Perfect for an African Safari trip
"I bought this model in Sequoia, a discontinued color for a steep discount. I used it for a 2 week, 3-country African safari trip in August and pleased that it worked out well. There were 3 legs to the flight from the US to Namibia and from Zambia back to the US, in addition to 5 flights on a bush plane. It got a little dirty but otherwise intact. The expansion really didn’t get me that much extra space and I was glad I used EagleCreek’s compression packing cubes for everything. We were allowed only 40 lb total including carryons and I packed about 27 lb into the suitcase. The zippers were a little unwieldy but tough. The exterior mesh bag was pretty much useless since I wasn’t using it for a roadtrip. I would have preferred an exterior pocket instead."