Luggage

[Pondlife]

I travel a lot and so I have different options depending on where & how long.

Holidays: 1998 hard shell, clip locking, Samsonite. Scratched to hell but seemingly unbreakable. If it's good enough for cabin crew it should do you fine.

For less than a week I use an Antler hard shell zip locking 'trolley' which has a broken lock or I use a soft shelled Berghaus trolley.

We also have a massive soft shelled but heavy duty zipped bag from CostCo. It has additional clips to stop the zips being under too much tension.

Other than that I have a Mares diving bag which is on its last legs (wheels) and bits keep falling off it.

[clearedforlanding]

For checked in I always use something solid that looks like tulip. I don't care what it looks like as it's less of a theft target for baggage handlers.

Carry on anything IATA size, high end, elegant & less than a kilo. I network a lot on planes and your luggage talks more about you than your watch and shoes. Sad, but the way of the world.

Top Tip - when not staying in a hotel please don't open your luggage on the end of your bed. You don't even want to know where it has been.

[SueEllen]

What sort of trips are you doing?

I buy my cases from an independent department store my parents use to buy their cases from when I was little.

They are guaranteed for two years but to be honest most of them last 4-5 years including the 2 years I'm using them almost twice weekly.

The cost of the case dependents on whether they are having a sale on or not.(They are similar to Antler cases.)

With rucksacs I want to last, I just go to a good camping shop. In fact the rucksacs often cost twice as much as the cases.

[clearedforlanding]

What sort of trips are you doing?

Yes forgot to define the requirements. When crossing the US on a Harley, this stuff might be more appropriate. Nah, love it anyway for leasure travel.

Leather Luggage Bags - Leather Suitcases | Saddleback Leather Co.

[Wilmslow]

I have the small Eastpack £100 case for mid-week, weekend travel etc, you can get a heck of a lot in, and it is a very well designed case - it opens like a book.

It is also accepted on Ryanair flights, so no worries about taking it on-board.

Eastpak | John Lewis

[Troll]

To wrap or not wrap 'tis the question

[oracleslave]

To wrap or not wrap 'tis the question

I think you're looking for the My Lunch thread.

[d000hg]

What sort of trips are you doing?

Generally a 1-week holiday, where the case will be transported by car/bus/train and then live in the hotel/villa. Typically we take one medium-sized case each rather than one huge one.

My preferred form factor would probably be a traditional suitcase but with wheels on one or both ends for ease of carrying (and my wife has a bad back).

I hadn't really considered a hold-all, but since this is checked baggage I'd probably prefer something a bit more rigid for when we bring back bottles of booze

[Uncle Albert]

My old Globe Trotter suitcase that I bought in the 1980's is still going. It looks a bit battered these days but hasn't broken. It doesn't have wheels though.

[clearedforlanding]

My old Globe Trotter suitcase that I bought in the 1980's is still going. It looks a bit battered these days but hasn't broken. It doesn't have wheels though.

Free excercise.