Low cost and easy Ryanair cabin bag 40x20x25 for your next low-cost trip!
Reduce and Reuse
Continuing my life-goal of reducing the fabric stash and buying less stuff, I set out last weekend to make a cabin bag for my next trip back to my homeland with Ryanair.
To keep costs down, me and my son will be travelling with just cabin bags for this long weekend. I wanted to make an easy to pack and use cabin bag; a low cost cabin bag a low-cost trip!
Baggage allowance
The current requirement for a cabin bag, and basic Ryanair travel ticket is 40 x 25 x 20cm. There’s a great Kipsta option at Decathlon but is slightly under the maximum measurements and that’s a shame when every squared inch counts! It’s great value for money though, and I’ve seen a huge variety of similar sized bags which cost very little.
As my “prototype” I’m very pleased with this. I need to make another for my son, and I will probably have fun changing up some things.
Easy Ryanair Cabin Bag 40x20x25
It was tempting to add pockets and handy compartments, but as a first mock-up and being short on time, I was disciplined enough to KISS (Keep It Simple, Silly).
This turned out to be a smart move and meant I finished the whole thing in just a few hours. I started it late one afternoon and worked a couple of hours then finished it off in a couple of hours the next morning.
A lot of time was spent faffing and deciding fabrics and how best to put it together.
Super materials, simple design
Since I’ve been hoarding fabrics without time or need for them for years, I’m slowing giving in to using them for purposes which weren’t their original life-goal.
For my cabin bag I wanted to use up the remainder of the waterproof fabric I bought for the picnic blanket.
