Never. The last days I've travelled from Europe to the US, within the US and from the US to Central America. Never had any issues at all (this trip or other trips), not even a question about its size. It fits better in the overhead bin than most of the roller carry-on luggages that people use. I use it all the time when travelling. Sometimes, if I need extra room for items purchased on the trip, I just pull the ICU out and carry that as my personal item and the backpack is available for other things.
kipi wrote:
How about the Tilopa? It is slightly bigger.
Kim
Tilopa is slightly wider but not longer. Both are carry-on legal in the US, the same should be true for international flights originating in the US.
For international flights originating elsewhere... depends on the airline and how the ticket was purchased. Many European airlines are EXTREMELY picky about the weight of carry-on luggage, even major carriers, not just the deep discounters that charge you for providing oxygen on board. However, if the leg was purchased on a single invoice as part of an entire trip then the luggage allowance of the first leg automatically carries through to the remainder of the flights.
I did not know that the first leg of a flight dictates the carry on limits for all subsequent legs.
I'm flying from the USA to South Africa on Continental for the first leg. Their carry on limit is 45 total linear inches but no weight limit. The second leg is on South African Airways which have the same 45 total linear inch limit but also have an 18 pound weight limit. Both legs were purchased as a single ticket through Continental. I'll call them to verify. Thanks for the tip.
Don't forget all of these bags compress- you can always remove items that are hopefully not fragile and place into your check-in bag to bring the size down to accommodate the airlines requirements.
If you cram you all items into a Satori until its on the edge of exploding you might have issues. These bags are not stiff boxes and the shape can vary depending on your packing methods. Pack with care and make sure you fit in the airlines carry-on guides. Try to avoid 'bulging' areas.
Personally I have yet to be denied with any of our product. But most of my travel is in Asia... where carry-on rules seam encourage bringing every thing you own and then double the amount in airport snack gifts.
As I write this I am sitting in the Miami airport waiting for my flight home after a couple of weeks in Europe. I had my F-Stop Loka with me on this trip. Not the slightest issue with any of the north american or european flights. They asked to weigh my wife's rolling carry-on but with the Loka on my back was never questioned about it. I highly recommend it and its incredible the amount of stuff I can fit in there and how light it feels on my back.
I've been on smaller planes with my loka & I never got looked at twice & it fit in the overhead even though I thought it wasn't going to fit. This was with an XL pro ICU.
Sort of a separate question but with the Loka and traveling which ICU do you tend to favor? I've got the Large myself but I've been tempted to get the medium size so I can pack clothing in the bag as well.
Just curious, but it's good to hear you have no troubles with bringing this bag as a carryon!
Just travelled from Copenhagen to Bergen with my F-Stop Tilopa BC as handluggage without any problems. This time I had the small pro ICU to alllow for other items.
Donald A wrote:
I did not know that the first leg of a flight dictates the carry on limits for all subsequent legs.
Not just carry-on, but all luggage allowances. Not all front-line employees know about this, if anyone hassles you insist on speaking with someone higher up. A few years ago I traveled around the world originating on American in the US. At the time American's luggage allowance on international flights was two suitcases. I was able to maintain that throughout the trip, but had to argue a couple of times, particularly on Asian airlines where the allowance was just one suitcase.
The big gotcha is that all legs need to be bought on a single invoice and as a single ticket. For anything bought separately you are automatically subject to the rules of that particular airline.
I've had problems on international flights several times where a bag that was perfectly acceptable on flight #1 was deemed oversize by flight #2 and I had to repack / rearrange and check a bag at the gate.
Nothing recent mind you, this was late 90s & early 00s and multiple times.
