Why don't you travel RYR with a very generous 10kg hand luggage only, and check in online, and get automatic priority boarding?
Liz, some of us do not have the luxury of just being able to travel with hand luggage. But, since RYR IS such a royal pain in the ass about checked luggage, I avoid flying with them in the first place.
On average, the price of flying scheduled non-RYR equals that of RYR + checked luggage cost + check-in cost + excess luggage cost (my luggage is routinely around 23kg because of my equipment) minus the aggravation and stress, or is less.
Just remember that not everyone can fly hand-luggage only.
S.