New Back Pack

The Squire of Gothos · Jan 17, 2016

Just ordered this:

GPC

Which is non-wheeled, and only one linear inch over the carry-on luggage specification of EVERY airline leaving Tulsa, OK (like the original 3DR carry box).....I know what you're thinking.....'bigger stuff'll will fit in the over-head, Squire...

...well NOT when you're leaving T-Town and you're only choices (except one Amer. Airlines 737 to DFW/day) are either the CanadaAir Regional Jet 200 or the Embraer 175.....and the gate attendants are going hyper to keep the hillbillies from bringing everything they own in carry-ons to avoid the baggage fee.....

...but it should be only 2 inches taller than my worn-out Swiss-army backpack that ain't never let me down in 17 trans-Pacific crossings to date..... and not nearly as bloated and boxy as the 3DR Solo back pack which I have already ordered and sent back .....and that means it SHOULD fit in the tiny overheads even if I have to carry my laptop in a sleeve.....

....or maybe its just another misrepresented piece of trash like every thing everyone of my vendors has tried but failed to deliver this year-to-date...

So the Solo will be lashed into the new pack and we will go around the Horn. Are you frightened to go around the Horn, Mr. Christian? Are you a coward too, sir?

Jubalr · Jan 17, 2016

Excellent Squire. Let us know how it fits on the airlines. It even carries more batteries than my GPC hard case.

The Squire of Gothos · Jan 18, 2016

It should be here within the week.

I'll post picks and true measurements even if I have to send it back in disgust.

The Squire of Gothos · Jan 28, 2016

Rather than post picks, since professionally taken pics are aplenty on the above posted link, Ill tell you another story:

The pack arrived and I took it out of the box and unzipped it and looked inside...and thought "how the heck is the gimbal gonna fit?" then I realized, they'd sent me the pack for the DJI Phantom 3.

So I sent them an e-mail right away w/ a PDF of the packing slip..."I ordered X, but you sent me Y, please advise."

Within about 15 minutes, I got an e-mail back saying , "Apologies for the mix up. The correct pack is being expedited this afternoon to you. Inside will be a return FedEx label for the one you have now."

Two business days later, the correct pack shows up. I look inside. Not only is the return label inside, but also a GPC lanyard and a set of their rotor spindle caps....very much appreciated....hey, I couldn't have taken the Solo anywhere or flown it in the mean time anyway due to weather.

After a horrendous month of dealing with AT&T, Intuit, landlords, etc., all messing stuff up that I had paid big bucks for in advance and then making me do the leg-work to fix it, this was like an angel on my shoulder.

Its much leaner than the 3DR pack, but has MANY more extra pockets, MOLLE, and crazy pro-adventurer shoulder, sternum, and hip straps (more expensive, to be sure) ..... but at 20" x 16" x 10", I still don't think its gonna fit into any regional jet overhead or under-seat.

Even so I am gonna keep it....its the most heinous back-pack available and I may just use it as such.....