Has wheels – Don’t want to struggle while carrying your bag? Then simply wheel it behind you! This makes it a lot easier to take over long distances. You also know that you are getting the absolute maximum space you are allowed. Therefore, you don’t need to worry about annoying RyanAir or Delta staff telling you your bag is too big to carry on. That means that they are custom made to fit in the overhead compartments perfectly. Made To Fit – Any carry-on case worth its existence is built precisely in line with the carry-on allowances of major airlines. Still, you can pick out nice carry on sized weekender duffels.Ĭarry on’s are great for near packers. If you are forced to check it, the charge will usually be considerably more than the standard check-in charge. Worse still, you may even be forced to check it in and pay a fee for the privilege. May Not Fit Overhead – Another issue is that there is no standard size (though 18” is a good rule of thumb) on duffel bags so they may not fit neatly into the overhead compartment. After a long day in transit, your arms and shoulders may, therefore, start to ache.
That means you have to carry it at all times yourself. No Wheels – Duffel bags generally don’t come with wheels. Obviously, your clothes will survive a bit of roughing up but your laptop may not. If your duffel bag ends up being tossed about for any reason or falls from the overhead compartment, then there is a chance the contents may sustain some damage. Not Sturdy – The softer material of the duffel does it make it lighter but may also make it a bit weaker. On a more serious note though, with a duffel bag, you have a better chance of blending in in a strange city and won’t look like such an obvious tourist. On the other hand though, with a duffel bag, you look like Jack Kerouac hitching to California. Street Cred- Ok so this one is maybe a bit subjective but in my opinion, it’s hard to look cool whilst trailing a case on wheels behind you.
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You simply zip it open, reach in and grab what you need. You can either simply grab it in your hand and carry it or you can put it over your shoulder, or across your body to spread the weight.Įase Of Access – Because of the sheer simplicity of the design, duffels are a lot easier to access and open. Made To Carry – A duffel is ergonomically built to be carried and has a variety of handles and carrying options. Those unique, perverse creatures who seem able to live for months at a time with only 2 t-shirts and simply don’t ever see any need to check in a bag. Therefore a few days worth of clothes is all you really need to bring.Īnd then, of course, there are the light packers. My £19.99 flight turned out to be one of the most unpleasant trips I’ve ever had on account of 4 rowdy bachelor & bachelorette parties). Once upon a time you had your bachelor (or bachelorette) party in a downtown bar whereas now you and the wedding gang head to Dublin or Vegas for a weekend of debauchery (or Malaga as I recently found out. My flight was £19.99 but my checked backpack cost me an extra £20).Īnother option is that short breaks are more popular than ever.
This naturally causes bargain hunger travelers to forego the luxury of overpacking and cram everything they can into a 22” x 14” cube? * (Seriously, I recently flew from Leeds, UK to Malaga in Spain. The primary one is simply that many budget airlines charge handsome fees to check bags which can often cost as much as the actual flight itself. However, next year we probably will return to Europe for a river cruise (that is what she wants to do, not my idea), and so far have only sailed on big ships in North America.It really does seem that we are living in the age of carry-on-luggage-only travel and last year, countless millions of us elected to take flights without checking in any baggage. Now I am worried about what will happen to her new suitcase because of what posters are saying about pulling spinners on cobblestones.īecause we are taking an Insight Vacations tour instead of traveling on our own, bag handling will not be an issue this time. I warned her spinners are bad in Venice because the wheels break off (our cruise travel agent had that happen once), but she said two-wheelers are becoming rarer and consequently more expensive. I don't know the dimensions, but it looks bigger than my 25-inch Delsey, which has two wheels.
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It is exactly what I need to know right now because my mom just got a Travel Pro spinner for herself. Thanks to the OP for starting this thread.
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