Genius Pack 20 Carry On Duffle Bag w/Integrated Garment Suiter

I had looked at several duffle/suiter combinations, and stumbled on the Genius Pack 20 model. I had an overnight business trip planned, and thought this would be just the thing, rather than taking my old world-weary TravelPro rollaboard. I saw several of the negative reviews, given largely due to lack of space, but thought Id give it a try nonetheless. I should have heeded them... I tried packing a suite jacket and pants and one dress shirt in the suiter. Im an average-sized guy, but the suiter was too narrow to accommodate the jacket without bunching up the shoulders. No matter how carefully I placed my suite, it would need a fair amount of pressing, once I got to my destination. In the main compartment, I placed two tee shirts, underwear, socks, a second, folded dress shirt, and lightweight loungepants and tee for wearing in my hotel room. In the shoe/laundry area section of the bag went a pair of dress shoes. Because this amounts to an inner pouch, I had to play around with the order in which I packed. I found that putting the tees and flat items in first with the shoe pouch then positioned on top of the clothing worked best. My toiletry bag then laid over the shoe pouch. My toiletries are packed in a thin, designed-for-travel zippered bag, and not a bulky dopp-style kit, otherwise, it would not have fit. I added my iPad on top. Everything zipped up, but this bag could have really benefited by being longer by just 2 or 3 more inches in length, which would have accommodated the full width of my suite jacket, while still fitting under an airline seat, and certainly in an overhead. The bag is softsided all the way around. This keeps it lightweight but there are only four feet on the bottom, one in each corner, which means that the bottom of a packed bag will sag and sit unprotected, directly on the ground. Im pretty sure this would cause the bottom of the bag to wear out prematurely, if one does a fair amount of travel. A 5th foot in the middle of the bottom would most likely prevent this, not to mention helping to keep it out of the water on the floor while washing ones hands in often messy airport bathrooms. The bag just had too many shortcomings and was not a good value at this price point, so I chose to return it and stick with my beat-up roller.

Unfortunately I have returned the bag. I was looking for a replacement for a Briggs and Riley duffle that my dog got a hold of and I couldn’t find one as large and with as many pockets. I travel a lot for work so I just keep my toiletries and other common travel items in the bag like chargers and adapters I loved the idea of this bag because I will roll my suites and shirts in a dry cleaning bag then place in my duffle so I thought it would be great to have a bag designed for this purpose. However the bag was not wide enough for my suits and while they had several pockets marked for the same purpose i used the side pockets on my duffle, none of them were large enough to accept my razor, toiletries and adaptors. Finally the interior badge might have been large enough for my workout clothes and a coat but I doubt it would have been easy, especially if I had to fit the items that didn’t fit in the side pockets in the main compartment

I did extensive research on carry-on duffle bags of all types. None of them had a built in “Suiter” for dress shirts or a suit for business travel. The Genius pack has that and genius features for organizing your trip. It is a small size good for overnight stays and carry on bag. Looking forward to my first business trip to test it out.

I had really high hopes for this product and was genuinely excited to start using it! I love the fact that the packaging said it is “new” and I am pleasantly surprised by the makeshift zipper. I wonder what happened to the original zipper? Is this a testament to Genius Pack’s quality, customer service or both? You don’t have to be a genius to figure it out.

Do they make one for adults? This bag is crazy small, I am not sure I buy the 40L rating. The garment bag is not nearly wide enough for a mens suit. Im only a 43, thats a very normal size. My wife is a small woman, and she doubted that it would hold much for her. The other portion of the bag isnt bad size-wise, but you could never carry an extra pair of shoes and a days worth of clothing. Whats really disappointing is it doesnt have to be this tiny. A few more inches and it would be really useful.

Small does not suit my purpose

Perfect travel bag.

Full disclosure I did purchase this on a sale did not pay full price. I have had it about 6 months used it 2-3 times a month and I have had no issues and really do like it.. its light weight and if you roll your clothes it holds enough for at least 4 days.. I would not pay full price for this bag but at a discount its a good usable bag