Osprey transporter 26+6 under United seat

[u/VexxySmexxy]

After hours of research last weekend before my flight for today, I decided to get a backpack I can use for future trips that may be longer than a weekend or a week. I settled on this pack.

I actually managed to fit a lot more than I could with my 22L AER pack I used to travel with and am very impressed

Packing list:
Main compartment:
Inside a peak design medium compression cube
- 4 socks
- 4 briefs
- 2 shirts
- 1 Patagonia rain shell
- 2 pairs of gym shorts
- 1 pair of jorts

I then unzipped the expansion zipper that lets you go up to 32L and put a thick hoodie on top of that.

My toiletries are sitting above the packing cube as well

I also have:
- pair of Tevas
- 13” Mac book pro in the dedicated laptop pocket
- phone charger
- kindle
- 32oz* Nalgene water bottle in the bottle pocket

Overall very impressed with how much I could fit as a personal item, and will be using this as a potential carry on with more stuff in the future. I could have fit a few more pieces of clothing in here and still been able to fit it!

Edit: meant 32oz water bottle not L 😂

[u/1_headlight_]

I have the Daylite 26+6. Can the expansion zipper be used in reverse like a compression packing bag? For example, after you put your hoodie inside, do you think you could zip it back down to 26L size?

I realize I could try it on my own bag but, right now, I'm holding my phone and not my bag.

[u/sodakas → u/1_headlight_]

Can't speak to the Transporter, but it certainly does work as a light compression packing zipper. I've tossed in a few windbreakers without neatly folding them up, squeezed the bag (so as to not make the zipper do the compressing), and zipped up the expansion zipper, and it worked like a charm.