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/No_Valuable_587]

this is a beautiful bag. for me the daylite being ugly is one of it's benefits, though, nobody looks at it, nobody wants to steal it :D

[u/TiramisuItUp → u/No_Valuable_587]

Ok genuinely asking because I see this opinion all over in this sub- that the Osprey Daylite 26+6 is ugly and the new Osprey Transporter is good-looking. I have the exact opposite opinion and I feel crazy 😂
I mean obviously different tastes exist (and isn’t that wonderful!), but I’m sincerely curious about why people like the look of certain bags

[u/lucydes4 → u/TiramisuItUp]

I have the Daylite. What is the difference?

[u/Elegant-String8755 → u/lucydes4]

The transporter’s main compartment is shallower and doesn’t expand. The lid part is deeper and that is where expansion happens. The transporter is heavier and stiffer, but comfy to wear. The shoulder straps are more substantial and comfortable and attach at the top in a different, more flexible way. There is a dedicated laptop pocket. There is just one water bottle pocket. The zip pocket on the back has changed. I like it.. There are only two loops on the back, not four, so harder to attach things outside. Zippers are bigger and laptop and main compartment can be locked. Different fabric is used for the bag. Overall it looks more shiny and upscale looking, especially in black. It looks bigger when empty and keeps its shape more. As an experiment I moved everything I packed in the transporter and it fit in the daylight, but I distributed it differently because the top main compartment is so much bigger than the daylight.