Béis vs CALPAK | CALPAK vs Béis (Beis): sizes

CALPAK vs Béis is a size-and-returns decision, not an airport aesthetic contest. CALPAK publishes the Luka Duffel at 2 lbs and 12 × 16 × 8 inches, plus carry-ons such as Evry (7.3 lbs, 21 × 13 × 9 inches including wheels) on calpaktravel.com. Béis publishes The Weekender at 3.68 lbs and The Carry-On Roller at 7.81 lbs, already 22.83 inches high, on beistravel.com. Choose CALPAK when the first job is a lighter published box you will still measure with the wheels. Choose Béis when you want the Weekender’s bottom compartment, a weight indicator, or a 45-day unused return, and you will still check that height against the airline. StoreAtlas lists both on the outdoor hub and the travel tag. This note is not a Best of ranking.

Neighboring notes are Béis vs Away, CALPAK vs Away, CALPAK vs Monos, and Monos vs Béis. More context sits in outdoor storefront notes, Dagne Dover vs CALPAK, and the travel luggage shortlist.

Both stores also appear on the camera travel carry job page. Those are other listings, not a ranking. The same listings live in the store directory and on the jobs index.

béis vs calpak: who each store fits

CALPAK fits the shopper who starts with empty weight and a smaller printed exterior. The Luka Duffel page lists polyester, 2 lbs, 25 L, dimensions 12" × 16" × 8", nine pockets, a dedicated shoe compartment, a luggage sleeve, and copy that calls it under-seat friendly. Hard-shell Evry is polycarbonate, 40 L, 7.3 lbs, exterior 21" × 13" × 9" including wheels, expandable by up to 2 inches, with a TSA-approved lock and a 2-year limited warranty. Terra 35L soft-sided carry-on is recycled ripstop polyester with TPU, 6 lbs, 35 L, exterior 21.5" × 14.5" × 8.75" including wheels, also on a 2-year warranty. Ambeur Carry-On is polycarbonate, 7.6 lbs, 39.2 L, exterior 21.5" × 14" × 9" including wheels, expandable, with a TSA lock and a 2-year warranty, listed at $245 on that page. The guarantee page says products carry a 1-year, 2-year, or 10-year limited warranty as stated on the product. Read the line on the bag you buy.

Béis fits the shopper who wants compartments and a longer unused-return window. The Weekender in Black lists 3.68 lbs empty, 17.91" L × 15.75" H × 9.84" D, 42 L, a bottom compartment that can open into the main compartment, a trolley pass-through, and spot-clean care. Béis calls that Weekender a carry-on. The Mini Weekender is the personal-item size on the same comparison: 3.11 lbs, 16.14" L × 15.75" H × 7.87" D, 32 L. The Carry-On Roller in Black lists an expandable shell, a weight indicator, 360° wheels, a TSA lock, and a stain-resistant finish. Capacity is 49 L, expanding to 61 L. Exterior dimensions are 15.70" L × 22.83" H × 10" D, plus another 2 inches when expanded. Empty weight is 7.81 lbs. The page includes the limited lifetime luggage warranty. The Hybrid Carry-On is a different shell: 22" H × 14" L × 9" D, 8.39 lbs, 35 L expanding to 41 L, 100% virgin polycarbonate, aluminum corner protectors, and a coupling system. Its bag hook is listed up to 50 lbs. The Carry-On Roller’s hook, on that black page, is listed up to 30 lbs.

Sizer dimensions, tare weights, and personal-item compliance

“Carry-on friendly” is not a measurement. The sizer uses the exterior with wheels and handles, and any expansion you actually open.

Duffels: Luka Duffel vs The Weekender

- CALPAK Luka Duffel: 12" × 16" × 8", 25 L, 2 lbs, polyester, a shoe compartment, and a trolley sleeve. The page calls it under-seat friendly. That sentence is brand copy, not an airline chart. - Béis The Weekender: 17.91" L × 15.75" H × 9.84" D, 42 L, 3.68 lbs. Béis describes it as a carry-on, not as the personal-item size. Care is spot clean only. - Béis The Mini Weekender: 16.14" L × 15.75" H × 7.87" D, 32 L, 3.11 lbs. Béis sizes this one as a personal item. Airline rules still differ.

Carry-on luggage: Evry, Terra, Ambeur, and Béis rollers

Against a common US 22 × 14 × 9 box, Evry’s printed exterior (21 × 13 × 9 inches including wheels) has room until you use the extra 2 inches. Terra’s 14.5-inch side can miss a 14-inch limit. Ambeur’s 21.5 × 14 × 9 inches including wheels sits on that 14-inch side. The Béis Carry-On Roller is already 22.83 inches high and 10 inches deep before the extra 2 inches. The Hybrid sits on 22 × 14 × 9 inches, and the brand says expansion pushes it past those stated dimensions. Empty weights: Evry 7.3 lbs, Terra 6 lbs, Ambeur 7.6 lbs, Béis Carry-On Roller 7.81 lbs, Hybrid 8.39 lbs. The Carry-On Roller has a weight indicator. That black page tells you to check the airline limit and does not print the indicator’s cutoff. Away’s carry-on size notes are the same habit on another brand. Whether the store ships to you and landed cost are separate from whether the bag fits the sizer.

Price bands on the pages checked

Prices below are the amounts on those product pages on 2026-10-19.

CALPAK on calpaktravel.com: Luka Duffel $138; Evry Carry-On $215; Terra 35L soft-sided carry-on $215; Ambeur Carry-On $245.

Béis on beistravel.com: The Weekender in Black $118; The Mini Weekender in Black $108; The Carry-On Roller in Black $268; The Hybrid Carry-On Roller in Black $298.

Shipping thresholds, return fees, and warranty terms

These clocks are not the same policy.

CALPAK, on the help center and the product guarantee: standard ground shipping inside the contiguous United States is free on orders above $75, and the help center lists $7.95 below $75. US online returns of unused items are accepted within 30 days of delivery. A flat fee of $12.95 for bags and accessories and $24.95 for luggage is deducted from the refund. International unused returns use the same 30 days. The published refund is the product cost plus customs and duties, minus that return shipping fee, and exchanges are not available on international orders. Items cannot show use, wear, marks, scratches, alterations, or damage, and they need the original packaging, the shipping carton, and uncut hang tags. Warranty length is 1, 2, or 10 years as printed on the product, for the original purchaser, for defects in material and workmanship. It does not cover normal wear, misuse, or transport damage such as airline handling. Warranty requests are online, and you ship the product back prepaid. The guarantee lists a service fee: backpacks, totes, and duffels $9.95; rolling backpacks and rolling duffels $14.95; luggage $24.95. That service fee is the warranty charge. It is a different line from the return fee, even when the luggage amounts match.

Béis, on the returns page, the storefront banner, and the lifetime warranty page: the banner and the cart’s free-shipping threshold say free shipping on orders of $140 and up. Most items can be returned or exchanged within 45 days of the purchase date if they are brand new, unused, undamaged, with tags and packaging intact, and bought on the Béis site. The returns page describes free exchanges and free returns for store credit. A refund to the original payment method is minus a $10 handling fee, and only after the warehouse checks the bag. Carry-on and check-in luggage have a limited lifetime luggage warranty, separate from returns. “Lifetime” means the reasonable lifespan of the materials, not the life of the owner. If a claim is accepted, Béis says it will replace the luggage within 60 days of receipt and ship the replacement at its expense. The warranty does not cover airline handling, and it excludes weight-indicator failures more than 30 days after purchase. The Weekender page says spot clean only and does not place that lifetime luggage warranty on the soft bag.

Screenshot the exterior including wheels, whether you will expand the shell, the warranty line on that page, and the unused-return fee before you pay.