The placement of the main zipper just looks so awkward to me. It looks like it would be hard to get things in and out of it.

I am still trying to decide between the synik 30 and the brainbag. I can't tell if the synik actually holds that much more than my synapse 25 - are the extra five liters actually useable space or...

I know this is late and you have probably already decided on a bag - but yes - the bose headphones case/macbook 15in and a packing cube (I don't have a TB one but I have a 14x10 that works well) will...

I think the cadet would still be my choice. I have a maker's bag but I like the cadet a lot better andI think the shoes and lunch would both fit. There is plenty of width even if you round a size 10...

Here are women's size 8 dress shoes and men's size 7 Keen sandals in my cadet. Assuming one would have the shoes in the bottom (and they do make shoe bags that would not add really any bulk or...

I think they would work as long as you weren't needing a lot of space for assorted things

Here is the pilot with the water bottles (one in side pocket and largest in the middle pocket) next to copilot - cat is for scale and because he would not get off of the bed. The other consideration...

Yes - the orange bag is the cadet. To me, the cadet or the co-pilot were the best options if you can handle the water bottles sliding to the side a bit in the interior pocket of the cadet (I had...

"Would you like to see a deep, rich chocolatey espresso among TB’s color/fabric lineup?"
It would not be a color that I would find interesting. I wish they had some brighter colors and more in...

I just tried putting my first generation 12.9 ipad in my co-pilot. It fit. I just have a smart cover on mine - not the keyboard or the back case. I don't know if those would make a difference or not....

Technically the cadet could hold the water bottles - but they will slide or fall over unless you can figure out how to fasten them. Here is my approximation of the items OP listed - I used my macbook...

This is what I do as well.

Etsy has several handmade leather rolls for cables and Pad and Quill has a nice leather TechFolio Pro Travel Cord Organizer

Thanks - for some reason I thought the bag under the airline seat was a picture of the S25 that the article had been talking about before it got to the SN30

I just took my S19 on United and no one even blinked. It fit under the seat with no problems and room to spare

I like the squarer shape these two bags have. HAs anyone who has tested the bag tried to put the SN30 under the seat of an airplane? Sorry if I missed it in these pages, I skimmed through them all...

I just traveled with my tristar and s19 for 7 days. In the tristar I had 2 pairs of pants, 1 pair of shorts, 2 tshirts, a windshirt, 3 dress shirts, 7 each of socks and underwear, toiletries bag, 1...

IF you do want another bag, the western flyer has worked for me a personal item and has fit under the seat of all the airlines I have flown

I have one of those valkits and I like it - I have had it for a couple of years and it is holding up well- . Mine is the small size as well but it fits everything I carry on trips and fits in both...

I agree about the zojirushi mugs. I have loved everything from that brand - rice cooker, mugs, etc.

I do this as well with reading glasses, usb drives, pens, cables, chargers and a small notebook and such in each bag. It ensures I don't forget to move something usual from one bag to another.

If driving, I carry a collapsible kettle, aeropress, my own ground coffee, and usually some tea bags as well. If flying, I have started using an immersion heater because I got searched a couple of...

I just tried with my ipad air 2 and it did not fit with smart cover/apple silicone back on my halcyon daylight briefcase because it was just a bit too wide to fit through the zipper. It fits fine in...

There is a zephyr on ebay right now (not mine or anything - just as an Fyi)

I agree that the cadet may be a good option to try. Here is my cadet with my 15 in macbook pro, 12 in. ipad pro in a leather case, headphones, side effect, finn wallet classic from waterfield...