G'day guys, it's Ben from Snowys here and today we're having a quick look at the
Deuter Helion Wheeled Travel Pack. So, the wheeled travel packs from Deuter, they
come in two separate sizes. We've got the 80 litre and the 60. Now, there the 80
litre weighs 3.7 kilos, it's 75 centimetres high, it's 40 centimetres wide and
it's 36 centimetres deep as well. The 60 litre is 70 centimetres high, it's
38 centimetres wide and it's 33 centimetres deep. Now other than the dimensions and the
weight of this the, the bags themselves are identical as far as their features
are concerned, so we're going to get the 60 out of the way and we'll have a little
bit more of an in-depth look at some of the features on the 80 litre here.
Now, one of the things we sort of get when we talk to people, is a lot of people
aren't sure whether to go for a wheeled travel bag or a backpack when they're
travelling around the world, so the Deuter Helion actually has the best of both
worlds in this regard. So you'll see here there's a large zipped
section on the back, if you simply unzip that, it reveals some backpack shoulder
straps in here, so they simply pop out. There's a sternum strap there as well
and then also a waist strap there as well, so you wear it just like any other
travel pack, when ya, you know, going upstairs, you're on the
streets and you'll want to carry it like a normal backpack, but then it simply
folds away, tucks in like so - you see it tuck in behind there.
And again tucks in behind there as well, you tuck your straps inside the pouch
there, pop this down, zip it back up and it's all concealed - pull your handle up
and away you go, it's a wheeled bag for running around the airport. So if I
spin it around, you'll actually notice that this stands up on its own. Now the
reason it stands up on its own is because it's got a solid base, which is...
I noticed as well there's actually plenty of handles on this bag, so you've got the
solid plastic handle on the bottom which also acts as a stand. Then you've got three
soft handles as well, so you got one on the side, you've got one on top here and
one on the top here as well. So, you've got here these compression straps, there's
four on each corner of the bag, now with these you actually pull these
compression straps tight and what it does it reduces the capacity of the bag
to fit around whatever is in there, so it actually means everything will stay in
place, it's nice and tight and then obviously these all unclip as well, which
makes it a lot easier to open the bag. I'll get those four open and that way
you've actually gotten an unabated movement to get the zip right around.
Now, with the Deuter, there's only two main compartments, firstly this smaller one up
here. This one's actually quite smaller, it's designed really for small items,
such as your passport, phone or maybe just your wallet, so you can sort of see
here my wallet tucks in there, fits quite nicely. You'll notice as well, there's a small
little orange strap in here with a clip on it, so this means you can clip your
passport or your wallet or your phone or whatever to that and this makes it a bit
harder to nick. Now we're gonna have a look at the the main compartment itself,
now it's a dual zip, so you can actually zip it up to any point on the bag just
get that right around there, so one of the first things you'll notice when you
open the bag is that there's two luggage straps here, so they simply unclip like
so and then you can, you can load up your bag with all your, your clothes or
your accessories, whatever you want to take away with you. And then like before
these are adjustable straps, so you can then clip them in over the top, tighten them
up nicely and that will help keep all your clothes and belongings in place
when you're travelling, so it keeps them nice and nice and steady and still in
there. Another great feature about the inside of this bag is that it has some
internal pockets, so you've got the first one here which is on the top, so simply
unzips. You might better put some paperwork in there, maybe a laptop or a
tablet if that's what you want to store in there and there's another one also
down here on the side, on the far side as well, so that simply again unzips.
You can put things in there, keeps everything separate from
everything else as well. So that pretty much covers all the features for the inside of the
Deuter Helion. Now, you'll see that it's a quite a basic
inside of the bag which is actually a really good thing, there's no
compartments or bits and bobs that are messing it all up, it's just a nice big
open space, you can pack all your clothes and all your stuff into, plenty of room, the
straps keep it all tight and the compartments meaning you can separate a few
things if you want to, but that's it you know it's really easy and it's good for
travelling in. Now, if we close it back up again, you'll sort of notice as well that
the zips on this are lockable so let me just get that
zip around there and this one here. Now, you'll see that on the two zips there's
these little holes, there's also a little plastic ring, a little D-ring here on the, on
the bag, so you can actually put your padlock through the two zips, then through
the d-ring and that will hold it in place. And the same actually for your
smaller compartment, so you pop your padlock through the hole on the, on the zip
through the d-ring and that won't be able to get opened very easily either. So,
folks that pretty much covers it for the Deuter Helion, like I said we've got the
60 and the 80 litre bag. For any more information, it's all on our website -
snowys.com.au
And we've got fast free delivery to most of Australia.
So until next time, happy travels.
Thank you.