10 INCREDIBLE Long-Term Travel Backpacks (#3 is my go-to)

Published 2024-06-04
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00:00 - Intro
00:22 - Aer Travel Pack 3
01:31 - Alpaka Elements Travel Backpack
02:32 - Able Carry Max Backpack
05:21 - Minaal Carry-on 3.0
06:51 - Tortuga Travel Backpack
08:05 - Pakt Travel Backpack V2
09:02 - Osprey Fairview Travel Pack 40L
10:35 - Medium Expandable Knack Pack Series 2
11:49 - Tomtoc T66 Navigator Backpack 40L
12:46 - Wandrd Transit Travel Backpack
13:51 - Advice from a long-term traveler

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10 Best Long-Term Travel Backpacks

πŸŽ’ 1 - Aer Travel Pack 3
✍🏼 AKA the BEST ALL-ROUNDER long-term travel pack
πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Watch our review: bit.ly/41LTHU4
πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Check the best price: go.nomadsnation.com/aer-tp3

πŸŽ’ 2 - Alpaka Elements Travel Backpack
✍🏼 AKA the MOST STYLISH long-term travel backpack
πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Watch our review: bit.ly/3PLZ9mZ
πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Check the best price: alpakagear.com/products/elements-travel-backpack
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πŸŽ’ 3 - Able Carry Max Backpack
✍🏼 AKA the BEST MINIMALIST long-term travel backpack
πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Watch our review: bit.ly/30lyQMM
πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Check the best price: go.nomadsnation.com/able-max

πŸŽ’ 4 - Minaal Carry-on 3.0
✍🏼 AKA the best long-term travel backpack for WORK
πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Watch our review: bit.ly/32pLFY8
πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Check the best price: go.nomadsnation.com/minaal-carry-3

πŸŽ’ 5 - Tortuga Travel Backpack
✍🏼 AKA the MOST COMFORTABLE long-term travel backpack
πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Watch our review: bit.ly/3nJVcnx
πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Check the best price: go.nomadsnation.com/tortuga-travel-pack-40

πŸŽ’ 6 - Pakt Travel Backpack V2
✍🏼 AKA the BEST FEATURE-HEAVY long-term travel backpack
πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Watch our review: bit.ly/44eei64
πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Check the best price: go.nomadsnation.com/pakt-travel-backpack-2

πŸŽ’ 7 - Osprey Fairview Travel Pack 40L
✍🏼 AKA the best long-term travel backpack for LADIES
πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Watch our review: Β Β Β β€’Β OspreyΒ FairviewΒ 40LΒ ReviewΒ (IΒ travele...Β Β 
πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Check the best price: go.nomadsnation.com/osprey-farpoint

πŸŽ’ 8 - Medium Expandable Knack Pack Series 2
✍🏼 AKA the BEST EXPANDABLE long-term travel backpack
πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Watch our review: bit.ly/30lvw4Y
πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Check the best price: go.nomadsnation.com/medium-knack-pack

πŸŽ’ 9 - Tomtoc T66 Navigator Backpack 40L
✍🏼 AKA the BEST BUDGET-FRIENDLY long-term travel backpack
πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Watch our review: bit.ly/4cHsrwq
πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Check the best price: go.nomadsnation.com/tomtoc-navigator

πŸŽ’ 10 - Wandrd Transit Travel Backpack
✍🏼 AKA the BEST WEATHERPROOF long-term travel backpack
πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Watch our review: bit.ly/3P2r2Hb
πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Check the best price: go.nomadsnation.com/wandrd-transit

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All Comments (21)
  • @Dukelax510
    I love how you find the most creative ways to show the timing on each segment, this go around the box around the names. Love it!
  • @wasmadeinthe80s
    Great list as always, Aaron and team. My go-to wasn't on the list, that being the Knack Convertible Duffle (Which makes sense with this being a backpack list and all). Absolutely love it, 24 liter mode holds all my tech and about 4 days worth of clothes for an extending weekend, 40 liter mode holds more than enough for several 3-4 week trips I've taken both in the States and abroad as long as you're willing to do a load of laundry. Love how clean it looks with the straps stowed away and haven't had any issues with it on any airline I've traveled on, even the super strict ones.
  • @lepraik
    The Peak Design Travel Backpack 45L is worth a mention as it is perfect for city travel and digital nomads.
  • Aer Travel Small 3 x-pac has been my go to for over a year now as my everyday and travel and its safe to say that it’s a reliable pack! I like the load lifters, lots of carabiner holder and the secret pockets
  • @sglatitude
    0:45 I'm still rocking the 28L as my everyday work backpack, and man, it's loaded with about 8kg of stuff. It's heavy AF, but those thick, comfy shoulder straps really make it easier to carry around.
  • @nhenion
    I don’t even travel but I absolutely love travel backpacks.
  • @jankavalir
    I literally live on the road, and I can't imagine to travel with backpack bigger and heavier than 30L. Those people with huge backpacks on their back, that's a different breed :D At first it looks so bad, second the weight is impossible to carry, it is a hell to open a get out something, they are also so annoying wearing those in public transport, or trying to fit their crazy bag to overhead bin, even it will clearly not fit... I don't get why those people just don't go for the suitcase/backpack combo :) super stuffed 40-50-60 L backpack looks kind of hilarious on everyone. Also there is an art to carry backpack and not look like a cheap ass backpacker. Since all suitcase people, businessmen at the airports, staff in better hotels look down at backpackers :) So many of those conditions and much more I found are only possible with Able Carry Max. Looks so perfect in every aspect with high quality materials, not that boxy ugly style or as outdoor backpacks with thousand pockets everywhere. Just only downside - the tech compartment is overly big and stiff and takes unnecessary space. I have no idea what I should do with the backpack during normal car/bus/train/boat/plane travel in order to damage the Macbook inside the backpack. Actually when it is so thick, it press the keyboard to the display so heavily that it make scratches / permanent marks on the display. Also very happy there is no water bottle pocket that will ruin the perfect look. It is the weirdest thing to me ever. There is 7-Eleven with water every 50 meters everywhere. Who is carrying those huge ass bottles, why? Who are those people? Lol. This low key pocket on Max is perfect to store umbrella. If someone plans to spend 5 days in the jungle, they definitely don't travel with city / commuter or computer backpack. :DD Also since the Able Carry is kind of niche brand, you will not meet anyone with the same pack. Nobody knows what is this brand. Brilliant. (on the other side 6 of 10 woman wears some kind of the LV bag, they look like brainwashed army haha)
  • @jordibarguno
    For work, the Knack Pack Medium Series 1 is amazing. You leave your packing cubes in the hotel and you have a perfect size back pack for the office. I prefer the layout of the series 1 and 35 L is the sweet spot for 1 week to 10 days of travel.
  • @BoricuaFez
    Medium Expandable Knack Pack Series 2 reminded me of the Nomatic Back/Travel pack but it really got my attention as a one and all for all my daily and travel needs.
  • @mrkruzadar4152
    Today I bought the Wandrd Transit Travel Backpack 35 L and i am so excited to get it soon. Thank you for your very cool and informativ video reviews.
  • Finally a travel back roundup video that doesn’t list Peak Design! I don’t like that bag so I dig it haha
  • @andrei107
    In my opinion peak design is the best, I really was impressed of capability that backpack, it seems like made from rubber and doesn’t have limit at all
  • @nmatheis
    I'm most interested in Knack, Pakt, and Tomtoc. Knack for dual use as a day & travel bag. Pakt because I've heard so many good things about this bag. Tomtoc because it's super high bang for buck (even though they exaggerate the capacity, lol).
  • @ichitaka05
    I like water bottle carrier like Able Carry. But often time, I don't use it for water bottle. I usually store gloves to quickly take it out. I usually have summer & winter travel/work bag to separate with season. So in the summer bag do not have water bottle carry spot outside.
  • @DaemonViews
    Commenty comment comment Great round up I think you are one of the only ones who doesn't tend to spam with evergoods bags. Which I don't find to have a comfortable enough strap system to carry heavier packs. I think I would use my goruck long range Rucker now.
  • @paraagshah4153
    A wonderful, crisp review of all the options for travel bags. Thanks Aaron. However, would have liked to see the Evergoods CTB 26/35 as well in this list. However, most of these bags are of limited use for traveling in Asia if one doesn't want to check in their bag. The weight limit of 7 kg for a carry-on would preclude traveling with one, especially the Tortuga. Thanks for all the reminders (again). Who would have thought that you would include the link to the review for each bag "in the description below"? πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
  • I’m looking at the cabin zero classic pro 42L right now. Looks like a good value comfortable travel bag but can’t find many reviews.
  • @katsudonSaikou
    I’m fresh off of a month long trip to Japan and Inwas rocking the Peak Design 45L. I saw your other comments and I think I’d agree with the comfort, as much as I love the bag. On this list the Pakt and Tortuga stood out to me the most. Which one would you consider is more similar to PD’s?
  • @flighttech4630
    all great backpacks (!) and a great summery A little surprise not to see any of Evergoods bags on that list