OT: Backpack for business travel

[slowpoke]

Two bags is nice so that you store one in the overhead, and still have a small bag at your seat for items used frequently in the flight (laptop + headphones) without needing to get up and down midflight. Luckily most US domestic airlines are not charging extra for this yet.

Personally I'd opt for:
- nondescript backpack to carry your laptop, with a dedicated laptop compartment opening
- another bag (duffel or rolling suitcase) for clothes

If you need to go straight to a client meeting, no one's going to bat an eye if you need to place your secondary duffel somewhere versus entering a conference room with a large "hiking" backpack.

Granted, some people are master packers and can get away with only a 26L backpack for a week. I'm not one of them and prefer to never overstuff any bag when traveling.

If you still insist on one large backpack, Tom Bihn released the Technonaut (aesthetically not my thing, but Tom Bihn makes good products), and Evergoods has a slick Civic Travel Bag.