that is how airlines publish them, and they stay in inches when the table is switched to centimetres. Centimetre figures are converted from the inch measurement and rounded to the nearest centimetre, which is the way airlines and makers print them, and the linear figure is the sum of those three rounded sides, so a row always adds up to what it prints.

Each column sorts the bag’s three sides largest first and compares them, side by side, against the allowance. Sorting is the whole trick. The DELSEY Chatelet is listed by DELSEY as 15 by 10 by 22.75, which reads as a small bag until you notice the 22.75 is its height, and a lazy comparison would wave it straight through.

None of the three is a promise. A gate agent with a full bin and a metal sizer is the final word, and a soft bag that measures 22 inches empty measures more than that packed. What the columns do is tell you which bags start the argument on your side.

The more interesting reading is what happens inside the carry-on category. Most of the bags sold as carry-ons in this table fail the 22 by 14 by 9 test, and nearly all of them fail by a fraction of an inch on a single side. The Away carry-on is four tenths of an inch too wide. The Travelpro Maxlite 5 is an inch over on its longest side. That is not a scandal, it is the industry: carry-on is a category of bag, not a promise about a sizer, and makers build to the roomier boxes because most gates never check.

Every figure here arrives one of two ways. Either we had the bag and put a tape on it, or the maker published a three-axis measurement on the product page and we recorded it as published. There is no third way. Nothing is scaled off a photograph, nothing is inferred from a nominal size like “20 inch”, and no missing value is filled with a zero or an average. A field with nothing behind it reads Not published, and it stays that way until somebody publishes something.

Six rows carry a note under the bag name. Four are there because the number is not the outside of the bag. Two of those are interior measurements, which always flatter a case: the shell adds to every side, so a bag listed at 20 by 14.5 by 8.5 inside is bigger than that on the outside. One is measured unexpanded and fails the same test the moment the expander is open. One is a packed size for a wheeled duffel that has no fixed shape at all. The other two are Osprey packs whose maker publishes its own figures as approximate, so we print them and say so. The full method, including what we do when a maker and a retailer disagree, is written up in how we measure.

A reference is only useful if you know where it stops. This one stops in three places.

It carries no price. Prices move weekly and a stale one is worse than none at all, so the review each bag links to is where you will find what it costs and whether we think it is worth it.

It does not know your airline. A bag that clears 22 by 14 by 9 still meets carriers with a smaller box, and carriers that weigh your cabin bag at the gate, which is a limit no dimension test can see. Pair it with the size chart for the airline you are actually flying.

And it does not know your packing. Every soft bag on the list grows when you fill it. If you want to see what that does to a shape before you buy, the luggage size visualizer draws the bag against the box.

Why is the bag I want not in here?

Almost always because there is no published size for it. Most of the bags we have written about carry no three-axis measurement anywhere, not on the maker’s page and not on the retailer’s, and we would rather leave a row out than guess at one. When a maker publishes a number after we have covered the bag, it goes in on the next pass.

Why does the size column not match the maker’s own listing?

Because we sort the three sides largest first before printing them. Makers disagree about which side is the length, and a sizer does not care what you call each side, only whether the bag drops in. Sorting makes two bags comparable at a glance, which is the entire point of putting them in one table.

Does a check in the first column mean the bag is guaranteed to fit?

No. It means the numbers we have clear 22 by 14 by 9 inches. Wheels, handles, an over-stuffed front pocket and a soft shell all move a bag after it leaves the factory, and the sizer at the gate is made of metal. Read a check as a good starting position rather than a guarantee, and read the rows flagged as interior or unexpanded measurements as weaker still.

Where do the types come from?

From how a bag is sold and used, not from how big it is. A personal item backpack and a daypack can measure almost the same and still belong in different rows of your packing plan, which is why personal item backpacks and daypacks are separate filters here and separate guides on the site.

What if the bag comes off the belt broken?

That is a different fight with its own rules, including a short window to report the damage and a list of things airlines routinely refuse to cover. We set them out in damaged luggage claim rules.

If you are buying one bag to do everything, start with the travel backpacks and then check the row here before you commit. Three of the packs in that guide, the Osprey Farpoint 40, the Peak Design 45L and the Cotopaxi Allpa 35L, clear 22 by 14 by 9 on their two longest sides and fail it on the third, which is the tell of a pack designed to be stuffed.

If you want a roller, Travelpro carry-ons and the Monos review cover the two ends of the price range we get asked about most, and the Carl Friedrik review sits between them. For the bag that goes under the seat instead of in the bin, sling bags and work backpacks are the two lists that feed this table most often, and Southwest’s carry-on rules are the reason several of them are in it.

And if you are here to solve a specific problem rather than to shop, backpacks with wheels, garment bags as carry-on and minimalist backpacks are the three questions that send people to this table most often.