i have it and love it
had to check it all the way to australia
went from calgary, to LAX (those bastards broke the lock to check the contents) then to KL then to Perth....returned just fine!!! i was a bit scared but yea
they rock...i have the "flip front" bag so you can over pack it, then just zip down the front a bit and you have instantly more room. best investment i've made in a while!!!