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As a one-bag kind of traveller, there are very few cabin holdalls that get my seal of approval.
Wheelie bags are impractical on cobbled streets (and God knows European cities have a lot of those), backpacks are usually too small to fit all the items I need, and duffel bags that I can fit everything into make it impossible to quickly and efficiently access my important documents.
Arcido's Novaya Bag is different. In short, it's a backpack that acts like a suitcase, and in which you can fit all of your necessary items.
The best products are often born from frustration. Like most of us, Will Ford and Felix Kenchington, the Edinburgh-based founders of Arcido, were sick of either not looking smart carrying their black nylon bags, or having to fight with their wheelie bags on cobbled piazzas.
Created by two travellers for travellers, the Novaya Bag is as much a response to the stress we all live through when foraging through bags to get to our passport, as it is an answer to the shortcomings we encounter with most cabin bags when on holiday.
On the Kickstarter campaign for the bag, the founders write: "We couldn’t find a bag that fulfilled our functional criteria, so we’ve built a brand to make the best, beautiful, carry-on bags." With more than 377 backers on Kickstarter who agree with them, and £34,461 pledged (exceeding the £6,000 goal by a sizable sum), the Novaya Bag can safely be considered a roaring success.
For those who are unfamiliar with the concept of one-bag travelling, the Novaya Bag is a perfect replacement to your check-in bag. Thanks to its thoughtful, waterproof design and dedicated pockets for your laptop, passport, and tech odds and ends, you'll both be the most organised person at the airport, and will also be able to fit all the items you need on holiday. An added advantage is the fact that it will look great with any outfit, so you can go on your adventures in style!
If you're still unconvinced, the company rather boldly offer a five-year warranty, and also sweetens the deal with their 30-day 100% money back guarantee policy. Either way, you can't possibly lose anything from trying it out.
The Arcido Bag: Smarter Carry-On Travel, £65, available at Amazon UK