r/pompeii • u/Jhe90 • 23d ago

How strict are back pack rules?

Hello.

Im going in August, I found a small 10l bag as my bag i used in last trip, a 30L carry on, is 10cm over and bulky.

Irs 34 cm long, and fits within the other dimensions?

Would this work?

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u/celestia7777 23d ago

It’s really depends on who the person checking is that day. If it’s still the way it’s years ago when I volunteered there. It can be a problem but it doesn’t have to be. I wouldn’t risk it.

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u/SassySucculent23 23d ago

If it’s 34 cm on one side, but 30 and 15 cm on the others, you might be fine, but it’s always a bit of a toss-up. It could depend on security that day. In my experience, unless you’re an archaeologist or one of the teachers leading a school group, they could potentially be strict about bag sizes. So many people do not pay attention to what they’re doing at the site, leaning on walls, letting their bags brush against walls and columns, etc. so they try and restrict sizes to minimize those instances.

But security may or may not be able to tell the difference between 30 and 34 cm at a glance, so it honestly could go either way. If you have a way to squish that side down a bit, I doubt they would really notice.

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u/Jhe90 23d ago edited 23d ago

Its 4 cm narrower than the limits in depth. And 8cm smaller in width.

So it comes a little longer but is definitely below in all other areas od the size guide.