Option 3...

 

Should be on DL Perx, have to email Briggs customer support and they tell you requirements. ID pic I think.

 

I bough the Briggs bag year one. It’s nice overall. The handle broke, though. I sent it in for repair and they sort of repaired it but it’s still flimsy and doesn’t really carry its own weight properly anymore. It’s retired from pilot-use and I use it on longer Europe non-rev trips but it didn’t stand up to domestic system schedules for me. Went to the lw heavy metal frame bag.

 

My current LW is over 10 years old with zero maintenance except some wd40 on the wheels. I know they're ugly, and I hate that they scream pilot..but it's held up to the domestic system plus commuting on RJs well.

 

HaHa! I wasn’t there the day it happened, but a trip a short time later that the story came up! You get a new bag or bid no TLH now? Seems forever since I’ve been there, must be mostly on different equipment now.

 

Will look there, thanks!

 

I've been using one of these for 15 years now, only had to send it back once for repairs. Did the itemized repairs since it was only a few things instead of the "udate'. Cost like $150 and they basically gave me a new bag.

Even in the winter, it has room to spare.

I fly with some pilots;

2 day trip, they have the 26" bag, flight kit/EFB bag is the TP horizontal like the FA's use, AND a food trough, and they don't commute.....

 

Man what a buncha "tactical sized" guys who like to dress like broke RJ pilots laying over at the Holiday inn.

I have a 22" and 26" both. Had them both for at least a decade. The 26" is ideal for Europe layovers when I don't feel like being asked about Tr*mp while having a Heineken. Enables nicer shoes and attire. Also, if I choose to carry stuff to train with, swim gear, running bottles, whatever, it makes everything easier to fit. 80% of my summer trips are with the smaller bag. And yeah, as CX said, 6'5". My shoes are big and my clothes have more material, unfortunately.

I've never had an issue with the 26" in like 17 years of commuting. It's only my commute station that wanted to make it a thing this week. It fit fine in the machine, by the way. Unless there's new guidance somewhere, it's always been my understanding that working and commuting pilots are exempt from bag rules. That includes size and number.

I'm just trying to not look as identifiable as most of our group on my layover, while continuing to be healthy and get some training volume in

 

YMMV, but the aforementioned LW "suiter" bag has A LOT of capacity. The additional compartment EASILY fits 2-3-4 days of items freeing up the main compartment for the bulky items.

Travelpro recently released a model that's similar to a LW with exernal pockets an it's expanadable.

 

Maybe another career that you would be better suited for. Over 70,000 airline pilots in the US seem to figure out how to do it every day, but evidently you can't.