Ratdog68
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Been making do with some of my travel stuff, and sorting through some good things. Tried the Maxpedition packs, but, pretty much too small for my needs. Settled on the "5.11 Tactical" for packs. Got four of 'em thus far. Keep a "Rush 12" at work with some added external pouches. Using a "Rush 24" with an external pouch for my travel carry-on. Have a "Rush 72" that I'll be using for going out and about in the woods (with a couple of external pouches), and have a "Moab 10" that I'm using for EDC when at home. I've found that I have to keep so much stuff away from my "travel" bag, that I just end up having more than one... since I keep a .45 in my EDC... and a knife and multi-tool in my work bag. Just have to be so careful about not doing a "stupid" and show up at the airport with the wrong gear... would hate to lose something nice.
For checked luggage, I've been making do with some inexpensive wheeled stuff (after my Swiss Gear rolling bag started falling apart at the wheels from so much use). Busted up a Samsonite rolling duffle next... another cheaper one has been holding up a little better than the Samsonite. But, this afternoon... snagged me up a 5.11 Tactical "Mission Ready 2.0" rolling bag. NOT "cheap", a little larger than I was initially looking for... but I should be able to stuff my pack inside of it while heading to the airport and pull the pack to carry on and check this one... or, attach the pack to the outside of this roller and haul it that way... then un-hook it at the airport. The wheels are a little larger, and look to be a little heavier. It has feet on the front of the bottom of the bag that also allow it to be lashed down onto another 5.11 rolling piece... if it needs to be palleted. And, you can connect more than one of them in tandem and roll them like a train through the airport (or what have you). Nice design.
The more I use this 5.11 gear, the more I like it over the Maxpedition stuff I've gotten.
For checked luggage, I've been making do with some inexpensive wheeled stuff (after my Swiss Gear rolling bag started falling apart at the wheels from so much use). Busted up a Samsonite rolling duffle next... another cheaper one has been holding up a little better than the Samsonite. But, this afternoon... snagged me up a 5.11 Tactical "Mission Ready 2.0" rolling bag. NOT "cheap", a little larger than I was initially looking for... but I should be able to stuff my pack inside of it while heading to the airport and pull the pack to carry on and check this one... or, attach the pack to the outside of this roller and haul it that way... then un-hook it at the airport. The wheels are a little larger, and look to be a little heavier. It has feet on the front of the bottom of the bag that also allow it to be lashed down onto another 5.11 rolling piece... if it needs to be palleted. And, you can connect more than one of them in tandem and roll them like a train through the airport (or what have you). Nice design.
The more I use this 5.11 gear, the more I like it over the Maxpedition stuff I've gotten.