05-26-2017, 07:08 PM
I travel a LOT - both domestically and internationally and have found that usually the things that fail most quickly are wheels and handle for rollaboards.
My feeling is - buy cheap and replace every 2-3 years - usually by that time they are worn and filthy and you avoid getting stuck somewhere with a wheel off or the handle stuck up or down.
That said, I am about on year 5 of a 2 wheeler from Eddie Bauer - mostly because I love the way the outside pockets are set up - there is an upper pocked where my TSA compliant liquids bag fits perfectly. It is very worn on the corners and I expect to have it fail any trip - but I've not found one that is set up the same way.
My feeling is - buy cheap and replace every 2-3 years - usually by that time they are worn and filthy and you avoid getting stuck somewhere with a wheel off or the handle stuck up or down.
That said, I am about on year 5 of a 2 wheeler from Eddie Bauer - mostly because I love the way the outside pockets are set up - there is an upper pocked where my TSA compliant liquids bag fits perfectly. It is very worn on the corners and I expect to have it fail any trip - but I've not found one that is set up the same way.