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Baker: Under-Seat Bag Wars
Now that the airlines have monetized overhead bins, the focus is on finding better under-your-seat carry-on bags.
McGarvey: The One Rule
For decades, I have lived by this one unbreakable business travel rule: Use only carry-on luggage.
Baker: New Carry-On Shape
There’s a new rectangular-shaped bag designed to match the maximum room under most economy seats.
Baker: Great Bag Gets Better
WaterField Designs updates the Air Porter Carry-On, an underseat bag that was already ingenious.
Meena: Weigh This Bag
You've probably repacked a suitcase or 12 at the airport. But a new Delsey bag helps you weigh as you go.
Baker: Rolling Reservations
I've been looking for a new rolling bag. Choices are confusing and the prices are confounding.
Meena: My New Best Bag
I finally found the rolling bag I was looking for mid-pandemic: the Monos Carry-On Plus.
Meena: Backpack Paradise
It took more than a decade, but I finally found a perfect travel backpack. Even the straps land in the right places.
McGarvey: Brand New Bag
I've realized that the way I packed for a life on the road no longer works. As travel changes, so must our bags.
Rowell: Capacious Backpack
I've associated Targus with computer accessories, but their backpacks are solid and surprisingly capacious.
Allen: Carry-on Conspiracy
The legacy airlines have now aligned their carry-on rules and restrictions. That seems ominous to me.
Barnett: Military Grade
Before he jumped into the travel bag field, Jim Markel packed parachutes during a tour in the Marines.
Firpo: Up, Up With Away
Carry-on luggage should be functional, durable and economical. Away bags suit my needs.
Baker: Peak Luggage
Peak Design, known for its ingenious camera bags, backpacks and shoulder bags, has introduced its first suitcase.
Barnett: La Maison Goyard
Family-owned Goyard has purposely stayed small. Everything is still made by hand at a workshop in France.
Joe: Myron Glaser, Bag Man
Glaser Designs created exquisite bags for upscale travelers who paid a little more for luxurious luggage.
Our Luggage Archives
The JoeSentMe columnists obsess over luggage: carry-ons, checked, hard-sided, soft-sided, with wheels and without. If they make it, we write about it.
I'm an AirTag Junkie
Call me an AirTag junkie. I now have 15 in active service: in my backpacks, duffle bags, suitcases and other travel items.
AirTag: That's the Ticket!
Apple AirTags: Please don’t leave home without these gems. Not in this time of lost and stolen luggage.
A Vested Travel Interest
Scott Jordan has created a line of jackets with pockets of varying sizes to carry the stuff we tote on the road.
Organized Travel Packing
For organized packing, I recommend compressing packing cubes similar to the originals developed by Eagle Creek.
Best Post-Pandemic Bags
Business travel has changed since the pandemic. So have the travel bags and other gear we need to survive.
WaterField Saves Apple
Apple Air Pod Max headphones are expensive, but the case is garbage. Tiny WaterField of San Francisco fixes that.
'What's in This Thing?'
Colleagues often ask me that when they attempt to lift my carry-on bag. Answer: It's the gear I need to stay productive. I regularly update the contents.· Part 10 -- August, 2026
· Part 9 -- November, 2025
· Part 8 -- July, 2025
· Part 7 -- February, 2025
· Part 6 -- February, 2024
· Part 5 -- November, 2020
· Part 4 -- July, 2018
· Part 3 -- February, 2015
· Part 2 -- April, 2014
· Part 1 -- February, 2014
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