Luggage suggestion?

[jut703]

Just buy cheap luggage pang check in. Babalibagin lang din sa airport, conveyor belts, and pag hahandle ng tao.

Kaya di ko kayang bumili ng mahal na luggage [emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji1787]

American tourister is samsonite's lower end brand while Tumi is their high end to compete with Rimowa.

Have you heard of Away? They have nice luggages too.

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Away sikat sa internet pero have never seen one in person in the airports I've been to. Equivalent to ng 2.0 MT sedan or Kia Stinger. [emoji28]

Frequent traveler ka bro, decent luggage will last a long time for you. Samsonite yung good middle ground talaga, para siyang Innova/Fortuner of the luggage world. Although one thing I noticed is that India kasi very little walking - after checkout sa airport, may Uber na agad. So good wheels (biggest differentiator aside from brand) isn't as critical.

Delsey, Samsonite, Tourister....way more sensible, practical, reliable w/ good warranty/parts support, light enough....less guilt or none even if one gets lucky over wholesalers(ie Costco) or off-price XSinventory merchants...think TJMaxx, Nordstrom Rack, Saks off 5th, Ross & the like. Bang4Buck.[emoji106][emoji4]
Apologies....born & fated unpolishable hobo.[emoji852]


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Sometimes Tumi goes on sale for the price of a Samsonite, and you get exclusive material like their Ballistic SRPP (self-reinforced polypropylene). But in the absence of that, Samsonite is a steady choice. US is a good place to buy (average ~30% cheaper than PH) but if you don't go to Trump-land, many outlet stores in other countries also offer good deals.

saan ba destination?

Based on personal experience... for check-in luggage...

Kung may transport ka sa destination mo... Madali mag Train, Grab, Taxi etc - ok lang kahit ano...

For countries like Tokyo/Korea - kailangan maayos ayos bag mo since mahabang lakaran...

Japan... we had to walk for almost 1km with all our bags para lang sa Kobe beef before our flight, some train stations wala din escalator, so matibay tibay dapat bag mo.
Korea - same, yung transport pala namin di makakapasok sa road ng hotel namin on a weekend.

SG naman dati, napadami shopping, I was so close to just get a box, kaso ayaw ni misis. bought a cheap bag sa supermarket (wala pang 23k max restriction noon)... pag labas ng NAIA, sira na yung gulong+handle nung bag

Agree with this - most East Asian destinations have lots of walking. Europe also (cobblestone streets pa). So wheels are really critical.

Yung isang generic luggage ko nagsisimula na mamaalam yung isang gulong (still works 80% of the time) because of all the train-sidewalk-bus transfers.

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[dr. d]

fabric is, to me, the more practical choice.
many have expansion features, in case one gets carried away at the shopping district.

the solid maletas, will always have only one size, whether they have anything inside or not.

some sellers advertise that their zippers are burike-resistant. is there such a thing as burike-resistant zippers?

[jut703]

fabric is, to me, the more practical choice.
many have expansion features, in case one gets carried away at the shopping district.

the solid maletas, will always have only one size, whether they have anything inside or not.

some sellers advertise that their zippers are burike-resistant. is there such a thing as burike-resistant zippers?

Meron din expandable hard-case.





Super useful during my last trip since we had a last-minute pasalubong run. Nagkasya naman after opening up the expansion, saved me from having to carry extra plastic bags on board.

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[dr. d]

Meron din expandable hard-case.





Super useful during my last trip since we had a last-minute pasalubong run. Nagkasya naman after opening up the expansion, saved me from having to carry extra plastic bags on board.

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good for you!

years ago, we had to buy a cheap maleta in HK, for the pasalubongs.
years later, ok pa yung maletang yun. con todo balibag, etc.

[travajante]

fabric is, to me, the more practical choice.
many have expansion features, in case one gets carried away at the shopping district.

the solid maletas, will always have only one size, whether they have anything inside or not.

some sellers advertise that their zippers are burike-resistant. is there such a thing as burike-resistant zippers?

If you travel light, fabric is fine. The poly ones take more content mass.

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[BlancNoir]

Away sikat sa internet pero have never seen one in person in the airports I've been to. Equivalent to ng 2.0 MT sedan or Kia Stinger. [emoji28]

Frequent traveler ka bro, decent luggage will last a long time for you. Samsonite yung good middle ground talaga, para siyang Innova/Fortuner of the luggage world. Although one thing I noticed is that India kasi very little walking - after checkout sa airport, may Uber na agad. So good wheels (biggest differentiator aside from brand) isn't as critical.

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Unicorn ang Away! hahaha sobrang subtle kasi ng design nila, mukhang generic lang kaya hindi pansinin.

Yeah bro, samsonite is the perfect middle ground. Matibay, magaan, value for money, and international warranty.

[StockEngine]

Used my AT for a 2day excursion. Really didn't care scratching it lol. Just vac'd outside.

[ice15]

Yung isang generic luggage ko nagsisimula na mamaalam yung isang gulong (still works 80% of the time) because of all the train-sidewalk-bus transfers.

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for me... I always try to buy single wheel luggage...

(unlike yung 2 wheels, picture above)

kapag nasira yung wheels tapos maayos pa yung handle/plastic body. bumibili ako ng wheel sa Lazada.

[ice15]

Europe also (cobblestone streets pa). So wheels are really critical.

after nung first cobblestone/brick road experience ko... naghanap ako nung old style na 2 wheels lang na malalaki yung wheel sa likod... pang rough road sana... kaso wala na talaga kahit online.

[jut703]

Unicorn ang Away! hahaha sobrang subtle kasi ng design nila, mukhang generic lang kaya hindi pansinin.

Yeah bro, samsonite is the perfect middle ground. Matibay, magaan, value for money, and international warranty.

Wala rin kasing Away sold locally so it's not as prominent. And we have a lot of cheap local brands like World Traveller that are one step higher than generics and have acceptable quality for most.

Samsonite actually has different perception depending on who you ask. For most people, high-end na yan especially if you compare to AT or generics. But if you're exposed to Brics, B&R, Tumi, Rimowa - then Samsonite is actually entry-level/midrange. Again similar to the Fortuner analogy, or Tag Heuer in the world of watches.

I think there are generally 2 schools of thought on luggage:

1. I'll buy 3k luggage and use it for 2 years, then just replace when it gets broken. I'll spend 15k in 10 years, less if it actually holds up longer than expected.

2. I'll buy good luggage worth 15k, and expect it to last 10 years.

I used to be in the camp of option 1, but recently shifted to option 2.

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