Took on of these to Europe last summer.

Was great until the airlines declared it was too large to carry one, and made me check it.

That said, it carried everything I needed for two weeks in one pack.

Originally Posted by cwh2
I think most of the SG packs would be sort of frustrating as a travel pack. Hard to say what level of backpacking they'll be doing, so it makes the recommendation tough.

I had an osprey porter 46 (https://www.osprey.com/us/en/product/porter-travel-pack-46-PORTER46F20.html) that was on the other end of that spectrum. Great travel pack, but not much of a backpacking pack. I miss having it for travel, but I was trying to make it into a work pack and it just wasn't that. Something to think about.

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