Allpa 28L Travel Pack

I was excited to have an Allpa as a personal item that would fit under my airplane seat. Once I got this packed, I realized it was much too big to be compliant. It measures 20 x 14 x 9 when loosely packed. Reading the reviews, it sounds like it does fit under seats for a lot of folks, but best case it’s going to stick out which takes up precious leg room, and worst case it could result in having to check one of your bags. Equally irritating is that it doesn’t have a key clip in the front pocket. Why would this not be a standard feature for all of the bags? It’s on the 35 and the 42. What possible logic says that people needing a smaller bag wouldn’t also have keys to clip? It seems like a good bag otherwise, so I will give three stars, but I will most likely be returning it as it doesn’t fit my needs.

Needed a backpack that could be overflow for our carrry on luggage for a 8 night trip to Italy. It was important to just have carryons as ladies traveling around Italy we needed luggage to be manageable. We also did a LOT of shopping. The 28l was the perfect size - large enough to efficiently pack all the extra shopping we did without having to check bags. It fits nicely under the seat infront but best when it’s not completely packed as on our return trip! I loved the packing cube style sections that made it efficient to pack clothes directly in there and keep everything organized. For items I needed access to on the plane, inside the bag,it’s also very easy if you just have the zippers at the top. People in other reviews say that they had to open the entire bag to access but you don’t if u just put zippers to the top. The water bottle holder is deep and feels sturdy/premium quality so hoping it’ll last a long time. Easily fits a 24oz bottle. I didn’t want to travel with any larger Overall the construction and materials feel high end that hopefully it lasts for many years to come. I was hesitant spending so much on ‘just a backpack’ but I was glad I did after using it. It was really great. Kept seeing people with Cotopaxi bags all over.