So with all my traveling I need a good suite case. Mine just bit the dust after 8 REALLY good years. But the people who made mine are no longer around. So sad. Best suite case EVER. And 8 years with all the traveling I have done. It will be missed. So anyone?
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05-23-2012, 05:58 PM #1
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Looking for new luggage.
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05-23-2012, 06:08 PM #2
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Atlantic brand - high end models...shop online and save a BUNDLE!
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05-23-2012, 06:38 PM #3
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One brand that does not sell for a discount (unfortunately) but is great, very light and rolls like a dream: Rimowa, their "Salsa Air" line. I have a purple 26" one. Bought it three years ago and still love it.
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05-23-2012, 07:19 PM #4
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I don't mind paying more for luggage if it has a good company to back it. I was done years ago with buy cheap luggage. It has to protect my stuff. I have had luggage fail badly and had things damaged. This last duffel I bought was really a great one.
I will look into your recommendations. Thank you
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05-23-2012, 07:51 PM #5
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I'm sure this will be of no real use to you, but before my last trip I bought "new" luggage. A vintage 60's Samsonite hard case large suitcase and a smaller matching train/cosmetic case. It's actually VERY roomy and fits a TON more stuff than my last soft-sided luggage. It had the keys and it locks, but I don't know what would happen if it gets randomly selected for a TSA inspection (since the original locks are obviously not TSA approved- since TSA didn't exist in the 60's
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I'm sure that's not what you were asking, but being the tree-hugging hippie I am, I vowed I wouldn't buy anything new if I could find something vintage and used that would work. And I got lots of "oh, my grandmother had a train case like that" at the airport. Yup, I'm a grandmother stuck in a 40 year old's body.
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05-23-2012, 07:58 PM #6
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From my travels I have learnt-
Hard case rather than soft
Better quality rather than cheap (used one suitcase once- the trolley handle was broken and unrepairable- good bye suitcase)
Four wheels rather than 2 (makes it easier when you are standing in a line, just push along, no need to tip).
Don't go too big (you will never be able to pick it up to carry upstairs)
Zip with rubber bumper rather than clip (clips fail more easily and you can get zips reaplaced. However it must have a rubber bumper to help protect the zip)
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