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    18.4" Messenger Bag as a Personal Item?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by Dochas, Mar 5, 2012.

  1. Dochas

    Dochas Newbie

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    Been looking at some bags for my new NP8180 and I am leaning towards the Slappa Kiken.

    My question is has anyone had experience with this bag or any other similar large laptop bags + large/heavy laptops that has had trouble flying with a carry-on + the laptop as a personal item?

    Browsing reviews on amazon, I only ever saw one comment about it and it was for a Targus backpack style bag. I'm heading overseas with a full compliment of bags (2 checked, 1 carry-on and 1 laptop bag) and since most of the airlines I have checked don't actually list specifications for the personal item, I thought I would ask around here.

    Thanks in advance.
     
    Dochas, Mar 5, 2012
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  2. Fat Dragon

    Fat Dragon Just this guy, you know?

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    I've never seen anyone stopped with a loadout like that. I don't know about the current state of within-US air travel with their love for hidden fees on anything you can imagine, but US to China and within Asia I've personally carried on a large hiking backpack and medium messenger bag loaded with a laptop and half a dozen books with nary a sideways glance. You should be fine flying internationally with that load.
     
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  3. Dochas

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    Thanks for the reassurance, takes a lot of my worry away :)
     
    Dochas, Mar 5, 2012
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  4. NeRo45

    NeRo45 Notebook Evangelist

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    Yea I flew NY>Shanghai with a huge swiss backpack filled of a laptop gadgets gizmos and another 17" messenger bag with a 17" laptop in it without any problems
     
    NeRo45, Mar 5, 2012
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