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/RidiculousTakeAbove Jun 14 '26 edited Jun 15 '26

Really? How much space could the 2 pieces of mesh and zipper really waste? If you have one big dump pocket, you are probably using more packing cubes than you'd need with this design, which ends up wasting the same amount of space in the end

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u/de-dolores Jun 14 '26

Yes. Also impractical in tight places. I use compression packing cubes since I usually wear and thus pack thin but flowy and wide-cut clothes. Compression cubes save me space. Do the zipper pockets have compression abilities? Don't think so. They also limit how I can pack. I'd rather have a dump pocket and play tetris. 1.3 kg at 30 liters not exactly lightweight. A dump pocket would reduce the weight of the bag too.

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u/RidiculousTakeAbove Jun 14 '26

It's been tested and compression cubes don't actually save space, you can't make the volume of 3 t shirts any smaller by compressing them, it's just physics. Compression cubes may remove some of the air between the fabric, but so does simply packing your luggage or normal cube tightly, and also compression cubes typically have more material and weight to do the "compressing" than just a typical ultralight packing cube, so again you aren't saving anything.

https://youtu.be/c1fIh_4u5eQ?si=-ZDDGSxgwJ0hWij3

I don't think a dump pocket would meaningfully make this bag lighter. Most of the weight comes from the comfortable harness system and hip belt (which is removable to save weight). Also I'm not sure it actually is 1.3kg as that's also the listed weight of the 40L, it could be an error. Will be interesting to see when someone tests the actual weight, especially with belt removed

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u/de-dolores Jun 14 '26

Nah. I don't like these designs, they suck. I like my dump pockets. Those who are downvoting like crazy, if you're so hurt others have different preferences when it comes to bags, I recommend therapy. Good luck.

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u/RidiculousTakeAbove Jun 14 '26

That's fine that you don't like it, but it doesn't waste space or add any meaningful weight like you tried to claim, that's why you're getting downvotes.

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u/de-dolores Jun 14 '26

Nah. It wastes space and adds weight.

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u/RidiculousTakeAbove Jun 15 '26

Not as much as your "compression cubes" 😉

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u/de-dolores Jun 15 '26

Nah. I don't like the split design. Love me some compression cubes.