This week on my blog I’m running a giveaway on behalf of CabinZero Luggage – the manufacturers of this great piece of travel gear I’ve been taking for a test run around New Zealand.
Before my recent trip to Asia, I found the best travel backpack travel and it helped me to realise something. As long as luggage is comfortable to wear, it’s far easier getting from A to B with a rucksack than a suitcase.
For years, the standard design of cabin luggage has been a solid suitcase on wheels, but these are cumbersome, take up a lot of space in storage, are difficult to manoeuvre over steps and bumpy ground, and quite frequently don’t meet airline dimensions.
Enter CabinZero luggage. This range of bags comes in various attractive designs and bright colours, and is perfect for short-haul, weekend break and business travel, as well as day trips and hiking. They make perfect gifts for travellers too!
The following are 10 reasons why you should consider purchasing CabinZero luggage for your next trip. There’s also a discount code and a chance for you to win your own classic camouflage bag for free! Read on to find out more!
1. CABIN-SIZED
The number one factor people consider when booking a trip overseas is the price, according to Barcelo’s Travel Insights. This makes shorter trips with budget airlines a hugely popular choice. However, restrictions on the size and weight of your luggage can be the source of pre-travel anxiety and may contribute to hidden costs.
CabinZero luggage is designed specifically to ensure that it meets the specified dimensions for all major airlines, but if you’re in any doubt, their website has a useful page with a list of major airlines’ size and weight restrictions and links to further information.
2. RUCKSACK-STYLED
The advantage of CabinZero luggage over most other styles of cabin luggage is that it’s styled like a rucksack. The bag itself is incredibly lightweight compared with a suitcase, leaving you a greater proportion of your stingy airline weight allocation for your actual belongings.
The fact that CabinZero luggage is styled as a rucksack also makes it more convenient to carry. Let’s face it, if an airline only permits you to bring 7 to 10 kg in the cabin anyway, it’s not going to be a heavy piece of luggage, and it’s much easier to have it on your back than to have to keep lifting it up stairs and kerbs and waking up the neighbourhood with the sound of wheels scraping over uneven ground.
3. TRACKABLE BY OKOBAN
All CabinZero luggage comes with a tracking device powered by Okoban. This means you have a much better chance of getting your luggage back if it’s lost or stolen.
All you need to do is find your bag’s unique identification code, log on to the Okoban website and add your contact details along with this code.
The Okoban system is integrated with WorldTracer, the central lost and found system used by all airlines. If anyone finds your bag, they can easily report it online and you’ll receive a notification immediately.
4. HUGE RANGE OF DESIGNS
Not only does CabinZero luggage come in a massive range of colours, there are also various styles and sizes to choose from.
The classic design comes as both a 28 l and 44 l size and the larger model has 14 plain and vibrant colours as well as four funky camouflage prints. It has side compression straps, top and side handles, front and inside zipped pockets and mesh pockets, weights 750 g and has dimensions of 55 x 40 x 20 cm.
The vintage design is a 44 l two-tone bag in either black, red, grey or blue. The specs are similar, but owing to its eco-friendly bottom and front detail, it weighs just 10 g more.
Last but not least, the 44 l military design comes in sand, black and green tones and is perfect for the adventurous traveller. Its outer layer is made from military spec nylon, making it especially durable, and the front and sides feature accessory webbing. The dimensions are the same as the classic and vintage models, but the weight is 950 g to account for the different materials.
5. GREAT FEATURES
Whichever product you choose, they are all made from lightweight, durable materials and they all have padded shoulder straps for additional comfort. All of the zips are made by the world’s largest zip manufacturer – YKK – and can be locked using a small padlock.
6. 25-YEAR WARRANTY
All CabinZero Luggage comes with a 25-year warranty. All you have to do to be eligible is like them on Facebook.
7. PACKING CUBES
If you’re a fan of packing cubes – and let’s face it, who isn’t – the designers over at CabinZero luggage have created a high-quality range made with strong nylon and featuring a practical carrying handle. They’re perfectly sized to fit in your CabinZero bag and they each come with their very own Okoban tracker in case you lose one when it’s not inside your luggage.
Also, just to sweeten the deal, you have the chance to win a set of packing cubes every week by posting photos of your CabinZero luggage on Instagram with the hashtag #mycabinzero.
8. WATERPROOF
All of the bags have an inner lining of polyester, as well as an outer waterproof lining of polyester or military spec nylon (depending on the model). This keeps your valuables safe and dry in poor weather conditions.
9. CABINZERO LUGGAGE DISCOUNT CODE
If you weren’t already convinced, the CabinZero folks have sweetened the deal by agreeing to give Beyond Blighty readers a 10% discount off any purchase with the code CZBEYONDBLIGHTY. This code is valid for 30 days from January 12.
10. CLASSIC CAMOUFLAGE GIVEAWAY
Now’s your chance to enter my giveaway to win your very own CabinZero bag from the exciting new classic44 l camouflage collection. See the entry options below. Some translate into multiple entries and some refresh on a daily basis! Good luck!
These CabinZero bags look really cool. I would love to win one! I would use it ALL the time for work trips across Asia and the Pacific.
Bag looks awesome. The blog is great, you have some great content that I couldn’t find anywhere else. Keep it up. Thanks.
I’m glad you like it! Good luck!
Arianwen Morris recently posted..Swimming with Dolphins in the Marlborough Sounds
Amazing pack would love to own ones of these babies. I’m totally convinced by the review!
Hehe. Glad to hear it! I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you.
Looks great for weekend and short breaks around Europe.
It’s perfect for short trips. I never got to try mine out in Europe but I know I would find it really handy on short-haul flights.
This bag is so darn good and I’d definitely use it anytime i travel
This bag is with durable especially if you love travelling and going on hikes as much as I do. This will be my bag of choice when I go on my hikes this year as it is lightweight and water proof with padded straps to help ease that extra pain we feel from our bag straps, Its awesome.
Me please! I could definitely use one. Cheers, Lou
Thanks for entering! Good luck! x
Excellent for weekend vacations!
I would bring this when my family goes hiking, which is very frequently and to many different places
It is great how it works equally well for the plane and for a day trip or hike. Means you don’t need two separate pieces of luggage for a short break!
I would use this for family camping trips!
This luggage look’s really nice and practical.
I would love to have one!
Nice pictures!
Thank you! New Zealand is such a great place to get photos of things! Good luck!
These bags look so great! I’ve been using an osprey bag but these look much more functional!
Awesome! Good luck!
I love this – we would use it on our next adventure
I’d give this to my daughter to use for school, she has so much stuff to carry and needs a good quality backpack and the tracking feature is fantastic for if the bag gets lost or stolen
That’s a nice idea. It really does fit a lot of stuff!
Looks perfect for bushwalking!
Awesome! I’m enjoying all the new suggestions for uses!
Looks like a fantastic product
This bag looks amazing, would love it!
Hoping I’ll win and be able to cram 2 weeks worth of clothes in for a Northern Territory trip in OZ….it’ll be hot hot hot so I should have no probs :)
Yeah, you should be fine! I did a trip to NT a couple of years ago in December/January. Hottest place I’ve ever been I think!
The CabinZero backpacks look great! As someone who has relied on wheelie luggage I’ve never really considered using a rucksack…that is til now! Where would I use it if I won? First stop will be Moscow and then the other end of the world, Australia :)
Nice! Sounds like you have some awesome travel plans this year!
I always take note of your useful packing and travel purchase tips! And this luggage looks great and as though it would be useful for numerous types of trips and activities :)
Yay! Good luck Bethan! :)
I think this is a fantastic product, if I won one I think it would come with me on every trip away from home, wherever it was too!
This is an awesome product, looks very high quality and durable. I’d use this to go camping & hiking!
I have been eyeing this particular brand for quite sometime now but I haven’t gotten to buy one of their bags yet as they are a bit pricey so this giveaway is really great. I hope I win! *fingers crossed*
Renee Alexis recently posted..Ichang Japanese Restaurant | My First Japanese Food Adventure!
I was eyeing them up for a while as well! Glad to say I wasn’t disappointed! Good luck Renee!
I LOVE THIS BAG!!!! All mine keep falling apart!
Oh no! That’s a concern! I haven’t had my CabinZero bag for more than a couple of months yet, but it seems like it will last forever!
I think this is great! I would use it just about everywhere! I love that it’s trackable! Wonderful!
This looks like a great bag for travelling, if I won it I would give it to my grandson so he could come visit me.
That’s really sweet! I hope he will visit you regardless, but good luck!
Thank u for that giveaway
You’re welcome! Good luck!
nice!
I would use this almost every day as l love to hike around my home town
awesome.. want it for backpacking ^_^
This would be great for weekend trips to see family members.
Is this only open to Australia residents or the world or??
It’s open to anyone in any country. They’ll cover the cost of shipping too!
Love the win one of your Pack.
This bag looks fantastic and would be very useful to me because I hike a lot.
Perfect for Pokemon Go!!
Haha. That’s one I hadn’t thought to mention! :)
It’s just so amazing !!! If i’ll win it first thing i’ll do is just give it a huge hug
Amazing. If you win, I would like to see a photo of this!
Looks great for weekend.
this is a cool giveaway! hope I win!
I love the features of this rucksack, especially the fact that it’s waterproof. Makes it great for hiking, which is one of the things o love to do when travelling :-)
I love the features of this rucksack, especially the fact that it’s waterproof. Makes it great for hiking, which is one of the things I love to do when travelling :-)
I would travel the world with this bag
I want this bag to inspire me to go on more big (and small) adventures this summer! Looks ace!
Looks great!
Would love to win one!
Would use it so much around the world find it hard to get a good size sturdy bag!
Good luck! I love mine. It’s so handy!
The bag looks nice I want that I should Have this bag with me at all time.
hey i love ur review travelling across indonesia and i hope i win this bag
Ohhhh! Enjoy Indonesia! Have you been to Komodo? I lived there for a few months last year. I love that place!
This would be great to take hiking.
Would be good for trips.
It’s perfect! So much easier to carry around than one of those small suitcases. Good luck!
I would use it when we take our cross Canada trip
That sounds amazing! I haven’t even been to Canada yet. Good luck, and enjoy your trip!
You can never go wrong with camouflage. I travel light so this backpack is simply perfect, thank you.
I would definitely love this bag. It would be perfect for traveling, and using it on the hiking trips we go on too.
I’d use it while riding my motorcycle because I dont have saddle bags
I am an adventure traveler so the draw-card for me is the waterproof fabric feature. Countless times I have been caught-out in soppy situations where this bag would’ve been ideal!
This is great! I love everything about it and would love to take it around the world with me (1st stop singapore)
Ohhhh! I love Singapore! Check out my tips on things to do there, if you want inspiration. And also, good luck!
most probably for hiking purposes :)
Been in the RAF I would use this to put my day to day stuff in and obviously use it as hand luggage when going overseas. Looks like it can hold a lot of things.
It’s pretty much the same size and shape as a small suitcase on the inside. Really handy for larger items, or for cabin luggage or short breaks. Good luck!
Looks like it has enough room to discard my weekend case.impressed with this item.
We do a lot of hiking. This would be great to take with us!
They seem very roomy! That’s a feature that my two backpacks don’t share at all :,,)
It’s a huge amount of space for a backpack! The idea is that they’re the same shape on the inside as a cabin suitcase, but comfortable enough to wear as a backpack. I love mine!
This looks perfect for weekend breaks
I travel by bush plane for work in a Alaska this would make a great emergency pack.
I would love to win this back pack for all the traveling my wife are going to be doing!!!
I would love to win this back pack for all the travelling my wife & I are going to be doing!!!
As a World Traveler I would love to have a bag that fits in the overhead compartment and does not need to be checked!
It’s perfect for that! I used to take valuables in a regular backpack but there was never much space for anything else!
I believe that is one of the most vital info for me.
And i am happy studying your article. However want to remark on some general things, The site taste is great, the articles
is actually great : D. Good activity, cheers
Latrice recently posted..Latrice
This bag looks amazing
This would be great for me as it looks roomy enough to carry everything I need. Also, I have MS and have to use crutches sometimes so tend to favour backpacks. Thank you for such an interesting blog….I found it very useful.
Hi Maralyn. I love the spelling of your name! I’m sorry to hear you have MS. I can certainly imagine you wouldn’t want to be bothering with a wheeled suitcase when you also have to contend with crutches. I’m sorry you didn’t win the giveaway, but there’s still a 10% discount with the code CZBEYONDBLIGHTY. Have a wonderful day.
Okay, I’m convinced, I need one of these CabinZero bags. We travel a lot and although I do use a small backpack instead of a hand luggage case, mine is outdated and uncomfortable. I also love that it’s waterproof, light weight and has a tracker. I think I’ll spoil myself with one.
We’re taking a trip to Namibia later this year and I think it’s the perfect gift to myself!
Thanks for sharing!
Hi Astrid. That’s great to hear! Make sure you use the discount code before it expires! I hope you like it as much as I like mine!
I totally missed that discount code while first reading your post! Thanks for mentioning it! Or I would have missed out! :)
One of the most important for travelers is a travel gear, and one of that is a backpack. I would love to have one of this CabinZero backpack.