My cheap-ass rolling suitcase just broke and I need a replacement. I'm considering buying a duffel because I think it will be lighter. However, everybody everywhere seems to have a rolling suitcase. I don't know if this phenomenon is a result of a brilliant marketing campaign, or if rolling luggage is just superior.

What does everybody here use and why? For what its worth, I never check luggage; I always pack everything into a carry-on.

6/23/2006 8:40:29 AM

If you are just going with a carry on, go rolling duffel...unless you fly small planes. Then it is getting stuffed underneath regardless. The main advantage to a rolling suitcase is durability and they pack well.

6/23/2006 8:42:47 AM

i have a duffel bag and it's a pain in the ass. don't get a duffel bag if you're going to be walking around a bunch of airports/cities with your luggage.

also: getting through subway turnstyles with a big-ass duffel bag can be a pain.

6/23/2006 8:43:17 AM

i've got a rolling duffel bag. also has backpack straps so you can wear it like that.

i like it.

6/23/2006 8:44:56 AM

big ass backpack... easiest to carry and most maneuverable

6/23/2006 8:47:50 AM

6/23/2006 11:09:32 AM

I'd roll her luggage.

6/23/2006 12:34:39 PM

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"i've got a rolling duffel bag."

me too, a huge one... i love it.

6/23/2006 1:29:38 PM

i'd like to see you put a suit in a duffle w/out fucking it up
thats why i love my hanging bag, rolling suitcase combo

6/23/2006 1:54:12 PM

i'd like to see you put a month's worth of clothes in a hanging bag, rolling suitcase combo

plus i never need to travel with a suit.

6/23/2006 3:28:31 PM

Go with rolling

oh and i would totally roll her luggage

6/23/2006 8:03:49 PM

We used to get all these expensive pieces of luggage when I was younger, but it just wasn't worth it because they'd always get damaged during our travels.

I ended up just buying a gigantic rolling duffel bag from LL Bean for next to nothing in cost, and use that for all my undershirts, underwear, socks, shoes, etc. I also carry a nice hanging bag for my suits, shirts, and pants so they won't get wrinkled as bad.

My dad has one of those suitcase/hanging bag combos that gunzz was talking about. It's nice, I may have to invest in one sometime.

6/23/2006 8:11:47 PM

replace a rolling suitcase with a rolling suitcase.. makes sense. I haver an expandable rolling bag. It's a duffle at its smallest and a rolling suitcase when you unzip it.

6/23/2006 11:09:12 PM

duffel = mobility.

6/23/2006 11:22:49 PM

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"i have a duffel bag and it's a pain in the ass. don't get a duffel bag if you're going to be walking around a bunch of airports/cities with your luggage"

Amen...unless it has wheels...

6/24/2006 11:58:20 AM

I was at Ross today and saw some really cheap rolling suitcases.

6/24/2006 10:56:20 PM