Is this the best travel accessory of 2019? Frequent flyers are in a frenzy over a IKEA bag with wheels, shoulder straps and a secret shoe compartment
- Australian travellers are loving a travel backpack with wheels from IKEA
- It is the Förenkla, which has been packed with smart functions to simplify travel
- The $99 bag has been designed with ease of access in mind
Australian travellers are raving about a new travel backpack with wheels from IKEA – and it’s only $99.
The Förenkla has been packed with smart functions to simplify commuting and overseas trips and comes complete with several hidden compartments and shoulder straps.
‘Despite not having 360-degree swivel wheels, it’s a total champ and officially I am ditching my Samsonite hard case carry-on for this one,’ a traveller wrote for Escape.
She said that it managed survive a safari trip without damage and remained dirt-free even after dropping it in the dirt.
Australian travellers are loving the Förenkla travel backpack with wheels from IKEA – and it’s only $99
It has been packed with smart functions to simplify commuting and overseas trips
‘The pack clips onto the front of the wheelie section like it’s getting a piggy back ride, allowing you to roll both around the terminal by the retractable handle,’ the description reads.
‘Then once on the plane you can unclip them, put the wheelie in the overheard and backpack under the seat in front of you, so anything you need for the flight — drugs, laptop, moisturisers, jumper — is within reach.’
The bag has been designed with ease of access in mind.
‘The pack clips onto the front of the wheelie section like it’s getting a piggy back ride, allowing you to roll both around the terminal by the retractable handle,’ it says on the IKEA website
There is a compartment at the base of the bag that has been designed to store shoes and an inner mesh compartment helps to keep cables and chargers stored
It has a handy outer compartment so that it’s easy to keep your keys, mobile phone, or anything else you need close at hand.
There is a compartment at the base of the bag that has been designed to store shoes and an inner mesh compartment helps to keep cables and chargers stored.
The main section also includes a laptop compartment so that you can store anything you need.
The side opening has been included so that it’s easy to access items, even when the backpack is fully packed.
‘Padded adjustable and ergonomic shoulder straps make this backpack comfortable to wear and help to keep it in place,’ the brand said.
The side opening has been included so that it’s easy to access items, even when the backpack is fully packed
‘The adjustable waistband gives extra support when the backpack is fully packed,’ IKEA said
‘You can easily adjust the volume of the backpack by tightening or loosening the strap, which is held in place by 2 D-rings
‘The adjustable waistband gives extra support when the backpack is fully packed.’
The bag is also flexible so that it can easily be stored at home when not in use.