Hand luggage

[pbcold]

My trusty Samsonite carry-on luggage needs finally to be retired – what do people recommend I buy next please?

[Lady London]

Travelon or Briggs & Riley depending on your budget.

[pbcold]

Lovely, thank you very much. Time to splash out I think as it will be used so much.

[JDB]

Doesn’t seem posh enough with all the fancy brands people talk about here, but we swear by Kipling luggage.

[AJA]

I like Kipling too but I’m a fan of Tumi. I like the lifetime warranty with zips and the ability to stamp initials on the luggage which is great for identifying luggage on a carousel if you check it in.

[dougzz99]

JDB wrote:

Doesn’t seem posh enough with all the fancy brands people talk about here, but we swear by Kipling luggage.

They do make exceedingly good luggage 🫣

[memesweeper]

Away Travel and Horizon are similarly lovely and practical.

Arlo Skye ‘the frame’ carry on max was unavailable in Europe last time I checked 🙁

[pbcold]

Loads of ideas here to consider; thanks to all.

[Lady London]

AJA wrote:

I like Kipling too but I’m a fan of Tumi. I like the lifetime warranty with zips and the ability to stamp initials on the luggage which is great for identifying luggage on a carousel if you check it in.

If you can find any this side of the Atlantic Dakine is a Tumi brand but cheaper, the small pieces I have, have stayed in remarkably good nick over the years given they are soft luggage. Some of their designs have been quite interesting too eg a couple of recent-ish series of vintage-y smaller pieces.

[pbcold]

Many thanks Lady L.

[Michael C]

Lady London wrote:

Briggs & Riley

Great tips, LL – will hunt down Briggs & Riley in some outlet mall!

[Lady London]

Easiest in US, Michael. You should find opportunities there with a bit of looking, try Marshalls

[AJA]

@LL that’s great info re Dakine. I’ve never heard of that brand before. Thanks

[Blair Waldorf Salad]

AFAIK, the Tumi hard sided cases sold in Nordstrom Rack, Marshalls, etc. don’t have the monogram option. The soft-sided bags seem to be exactly the same models as in full-price stores. Tumi at Bicester runs an online shop via Whatsapp which could be worth a look.

[pbcold]

Thank you very much for the replies. Having explored them all I ended up going freestyle and bought from a company called Carl Friedrick. I`ll report back when the bags arrive.

[SteveJ]

I do like the look of their carry on bag, very smart.

[Lady London]

Looks cool. Keep us informed.

Btw the Carry On Pro has 1 inch too much depth for most airlines – it’s over 9″. It’s the nicer of the 2 models if you’re working which is a pity.
Lifetime warranty is nice but sadly no airline damage cover?

[pbcold]

Thank you! Yes, I did spot that and bought The Carry-on…..the 100 day return policy is good for confidence.

[modestpointscollector]

Lady London wrote:

If you can find any this side of the Atlantic Dakine is a Tumi brand but cheaper, the small pieces I have, have stayed in remarkably good nick over the years given they are soft luggage. Some of their designs have been quite interesting too eg a couple of recent-ish series of vintage-y smaller pieces.

Never knew Tumi owned Dakine – I have a 7 year old 110L split roller for wintersports and 2+ week holidays, a 13 year old 75L roller bag for shorter trips, and an 8 year old carry-on. I’m hardly travelling every week but all of them are perfectly fine to keep travelling with, very happy with them.