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Good inexpensive luggage
Interesting topic. I was just going to ask this question. Received a
nice set of American Tourister in 1981 which has since traveled a few million miles with me. On a recent flight to OKC some gorilla finally managed to cave the wheels in on the 3-suiter. After 22 years of service, I decided to retire it and get something smaller that I can take on the plane with me. Big concern after having luggage inspectors break two notebook computers because they don't know what they are doing, was in being able to take notebook with me and keep it in the cabin. I have questions about soft sides which the airlines have torn on sharp edges. Wonder if soft sided leather would be a better choice. And let me go to the other end of the spectrum. Which vendor handles high end luggage capable of withstanding the younger more aggressive baggage hanadlers. On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 05:37:16 GMT, "Blake S" wrote: "The Bill Mattocks" wrote in message . com... "Mike Cordelli" wrote in message digy.com... Check to see if you live near any of the American tourister or Samsonite factory outlets. Some very good deals there. Then check ebags.com and look in their outlet to see what they have.. Good deals, crappy luggage. It falls apart. Warranty means nothing when you are on the road when it breaks. Best Regards, Bill Mattocks So if American Tourister, Samsonite, and ebags are all crap, then what's decent. My Factory Outlet Samsonite has lasted almost 3 years any many flights, although it's had about enough. On the other hand, the Samsonites have lasted longer than anything else I've owned. |
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Good inexpensive luggage
Dr.Tate wrote: Interesting topic. I was just going to ask this question. Received a nice set of American Tourister in 1981 which has since traveled a few million miles with me. On a recent flight to OKC some gorilla finally managed to cave the wheels in on the 3-suiter. After 22 years of service, I decided to retire it and get something smaller that I can take on the plane with me. Big concern after having luggage inspectors break two notebook computers because they don't know what they are doing, was in being able to take notebook with me and keep it in the cabin. I have questions about soft sides which the airlines have torn on sharp edges. Wonder if soft sided leather would be a better choice. And let me go to the other end of the spectrum. Which vendor handles high end luggage capable of withstanding the younger more aggressive baggage hanadlers. On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 05:37:16 GMT, "Blake S" wrote: "The Bill Mattocks" wrote in message .com... "Mike Cordelli" wrote in message odigy.com... Check to see if you live near any of the American tourister or Samsonite factory outlets. Some very good deals there. Then check ebags.com and look in their outlet to see what they have.. Good deals, crappy luggage. It falls apart. Warranty means nothing when you are on the road when it breaks. Best Regards, Bill Mattocks So if American Tourister, Samsonite, and ebags are all crap, then what's decent. My Factory Outlet Samsonite has lasted almost 3 years any many flights, although it's had about enough. On the other hand, the Samsonites have lasted longer than anything else I've owned. Try http://www.irvs.com. If you want longevity try Briggs and Riley. Their warranty covers airline damage (not sure of the details). As for laptops, I use a North Face laptop backpack. It has a padded compartment and I've never had a problem - but then I always remove the laptop before running it through security. |
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