Back pack liner help please?

Edward Reardon · Mar 31, 2017

After searching all the threads to no avail, could someone help with a back pack liner question?
What I am looking for is some kind of bag that I can put my 44 liter backpack into for air travel overhead bin storage and then use it as a waterproof pack liner for the Camino.
I just don't feel comfortable having all the straps etc. flying around bothering fellow travelers.
I know some people use heavy duty trash bags but I was hoping for something a little more durable and not look like a hobo.
I searched the web but could not find any specific sizes on most products offered. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Former member 62607 · Mar 31, 2017

Edward Reardon said:
After searching all the threads to no avail, could someone help with a back pack liner question?
What I am looking for is some kind of bag that I can put my 44 liter backpack into for air travel overhead bin storage and then use it as a waterproof pack liner for the Camino.
I just don't feel comfortable having all the straps etc. flying around bothering fellow travelers.
I know some people use heavy duty trash bags but I was hoping for something a little more durable and not look like a hobo.
I searched the web but could not find any specific sizes on most products offered. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Osprey do backpack bags that turn into rain covers too

Introibo · Mar 31, 2017

Exped do some large drybags. I've used the smaller ones for cameras etc and a large one as a liner for the sac.
Your 44 litre sac will probably compress down a little.

I also have a compressible Musto dry bag that I use when sailing but it seems a little over the top
for what you're looking for.

Lurch · Mar 31, 2017

See how much you can squezze dowm your pack for a start. There are many cheap dry sacks on E-bay, up to 70 liters in size. One if those should work. I have been looking for the same reason but have a year before my Camino, so have not bought yet.

buen camino

movinmaggie · Mar 31, 2017

Wrapped mine in its rain cover. Worked well.

Mark Lee · Mar 31, 2017

All's you got to do is cinch up, and tie down all the straps and such so that they don't hang down everywhere. You could also remove any straps on the pack you will not use anyway.
I've done that every time I carried-on my pack (48L) on flights. No fellow travelers seemed bothered by my pack at all.

cher99840 · Mar 31, 2017

Zpacks makes a liner that converts into a bag that you can zip your pack into for checking.

cher99840 · Mar 31, 2017

Edward Reardon said:
After searching all the threads to no avail, could someone help with a back pack liner question?
What I am looking for is some kind of bag that I can put my 44 liter backpack into for air travel overhead bin storage and then use it as a waterproof pack liner for the Camino.
I just don't feel comfortable having all the straps etc. flying around bothering fellow travelers.
I know some people use heavy duty trash bags but I was hoping for something a little more durable and not look like a hobo.
I searched the web but could not find any specific sizes on most products offered. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

http://www.zpacks.com/accessories/airplane_case.shtml

Glenn Rowe · Mar 31, 2017

Mark Lee said:
All's you got to do is cinch up, and tie down all the straps and such so that they don't hang down everywhere.

I agree. Without going into detail, I had to check my 50-liter Kelty Redwing backpack for our return flight from Spain in 2013. I did pretty much as Mark said, including the judicious application of my limited supply of 100-mph tape (duct tape for military applications). The pack came through undamaged, as did its contents.

tillyjones · Mar 31, 2017

What's wrong with hobos?

A hobo is a migratory worker or homeless vagabond, especially one who is impoverished. The term originated in the Western—probably Northwestern—United States around 1890.[1] Unlike a "tramp", who works only when forced to, and a "bum", who does not work at all, a "hobo" is a traveling worker.

I think that I will officially be a hobo at the end of next month!

Edward Reardon · Mar 31, 2017

Mark Lee said:
All's you got to do is cinch up, and tie down all the straps and such so that they don't hang down everywhere. You could also remove any straps on the pack you will not use anyway.
I've done that every time I carried-on my pack (48L) on flights. No fellow travelers seemed bothered by my pack at all.

Thanks Mark,
Never thought of just tying everything down.

Edward Reardon · Mar 31, 2017

Glenn Rowe said:
I agree. Without going into detail, I had to check my 50-liter Kelty Redwing backpack for our return flight from Spain in 2013. I did pretty much as Mark said, including the judicious application of my limited supply of 100-mph tape (duct tape for military applications). The pack came through undamaged, as did its contents.

Hi Glenn,
Thanks. Did you do the taping after going through airport security?

Edward Reardon · Apr 1, 2017

cher99840 said:
Zpacks makes a liner that converts into a bag that you can zip your pack into for checking.

Thanks Cher99840.
I'll check out their web page.

Edward Reardon · Apr 1, 2017

cvixx said:
See how much you can squezze dowm your pack for a start. There are many cheap dry sacks on E-bay, up to 70 liters in size. One if those should work. I have been looking for the same reason but have a year before my Camino, so have not bought yet.

buen camino

Thank you!

Glenn Rowe · Apr 1, 2017

Edward Reardon said:
Hi Glenn,
Thanks. Did you do the taping after going through airport security?

Nope. I used the tape to secure the shoulder straps to each other, and to bind up some loose strap-ends. The hip-belt tucked into its own area, btw. Security had unfettered access if they chose to open the pack.

Hutton24 · Apr 1, 2017

Edward Reardon said:
After searching all the threads to no avail, could someone help with a back pack liner question?
What I am looking for is some kind of bag that I can put my 44 liter backpack into for air travel overhead bin storage and then use it as a waterproof pack liner for the Camino.
I just don't feel comfortable having all the straps etc. flying around bothering fellow travelers.
I know some people use heavy duty trash bags but I was hoping for something a little more durable and not look like a hobo.
I searched the web but could not find any specific sizes on most products offered. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Sometimes removalists have 'packing' bags that are quite large.

Hiawatha · Apr 1, 2017

If you do buy a pack liner make sure it is not too big for the insides of your pack . Counter intuitively a big liner makes finding and retrieving objects much harder . As does a cool looking black liner that is darker than a Kangaroo's armpit in a coal mine and impossible to see into , a yellow or white liner is best .

April Jo · Apr 1, 2017

I bought an Aarn pack which was brilliantly waterproof, but I got an Osprey "Airporter" the next size up, so I could checkin the backpack and the poles (with tips wrapped in a towelling) as one item.

The "Airporter" is apparently waterproof, but I didn't test that aspect.

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