selecting the Right Luggage For Your Trip
Choosing the right luggage for your trip is one the most important decisions of the vacation planning process. Obviously if you want to go backpacking through Europe you aren't going to be bringing a suitcase and if you are packing suits for a business trip you aren't going to throw them in a backpack. So I guess the best quiz, would be, "What are my options?"
Option 1: The Suitcase
The days of the hard suitcase are over. Now anywhere you look its fabric suitcases with many zippers for discrete compartments. They are for the most part light weight and very convenient. The most popular bags seem to be the ones that have wheels and a retractable cope so you can naturally wheel you bag down the hall instead of carrying. The wheels can damaged any way and no one wants to buy a new bag just because of the wheels so you might as well learn how to replace your luggage wheels. An midpoint bag will run you about dollars and sets of 4 or 5 decent capability bags can be had for about 0.
Option 2: The Backpack
Visiting hostels around the world? Taking a short trip to see some friends? Just want to look cool? Then the backpack is for you. There are many variations of the voyage backpack. There are very large ones that act roughly as a duffel bag, very small ones that can be used as a daypack for short trips from the hostel and the standard sizes that come with many compartments for your water, guide books, clothes, etc. Strapping a bag to your back is the only way to voyage between many destinations and you'll beat it up a bit with all of that traveling so buy a good one. They can be had for as cheap as on sale but most will run you between and 0.
Option 3: The Duffel Bag
Ah the superior duffel bag. Duffel bags have come a long way since the superior tan one compartment army bag of old. They still have one large main compartment but most have a combine more on the sides for easy access to water and books. They look a lot cooler now a days too and some can even change into a backpack. Use a duffel bag when one large main compartment makes sense. Ski boots for instance would need such a place. Duffel bags come in a lot of sizes so to is a good bet.
Just remember to think about your particular voyage situation in expand because the right bag can make the excellent trip.
