Comments on: Travel Tuesdays: luggage

By: Fawn

Fawn — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:23:47 +0000

David, now that your child is self-propelled and responds well to voice commands, I think it makes sense to get 2 smaller bags, and maybe even a third wee bag for kid to carry her own stuff!

And now, for my thoughts about wheeled bags: they’re awesome in airports and places with good pavement, and I have one for just such destinations — but stairs, cobblestones, and dirt roads defeat them utterly.

By: David

David — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:15:24 +0000

Great — now I have luggage envy. And I’m not a bag snob: I’ve usually gone with whatever freebie duffel or backpack has come my way. Of course, family trips are far more common for me in recent years than solo jaunts, which changes things. When our child was small, we figured one huge-ish suitcase, wrangled by me, would free my wife up for the tot. So we found a great deal on a big one… and literally days later, the size limits on checked bags were announced, rendering our new purchase worthless. Harumph.

All that said, I’m coveting that Aeronaut.

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By: Audi

Audi — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:03:54 +0000

I’ve been tempted to buy a new bag recently. I have a Tumi 22″ rolling case that I love, but it’s a smidge too big for the overhead bins in the older planes, even though technically it’s carry-on size. I actually don’t like bags with lots of pockets, because I’ll spend 10 minutes zipping and unzipping to figure out which damn pocket I packed something in. And then I feel like the dividers eat up precious space. So there has to be a good balance; maybe a couple of small pockets for papers and tiny things, and then a lot of open space.

By: pelly

pelly — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:57:55 +0000

I actually have one of the bags Rick Steves sells in his store, and it’s been great for me. I don’t see my particular model on the site anymore, but it’s similar to this one: http://travelstore.ricksteves.com/catalog/index.cfm?fuseaction=product&theParentId=8&id=346

Not quite as nice as the one you linked to, but less than half the price, and it shows no signs of wear after 10 years.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:56:18 +0000

I love my old Eagle Creek carry-on backpack. I originally bought it (yikes – maybe 20 years ago..?) because it had a zip-offable day pack. But that makes it too big to carry on, and is bulkier than I need for touring during the day, so I use it without the day pack and throw in my Rick Steves day pack (very light and squishable) in its stead.

What I love about it: the high-quality padded waist/hip cinching mechanism keeps the weight off my shoulders. The shoulder straps stow away, but I never actually stow them, because I’m always using it as a backpack.

What I didn’t initially love about it, but now do: although it has one long zip pocket on the outside, it is one big compartment on the inside. I would prefer more pockets, BUT I now use mesh packing cubes, which allow me to separate out clothes from other stuff AND have a lot more flexibility about what goes where.