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Luggage as present
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I have a sister who loves my stuff. She always takes my bags, backpacks and luggage and her birthay is near. So, I was thinking of buying her a luggage, so she can leave my alone. She has some big trip in September, so she will definitely need luggage and I think that this as present is a good idea.
So, what do you think, what brand should I buy? I am thinking hard case, but the problem is that I don't know which one is really good. What do you use?
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Skiing in September? Where? Hard cases are a bad idea for skiing, they use up half your weight allowance before you've packed anything else and many don't fit your boots easily inside. Better to have a lightweight, large wheeled holdall that carries your boots and all your clothing, etc.
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As above, with tumbling weight allowances, lightweight luggage is crucial. I've seen brilliant ski/board/stuff carrying solutions which were smart, innovative and robust, but weighed about a third or more of your weight allowance, so completely pointless.

The best luggage I've seen recently is those The North Face Basecamp duffel packs - they're light, strong, cheap(ish) and waterproof, which is useful when your luggage is left on the tarmac in the pouring rain.
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Maybe she likes not having to store her own luggage when she isn't using it.
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I'm going against the grain as a hard suitcase user, purchased after I decided that I never wanted my dirty laundry spilling onto the conveyor belt again Embarassed A decent hard case is practically indestructible. I have samsontite ones, and my parents' Delseys must be past 30 years old now.

Yes, they weigh more, but I've been using 2 hard cases (one largeish but not the biggest available, one a bit smaller but bigger than cabin size) to pack for 2 of us skiing for years. One pair of ski boots in each case, both cases under 20kg without much effort, including shoes, hair dryer, loads of toiletries etc.

And they double as a seat while you wait for your lift wink
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Scarlet, I resurrected ours from the loft after about 8 years of inactivity to fly to Singapore last year. They are back up there again, as they just don't fit as well in the car as our holdalls.
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Hells Bells, they don't squash as well(!) as holdalls, but that increases the protection to the contents. Obviously that deepnds on your car too – ours has a rather small, odd shaped boot that holds practically nothing, so that's what the back seat is for Toofy Grin
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I've seen a new trend of late where anything soft, or with big, loose, handles/straps has to be carted by the PAX to a separate bag-drop area
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Scarlet wrote:
I'm going against the grain as a hard suitcase user, purchased after I decided that I never wanted my dirty laundry spilling onto the conveyor belt again Embarassed


You really made me think you know, that is really something you need to avoid. I tried to find some luggage with better solution for dirty laundry and I stubmled upon a site with best luggage brand and there I have found Genius Pack. They have like 100000 pockets and for dirty laundry as well. Maybe that one is the solution? Now, I am thinking betweek that Genius Pack and Samsonite (they are good) What do you think.

P.S. Oh, sorry I didn't mention, that trip is to France, Paris, she goes with her boyfriend for 2 weeks, it is sort of big deal. Laughing
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