eBags Mother Lode Travel Backpack vs eBags TLS Mother Lode Weekender

This is what Brian and I brought to Europe. I had my own medium packing cube and he had his own medium packing cube and we shared it. Zip it and voila...

Of course, I did have people in line behind me occasionally bumping it because it sticks out but after a warning look to a Frenchman after 2 unnecessary bumps into my backpack when I'd been up since 3am and was ready to scream, he got the message and gave me more space, ha ha! My only complaint is the little tab things on the zippers seem to fall off easily. 2 have fallen off. Doesn't affect you being able to zip it, or the actual zipper itself, but it's annoying because I wasn't yanking anything to make them fall off. Still, I love this backpack and highly recommend it

Without those fixes I do not recommend purchasing this bag unless you know your total weight will be light or if you are comfortable carrying large heavy weights with just your shoulders.

Which for me for a weekend getaway where I'm going to the airport, coming home in the airport and for the most part not like wearing my bag consistent...

So for instance, if you have to roll their wheels on the bottom or it also comes with a strap so you can wear it across your back or your shoulders li...

The Shoulder straps themselves have some decent padding throughout, and are decently thick, and dense with foam.. There are some plastic loops here to...

This is the one that has 7000 reviews of customers saying that they can actually fit more in this bag than they can their role on carry-on bag. This i...

My goal was to find a robust carry-on that was easy to carry, maneuver through an airport or on a plane and was true to size. Looking at a lot of wheeled carry-ons, including the one I’ve used for a number of trips, even though the dimensions met the maximum allowed carry-on size, space was lost due to the framework of the wheels and handle. Additionally, since I also usually have a checked bag, I have to deal with two rolling bags, or have my carry-on slung over my shoulder and try to balance that and deal with my suitcase. I reviewed a lot of bags and was leaning towards some of the more expensive ones thinking that the material and design were better, but fortunately, the eBags TLS weekender kept popping up

So big thumbs up for that! Something that I'm missing a little bit is a padded laptop compartment. I Travel with electronics quite frequently, so this...

I have been very underwhelmed by the design of the laptop pocket though. I don't think the padding is sufficient to actually protect the laptop and it is kind of hard to slide a laptop in and out of the bag when it is full. A flap in the pocket actually ripped on first use because of this. Otherwise, the backpack does everything as advertised and has served me well

there's a lot of zippers, a lot of compartments, and a section for just about anything you could want. So just on the outside of the bag, there's a co...

I love the front pocket because I keep things I want quick access to before I board the plane.