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DOUBLE YOUR PLEASUREA CARRY-ON BACKPACK THAT REALLY DOES DOUBLE DUTYby Madelyn Miller
Usually, I am disappointed. The products often compromise on efficiency and don't really do more than one job well. But recently I tried something that not only did two things well but also was a bonus conversation starter. Travelon's Wheeled Day-Pack worked so well, that people stopped me in airports and asked me about it. Once while waiting for a delayed flight, it became the center of attention, as everyone wanted to try adjusting it and using it both ways. Travelon makes an Expedition line and if all the other parts are as well thought out as the Wheeled Day-Pack, this luggage is a "must try." The pieces are ergonomically engineered and are really comfortable to use. The injection molded, texturized rubber handles are comfortable to carry. And the in-line skate wheels make it especially stable when rushing through airports. Mostly, I am a carry on person, not a backpacker. But I did take the Wheeled Day-Pack with me to an outlet mall and found it really helpful when I made acquisitions. There are lots of hooks and loops and accessories that I didn't really use effectively …and having such a convenient case was no help in repelling bargains since they were easy to carry. But rugged outdoors people who saw it, commented on well designed it was. The two features most people seemed to appreciate were the extra back padding and compression straps to keep cargo in place and help distribute the weight of the contents across your body.
But the ultimate compliment to the Day-Pack is that my consumer advocate brother, who makes Ralph Nader look like a pushover, thought this was a really neat product. He liked it so well, in fact, that he was willing to roll and carry it all over for me. The Travelon Day-Pack comes with just about everything you need, except my brother. TRAVELON |
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In my never-ending search for ways to save space when
packing, I have tried lots of multi-use products for travel. It always seems
like a good idea to have something that does two things and only takes up the
space of a little more than one.
The Travelon Wheeled Day-Pack is constructed from
Hi-Density, Rip-Stop Pac-Cloth treated with Teflon TM to protect against water
and stains. The fabric is polyurethane coated and is waterproof. The model I
liked was style #3216.