I bought this to use as my "personal item" on an American Airlines flight to avoid having my carry on be stashed under the plane (this usually happens because overhead bins fill up so quickly and I didn't have enough time between flights to wait on my carry on to be retrieved). It's as basic as they come, but if you're creative with packing, it's excellent for a small carry on - I got 5 days of clothes/ personal items for Texas in it.