Travel backpacks & bags
OspreyDaypack (20L)
$80.00Buy from brand
20 liters.
- Laptop sleeve, bottle pocket, fits under a café table and most European train seats.
- Not a hiking pack.
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Why it gets packed
On 17 packing lists
- Spain summer trip packing list
1–4 weeks · Optional
Beach day, a day trip to Toledo, a picnic from the mercado. A tote does not zip; this does.
- Italy summer trip packing list
1–4 weeks · Required
20L for the Vatican line, a regional train, and a table at a bar where a hiking pack is not welcome.
- UK summer trip packing list
1–4 weeks · Required
20L for the Tube, a coach to the Cotswolds, and a museum day. The suitcase stays at the hotel.
- France summer trip packing list
1–4 weeks · Required
20L for the RER B, a museum bag check, and a café table. The suitcase stays at the hotel.
- Japan long-stay packing list
1–3 months · Required
20L for the Yamanote at 8:40 a.m., a konbini run, and a day in Nara. A 40L on your back in a packed car is rude here.
- South Korea long-stay packing list
1–3 months · Required
20L for line 2 at rush hour. A larger pack on your back in a Seoul subway car is how you apologize all month.
- Australia long-stay packing list
1–3 months · Required
20L for a ferry, a tram, and a coastal walk. Australian sun plus a big pack is how you arrive tired.
- Europe multi-city packing list
10–14 days · Optional
Only if the 40L is too big for a museum day. Many museums make you check anything larger than a daypack.
- Spain summer packing list
2–8 weeks · Optional
For class and weekend trips if your own backpack has open pockets. This one zips fully shut; wear it in front on a crowded metro.
- Spain semester packing list
12–16 weeks · Optional
For class and weekend trips if your own backpack has open pockets. This one zips fully shut; wear it in front on a crowded metro.
- Italy summer packing list
2–8 weeks · Required
20L for the Vatican line, a regional train, and a table at a bar where a hiking pack will not be welcome.
- UK summer packing list
2–8 weeks · Required
20L for the Tube, a National Express coach, and a library day. The 40L stays in the room — London peak hours are not a hiking trail.
- France summer packing list
2–8 weeks · Required
20L for the RER B, a museum day bag check, and a café table. Leave the hiking pack in the chambre de bonne.
- Japan semester packing list
12–16 weeks · Required
20L for the Yamanote, a convenience-store run, and a seminar. Japanese trains are not the place for a 40L on your back at 8:40 a.m.
- South Korea semester packing list
12–16 weeks · Required
20L for line 2 at rush hour. A larger pack on your back in a Seoul subway car is how you apologize for 16 weeks.
- Australia semester packing list
12–16 weeks · Required
20L for campus, a ferry, and a tram. Australian sun plus a hiking pack is how you arrive at seminar already tired.
- Europe faculty-led packing list
10–14 days · Required
This is the bag. Museum days, the coach overhead, a café. If you also packed a 40L, unpack the 40L.