Suggestions for flight/pilot bag

[Strutwipe]

Hi all. The old man's B-Day is coming up and my wife wants to get me a flight/pilot bag. I'm still in the PPL status but my plan is to hit two fly-ins a month, which means at least one over night stay. Any suggestions or better still, stay away from X brand/model.

 

[AggieMike88]

A really nice laptop bag serves me well. And since it doesn’t have the words pilot or aviation associated with it, it’s substantially less expensive.

 

[murphey]

Following the Alton Brown philosophy of multi-tasking equipment, my original flight bag was my Eagle Creek luggage small carry-on. Now I use a backpack from Target. Works great - holds headset, charts, iPad, hand-held, etc. if I'm not flying the cherokee. No need to spend money on a flight bag - use it for avgas or extend your [tablet] [aviation chart software] subscription.

 

[Daleandee]

My wife bought me a really nice Sporty's flight bag (don't see it in the current line up). It does very well for packing enough clothes and gear for a two or three day trip.

Years ago AOPA was giving a smaller flight/pilot bag as part of the renewal deal. It has been quite an awesome bag. I can get everything in it I need for a same day trip and for keeping up with items I'm likely to use on nearly every flight.

You might consider a flight back pack instead of a carry bag. When you go to Sun-N-Fun or OSH a backpack is easier to handle than a tote bag.

 

[Clip4]

The most important question - How much junk does he take? I get into planes with pilots for flight reviews and have to ask if we are going camping.