Is This Backpack Okay For A Carry On? I was wondering if any one has first hand experience with the Lowepro Flipside 300WII, can this backpack be used as a carry on in airplanes?

leftyD500 Loc: Ocala, Florida

I was wondering if any one has first hand experience with the Lowepro Flipside 300WII, can this backpack be used as a carry on in airplanes?

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

jradose wrote:

I was wondering if any one has first hand experience with the Lowepro Flipside 300WII, can this backpack be used as a carry on in airplanes?

size external
10.16 x 6.85 x 17.52 in

Answer yes with United Airlines. Check with your airline.
United Airlines Carry-On Baggage
One full-sized carry-on bag 9 inches x 14 inches x 22 inches (22 cm x 35 cm x 56 cm) plus one personal item 9 inches x 10 inches x 17 inches (22 cm x 25 cm x 43 cm). If you are travelling on a Basic Economy ticket, your personal item will be the only item you can bring on board

Dave327 Loc: Duluth, GA. USA

Yes, on any domestic airline. In fact it will fit under the seat and can be carried on regional jets, but fits in the small overheads sideways. Other, you may have a battery in your camera. Any spares must be in a separate pouch and as another precaution I use electrical tape over the contacts. Batteries cannot be in any checked luggage.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

jradose wrote:

I was wondering if any one has first hand experience with the Lowepro Flipside 300WII, can this backpack be used as a carry on in airplanes?

It has to be no bigger than allowed carry on baggage. The Airline should publish this information for you on line or you can call them. I do not believe anyone here works for an airline. But I could be mistaken.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be one size fits all. Domestic and International flights can also be different. Check with the airline and hope conditions don't change by the time you fly. Overhead bins are getting more crowded, and luggage up there is being treated more roughly.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

jerryc41 wrote:

Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be one size fits all. Domestic and International flights can also be different. Check with the airline and hope conditions don't change by the time you fly. Overhead bins are getting more crowded, and luggage up there is being treated more roughly.

The problem is universal. Folks are trying to get everything in an overhead so they don't have to PAY for luggage. Folks will also check there bags just before entering the plane, again, so they don't have to PAY for luggage. Hence the slow loading and unloading of passengers. I say do away with overheads and the only thing you can bring down the ramp way is what can fit under the seat.
I also say, do away with telephone poles (since they mess up my photo's and have to remove them in PP) and man hole covers (pave over them for a smoother, gentler ride.

mborn Loc: Massachusetts

Dave327 wrote:

Yes, on any domestic airline. In fact it will fit under the seat and can be carried on regional jets, but fits in the small overheads sideways. Other, you may have a battery in your camera. Any spares must be in a separate pouch and as another precaution I use electrical tape over the contacts. Batteries cannot be in any checked luggage.

Right on

Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area

PixelStan77 wrote:

size external
10.16 x 6.85 x 17.52 in

Answer yes with United Airlines. Check with your airline.
United Airlines Carry-On Baggage
One full-sized carry-on bag 9 inches x 14 inches x 22 inches (22 cm x 35 cm x 56 cm) plus one personal item 9 inches x 10 inches x 17 inches (22 cm x 25 cm x 43 cm). If you are travelling on a Basic Economy ticket, your personal item will be the only item you can bring on board

I frequently travel on United using an Economy ticket, and have never had a problem taking my full size carry-on? I don’t know how they would even know. I’ve never seen an agent look at the carry-on and the person’s ticket. They’re usually way too busy.

Is this a very recent change? Could be I guess.

live4summer Loc: Long Island, NY

I purchased the same bag and have had no problems whatsoever on Delta international or JetBlue domestic flights.

xt2 Loc: British Columbia, Canada

jradose wrote:

I was wondering if any one has first hand experience with the Lowepro Flipside 300WII, can this backpack be used as a carry on in airplanes?

Check your dimensions with the airline website...

Cheers!

George II Loc: Fayetteville, Georgia

As a retired Delta Airlines employee yes your flip side will be allowed......another factoid, go to the web side of the airline your going to fly on and you can find the do’s and don’ts....