Tumi and lightweight luggage

[Evan]

Well simongr where are you ? and all the others who swear by Tumi.
Some opinions, is it worth the money ? Favorite peices ?
I think its time i renew my luggage and i will be doing a few HKG stops along with others and it seems well priced there.
That or the Victorinox gear ?

My current is Berghaus and CAT, but i also like Northface.

I started to re-read the huge luggauge thread but wondering what peoples current thoughts were.

- Must be light
- Strong
- Modern (don't really care much for leather old styles etc)

E

 

[Travel Guru]

I've been using Victorinox for the past 3 years and love it, it's so hard wearing, stylish and easy to spot given so few people use it.

Ive got one of their large Red suitcases, and given its been overseas and interstate dozens of times, it still looks good.

Its definitely worth the money.

TG

 

[maninblack]

Both Victorinox (NXT) and Tumi are excellent and I back them against anything else out there. I have pieces that are almost ancient now and still going strong, but note, they are not lightweight. A standard 27 inch suitcase is about 4-5kg empty.

I recently bought 2 High Sierra rolling duffels (1680 denier ballistic nylon no less) on the basis of recommendations I read...don't...they are cough. Bad zippers and seams have come adrift, retaining straps have come off, will never buy again. I am going to complain to the importer when I get around to it.

You get what you pay for with Victorinox and Tumi but I cannot speak about their lower range (more lightweight) models. North Face do a good unstructured PVC Tarpaulin duffel (no wheels) which is light and strong.

 

[Evan]

Yes i did like the Victorinox.
I think the one in the store i looked at was...
Victorinox
Or the NTX series... i like the green of the Werks Traveler :mrgreen:

And the Tumi for carry-on. Just need to test try my mini notebook to see how it fits but i like the bag.

The Victorinox is significantly cheaper than the Tumi, makes the decision easier.

I want the smallest i can get away with traveling on the road for 5 or 6 weeks.... must take a suit and shoes.

E

 

[Febs]

I want the smallest i can get away with traveling on the road for 5 or 6 weeks.... must take a suit and shoes.

If that one's the one I'm thinking of (international carry-on sized?), I came very close to buying it a few weeks ago. Plenty of space, and I loved the in-built suit carrier. I just couldn't bring myself to do a 6 week DONE4 with carry-on only though...as much as I wanted to.

The luggage shop in Town Hall (Sydney) had it for a good price...not much more than $200, $250ish I think.

Cheers,
- Febs.

PS: For solid and cheap luggage, I've become a big fan of Antler. I have a medium-sized Antler "Aeon" (awesome design) with me on this current DONE4 and it's holding up a lot better than my Samsonite did after just one flight. Don't think I'd ever buy Samsonite again.

 

[Evan]

I think it may have been a checked item i was looking at, even though i want it small. Carry-on is a huge ask with a suit i think.... but maybe i see how i go.
E

 

[Travel Guru]

Yes i did like the Victorinox.
I think the one in the store i looked at was...
Victorinox
Or the NTX series... i like the green of the Werks Traveler :mrgreen:
E

I've got this piece plus one of the larger ones...this ones great, quite large but still within carry on limits, so for short trips it makes the ideal carry on to avoid checking in.

TG

 

[browski]

My 2 cents. Love all the Victorinox product.

After 4 years and much travel I had a problem with one non-essential zip from my main case. I had also lost a wheel on my cabin bag.

Victorinox rep in Melbourne fixed/replaced both items within 60 mins for free.

Whilst at the Victorinox store I spied the new KING of Cabin baggage - for those that combine work and some play. The Stonehenge.

Victorinox

The bag itself is large enough for a 3-day trip and the backpack straps great if u need "hand's free". However, the best feature is the heavy duty removable sleeve (with shoulder strap and other compartments) that can be used to transport the laptop and accessories to/from the office each day - so no need to take the entire cabin bag to work each day once at the destination.

 

[Leumas]

Tumi is good solid gear, but it can't exist in the same sentence as 'lightweight'...

 

[Travel Guru]

All of the Victorinox gear comes with a lifetime warranty, any time anythings broken, be it airline fault or not, they've always fixed it without question...thats how i gauge a good company, their backup service.

TG

 

[simongr]

Well simongr where are you ? and all the others who swear by Tumi.
Some opinions, is it worth the money ? Favorite peices ?
I think its time i renew my luggage and i will be doing a few HKG stops along with others and it seems well priced there.
That or the Victorinox gear ?
- Must be light
- Strong
- Modern (don't really care much for leather old styles etc)

E

Sorry was travelling with Derek (20in rollaboard Tumi) but not Rupert (trifold suitbag)

OK I have:

20in rollaboard (Derek)
Trifold Suit bag (Rupert)
Wash bag
Passport holder

And the new addition to the family - duffle bag.

All items are in black material rather than leather, all simple and neat but nice classic lines. With Derek and Rupert I can get plenty of clothes for a 3 week RTW trip in a combination of business casual and casual (no running shoes tho).

The rollaboard is not that light but is pretty sturdy.

They all have the Tumi tracking identifiers so if lost can be traced potentially (not sure how effective this is).

The duffle bag was a tad extravagant but we needed something to carry our purchases home from the US

I like the monohandle of the Victorinox but equally I love the fact that all my luggage matches (apart from large checked bags which I can justify replacing and the Samsonite four wheeler is a fantastic piece of kit for wen I need to check luggage).

Hope this helps....

S

 

[Evan]

Yes, thats for the opinions i will let you know what i end up with at the end of next week. Depending on prices of course.
Tempted to keep my current checked bag since it does the job and i dont care about damage and its both huge and light.

E

 

[thegurio]

Sorry was travelling with Derek (20in rollaboard Tumi) but not Rupert (trifold suitbag)

Should i ask or leave it alone....

 

[Evan]

Should i ask or leave it alone....

I was guessing comic book characters... but i am not sure which ones... was i right ?
E

 

[simongr]

No - I was starting to write up some notes for a trip report and was thinking it was a bit w4nky to keep referring to my "20in Tumi Rollaboard" and "Tumi Trifold Suit Bag" so I have given them random names selected after a couple of glasses of champagne in the T5 F lounge and a mini bottle of Pommery on BA662.

 

[NM]

No - I was starting to write up some notes for a trip report and was thinking it was a bit w4nky to keep referring to my "20in Tumi Rollaboard" and "Tumi Trifold Suit Bag" so I have given them random names selected after a couple of glasses of champagne in the T5 F lounge and a mini bottle of Pommery on BA662.

Why not just refer to it as "my hand luggage"

 

[simongr]

There are times when over a 6 month period I have spent more time with the hand luggage than with my wife so I feel they need a little more respect

 

[NM]

There are times when over a 6 month period I have spent more time with the hand luggage than with my wife so I feel they need a little more respect

Does your wife feel the same way?

 

[thegurio]

Why not just refer to it as "my hand luggage"

Now Cmon NM... Next you'll be asking for proper acronyms and no feet shots!

 

[NM]

Now Cmon NM... Next you'll be asking for proper acronyms and no feet shots!

No problems so long as the feet are covered :shock: Naked feet should be avoided in a family-friendly forum .

As for the other part, AWA? Just ATM.