What's new
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Pick your exact camera and lenses in Gear fit
Gear fit now lists 108 exact cameras, lenses and drones from Canon, Fujifilm, Nikon, Sony, Sigma, Tamron and DJI, sized from each maker's spec page. Typical sizes stay for anything not listed.
Gear fit now uses brand compartment sizes
52 camera bags now carry the camera compartment size their brand publishes: 20 Lowepro, 15 Think Tank, 4 MindShift, 5 Peak Design Everyday, 3 WANDRD Rogue, 2 Nomatic, 2 Moment and 1 Langly. Gear fit checks your kit against it, and marks results for other bags as estimates.
Which camera bag fits my gear?
New Gear fit tool: pick bodies, lenses, drones, a tripod and a laptop to see which of the 127 camera bags should carry them. It estimates from each bag's listed size and volume; see the methodology for how.
29 more Tatonka, Rab and Lowe Alpine packs
Added 29 bags from brand pages: 15 more Tatonka (Hike Pack, Norix, Rapid Rolltop, EDC packs and slings), 9 more Rab (Exion, Muon, Descendor, Rogue and Tygen 6) and 5 women's Lowe Alpine AirZone packs whose volumes differ from the men's. Tatonka and Lowe Alpine only sell in euros or pounds, so their bags have no US price.
105 bags, including Delsey Paris and Haglöfs
Added 105 bags from brand pages: 20 Delsey Paris cabin cases, backpacks and duffels and 8 Haglöfs packs, both new to the site, plus 18 more Deuter (models sold only in Europe), 15 more Gregory, 15 more Rab, 15 more Salewa and 14 more Lowe Alpine. Most of these are only sold in euros or pounds, so they have no US price.
89 bags, including Travelpro, Rab and Salewa
Added 89 bags from brand pages: 20 more Thule (Accent, EnRoute, Construct, Crossover 2, Chasm, Aion and Subterra 2), 5 more Mystery Ranch, plus five brands new to the site: 15 Travelpro, 15 Rab, 15 Salewa, 13 Berghaus and 6 Kelty. Berghaus and most Salewa packs only sell in pounds, so they have no US price. Jack Wolfskin publishes no bag dimensions, so it is left out.
77 bags from Deuter, Vaude, Tatonka and Montane
Added 77 bags from brand pages: 20 more Deuter (Futura, Speed Lite, AC Lite, Utilion, Giga and the Duffel Pro range), plus four brands new to the site: 20 Vaude, 20 Tatonka, 13 Montane and 4 Billykirk. Vaude and Tatonka only sell in euros, so their bags have no US price, nor do the Montane models missing from its US store. Tanner Goods publishes no bag weights, so it is left out.
50 more bags, and Pioneer Carry
Added 50 bags from brand pages: 15 more Antler, 13 more ROKA London (including Bantry Large and Willesden XL, sold only on its US store, ORI London), 10 more Champs Luggage (Onyx leather backpacks, totes and slings, and the Elite Aluminum carry-on) and 6 more Zero Halliburton cases, plus 6 Pioneer Carry packs, new to the site. Cravar and Red Oxx are left out: Cravar publishes no bag volumes, and Red Oxx publishes no weights or volumes in the pages we could read.
59 more bags, 2 new brands
Added 59 bags from brand pages: 15 Champs Luggage and 15 Zero Halliburton, both new to the site, plus 11 more Doughnut, 10 more Antler, 7 more Waterfly and 1 more ROKA London. Doughnut sells only in Hong Kong dollars, so its bags have no US price. LeSportsac and Lambert publish no bag weights or volumes, so they are left out.
83 bags from 7 more brands
Added 83 bags from brand pages, from 7 brands new to the site: 15 Antler, 15 Doughnut, 15 ROKA London, 15 Waterfly, 10 STATE Bags, 9 Kovered and 4 Skyborne. Doughnut and Kovered only sell in Hong Kong dollars and pounds, so their bags have no US price, nor do the ROKA London and Antler models missing from their US stores. Skyborne publishes full specs only for its trunks, and Korchmar publishes no weights or volumes, so it is left out.
52 bags from 6 more brands
Added 52 bags from brand pages, from 6 brands new to the site: 15 KNKG (formerly King Kong Apparel), 15 NIID, 9 Langly, 6 Nere, 4 Day Owl and 3 KAVU. Nere only sells in pounds, so its bags have no US price. KAVU, Nere and Day Owl publish weights or dimensions for only part of their range, so the other models are left out.
139 bags from 13 more brands
Added 139 bags from brand pages, from 13 brands new to the site: 15 NEMO Equipment, 15 RAWROW, 14 Grams28, 14 SwissGear, 14 Trakke, 13 Baboon to the Moon, 13 Sherpani, 10 Portland Gear, 7 Caribee, 7 North St. Bags, 6 Corsurf, 6 The Brown Buffalo and 5 FHF Gear, plus 2 more ATD Supply bags. Trakke and Caribee only sell in pounds or Australian dollars, so their bags have no US price.
112 bags from 13 new brands
Added 112 bags from brand pages, all from brands new to the site: 15 WaterField Designs, 15 CALPAK, 14 Black Ember, 12 Lo & Sons, 11 DEFY, 11 Côte&Ciel, 8 Brevite, 8 Black Voyage, 6 Tobiq, 4 Code of Bell, 3 Modern Dayfarer, 3 Triple Aught Design and 2 Bedouin Foundry. Bedouin Foundry only sells in pounds, so its bags have no US price.
41 more bags, and Sympl, Fyro and Minimul
Added 41 bags from brand pages: 15 Bellroy, 5 Rework (Toshi packs and slings), 1 Alpha One Niner (Spare Camel 2.0) and the Aer City Sling 2, plus three new brands: 10 Sympl, 7 Fyro and 2 Minimul. Bellroy and Minimul only show prices in euros or Australian dollars from here, so most of their bags have no US price yet.
Aer Travel Pack 3 and 3 Small
Added the Aer Travel Pack 3 (35 L) and Travel Pack 3 Small (28 L). Aer has replaced them with the Travel Pack 4 but still sells the remaining stock.
See bags that don't publish a spec you filter on
Filtering by laptop size, clamshell opening, compression straps or short torso used to hide every bag whose brand doesn't publish that spec. The catalog now says how many were left out and lets you show them too.
Guides for rollers, duffels and totes, and a price chart
Three new buying guides: rolling carry-ons and duffels that fit most airlines, and travel totes ranked by under-seat fit. A new chart plots backpack price against volume and lists the cheapest backpack for each size. The brand filter is now always visible, with a bag count per brand, and the home page loads much faster.
More Timbuk2 bags
Added 13 more Timbuk2 bags: the Copilot S and M rollers, FreeStyle Carry-On Plus, Player Duffel, Clark, Robin, Spire 2.0, Parkside 2.0, Tuck, Spirit and Especial Scope backpacks, the Scholar convertible tote and the Packable Travel Tote, with specs and US prices from timbuk2.com.
83 bags from luggage brands, and Away
Added 83 luggage-brand bags from brand pages: 19 Monos, 19 Béis, 13 Pakt and 11 Solgaard, plus two new brands, 18 from Away and 3 from Dagne Dover. Mostly carry-on rollers, with travel backpacks, weekenders, duffels and totes.
11 more Cotopaxi bags
Added 11 more Cotopaxi bags: the Abierto 26L, Allpa 18L, Consuelo 22L, Elqui 24L and Empacable 16L daypacks, the Viaje 35L and 45L travel duffels, the Empacable 30L, Mente 22L and Todo 22L totes and the Todo 8L sling. Specs come from cotopaxi.com; the weights, which Cotopaxi does not publish, come from REI.
65 more bags, and Dakine
Added 65 bags from brand pages: 19 Herschel, 18 Eastpak and 10 Mountainsmith, plus 18 from Dakine, new to the site. Travel packs, carry-on rollers and duffels, commuter and campus backpacks, and ultralight daypacks.
200 more bags, including ultralight packs
Added 200 bags from brand pages. Existing brands: 19 Exped, 18 The North Face, 18 Rains, 17 tomtoc, 17 Bagsmart, 17 ALPAKA, 16 Ortlieb, 14 Fjällräven, 6 Heimplanet and 6 Mystery Ranch. New brands: 20 Gossamer Gear, 16 Chrome Industries, 9 Zpacks, 4 Six Moon Designs and 3 Hyperlite Mountain Gear. Heimplanet prices are now left out, because the brand shows a converted euro price and does not sell to the US.
140 more bags, and Vertx, Maxpedition and Kifaru
Added 140 bags from brand pages: 27 Pacsafe, 23 Eagle Creek, 20 Timbuk2, 11 GORUCK, 9 Cabin Zero, 7 Tropicfeel, 3 Tortuga and 2 Hynes Eagle, plus three new brands: 16 Vertx, 16 Maxpedition and 6 Kifaru. Travel and commuter packs, anti-theft packs, slings, duffels and carry-on rollers.
207 more bags from 15 brands
Added 207 bags from brand pages: 26 Tom Bihn, 25 Aer, 20 Osprey, 18 Nomatic, 17 Patagonia, 15 Gregory, 13 Topo Designs, 12 WANDRD, 11 Millican, 10 Cotopaxi, 10 Boundary Supply, 9 Evergoods, 8 Knack, 7 Alpha One Niner and 6 Able Carry. Backpacks, slings, totes, duffels and carry-on rollers, one entry per model and size. Gregory prices are left out because gregory.com only shows pounds from here, and Patagonia bags have no photo yet.
See your bag against the sizer
Each bag page now draws the bag front and side against an airline's cabin-bag and under-seat size limits. Pick any of the 36 airlines; the page remembers your choice.
More Stubble & Co bags
Added 14 Stubble & Co bags: Roll Top, Hybrid, Everyday, Motion, Travel 40L and Packable backpacks, the Kit Bag 30L and 40L duffels and the Wheeled Duffel 40L, with specs and US prices from stubbleandco.com.
More ULA Equipment packs
Added 11 ULA Equipment bags: the 30 and 36 L Dragonfly in Robic, Ultra and Pass Thru versions, the Cicada daypacks, the Camino and Ultra Camino, the UltraGrid Nexus and the DLX Duffle 45L, with specs and prices from ula-equipment.com.
Moment bags
Added 13 Moment bags: 4 backpacks from 17 to 28 L, 8 slings (camera and everyday) and a travel tote, with specs and US prices from shopmoment.com.
Decathlon backpacks
Added 19 Decathlon backpacks (Quechua, Forclaz, Simond and Decathlon Commute) from 10 to 50 L, with specs from decathlon.fr and US prices from decathlon.com where it sells them.
Sling bags
Added 23 sling bags from 12 brands, with specs from brand and retailer pages. Filter them with the new Sling chip, or see the travel sling guide for the ones that fit under the seat.
Trip picker, open dataset and fuller specs
Answer three questions on the home page (airline, overhead or under the seat, laptop) to get a shortlist. The whole catalog is now downloadable as JSON or CSV. Bottle pocket counts were added for 33 bags, materials for 33 and opening types for 10, all from brand and retailer pages.
Five more airlines
Added Frontier, Allegiant, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines and AirAsia cabin limits, for 36 airlines in total.
Will my bag fit?
Enter any bag's size and weight on the airlines page to check it against every airline's cabin and under-seat limits. The result is shareable as a link.
Cabin weight limits
Airline pages and bag pages now show each airline's cabin-bag weight limit and how much that leaves you to pack.
Filter by the airlines you fly
Pick one or more airlines in the catalog to see only bags that fit all of them, as a cabin bag or under the seat.
Laptop sizes, price dates and product images
Filled laptop sizes for 23 bags, told bags with no laptop sleeve apart from sleeves with no published size, showed the month each price was checked, and added images for three bags.
Brand pages and head-to-head comparisons
Every brand has its own page, and similar bags get a side-by-side comparison page. Four more buying guides.
Dimension audit
Checked every bag whose dimensions looked implausible against its sources. All matched except The North Face Base Camp Voyager width, which was fixed.
Opening, torso length, sizes and fit
New fields and filters for how the bag opens, torso length, available sizes, women's fit and brand warranty. B&H prices for 16 Lowepro bags.
81 more bags
The catalog grew by 81 bags, with a camera-compartment filter, a tight-fit warning you can adjust and a litres-per-kg sort.
Airline pages, guides and methodology
A page per airline listing the bags that fit it, use-case buying guides, and a methodology page listing every airline limit with its source.
Personal-item fit and 65 new bags
Every bag is now scored against under-seat limits as well as carry-on limits. Added 65 travel backpacks from brand and retailer sources.
Launch
The Right Bag launched: a searchable, filterable catalog of travel backpacks with carry-on fit computed from published airline limits, bag pages and side-by-side comparison.