Luggage Buying Guide: What’s Best for Your Next Trip?

[@YellowProductions]

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[@darrylk808]

Best case: 1. Carry-on (22"×14"×9"). Double handle bars. 2. Top open if there is more than one. Two clamshells don't fit on hotel luggage shelves/racks. Every time you open one, the other must move. Top opens can both stay open side-by-side. 3. 4 wheels, spinner type. Each wheel needs to be double wheeled. Single wheels are not as sturdy and will tip over with a backpack on the handles. 4. Hardside or fabric? I've never had a balistic nylon break or tear. They can get dirty. And it is harder to clean. Fabric is usually top open. I do have a Delsey top open hardside that I love. They don't sell them anymore. A narrow wheeled duffle will work, too. You can pull this 2 wheeler down the aisle. I can do endless travel with just a carry-on and a backpack. Learned to travel with less. Even did it with 2 sets of clothes for cold and hot weather locales on the same trip. I'm trying to see if I can travel with a 18" or 20"...Just bragging now.😁 My wife puts yarn balls to ID her case. "Please don't put one of those on my case dear."😂 My wife says I hoard/collect suitcases and backpacks. I'm going to show her this video, "see, I'm not as bad as Chris!"🤣🤣

[@YellowProductions]

Thanks for the extra tips Darryl! Glad to hear this video can be useful to justify your luggage collection 😀

[@colleenh5979]

Excellent video ! Wow Chris you have a lot of luggage. We finally got hard sided suitcases, as our clothes got totally wet using the soft sided bags on a trip to Florida. Very useful and knowledgeable information. Looking forward to your packing livestream. Thanks Chris

[@YellowProductions]

Thanks Colleen!

[@jstanovic]

My choice is a softsided Travelpro and compression packs. 4 wheels. Being top opening, i like the packs so i don't tear everything apart if i need something from the bottom. The quality of wheels make a huge difference. I recently traveled in India. A large portion of the airports were carpeted. A real challenge for lesser wheels, especially with a backpack on top. During that trip I used a hardsided carryon that my wife got from her company. Big mistake!

[@Vinsanity-ud3wj]

Which brand is the zipperless suitcase? I like the latches versus the zippers

[@YellowProductions]

Probably was this suitcase: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIfJq5qlrcZ_jaM -- But level8 also makes them

[@lori-xo9kf]

Thanks!

[@YellowProductions]

Thanks so much for your support Lori!

[@pi17835]

„Carry on only“, if I can (up to one week). But I started to always pack toiletries and fresh clothes for 1 or 2 days in my carry on, even with checked baggage (due to staff shortage, I was on a connecting flight, that took off without any suitcases, in 2022). Other than that: I think my hard case suitcase from Samsonite Neopulse Spinner (discontinued?) is a good value for money (just can’t bring myself to buy a Rimowa, despite that idea of „buy the best you can afford“ which probably his true for luggage). Speaking of looking my Samsonite: I also like my carry-on (Senora, I think, but model discontinued?) which is pretty roomy form its size. And I also like my soft case Samsonite Paradiver that is like a mini suitcase that comes with shoulder straps (although I didn’t use that feature yet, unfortunately). Granted, only 51L, but as a solo traveler, I can make that work. Regarding colors: my Neopulse is dark turquoise and the Paradiver is yellow, so both a bit easier to spot, especially the yellow one (of if I check it instead of bringing it on board (which might be a close call depending on the airline)) Also „if that was a real LV-bag, you wouldn’t fly southwest“ (or was it spirit? Anyway, you know the joke)

[@YellowProductions]

Turquoise and Yellow both are great luggage colors!

[@SarahLewin-e9r]

Great video! I’m in the market to replace ours - Kipling softside but they are too big and have only two wheels, even though they have lasted really well. Am considering hard for the first time.

[@eps5605]

I love my Level 8 carry ons. I have 3. Just purchased the Monos 26 inch checked with latches. It’s beautiful. I will try it on my trip to South Africa in December

[@YellowProductions]

Nice!

[@justincosplay]

Your time about packing small duffel and bringing back dirty clothes has been a game changer.

[@YellowProductions]

Awesome Justin!

[@RoneZone]

Great Video Chris! I missed the Live but I got you on the Re-run! Awesome!

[@YellowProductions]

Glad you could make it to the archive Rone!

[@RoneZone]

@YellowProductions I will always make time for my KZbin Family!! 😄 👍🏼

[@YellowProductions]

Awwww

[@jameshiga8077]

Hi Chris. Thanks for the live stream. Great variety of suitcases and carry on luggage. I need to check in a bag because I always bring back so many stuff from my trip. I use a rolling duffle bag because it best fits my needs and not many use these to travel with.Take care.

[@YellowProductions]

Ah! Yeah.. don't see that many rolling duffels around. But they make sense to me!

[@reinhard7379]

Great video. Lots of excellent points. Thank you for your great video. Learnt a lot. Just subscribed.

[@YellowProductions]

Welcome aboard!

[@linda319]

California Linda shares we enjoyed the live stream. We travel with the Level 8 RoadRunner carry-on and a personal item.

[@YellowProductions]

Sweet California Linda!

[@-Derp-]

Some great info here Chris, and Topher, thank you! Fairly seasoned traveler here. For domestic I am using a North Face Base Camp S duffel bag / backpack. I am in Australia, the airlines here are fairly strict with carry on size, so in other countries you may be able to fit a M Base Camp in carry on. Anyway, the S has heaps of space for what I need, very light, durable and weatherproof. I can fit a weeks worth of clothes in it no problem, and it does double duty as the daily trekking pack. There are variations that others do, Patagonia Black Hole etc, though I think the extremely tough OG Base Camp is the king for carry on only.

[@YellowProductions]

Thanks for sharing your gear Derp!

[@ree1992-y5w]

when can i get a travel bag with built in wheels, i once saw that from a lady at the airport and loved it

[@pdxaviation]

Speaking of shipping counters, we see people use DHL a lot to ship luggage (golf clubs more often than anything) in and out of the country

[@YellowProductions]

Thanks for the tip on DHL!

[@marnieandnoelle]

On the contrary, fanny packs (or now "belt bags") are all the rage right now, whether worn around the waist or as a sling!

[@AlejandroVidalesAller]

Very useful video, thank you

[@georgebenta3435]

Hi Chris. Do you have any tips or tricks on taking care of your luggage and its parts? Do you use wheel protectors and other similar products? How often do your luggage wheels get wrecked even on a quality luggage? I do my best to take care of our luggage but the very rough and uneven concrete surfaces damages the wheels very quickly.

[@boomertuber8878]

Had no idea there was a luggage shipping counter. Is that at the hotel or airport?

[@YellowProductions]

All airports in Japan generally have a luggage shipping counter

[@pi17835]

@@YellowProductions what’s the price (roughly)? My brother and I stored 3 items at the Osaka train station which not only took a while, because lockers we’re all in use, so we went to a human operated storage, but also cost us around 25$ - plus we brought the suitcase from the airport to the train station and later from the train station to the hotel… that shipping sounds damn appealing when you want to explore a city for a day before heading to your hotel. Plus: busses in Kyoto were always packed and bringing the suitcase on it did not make us very popular …

[@Vinsanity-ud3wj]

The con with a soft side suitcase is your stuff can get wet from the rain.

[@YellowProductions]

Most definitely!

[@Scandisk10]

Learned this one the hard way! I’ve had the same soft case for years, and I’ve been lucky and the sun was shining every time I’ve traveled….. until recently. Unzipped the case and all of my clothes were soaking wet. How I managed to travel for years and dodge rain every single time…. I have no idea lol.

[@eyesopen6687]

Most of the hard sided luggage I’ve seen are clam shell opening. Tell me the difference between the way hard sided luggage opens and which bags are easier to access. I have a 21” hard side to carry on but need a bigger bag for a two week trip. Hard shell 25 or 28”??

[@DJSpidey]

How are the TravelPro cases with four wheels? I've seen them available on their website, but have yet to see flight crews using them like they do for the two wheel versions. I know they are slightly smaller in case dimensions than the two wheel ones are due to the external wheels (the two wheel models have the wheels slightly imbedded into the case section).

[@YellowProductions]

I've only used the 2 wheel travel pros

[@eclairtreo]

There is a good reason for that. With the J-hook attachment, one can attach 2 or even 3 bags. With the center of gravity low, and two very sturdy embedded wheels, one can traverse many different surface challenges and still have one free hand. I will never go to 4 wheels. If one comes off, they are very difficult/impossible to replace on the road, especially out of country. Travel Pro wheels can be replaced anywhere in the world with inline skate wheels. Ask me how I know.

[@jstanovic]

Higher end Travelpro softsided cassons have a magnetic lock on 4 wheeler units that semi "locks" the wheels straight.

[@1qazxsw45tgb]

Which model is the one that you showcased in the latch luggage time stamp?

[@Godhiger]

What about it's a name brand is still broke?

[@millerlite502]

Chris do you have a bedroom for your suitcases?🤓

[@YellowProductions]

Hah. I need one!

[@Belle_..]

omg yay i made it into the video 🤩✨

[@ganymeade5151]

The best bags are not necessarily the most expensive ones. Fancy gimmicks and features can fail. The best bags are the ones that have the features most important to you. Strong, high-quality wheels are usually the most important, as you cannot easily go anywhere without them; and you will wreck your luggage if wheels fail. Good quality zippers are also important, because you need to get to your stuff. Don't buy cheap luggage. Don't necessarily trust big name brands or designer brands. If you are on a budget, the best option is good quality mid-range priced bags that work well for you.

[@pdxaviation]

Only you can make talking about different luggage interesting 😅

[@bsmarzuqmubarak-ht5bh]

Cool

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[@Windworth]

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[@myopinion262]

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