Lo & Sons bags are a little on the pricey side, but boy are they nice. Luxury at its finest! Their two bags the OMG and OG are very similar in size, the OG being 17” x 6.5” x 15” (43.2cm x 16.5cm x 38.1cm) while the OMG is 16” x 6” x 13.5” (40.6cm x 15.2cm x 34.3cm).
Considering that more and more airlines are enforcing regulations for the personal item you carry in addition to your carry-on, which limit travelers to approximately 17″ x 9″ x 10″ (43cm x 22cm x 25cm), I chose the OMG so that I could squeeze this bag by as a personal item since it is a bit smaller in depth and height than the OG.
Last weekend I decided to bring the OMG on its own to Porto as my weekend bag. So what can it fit?
Clothes: jeans, two long sleeved shirts, two pairs of socks, two pairs of undies
Electronics: iPad, Kindle, Bose headphones, iPad/iPhone charger, dSLR and 24-105 lens and filter
Toiletries: Makeup, skincare, toothbrush, hair products, etc.
Gluten free snacks and water bottle
Accessories: Glasses and case, sunglasses and case, wallet, gum, tissues, earplugs, Swiss army knife, lipgloss
It was a fair amount of stuff with all the electronics and snacks, but I still had room during the trip to stowaway my scarf, pullover and jacket at times when it was hot.
On the way there we had emergency exit seats, so I was not allowed to keep the bag under the seat, but here it is on our way back. I have fit this bag into a very small Canadair CL-65 aircraft on the way from Columbus to Philadelphia as well. 
You do have to turn the bag on its side to fit it under, but in the Swiss aircraft below, I still had room to put my feet stretched under the seat as well if I wanted.
On the smaller American aircraft, it was tighter, but it fit as well on an aircraft where most people are forced to check their carry-on and almost only jackets or very thin bags fit in the overhead bin. I was happy to see the bag fit on both kinds of planes and not be questioned for size at all.
Moreover, I am also really happy with all the pockets in this bag. It makes organization a breeze (there is even a shoe storage pocket!) and I feel more secure storing my wallet in the inner pockets on city trips with the additional inner zipper pockets.
A bit of a splurge, but I highly recommend the Lo & Sons bags. If you are looking for the perfect personal item to complement your carry-on for longer trips, this is it!
Hi Katie!
Do you have any photos on how you packed it? Would love to see how you fit your camera in as I am curious to know if it would work nicely as a quick trip travel camera bag 🙂
Thanks!
Melanie
Hi Melanie! It’s a little hard to photograph inside the bag when it’s full, but basically from the above items, I put most of the bar snacks and accessories, wallet, glasses case, etc in the outside pocket. I put the ipad in the sleeve area inside the bag with the Kindle, the umbrella and plastic bag I tucked into the shoe compartment on the edge of the bag for quick access. Then for the inside area, I put the water bottle to one side and in the rest of the bottom, I put the larger bag snacks and on the far side from the water bottle I rolled and pile-packed clothes. Then on top of snacks and clothes, I placed the camera on the soft clothes and the liquids toiletry bag on the snacks for easy access in security.
It still had enough room that I could tuck in a sweater if I needed while traveling on a city trip, and keeping all my things with me on the last day of travel and pulling the camera out to take photos was not a problem or a hassle! 🙂
I’ve been eyeing the OMG as I’m looking for my “perfect” travel bag. I cannot believe how much you fit in there!! Can I just confirm that that was the OMG and not the OG? Do you still love it? I’m looking at the OMG and a Tumi bag that looks similar but doesn’t seem to have as much functionality.
Any input would be great! THANK YOU!
Yes, definitely the OMG. No bag is totally perfect, but this one really does have a ton of helpful pockets. It’s a little snug to use as a gym bag with sneakers and toiletries in the bag and I wish I could fit a 15″ laptop in the laptop sleeve, but it does have to be small enough to remain in “personal item” land for flying, and that it does. I’m definitely happy to have it for traveling!
Thanks so much! I really just need it for travel…so it sounds good! I just ordered it and we shall see…
Many thanks!
Hi Katie! How big is the OMG? I’m only 5′ and from the photos I’ve seen it looks like it would dwarf me!
Go to the Lo & Sons website. They show both bags on different heights of women. I am 5′ also and the O.M.G. is my choice. The O.G. is a bit large and since it has no wheels, the bag will be on your shoulder a good amount of time. They also have a video showing how to pack the bag. A little secret: I just missed out on their Black Friday offering of $165 for the O.M.G. Procrastination is a b.tch.
Hi! I know this was the OMG but do you know if the OG will fit a 15″ laptop? The site says 13″ but it just looks so large! I really want the bag but if it doesn’t fit my laptop I can’t make the splurge!