BAGSMART’s Blast X 38L runs 28 liters as a weekday carry and opens to 38 liters for the flight with a single zip. The same launch adds a Limited Edition and a 43-liter roller that turns into a backpack.
BAGSMART sells the series as the premium tier of its Blast collection, with the original Blast aimed at occasional travelers and Blast Pro at frequent travelers. X is the tier built for avid travelers. The range runs $119.99 to $229.99, and every piece shares the same recycled CORDURA build, YKK zippers and Duraflex hardware.
“Travel doesn’t happen in neat compartments anymore, and neither do our customers’ lives,” said In-Seon Kim, BAGSMART’s chief creative officer, in the launch release. The three bags are built around in-between travel, the terminal sprint, the subway transfer and the stairwell between platforms.
Blast X has no Amazon listing at launch, so the Amazon route for an expandable travel backpack runs through the established alternative below, and BAGSMART’s own tracked store boxes follow for each model.
Peak Design Travel Backpack 45L
Expandable 35L to 45L design · Sold by Peak Design on Amazon
Price: $299.95
Where to buy: Buy on Amazon
The 38L carries three ways and grows with one zip
The 38L starts the week at 28 liters, sized for a commute load, and one zip around the expansion panel opens it to the full 38 liters for a trip. BAGSMART puts the gain at 36% more packing space. The bag stays carry-on sized at either setting, and BAGSMART says it meets most airlines’ carry-on requirements.
Three carry modes cover the day: backpack straps for the walk, a hand carry for the gate, and a shoulder carry when the straps are stowed away for boarding. The hip belt comes off when it isn’t wanted, and the shoulder straps stow flat against the back panel.
That flexibility is the trade here. A bag that grows to fit the trip home also tempts you to fill the extra ten liters and carry every ounce of it, though the same zip keeps a second bag out of the purchase entirely.
One bag covers both weeks.
Inside, it opens flat and keeps shoes in their own space
The main compartment opens in a full clamshell, so the bag packs flat like a suitcase instead of swallowing clothes through a top opening. A separate shoe compartment keeps soles away from shirts, and the top quick-access pocket takes the items that come out at security.
Storage runs deeper than the main space. Multiple compartments divide the load, lockable YKK zippers close the main openings, and RFID pockets shield the cards you carry inside the bag from skimming.
Packing stays visible at a glance.
Recycled CORDURA, YKK zippers and Duraflex hardware throughout
All three bags share the same material spec: recycled CORDURA fabric that BAGSMART rates for abrasion resistance, YKK zippers, and Duraflex buckles and hardware at the stress points. The 38L adds EVA cushioning in the back panel, shaped to carry a full load without the panel collapsing against your spine.
It’s a spec sheet aimed at frequency. A bag that flies twice a year can hide weak hardware for a decade, while a bag that travels weekly shows the same weakness in a single season of gates and bins. The zippers lock at the main openings, and the buckles sit where the straps take load.
BAGSMART Blast X 38L Travel Backpack
Expands 28L to 38L · 3 carry modes · Recycled CORDURA
Price: $119.99
Where to buy: Buy at BAGSMART
The Limited Edition changes one panel and nothing else
The Limited Edition runs the same 38L design and expansion, with one change on the front face: a Starlight grid panel in place of the standard front. It costs $129.99, ten dollars over the standard bag, and it comes in Black only.
The standard 38L comes in Black, Ivory, Smoky Blue and Brick, every color at the same $119.99. The Limited Edition’s grid texture is the entire upgrade, so the decision is visual and nothing more.
Buy the panel if you like the panel.
BAGSMART Blast X 38L Travel Backpack Limited Edition
Starlight grid front panel · Same 38L design · Black only
Price: $129.99
Where to buy: Buy at BAGSMART
The 43L rolls through the terminal, then goes on your back
The 43L Roller starts as rolling luggage and converts to a backpack, and BAGSMART puts the switch at under eight seconds from rolling to carrying. At 43 liters it’s the trip bag of the three, sized for longer runs than the 38L handles, and it stays carry-on sized for most airlines.
BAGSMART lists the roller at 2.75 kilograms and says that’s half a kilogram lighter than the previous generation, which counts on a bag that still has to be lifted into an overhead bin. The opening runs suitcase-style, the wheel cover conceals the wheels when it’s worn, and the support rods come out when they aren’t needed.
The pocket set mirrors the 38L and adds one the smaller bag doesn’t carry: RFID pockets, a lockable zipper and a top quick-access pocket, plus an AirTag pocket sized for a tracker you drop in before the trip. The hip belt is removable here too.
Stairs stop being a negotiation.
Prices and the one to buy
Buy the standard 38L at $119.99 if one bag has to cover the commute week and the flight home, because the expansion zip is the feature the rest of the series builds around. The Limited Edition at $129.99 is the same purchase with a different face, and the 43L Roller at $229.99 earns its premium only if your trips regularly outgrow 38 liters.
BAGSMART Blast X 43L Roller Backpack
43L rolling backpack · 2.75kg maker figure · Roll to backpack in under 8 seconds · Suitcase-style opening · Concealed wheel cover · RFID pockets · Top quick-access pocket · Removable hip belt
Price: $229.99
Where to buy: Buy at BAGSMART
Skip the roller if your travel is mostly stairs, stations and short hops, where the 38L on your back is simpler and $110 cheaper. The 38L is the buy. The Blast X range sells through BAGSMART’s store in the colors above, at the prices in the boxes.
