Under the seat.Five days packed.
40 × 25 × 18 cm, so it goes in the underseat locker — and a vacuum pump and compression sack in the box, so it still holds a working week.
- 40 × 25 × 18 cm
- Opens flat to 180°
- Vacuum pump included
- Detachable compression sack
- Laptop compartment
- Vented shoe base
- Wet/dry separation
- Hidden rear pocket
- USB pass-through
- Trolley sleeve
- 1.13 kg empty
Built from
every angle.
Four panels, one bag. Every side does a job — nothing is there to look busy.
Twin-pull zips on the top compartment, a flat front pocket, and side webbing that cinches the bag down when it isn't full.
It opens
all the way.
The main panel lies completely flat, so you pack in layers and see everything at once instead of digging down a tube. Security checks stop being a repack.
Shoes don't touch
your shirts.
A vented compartment across the base takes a full pair and seals them off from everything else. It's the difference between packing shoes and not bothering.
Its own room, not a corner of yours
- Zips down flat so shoes go in heel-first
- Fits a full pair up to men's 12
- Mesh vents let damp trainers breathe
- Lined and sealed off from the clothing bay
- Empty? Zip it away and the space goes back to the main compartment
Will your
things fit?
Eighteen litres sounds small until you take the air out. Tick what you'd take and watch what compression buys you.
The air is the thing
you're paying to carry.
Clothing is mostly space. The sack has a one-way valve — pump it or press it — and what took half the bag now takes a third.
Budget carriers check your bag in a metal sizer, and they don't let you squeeze it in. A bag can be the right size on paper and still fail because it's bulging. This one is built inside the free underseat allowance the major low-cost airlines publish — but only if what's inside it lies flat. That's the job the sack is really doing.
Three pieces,
one price.
The pump and the sack aren't upsells. They're how the bag does what it claims.
The parts that
fail first.
Built to a standard you notice on the second trip rather than the first.
Everything has a place
Zipped mesh pockets, card slots and a quick-access panel, so you stop excavating the main compartment to find a charger.
Wet things stay wet things
A lined compartment takes toiletries, a damp towel or swimwear and keeps all of it away from the clothes you still have to wear.
Shoes in the basement
A vented base compartment takes a pair and seals them off. Zip it away when it's empty and the space goes back to the main bag.
Weight on wheels
A sleeve across the back slides over a telescopic handle, with a hidden zip pocket behind it for a passport or phone while you move.
Specifications
| Backpack dimensions | 40 × 25 × 18 cm — 15.8 × 9.8 × 7.1 in |
|---|---|
| Volume | Approximately 18 litres, calculated from external dimensions |
| Compression sack | 38 × 28 × 14 cm — 15 × 11 × 5.5 in, detachable |
| Weight, empty | 1,130 g / 2.5 lb |
| In the box | Backpack, manual vacuum pump, compression sack |
| Color | Black |
| Compartments | Laptop sleeve, main clothing bay, lined wet/dry pocket, vented shoe base, hidden rear zip pocket |
| Opening | 180° flat, double-sided zips |
| Carry | Padded adjustable harness, widened top handle, trolley sleeve |
| Shell | Water-resistant coated fabric |
Before you buy
At 40 × 25 × 18 cm it's built to the underseat dimensions most budget carriers publish for a free small bag. Allowances change and a few airlines are stricter on depth, so check your airline's current figures before you fly — and note that a hard-packed bag measures closer to its limit than an empty one.
Not without the sack. Loose clothing is mostly air, and that's what the pump removes. Five days of soft goods compressed will fit alongside a laptop and a pair of shoes; five days packed loose will not. The calculator above shows the difference with real numbers.
No. It's a manual hand pump and it packs flat inside the bag. You can also press the air out by hand — slower, slightly less effective, and it means one less thing to carry.
Orders leave within one working day. Standard delivery is 7–14 days depending on your country, with tracking from dispatch. Express options appear at checkout with exact dates.
Sponge it with cold water and mild soap, then air dry. Don't machine wash or tumble dry — that breaks down the coating that keeps water out.
More space.
Less stress.
Thirty days from the day it lands to decide whether that's true. Pack it for a real trip — that's the only test that counts.
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