FIRST I'm a bag buyer and have never owned a HIGH SIERRA. I actually borrowed it from a friend for trip to the U.S. from my work not being able to mail my own bag to me for a return trip to home.

I'm a 220lb. wait size 38 and Tshirt XL I say this cause my close are big and take up allot of space so bags fill fast when my shoes and clothes get packed.

I used this bag as a carry on which held my Mac Pro (HEAVY) and all the electronics associated with, my clothes 2 sets, shower shoes, hygiene pack, 2 books studying and still it fit in the overhead compartment.

The small side pocket i put my charger, Ethernet cord, Card reader, flash drives, 1 1TB hard drive, phone, phone charger, wireless router, its cords, and other stuff.

This bag carried EVERYTHING i needed and beat out my The North Face pack at 1/2 the price. The straps were padded and wide so this allowed me to carry the heavy packed bag all over the airports with ease. I'm now purchasing this pack and am looking forward to it.

Other posters have noted its too big for day to day use and I would agree unless you carrying allot of gear, however for me I have a light New Balance bag for day stuff. I have different bags for different uses and will use this bag for travel when I return to the states and have a long layover so i can have 2 sets of clothes to change into.