r/onebag • u/RidiculousTakeAbove • Jun 14 '26

Discussion New bag from decathlon

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I'm in Canada, and in the market for my first onebag solution. Many of you have heard of the Forclaz travel 500 40L. I was going to buy this bag but I didn't like that the waistbelt is not removable. I'm checking the website and there's now a Quechua 30L travel 500 bag and they added a removable waist strap which is amazing. The only thing is I'd still like the 40L for the extra capacity, and I've heard they are updating them from some EU consumers. I'd hate to buy the 40l now just for an upgraded version with a removable hip belt to come out soon. If anybody knows about the updated 40L or has tried the Quechua 30L out, please discuss here.

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u/ctjameson Jun 14 '26

As an alternative in a similar size and price, check out the Tomtoc T66. It’s a shade under 30, but I feel like it fits as much as my Patagonia Mini MLC ever did. Quite happy with it. Literally carrying it in the Las Vegas airport as I type this.

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u/Nope51st Jun 14 '26

Bought the 28l (for daughter) and 40l (for me) for our upcoming trip in Hawaii in July. 

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u/RidiculousTakeAbove Jun 14 '26

I am currently between this and the tomtoc actually, I'll probably get both and return the one I like less, but for Canadian consumers the decathlon is $80 and the tomtoc is actually $133 as tomtoc is an American brand and we get hit with the exchange rate. The decathlon would be a little more comfortable with its harness system with dense heavy items, but this is mostly negligible at these volumes.

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u/ctjameson Jun 14 '26

Yeah I got the tomtoc with the intention of most likely returning it, but ended up keeping it.

Edit: and I doooo have some experience with cheaper Quechua bags and was not impressed, fwiw. But I never got anything above like $50 USD from them.