Urban 35L Travel Cabin Pack

• Dimensions: 55 cm (H) x 34 cm (L) x 17 cm (D)
• Large zippered mesh pocket on the back which can open flat
• Firm back panel helps reduce wrinkles for any clothes stored inside
• Two deep zippered mesh pockets
• Wide padded compartment on the bag - suitable for a large laptop and a 13" tablet sleeve
• Padded compartment has direct access through a lockable zipper
• One front pocket with organiser and key-holder
• One front pocket perfect for holding your travel tickets
• One front pocket with an elastic mesh sleeve where you can put your toiletries bag for easy access at security check
• 3D mesh back panel
• Broad, padded shoulder straps

Joint Forces "It has fully lived up to expectations."

Thoughtfully there is also a rear-mounted positioning strap that will fit over a wheeled trolley case extending handle. There is also a side carry handle, which is also perfectly positioned and there is a simple grab handle on the top. I have found the Urban Cabin Pack ideal for those, for me infrequent, city trips. It is also sized to fit inside the carry-on luggage gauges for most airlines. A laptop and a tablet, so often taken with us these days, fit snugly and are well protected inside.

There are just so many, but well thought-out, pockets included in this pack. Some of these have more pockets inside and incorporated within. Perhaps there is a danger of putting things away safely and then not seeing them for a while, but in reality everything you have can have a place which is secure and organised.

One great feature is that you can open the main section zips in ways to suit you and so you do not lose things ‘down the bottom somewhere’, because the main compartment can be fully opened out flat to allow full access to the internal zipped compartments. When this is done, the laptop compartment stays secure and separate; the zip to this being a side one and this compartment is well padded, including an inner padded section for a tablet as well as a laptop.

The main compartment zip can be used in a number of ways so may be opened from the top side or even base with the dual-action zipper. Someone has put a lot of thought into this one. I fully understand why Sam, the Sales Director of Keela, was so excited to show me this one at the OTS event this year. I really wish I had had one of these back in the days when I was doing a lot of business travel.

When I spotted some of the practicalities of the Freetime Urban Cabin Pack and realised it looked to be close to ideal for my needs for a new civilian-style airline carry-on daysack to accommodate my laptop and netbook, cameras and lenses, basic peripherals and spare clothes, I invested in one for myself. So far it has fully lived up to expectations, but I will pen a follow-up review after I’ve used it a couple more times.