New Luggage Recommendations

Andy Travels

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Hi all :)

Newbie here but a frequent flyer who will be rejoining the skys again very soon.

I'm looking at refreshing my carry on luggage to a hard case. Currently looking at the Qantas branded hard cases but just wondering if anyone has any feedback / suggestions? Probably looking at around $120 mark (obviously in this field a $120 price tag is usually a RRP reduced from $250 haha)

Thanks!
Andy
 
I was after a bag to add to the carry one hard case and ended up buying

PACSAFE GO CARRY-ON BACKPACK 34L​

It is great - has a sleeve to pop over the case, is lockable and opens up like a suitcase. On the way back from Norway a while back I checked it in with the case as well as I had some shopping in another bag and wanted to cut down what I was schlepping around.
This is the Bags to Go site but available lots of places and I didn't buy there.
 
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Looking at 2 new suitcases as we only buy cheap ones they only last a few years and then we replace.

Annoyingly, it seems sizes have slightly changed to be either a bit too small for us, or slightly over the max total dimensions for most airlines of 158cms coming in at 160cm.

Thoughts ?
 
Just thought I'd check to see if anyone had recommendations for quality, inexpensive luggage. In other words, I don't want a luggage that will last me for decades like a Rimowa or TravelPro but I want one where I know the wheels and handles will last a few years. I see that the department stores (Myer, Alan Jones) and online retailers (Amazon) have sales on luggage from well known brands like Samsonite and American Tourister. Are they any good?

Are there any deals worth considering now given that it's Black Friday?

-RooFlyer88
 
My recent purchases have been American Tourister, which is basically Samsonite.

Heaps of black Friday deals, but they always seem to have 30-50% off all year.

Samsonite | Up to 20% cashback, Coupons & Promo Codes 20% cashback here

OR

https://shopping.qantas.com/samsonite 10 QFF per $

I have a few Antler bags and they have been OK as well and I prefer them over Samsonite as the last 2 bags I've had, from Samsonite, had zips which wouldn't always close when full.

Both bags fully replaced under warranty, but still a pain

I'm still on the fence about getting 160cm bags which is larger than airlines "allow"
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https://shopping.qantas.com/american-tourister/ 10 x QFF points as well
 
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