Wogarl Women's Large Canvas Weekender Bag - Overnight Travel Duffel with Shoe Compartment, Carry-On Shoulder Tote for Weekend Getaways, Business Trips & Daily Use (Brown Leopard Print) | Perfect for Air Travel, Gym, Beach & Overnight Stays

I haven’t taken this on a trip yet, but couldn’t even wait to review it because I am so stoked about this bag. I am flying budget airlines for two legs of three flights I’m taking over a few weeks, and didn’t want to pay for a carry-on or checked bag. A carry-on is barely larger than a personal item anyway!Ok, so a personal item size max is 18” x 14” x 8”. This bag is 19.7” x 14.6” x 9.8”. As long as I don’t pack it super tight, it should easily fit (slightly squished) into the personal item check if I’m asked! It has less than 2” extra on each dimension than allowed. I was surprised to see another reviewer returned theirs thinking it wouldn’t work as a personal item, but due to what I just wrote, it should.I am impressed by the amount of thought that seems to have gone into designing this bag. There are a couple outside zipper pockets perfect for a wallet, phone, headphones and snack to be accessible on the flight and in the terminal. One of the pockets has a pass-through behind it so u can slip it over the pull-up handle of a suitcase if u want. Inside there are 2 zippered and 2 open pockets. The shoe compartment is roomy and will be SUPER helpful (especially for smaller, easily stackable shoes like Hey Dudes and Birkenstocks) and will keep dirty soles away from clothes. Even the toiletry bag, which I didn’t even plan to keep or use, is so cute and has a zippered pocket inside! It won’t work as a liquids bag (as those need to be clear) but if you’re flying u could put other things in there. Something I didn’t even care about, I’m now excited to have.The bag is super roomy, and I should easily be able to fit 3-4 outfits and a couple pairs of PJs in it. I also plan to take a laptop, tablet, and a couple of books with me. I’m betting I’ll have extra room to bring home souvenirs!*I will update this after my trip is over in a month* but wanted to offer my thoughts now. I fly often and this bag, if it holds up well, will save a lot of money on not having to buy checked bags with budget airlines and will look stylish doing so. I wish I’d done this eons ago, as I’ve been thinking of doing. If u are on the fence like I was and kept paying for checked/carryon bags to stubbornly have a suitcase, buy this!!! (And if u do get a carry-on or checked bag for free with ur flight, this will offer u a much larger personal item than u probably typically carry, as a companion to ur other bag!)AFTER-VACATION COMMENTS: This bag did very well on my trip! I have several tips if u will use it as I described above. First, invest in packing cubes. My first flight was very delayed and I ended up at a mall and bought some due to the extra time I had on my hands; once I packed everything in I realized how much was in there and wished it was organized in some way. They were great to have. Also the cubes stay in place and prevent all ur stuff from squishing out the sides due to the weight, and then u have to try to squish it back the way it was to get it in the personal item sized bin. Because of the sheer amount of clothes and shoes and work laptop etc that I squeezed in, the bag was heavy and I missed the rolling capability of a normal carry-on. However, if u put the shoulder strap on ur shoulder and grab the handles to take some weight off ur shoulder it’s fine. Just know that’ll happen if the bag is heavy. I was originally carrying by the handles only… do not recommend LOL. When I got to my gate I immediately went to the personal item size tester. The bag did not fit, and the gate agent was eyeballing me, but it turns out a shoe at the bottom was sticking out preventing it from dropping in. Once I rearranged that it fit easily and the gate agent made a mental note that it fit as a personal item. I will reiterate here not to stuff the bag full where u can barely zip it— unless it can squish down sightly to fit in the bin… because the dimensions of this bag ARE slightly larger than allowed. The bag got dirty on the bottom (of course) but even after three flights looks just like it did when I bought it. It’s a good-looking bag. I even bought a handbag to match it. I’m happy I bought it! ?