A Cranky Request for Luggage Recommendations

[deirdre]

I know some of you travel a lot, and I’m looking for a new piece of big luggage to replace my falling-apart one. Plus, hey, bad shoulder and I really felt that 46.6 lb bag I pushed around the airport (it was full of books from World Fantasy)

I’m looking for:

1. A spinner (meaning 4 wheels, though I do prefer double wheels and not the itty ones either)
2. Not part of a set
3. Not from the lesser lines from a given company (e.g., not American Tourister, which is a less expensive Samsonite line)
4. That’s available in a color other than black
5. Is hard sided
6. Is available in a size somewhere between 24″ and 26″

Anyone have specific recommendations?

I’m also looking for a rolling carry-on, and I’m even more specific there. I currently have a Travelpro Crew 6 rolling tote that’s 16 x 13 x 7. It began falling apart almost immediately, but I have been stoically carrying it for four years, even though the handle screws are falling out. Frankly, I love the form factor, but not the product. Unfortunately, it’s an odd and great size: it exactly fits in the overhead of smaller commuter planes. I like not being the bin hog, y’know?

When Travelpro went to their newer lines, they screwed up what little I did like about the bag.

So, I’m looking for:

1. A spinner (meaning 4 wheels, but this one can have smaller wheels)
2. Not part of a set
3. Not from the lesser lines from a given company (e.g., not American Tourister, which is a less expensive Samsonite line)
4. That’s available in a color other than black
5. Is not hard sided
6. Is available in a size somewhere close to what I already have

I’ve normally been a Travelpro person or a Ricardo of Beverly Hills person, but I’m not really someone who has strong brand preferences here. I don’t really want to join the Tumi cult.

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