I've had my suitcase for several years it's done sterling service and I've been very happy with it and although there's nothing wrong with it I've been thinking of changing it. It's a 28"-29" hard sided, two wheeled case but it weighs approx 5kg before I put anything in it and given I already have neck problems plus the airlines reducing weight allowances I've been considering a lighter one,
The thing is do I have two or four wheels and soft or hard case? This is where your input would be useful
I've been doing some research the hard sided one's seem to be heavier than the soft one's but still lighter than my current one, there's some criticism about how stable and easy the soft sided one's are to move especially when laden and people seem to be split about the number of wheels, some say they're easier to manouvre, others say they are cumbersome because you have to lift them over kerbs, the small wheels get stuck in cobblestones etc so does anyone have any experience and/or opinion they'd like to share to help me decide?
MTIA
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I don't know about the 4 wheels versus 2 argument DD as I've only experienced the two wheeled variety but if you go for a lightweight fabric do double check it is waterproof.
I bought a set of luggage from QVC some years ago - nice, roomy cases - but our belongings got saturated during a torrential downpour at Heathrow. We could see the case - a distinctive lime green - waiting to be loaded while we were at the boarding gate, but didn't realise what we'd find at the start of our holiday.........
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Good point about it being waterproof Nellie, hadn't thought of that!
I was thinking possibly of a soft case because they normally have the expansion zips where the hard case don't, but then again they're tougher and may be more stable?
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I bought a big shell 4 wheel case a few years ago and it was a dream to manoeuvre. I find two wheelers drag your arm after a while. I would go along to a department store and have a wander up and down the aisles with their suitcases.
When I went shopping for a suitcase many moons ago I took ages trying this one and that. Baby Tink was only about three or four. He was happy enough.
When I got him ready for his bath that evening though I couldn't believe it! His wee trouser pockets were full of suitcase keys!! Must have been a dozen or more.
I bought a big shell 4 wheel case a few years ago and it was a dream to manoeuvre. I find two wheelers drag your arm after a while. I would go along to a department store and have a wander up and down the aisles with their suitcases.
I had thought of that but it's finding somewhere with a good enough selection and of course a case that moves well empty doesn't necessarily mean it'll do the same when full so was hoping someone on here would have first hand knowledge/experience of them
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We've recently changed our suitcases to these and they're brilliant. We had the traditional style Samsonites before, had them for donkeys years and been all over the world with them, and they had withstood an awful lot of battering, but they only had 2 wheels and would wobble and be difficult to roll when they were full and heavy.
The Spinners are lightweight and so easy to manoeuvre even when jammed packed. We got ours from a Samsonite outlet for £99, and the good thing is that they have combination locks which are TSA approved so you don't have to leave them unlocked when travelling to the USA.
So is yours a hard shell Cog? Do you know what it weighs most of them seem to be 4.2-4.8kg and at the higher weight there's not a lot of benefit to changing it?
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