Verage Underseat Carry On Luggage with Spinner Wheels 15 inch Overnight Suitcase Travel Business Bag for Airlines Men Women

The media could not be loaded. On my periodic flights to Europe and also elsewhere, I used to take a "Rome" softbag with a shoulder strap along as an "under the seat" carry-on (i.e. as a "personal item"). It is seen at the left in the first picture I uploaded. The Verage is at the right.(Incidentally, note in the picture how incredibly *ugly* my orange luggage labels are. I got these from an Amazon seller because they were slightly cheaper than the other colors. But you can clearly see why. Do *not* buy any orange suitcase labels! I kick myself every trip.)However, the fairly heavy filled Rome bag on a shoulder strap has become bothersome for me, getting older, with endless walks inside mega-airports, and having to stand forever in slow moving lines for passport control and early 2025 US customs. So I went looking for a *wheeled* personal item. After a lot of researching, I had pretty decided on a Samsonite one, despite some reservations. But at a nontrivial $100, I felt I should at least look at the Verage that Amazon mentioned as a $130 alternative. So I did.Now one common complaint of these wheeled personal items is that their control by means of their handles is not very stable. This is not that unexpected, as their handles have very little personal-item height to grab onto, compared to a larger size suitcase. So I was pleasantly surprised to see that Verage had done the logical thing, and made the handle much wider. A much wider handle makes it that much easier to transfer torque to the personal item. In addition, the legs of the Verage handle are also quite rigid. As a qualitative illustration, I attach a video where I compare the Verage with my carry-on-sized (but not personal-item-sized) other Rome bag. I wiggle both handles back and forward with about equal force, but the motion of my hand on the Verage handle is much smaller; its handle is much less loose. In addition, you may note that the Verage bag rotates along with the torque I exert on the handle; the Rome bag is just sitting there like a brick. (I also tried this with my American Tourister check-in-sized suitcase. Its handle was at least as loose as the Rome, but you do not notice it that much since the legs above the suitcase are so much shorter.)Note that the wider handle also means that if you have an item still smaller than a personal item that you want to sit on the handle of the Verage, and that smaller item has a standard size strap, it cannot be done (unless you improvise your own strap). But for air travel, of course, you are not going to have a smaller item than your personal one. And in any case, if you *do* improvise your own strap, it will normally be much more secure than any standard strap would be, due to the much wider handle to attach to.The second thing that struck me on the Verage web page was that they actually took the effort to find out what the under-the-seat spaces of various planes of various airlines really were. Of course, these numbers change as airplanes change and airlines change seats to squeeze just a few more passengers in there. But at least it gives an idea. Where I live, you fly to Europe by Delta or you swim. So it was interesting for me to see that while Delta allows a 9" thick personal item, some Delta planes only accommodate a 8" thick one below the seats. My Rome softbag was 18Lx10Hx9D inches, and indeed I did sometimes have problems with putting it below the seat in front of me.The Verage is 13.5Lx17Hx7.8D, so should not have trouble fitting in a 8 inch gap below the seats. On the other hand, the Samsonite was listed as 13.5Lx17Hx9D (and at another place as 9.5D, the same as the much cheaper Amazon bag).The double wheels of the Verage were recommended by some reviews of other personal items that I had seen earlier. I have no actual knowledge on it, but I could imagine that they might have an advantage for stiffness and/or stability. In any case, they seem to work fine.Anyway, by now it seemed to me that I should just plunge down the additional $30 and get the Verage. So I did.One thing that struck me when I got the actual bag at home is that it looks quite sophisticated, a bit like a briefcase. Of course, this ended when I put the orange label on it, instead of a matching black or nicely contrasting white one.The second picture that I have uploaded shows how I pack it so that I can readily take out an item that I may want in the plane, during security screening, or in other traveling. My laptop, iPad, and Bluetooth keyboard go into two convenient slots in the front pocket, and my inflatable neck pillow in front of them. Note that there are also two convenient slots for, say, a mobile phone. My fairly big Moto G Power 2024 in its protective case (7x3.4x0.6 inches) fits nicely in either.My laptop is about 12.5x8.75x1 inches. It could still fit where it is now even if it was about 13.5 inch long, *or* 11 inch wide. But 13.5 x 11 is *not* going to fit as the available space is not quite rectangular. Using a 10 inch wide piece of wood, it appears to me that the largest 10 inch wide laptop that would fit in the front pocket would be 12.5 inch long. The largest 10 inch wide laptop that you could squeeze into the main compartment would 14.5 inch long. Another reviewer reported being able to force in a 10x15 laptop, but that you do *not* want to do that. You sure do not. Buy a different bag or a different laptop.Note that the 15 inch mentioned on the Verage web site is a *diagonal* measurement, so pretty much useless unless your laptop is a 15 inch stick. For example, the *length* of a 10 inch wide laptop with a 15 inch diagonal is only 11 inch. Yes, that will fit easily, but as noted, so will a 12.5 or even 14.5 inch long one. :)The side pocket to the left in the picture contains other items that I may need in the plane depending on conditions: a mouse, earphones, eye and face masks, earplugs, and an emergency poncho for if it rains in the plane.The side pocket to the right in the picture contains my 311 bag, and can also be used for the items in my pockets during security screening. If I go outside, I can also put my mini-umbrella in there.The third picture shows the main compartment with the remaining stuff in my personal item, including stuff for if my check-in bag is lost, like paper towels, a toothbrush, and a spare shirt, underwear, and socks. (Of course, I also have the 311 stuff). Last minute items like my shaver and electric toothbrush must still be added. Note that for very short trips, I might be able to fit in enough additional stuff that I will not need a second bag at all.My Rome softbag used to have my laptop, iPad, and keyboard in the laptop carrying case, as the softbag itself did not provide any meaningful protection for them. But the carrying case could barely be squeezed diagonally into the softbag's main compartment, which made the already reduced remaining space inefficient to use, and half of it very hard to access. The Verage is a great improvement, even though it has about the same volume.One advantage that the softbag did have is that its weight was only 2 lb, versus 5.4 lb for the Verage. But the wheels of the Verage make the additional 3.4 lb somewhat of a non-issue.The fourth picture shows the toiletry bag included with the Verage. You are supposed to hang this on four straps so that it completely blocks your access to the main compartment; do *not* ask me why. In addition, the thing is far too small for my toiletries; for those I use the bag that came with my OlarHike packing cubes, which is half the size, but much thicker. But I found that the Verage bag is nicely sized for my laptop and iPad chargers, along with some related stuff. It also fits nicely in the awkward space between the handle legs in the main compartment.The Verage product description claims the handle can be put at four different heights. Well, if you include collapsed at 17 inch high as one of the four maybe... The maximum handle height is 40 inch, obtained by extending the handle up as far as it will go with the button depressed all the way. A somewhat smaller handle height of 37 inch can then be obtained by pressing the handle down, holding the button only for just the first inch or so. Repeating the process produces an height of 34 inch, but in this state just a minor push downward on the handle will cause it to collapse down. Essentially the same state, at 33 inch, can be obtained by raising the handle from collapsed with the button depressed just the first inch or so; but in this state, the handle will already collapse under its own weight.For what it is worth, the handles of my American Tourister check-in suitcase and my Rome big carry-on of the video are both at a single height of 40 inch, equal to the maximum Verage height, and I have always been fine with those. But I guess a lower handle height would make less of a tripping hazard for other people if I drag the thing behind me. A lower height might also be helpful whenever I stand in a long stop-and-go line before customs and passport control. I will need to see.So far I have had no problems with getting the Verage zippers around the corners, but in putting any zipper around a corner, you might want to pull on one side slightly so that no loose fabric gets caught in the zipper. It is just the nature of the beast. On the straight pieces I do need to look out that the various straps and such do not get stuck in the zipper.I plan to update this review as needed after my July-August 2025 4 week trip.

For the past 10 years I have been looking for small carry-on that would not only fit under a seat but would be light-weight and yet hold all my electronics. I have purchase many bags but this one has out-performed all of them. I recently went on a 10-day overseas trip and this carry-on bag endured all the cobble-stone streets, four airport runs, many flights of stairs, and (the true test) reluctantly being checked-in. Carry-on survived all three transfers between different planes. My packed items all made it without any mishaps. The only thing that I wish this carry-on had would be a TSA approved lock. I feared all my dirty laundry that I had transferred over to the carry-on would spill out on the conveyer belt. Other than that, I'm very happy with my purchase!

We travel quite a bit and I don't often use a wheeled carry on. But the one I had always did the job. The problem was that the wheels only rolled forward or backwards. After watching so many other travelers with wheeled carry ons whose wheels worked in ALL directions I decided it was time to upgrade mine. And I am so glad i did. This carry on is the perfect size. I didn't want a large carry on and I wanted something as lightweight as possible. This carry on fits the bill perfectly. Carefully packed. Quickly shipped.

I would have given this 5 stars if I didn’t have to return it after the FIRST trip!The compartments are really well thought out. I did extensive research before deciding!But the telescoping handle is temperamental- sometimes stays up- sometimes falls down. Mid position falls down.The multiple credit card/license slots are not deep enough to hold cards. But if that’s not important- you’ll love it!HOPING MINE WAS JUST A LEMON. (I LIKE IT ENOUGH TO RETURN & REORDER AGAIN.

I'm trying to move away from carrying a bunch of stuff on my back and I thought this bag would have been perfect to travel with given its size. However, my laptop does not fit inside the front of main compartments. I travel with multiple devices and if one doesn't fit, then the bag is useless to me.The handle was also hard to fully extend with it fresh out the box. I couldn't get it to the third tier level without putting in some effort. I could see thelat being annoying if I'm in a rush.I five it three stars because I don't hate throwing bag, it's just not what I was expecting. 😕