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Cabin Max Metz 30L: easyJet's free bag, to the centimetre
A 30-litre backpack cut to exactly 45 × 36 × 20 cm, with a suitcase-style opening, compression straps and an airmesh back, at 0.6 kg. Three or four nights of clothes on easyJet without paying for a bag; on Ryanair and Wizz Air it needs Priority.
What it is
Cabin Max cut the Metz 30L to easyJet's free under-seat allowance, 45 × 36 × 20 cm, and that single decision explains the bag. It opens like a small suitcase: the whole front panel unzips flat, so you pack in layers and see everything at the hotel. Two internal compression straps hold rolled clothes down and pull a half-full bag inside a smaller sizer. The back is airmesh-padded, there is a side bottle holder, a strap to slide it over a trolley handle, and a front organiser with a quick-access pocket. Cabin Max, a UK company, backs it with a three-year guarantee.
What it does not have is a laptop sleeve, and what it does not do is fly free on Ryanair or Wizz Air: their free bag is 40 × 30 × 20 cm, so the Metz 30L is a Priority bag there, and the main 10 kg cabin bag on Jet2.
Key facts
- Capacity
- 30 L
- Size
- 45 × 36 × 20 cm
- Weight
- 0.6 kg
- Material
- 600D polyester
- Opening
- Large suitcase-style
- Laptop sleeve
- None — front organiser only
- Airline fit
- easyJet free bag exactly; Ryanair and Wizz Air with Priority; Jet2 main cabin bag
- Guarantee
- 3 years
+Strengths
- 30 L in easyJet's free size — three or four nights without paying for a bag
- Suitcase-style opening and airmesh back padding
- Compression straps pull it down to a smaller sizer when half full
−Limitations
- Over Ryanair's and Wizz Air's free 40 × 30 × 20 — Priority or a fee
- No laptop sleeve
- Cabin Max's own figures disagree on weight (0.6 or 0.8 kg) and material
→Good for
- easyJet regulars
- Three to four nights of clothes
- Someone who wants one bag for the whole trip
↺Look elsewhere if
- You fly Ryanair or Wizz Air and never pay for Priority
- Your laptop needs its own padded sleeve