How to choose a backpack for traveling?

I am Experienced hiker， a seasoned backpacker and travel bag designer – senhan.

Today, I won’t be presenting you with those dull research reports or those complicated technical terms. So, let’s talk about a question related to your travel comfort: How to choose a backpack that can ensure a pleasant journey?

Remember, a successful international travel backpack is not just a bag for storing things; it is your mobile fortress, your personal safe, and the key that transforms you from a “traveler waiting in line for luggage” to an “explorer who can have fun as soon as they land”.

1.Do we bring large bags or small bags?

This time we’re out, should we go with a light load or just head out without much preparation?

• Good points, very simple: Save money, save time (land airplane, you go direct!), never lose bag.
• But also one bad point: Your bag size airline company must limit!  International fly bag size around 55 x 40 x 25 cm, weight 7-10 kg. So, your bag volume best control 40 to 45 L. This volume is most correct. If just over a little bit, maybe they stop you at gate, then you must honest pay check fee! Love Big Bag – “Comfort First”: Bag Is a “Burden” Of course, if you go climb snow mountain, need dive stuff, or outside two week more, and too lazy wash clothes, 45 L not enough use.

Your bag maybe over 55 L, even 75 L. Like this, only can choose check-in.Size not important now, so choose bag must focus carry comfortable” and “super long-life” these two.

2. What capacity of backpack is needed?

The size of the backpack is not necessarily the larger the better. This is determined by the duration of our trip, the number of days, and our packing habits.

SENHAN’s Experience: Large backpacks (55 Liters and above) must have a professional carrying system! If a large bag’s carrying system is unprofessional, once you fill it up, it will only become a heavy burden on your journey, making your shoulders and waist ache unbearably.

3.To ensure a smooth boarding process, take an additional precaution.

Want “Carry-on Only” Success Pass Gate?

Only have a 45 Liter bag not enough, you must use good airline “Two Bag” Gold Rule.

Airline company usually allow you bring:

• One Carry-on bag: That’s our 40-45 L main bag we talked about above.
• One Personal Item: Like computer bag, lady handbag, or one small folding extra bag.

Tactic Breakdown: Personal Item Bag “Secret Task”

This “Personal Item Bag” size usually about $40 \times 30 \times 10 \text{ cm}$. Its job very important:

• Hide Weight:Most airline no say clearly weight limit for this bag. So, your most heavy, most weight-taking things (like: laptop, camera body and lens, heavy power bank) split to put in this bag. This way can make your 45 L main bag “less weight”, easy pass 7-10 kg weight check.
• Put Treasures:Remember, all Lithium Battery (power bank), cash, passport, expensive jewelry MUST carry with you to airplane, strictly forbid check-in! Put them in your “Personal Item” bag, easy get by hand, safe and no worry.

SENHAN Remind:When choose bag, must choose the square, normal outside shape design, people call “suitcase style” opening. This square shape bag, compare to those many outside pockets, very fat mountain climbing bag, more easy pass airport size check box. Zipper, handle, and any outside stick-out part, ALL count as size!

4. Comfort is the most important.

Large-capacity backpacks: Pay attention to the “backing system” If you choose a large-capacity backpack with a capacity exceeding 55 liters, or if a 45-liter backpack is always full, then you must pay attention to the “backing system” of the backpack. A professional system can transfer over 80% of the heavy items from the vulnerable shoulders to the sturdy and durable hips and legs! Step 1: Select the backpack: Measure the “back length” accurately. Note: The back length is not the same as height! It is the length of your body from the bone at the neck to the bone at the hip.

SenHan Teach You: Before buy bag, must go special store find person help you measure “Back Length”, and choose “Adjustable Back Length” inside-frame bag. Only back length is match, your bag can really stick on your back, and divide weight evenly.

High-Level Skill: “Customize” Is Real Comfort Adjust Strap: Top good bag will have like FIT-ON-THE-FLY™ that customize adjust system. Allow you change shoulder strap and hip belt length and angle anytime, to make perfect stick on body.

Lady Special Design: Ladies, please choose lady special body design bag first! This not only look problem, it is function problem. Lady hip and waist curve different from man. Lady bag hip belt padding and angle all made better, can carry weight more good, also not press ribs or big leg.

5. Safety and Quality

Bag Must Hard Armor!

Your backpack will be rough throw in airplane cargo room, will get rain in tropical forest, and in many-people market will face potential “Third Hand” (thief). So, its “Armor” must strong enough.

Anti-Cut, Anti-Thief, Anti-Water-Splash:

• Material Science: Forget those look-good-but-not-good canvas bag. If you are long-time traveler, please choose high-strength fabric like Cordura (Army Strong Nylon) level. It wear-proof, anti-tear, can fight the most rough carry-way.
• Safe Zipper: Main big pocket zipper must choose YKK #10 this big, strong model. And must can lock (have hole for small number lock). A simple number lock, can make thief give up you, and go to easy-get target.
• Hidden Pocket: Passport, credit card, big money cash, always must put in the close-to-back, hard-to-fast-get “Hidden Pocket.” This is your highest safe area.
• E-Thief-Proof: If you have electronic card or chip passport, must make sure your bag have RFID-Shield pocket, to stop your information stolen by electronic scan.