Jun 10 2008
shopping for the right type of luggage
Luggage is a very essential buddy for a traveler. The kind of luggage you need depends on what kind of traveler you are: frequent traveler, vacationer, business traveler, trekker, or a commuter. For any of this kind, there are luggages that can match your travel needs. To choose the right type of luggage there are luggage buying guidelines you might want to heed in order to avoid buying the wrong luggage and wasting your money’s worth. The most important aspect to take note is the luggage construction. We bought a luggage last year prior to coming to Finland and upon arrival the zip gave way. We didn’t check carefully the zip’s durability when we bought it so we ended up using it for once only. For a durable luggage, look for locked-stitched seams, big zippers, recessed wide-track wheels, fiberglass frames for lightweight, detachable and adjustable straps, a denier of 400 and above, and one with compartments for organizing things.
For our family travel or vacation we would usually carry medium-sized and larger sized wheeled upright luggage plus additional carry-ons. Our upright luggage is usually the soft-sided type. I’m not so much a fan of a hard-sided luggage coz it’s non expandable and slightly heavier, thus adding up to the baggage weight. I already find the 20 kg baggage limit not enough for the things to pack.
As I was searching for luggage, I found an American Tourister 2-Piece Upright Luggage Set at ShopWiki.com costing about 130 USD at Sears. This would be great for a short vacation. Easy to carry and has variety of compartments. If you are searching for anything and everything for sale, more products and better deal with a price comparison feature, drop by ShopWiki.com and you will experience how ShopWiki transforms online shopping.
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