10 Dumb Luggage Features That Drive Travelers CRAZY

Tired of wasting money on carry-on luggage that drives you nuts? Discover 10 HORRIBLE luggage features that seasoned travelers like us can't stand! Avoid these luggage buying mistakes and learn what features are actually worth investing in.

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0:00 10 Dumb Luggage Features That Drive Travelers CRAZY
0:34 #1: Crappy Wheels
1:38 #2: Bad Telescoping Handle
3:07 #3: Organization Issues
3:57 #4: Pockets
4:42 #5: No/Bad Side Handle
5:21 #6: Crappy Zippers
5:55 #7: Poorly Balanced
6:26 #8: Easily Shows Wear
7:20 #9: Too Big/Too Heavy
7:59 #10: No Warranty

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[ZackSeifMusic]

"For anyone using the metric system, that means really short or really tall" 😂😂😂

That's a good one liner

[JulieZuniga-zg]

I splurged and bought Briggs and Riley’s baseline global carry-ons. And I don’t regret it one bit. I love that the handle is on the outside and I have a flat surface to pack with. They have all the +features you mentioned. Lifetime warranty too. We have taken multiple trips over the last few years and they have held up beautifully. Worth the extra cost

[Barbara-uh]

I am a retired flight attendant and used travelpro when flying. Now have a smaller travelpro and love it neverv a problem

[Bob_H]

Agree with everything, but I would include a bottom handle as a must. Picking up suitcases to load into the car, train, or whatever it is nice to have two handles on opposite sides.
Just find a suitcase with a bottom handle and you will see and feel the lifting difference.
We bought a clamshell with all those "nice built-in" compartments, my wife after one trip hates it and reaches for her old trusty bag instead.

[xTremeSequences]

Our family went on a 38-day trip to London, Paris, Venice, Florence, Rome, Barcelona, Lisbon, and Porto with four Travelpro Maxlite 5 Softside carry on luggage and never had one hickup on the five flights in Europe. We certainly saw many others having their bags unwillingly checked at the gate. Our bags were put through the cobble stones and rough bricks of Europe. I do not regret this purchase one bit. Thanks for the video.

[Normful]

My Travelpro has every feature you mentioned except four wheels, just two—very compact, reliable ones. It’s been with me for 25 years. All over the US, and business on four other continents. I typically don’t check, and carry just one bag. I quit checking when Delta held my bag in Atlanta for one week. This carryon and a brief case was all I needed for two weeks in India.

[kagezen]

I am a cabin crew i have been using an aluminum carry on for 15+ years, yes its true it looks beat up, but all its scratches, dings, dents are souvenirs from the adventures lived. If using a clamshell case I would always recommend another bag to be attached with it as its a pain to open and close it whilst going through security or needing to grab something during the flight.

[neresq]

We love our TravelPro Maxlite 5 21" two-wheel carry-ons. They performed beautifully during a full month of wintry travel through Scandinavia on planes, trains, ferries, trams, boats, as well as subways and streets of NYC in steamy August. We also have the larger 24" ones (also two-wheeled) for when our travel plans call for checked baggage (like a 5 week cruise to and through the South Pacific with very few port calls, so we needed to bring with us a lot of toiletries, especially sunscreen).

[sgrant]

The problem with hard shell carryons with outer pockets is that it eats up far too much interior space on that side, reducing interior space by a third sometimes, and with carryons interior space is a precious commodity. Soft side carryon, imo, do not seem to eat into the inside space as much ....i have both soft snd hard carryons and use one or the other depending on my travel needs for a particular trip.

[theallon]

I have a 35 year old Tumi carry on with over half a million miles of planes, trains and automobile travel. Tumi just a month ago warrantied (for the first time in 35 years) some repairs on it for $25. All my travel bags are Tumi, a carry on, a backpack and a computer bag, they all fit together for a convenient walking to and fro the plane. The carry on bag is equipped with soft quiet rubber wheels, yes, they are expensive, but you need to buy a Tumi only once in a lifetime.

[ycftokyo]

Thank you for sharing! I love my soft suitcase (no wheels, impractical on cobbled european streets, and mountains roads) that can be used as a backpack or cross-body. It is made of a sturdy synthetic cloth. It has 3 handles, top, side and face bottom so it is confortable to hold it up when heavy. Has pockets for pc, straps, a large outside pocket with various pockets. I got rid of my hard suitcases. This bag can flaten and take much less space when not in use.

[onecleangti]

Recently moved from a “professional” targeted travel pro to a monos normal carry on. I was amazed at how much space was wasted by the front pouches of the travel pro. The wheels only last 2 years and the bag was super tippy when packed with a weeks worth of clothing. The monos had none of these issues and I actually gained space.
One thing that also stood out was the front pouches on the travel pro became unusable at a normal pack because the interior would push extremely hard what the exterior loosing 4-5 inches of premium space!

[davidhalley]

Great video, Nik! I have an older Victorinox soft sided carry on. I purchased it because of the front pockets, not realizing it would be unbalanced. Plus the wheels are terrible. Even on smooth surfaces it feels like driving a car that has a bad wheel alignment. Also, the handle does wobble. The only good feature, which now has been eliminated, is the bottom handle you cup with your hand. I use that a lot. Now that I’m at a certain age bending over that far isn’t as easy as it once was.

[DonLekei]

You missed the biggest absolute number one feature to avoid: wheels that stick out from the bottom of the suitcase. The number one thing I look for first to filter out carry on bags is that the suitcase extends below the wheel tops. With the highly restricted international carry on limits (which are now being adopted by some American Airlines as well) it is really annoying to see all of these carry on bags that waste 10% of the available space because the wheels stick out way below the bottom of the suitcase. I wish someone would make a two wheeled carry on that has the wheels on the short side instead of the long side so you don't have to struggle trying to wheel it down the aisle.

[juliaabattle]

I'm going to attempt to pack a 13 day cruise to Europe in my Solgaard 22" carry on closet. I'll have to take the "hanging closet" out because it takes up a lot of space and I can't use both sides of the suitcase with it. Thanks for all the travel tips!

[Happ]

I use an Ebag. No wheels so it’s very lightweight. It has 2 shoulder straps to I use as a backpack. I’m able to walk a lot faster with it on my back. Great access outside and it can be expanded should I need to check it for a longer trip.

[lindalockhart]

As a 25+ year flight attendant, I must have gone through 3 travelpros in five years. Unless they’ve changed drastically I would never buy another one!

[AKBABELP]

Thank you for sharing! I have been using lipault (soft suitcase) and they have lasted me for more than 8 years (excluding. 2 years of covid) and i travel A LOT!

[Joe-lbqn]

I dont like spinners because i do carry on only, and you lose luggage space. Cases with just 2 built in wheels have significantly more space inside for the same external dimensions.

[Belgarathe]

Good job discussing. I would’ve thought you would’ve talk about coffee holder that could snag in checked in. Or smart bags that you can’t check in or force to remove batteries.