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Cost: $74.99
Capacity: 38L (Backpack) +10L (Daypack)
Dimensions Backpack: 21.2” x 13.8” x 7.9” (54 x 35 x 20 cm)
Dimensions Daypack: 13.8” x 10.2” x 3.9” (35 x 26 x 10 cm)
Style: Clamshell with attached daypack
Weight Combined: 3.54 lbs (1.65 kg)
Weight Backpack Alone: 2.9 (1.31 kg)
Laptop: 17”
Materials: 850D nylon, water resistant PU coating
Origin: Manufactured in China
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Hynes Eagle 2 in 1 Travel Backpack
There are many ways to carry a daypack while traveling. You can pack a small foldable bag, in your main backpack, like the Matador Freefly. Or just could just carry a daypack separately on your shoulder. The Hynes Eagle 2 in 1 Travel Backpack attempts to solve this problem by attaching the daypack to the outside of the main backpack with a large zipper. I love this idea however it’s not the most aesthetically pleasing solution I’ve seen for a travel backpack.
Materials, Colors, and Size
Material
The materials are decent for a budget travel backpack. Instead of thin polyester you usually see packs, Hynes Eagle 2 in 1 uses a thick 840 denier nylon coated with water-resistant polyurethane.
And while water will bead-up on the fabric it doesn’t have water-proof zippers, or sealed seams. So it’s definitely not a water-proof backpack.
Zippers and Hardware
The zippers and hardware in the 2 in 1 are all off-brand mid-grade quality. The zippers on the Main and laptop compartment are non-locking. Equivalent to about the size of a YKK #8 zipper.
The buckles and adjustors are all plastic. They’re not as robust as I’ve seen on some bags, but they’re not low quality either. I’ve been carrying this bag around for about a month, and I haven’t had any quality issues with the hardware yet.
Security System
This bag doesn’t have a lot in the way of security features. It doesn’t have locking zippers on either the main compartment or laptop compartment. But you can still easily lock the zipper pulls together, with a flexible travel lock or double-sided mini carabiner clip.
Size, Dimensions
Both packs are designed to be carry on friendly for most airlines. The Travel Backpack by itself has a capacity of 38 liters. With dimensions of 21.2” x 13.8” x 7.9” (54 x 35 x 20 cm). The daypack is 13.8” x 10.2” x 3.9” (35 x 26 x 10 cm).
When you see an airline allows one carry-on bag and a personal item. The backpack is the carry-on you store in the overhead, and the daypack will fit under the seat.
You can carry them around together, in the airport. But when you board the plane you will have to take the daypack off, because the combined depth is almost 12” which is too large to fit in the overhead.
External Components
The Travel Backpack has three carry handles, side compression straps, a large front compartment, and this big zipper around the front for attaching the daypack.
This front pocket on the backpack is pretty large. It opens from the top and you can see it sticks out a few inches from the front of the pack. It’s just one compartment without any internal pockets or dividers, so it’s a good place to store a jacket or a pair of shoes.
This large zipper you see around the front pocket is where you attach the daypack. It’s a pretty big zipper (equivalent YKK #10 size), and it’s easy to get the daypack on here.
The daypack is where you have all the small item organization. It’s a 10 liter pack, you have the large main compartment, with a tablet sleeve. Then the front compartment, with a smaller zippered pocket, several fabric dividers for small items, and a key leash.
This thing works to store your daypack but there’s a few problems with the design. The bottom of the pack is open when it’s attached to the backpack. So the straps on the daypack hang down a little when you’re wearing it. It also covers the exterior pocket on the travel backpack. So you have to remove the daypack to access anything you have in there.
Carry Options
Backpack straps
The backpack straps are a breathable foam, covered in a thin mesh. The strap is decently wide, but the padding isn’t very thick. They have a sternum strap, but no top load adjustors. The hip belts are small and thin and made from the same foam as the backpack straps.
The back padding is also made from the same breathable air-mesh foam. Similar in style to the Cotopaxi Allpa but a little thinner.
The backpack straps and hip belt can both be stowed away behind the back foam panel. The shoulder straps detach from the bottom with plastic buckles, and slide in from the top. And the hip belts just tuck in from the bottom.
Carry Comfort
The padding on the backpack straps and the hip belt is pretty thin. I found it to be decently comfortable to wear when I didn’t have the bag packed too heavy. However, if you start to fill this pack up with a laptop, shoes, or a lot of electronics, it can get pretty heavy.
Now this is the bag fully packed with the 10 liter daypack attached to the back of the bag. It’s not a good idea to have heavy items far from your back, because it throws off your weight distribution. So it can get pretty uncomfortable if you’re wearing it like this for very long.
I also don’t like the look of the bag with the daypack attached. I felt kind of silly walking around the airport like this. I usually just took the daypack off, and either carried it, or it will fit in the front compartment of the backpack if it’s not too full.
As far as wearing just the daypack, this thing is ok to wear. It doesn’t have the most comfortable straps. But it’s only 10 liters, so you can’t enough to make it very heavy. I don’t really like the look of it on me though. I think it looks like one of those small trendy Fjallraven backpacks.
Interior Components and Design
The Hynes Eagle 2 in 1 Travel Backpack opens from the top and lays flat like a suitcase. Inside there is one large main compartment for storing your clothes and a zippered mesh pocket in the lid.
There’s also a divider with two mesh pockets attached to straps inside the main compartment. I think it’s intended to be for interior compression, but I found the straps to be a little bit too long. It will compress your clothes a little bit, but it only works if you have the main compartment is very full. This thing detaches though, so you can remove it.
Packing Style
The setup and packing style on the inside of this bag reminds me a lot of the Osprey Farpoint 40. The main zipper doesn’t quite go down to the bottom of the bag. So you have to stuff your clothes or packing cubes down here to fill this space.
I have a set of the Hynes Eagle packing cubes, that are sold as a set with this pack. I would definitely recommend getting them if you buy the 2 in 1, because they work well for organizing your clothes and only add $10 to the price for 3 cubes and a shoe bag.
Laptop Compartment
The laptop compartment is located on the back of the bag behind the backpack straps, and opens with a short top opening zipper.
Inside are two padded sleeves for up to a 17” laptop (15” Dell Inspiron shown), as well as a smaller tablet sleeve, as well as a small zipper pocket for electronics. The padding for the laptop is decent. The sleeve is sewn away from the sides, as well as a false bottom, that keeps your laptop from touching the edges of the pack.
Summary
In summary, I still think Hynes Eagle makes a decent budget travel backpack. I think they did a good job with the backpack part of the 2 in 1 Travel Backpack, but I’m not a huge fan of the attached daypack.
I don’t like the look when it’s combined with the backpack, and it throws off your weight distribution, having weight that far from your back. In practice, I found myself either storing the daypack inside the backpack, or just carrying it separately.
Pros
- The 2 in 1 is well constructed for a budget backpack. Uses thick nylon fabric, and decent off-brand hardware.
- It has good interior organization and a large front pocket.
- Laptop sleeve is well padded with a false bottom.
Cons
- Daypack doesn’t work well attached to daypack. It is awkward to wear and throws off your weight distribution.
- Exterior organization relies on daypack. Backpack alone doesn’t have good exterior organization.
- Shoulder straps are sufficient but could be thicker.
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