I had gotten to the place in life that traveling with heavy luggage was making me dread traveling!  When you start with an empty bag that weighs in around 9-10 pounds - and then you fill it up - that spells pain!  This little thing starts at under 6 pounds.  Granted, you can't pack everything you own into it, but I can get 4 pair of pants, 4 tops, other basic essentials, an extra pair of shoes into it very easily.  It also has other pockets that can hold your boarding pass, passport if you need it, etc. I found an accompanying piece (wide mouth doctors bagg - also by Baggallini) that can easily hold everything else you could possibly need so I am ready to go for easily a week or more.  This bag is also small enough that it will roll onto the plane and down the aisle and fit in every overhead and also under the seat in front if needed.  Not sure whether my first choice would have been the tomato color, but it was the only color available (apparently Baggallini is/has discontinued this design).  Overall - I'm really liking this new bag - loaded up it might hit 12 pounds - manageable for anyone, I think.