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Customer Review
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2024
I ordered this, filled it with stuff, compared it with other bags, and evaluated its suitability for my travels, before returning it for a refund. There were several things about this bag that I did not like.
- The zippers are a sticky / waterproof type of zipper that are annoying to use, presumably stiff and sticky to enable the waterproofness, but not needed for this sort of bag. I don't need a suitcase to be ridiculously outfitted (or "over-engineered" as some other review of this bag put it). But the point is that the zippers are a pain to use, and are sticky when sliding.
- I don't like the way the space is organized in this bag. Specifically, the main luggage compartment is cut on a bit of an angle, shorter at one end than the other. To compensate, the front flap has a bit of tapering volume to it, wider near the top end of the bag. To pack this (as far as I can tell), one needs to figure out how to split the packing to include a little bit of extra stuff in the tapered front flap, in order to make best use of the space. I guess Yeti chose to introduce a stylish little angular line that makes packing and space usage much more difficult. Overall, the space in the entire bag seems a bit fussy to pack optimally, with some extra organizational pockets that seem difficult to make use of effectively.
- The bag is pretty heavy. I have nothing against heft -- I'm a large person who often travels carrying bags on my back and shoulders, without wheels -- but this bag seems unnecessarily heavy and substantially heavier than other, more functional, bags that I have compared it with (Tom Bihn 45 Techonaut, TopoDesigns Global Travel Roller Bag).
- Summary: a lot of money for a bag with some significant flaws...
- FWIW, I also ordered the TopoDesigns Global Travel Roller Bag around the same time, having realized that a small roller bag would be useful for some trips, even though carrying everything is sometimes the best move. I did a bit of a Yeti-vs-Topo comparison, and quickly decided to return the Yeti based upon that comparison (see my criticisms above). Even though I have not firmly committed to the Topo (nor taken it on a trip), I will say that the Topo generally seems to make better use of the space, has more workable zippers (bigger and smoother YKK), and is lighter and more maneuverable than the Yeti bag. I was not a real fan of the Yeti, might suggest the Topo to others who are looking for a similar sort of roller bag, have enjoyed using Tom Bihn bags over many years (with no wheels), and encourage everyone to think about packing more lightly.
- The zippers are a sticky / waterproof type of zipper that are annoying to use, presumably stiff and sticky to enable the waterproofness, but not needed for this sort of bag. I don't need a suitcase to be ridiculously outfitted (or "over-engineered" as some other review of this bag put it). But the point is that the zippers are a pain to use, and are sticky when sliding.
- I don't like the way the space is organized in this bag. Specifically, the main luggage compartment is cut on a bit of an angle, shorter at one end than the other. To compensate, the front flap has a bit of tapering volume to it, wider near the top end of the bag. To pack this (as far as I can tell), one needs to figure out how to split the packing to include a little bit of extra stuff in the tapered front flap, in order to make best use of the space. I guess Yeti chose to introduce a stylish little angular line that makes packing and space usage much more difficult. Overall, the space in the entire bag seems a bit fussy to pack optimally, with some extra organizational pockets that seem difficult to make use of effectively.
- The bag is pretty heavy. I have nothing against heft -- I'm a large person who often travels carrying bags on my back and shoulders, without wheels -- but this bag seems unnecessarily heavy and substantially heavier than other, more functional, bags that I have compared it with (Tom Bihn 45 Techonaut, TopoDesigns Global Travel Roller Bag).
- Summary: a lot of money for a bag with some significant flaws...
- FWIW, I also ordered the TopoDesigns Global Travel Roller Bag around the same time, having realized that a small roller bag would be useful for some trips, even though carrying everything is sometimes the best move. I did a bit of a Yeti-vs-Topo comparison, and quickly decided to return the Yeti based upon that comparison (see my criticisms above). Even though I have not firmly committed to the Topo (nor taken it on a trip), I will say that the Topo generally seems to make better use of the space, has more workable zippers (bigger and smoother YKK), and is lighter and more maneuverable than the Yeti bag. I was not a real fan of the Yeti, might suggest the Topo to others who are looking for a similar sort of roller bag, have enjoyed using Tom Bihn bags over many years (with no wheels), and encourage everyone to think about packing more lightly.
