I’m not impressed with TravelPro, since the handle fell off my expensive bag as I was getting ready to leave for a ski trip. (Had to resort to the Costco rolling duffel, which probably was a factor of 10 less in price).
We’ve used the Eddie Bauer rolling luggage pretty successfully, and I really like our Eagle Creek bags. (Plus I use their packing cubes).
ETA - just realized OP decided on TravelPro. I hope it works well for you. Hopefully my experience was an anomaly.
Wow, I never heard of AWAY until last spring. What I liked was the company replaced my son’s band with initials, which fell off on first flight ( to visit me), without charge.
Well @chercheur, I couldn’t resist that weekender, I bought one for DS. He has a few trips coming up, and of course college coming -home visits so I think it will come in handy!
I have TravelPro…and I really like it. No…it’s not top of the line like Tumi…but it’s nice. Good inside organization, and mine actually are light weight.
Hoping the OP has good luck with their TravelPro. For a long while, these were the bags used by flight attendants on a number of airlines. I don’t know if that is still true, or not.
^^^^ I started with TravelPro back in the late 1980s after noticing that all the flight attendants seemed to use the brand. I’ve had several recent flights in and out of Hong Kong with a long walk to immigration during which I was accompanied by a number of flight attendants from various airlines. I noticed a number of TravelPro bags still in evidence!
I like my TravelPro for trips in which I am not concerned about the luggage being weighed. I’ve had one bag that broke within the first year. This is out of a collection of 3 purchased at various times in the 1980/90s. The handle on the broken bag wouldn’t extend, it had apparently been bent while retracted. I got it fixed and it has held up since.
I put a square of white duck tape with permanent Sharpie marked initials near the handle of our nondescript bags. Easy to see an “ABC” or “AB/CD”. Some still have son’s initials. He travels with an ordinary backpack plus laptop for a week’s visit here- has been known to throw a load in our washer.
After 15 years of extensive travel, my Ricardo luggage set from Costco just couldn’t take it anymore. I bought a TravelPro Maxlite carryon because I loved how lightweight it was. Even though I’ve traveled less in the past 5 years, the thing is already falling apart. The higher end lines of TravelPro may still be good quality, but the Maxlite isn’t at all and I wouldn’t recommend it.
If you’re going to be traveling internationally, I recommend two wheels. Much easier for traveling in cities, on public transportation, sidewalks, etc. A carryon that is 21.5"x14"x9" will be optimized to fit in the most overhead bins globally. (but not all). Height is more likely to get your luggage size checked than width. My DH has a carryon that is only 20" tall, but is almost always over the max width and he’s never been challenged. But he’s repeatedly watched people with suitcases slightly taller get challenged.
@chercheur thx for the link to the backpack. D is planning to study abroad next summer and fall - this bag looks perfect for when she is traveling around on weekends and breaks. Now I just have to figure out what color she might like.
@TS0104 @4kids4us I’m glad you found the Ebag link useful. It really is a great bag. 4kids4us, your daughter may prefer the Junior version which is slightly smaller. I would suggest packing cubes for organization. Here’s a video about the bag. At 1:50 you can see they have organized the inside with packing cubes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy12s2vEwg8