Three carry-on backpacks for traveling light
On a short trip? Don’t risk losing your luggage with these carry-on backpacks that fit in the overhead lockers



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1 – InCase EO Travel Backpack
Perfect for a week away, this soft yet strong expandable bag looks like a backpack, but behaves like a suitcase. Expandable by a third, with a 17-inch laptop slip, and even four handy compression straps, the EO has everything.
2 – Thule Crossover
Backpack for maximum mobility, or rolling luggage for drag-along convenience? Why not both? This two-wheeler capable of storing a suit, shoes and even sunglasses and a laptop pouch suddenly sprouts backpack straps when you need to be mobile.
3 – Eagle Creek Gear Warrior
There are few bags that look simultaneously as smart and casual as Eagle Creek’s Gear Warrior 4-Wheel International Carry On. The four 360 wheels make it easy to move, and there’s a laptop pouch on the front. With 34 liters of storage, it’s small but uncomplicated, and perfectly suited to short trips.