Luggage - recommendations
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Definitively soft bags . Tatonka for instance has very good ones with wheels and 100% waterproof ( a must if you travel in the tropics) . not cheap though.
Soft bags always fit in taxi trunks too , Last : Remowa. looks very nice but not anymore after 50 flights ( my wife had one )
Soft bags always fit in taxi trunks too , Last : Remowa. looks very nice but not anymore after 50 flights ( my wife had one )
Samsonite, Delsey or Antler. Spares such as wheels and handles are available at any repair shop in the world when needed down route. They are strong and durable, won’t embarrass you when checking into a good hotel yet aren’t so flash they attract thieves like the Tumi aluminium ones. They’re the Toyota’s of the luggage world.
PacSafe make some good soft kit with anti theft features but aren’t designed to be repaired. I had to take mine into a repair shop to change the wheels which had to be drilled out. I could easily do wheels on a old Delsey myself with just a screwdriver.
PacSafe make some good soft kit with anti theft features but aren’t designed to be repaired. I had to take mine into a repair shop to change the wheels which had to be drilled out. I could easily do wheels on a old Delsey myself with just a screwdriver.
Mrs Bull and I are travelling in Africa with very low luggage allowances. This has forced us to consider carefully what we should pack. As a result we have rediscovered the joys of packing light and not taking anything we will not need. So many times in the past we have packed something we “might just” need simply because we had not used up our luggage allowances. Our bags for this trip weigh in total around 20kg which includes quite a few kg of camera equipment. So my advice - buy a small (say 60 litre) soft sided bag without wheels and enjoy the freedom of being able to easily carry your own bag.
Jokes aside tho - it’s expensive but good gear, and according to the five thousand emails they have sent me this week there might be a sale on or something.
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Samsonite, Delsey or Antler. I could easily do wheels on a old Delsey myself
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A luggage tag with the shape of a marihuana leaf that says "Captain" is more than enough. No need no flashy colors to attract attention.
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Exactly. You can spend 500 currency units on an expensive one every 5 years, or 100 currency units on a cheap one every year from TK Maxx. Cost of ownership is the same but you get to upgrade more often.
Samsonite, mine is 30 years old, been around the world more times than I care to remember, record check in weight was 56 kg (brochures and documents). Handle broke once, replaced under warranty. The thing is bulletproof and by now easily recognisable, even though the colour is, or was charcoal. A companion for life.
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it also makes no sense because you'll be dealing with the hassle of a broken bag and having to get a new one five times instead of once.
Samsonite has been mentioned a few times. In my experience they do make some good stuff which is usually their pricier product range but they also have pretty bad, relatively cheap bags which I would avoid. It's not as simple as just buying a Somdonite..
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I am a Tumi fan and still use the same bags I bought in 1997. It spent a lot of years in West Africa and other places, replaced the wheels several times otherwise still great.
I have watched more people rip a handle off, have a bag fall apart, etc on trip. Yes expensive but 22yrs and counting to me it was worth the $$$.
I have watched more people rip a handle off, have a bag fall apart, etc on trip. Yes expensive but 22yrs and counting to me it was worth the $$$.
I have used Travelpro for about 20 years. All spares easily available, last long and moderate weight. I rarely check baggage, but these do not tear easily. Resonably priced. Far better than Samsonite.
