<p>bluebayou-
So far we’ve been lucky- never had to pay an overage for weight. When we are home we try to weigh the bags on the bathroom scale before we go. One time when we were coming home from a ski trip, they told us that the bag was a little over the weight limit. We just opened it and a second duffel up and started to transfer some stuff from one bag to the other. We got no more than one or two items moved when the gate agent told us not to bother- that it was no problem. Case closed. That bag has been great. I’d bet you can find a better price if you surf the web a bit. I will tell you that one time it got damaged on some flight-- almost as if someone cut it with a small blade. No problem. Jansport replaced it, no questions asked.</p>
<p>I’ll have to see how this bag holds up compared to the JanSport one I described above. Older s. currently has the Jansport in Houston, younger s, will be using the Camp Inn one for the Duke program this summer… I’ll report in in late July when the kiddo and bag return from NC…</p>
<p>*** edit** here’s another site with multiple colors of the camp inn “runner” wheeled duffel <a href=“vtarmynavy.com”>vtarmynavy.com;
<p>Hi patient- Are the Rick Steve’s luggage worth the price?Which LLBean bag do you have (funny-- sounds like you have a beanbag )
and I read your update on another thread. Sounds like your kids are doing great!</p>
<p>I almost forgot about this one I’d looked at- <a href=“http://www.caddydaddygolf.com/golf_travel_case.htm[/url]”>http://www.caddydaddygolf.com/golf_travel_case.htm</a>
It says its for golf, but it has all the features you’d want. And the price is great. It really looks good and sturdy. I’d have probably strongly considered this one but my s. wanted the royal blue camp inn bag. There’s one other I’d looked at strongly- If I find the link I’ll post it</p>
<p>Hi jym626! I don’t know whether they’re worth the price, although I was intrigued–here is the link though that talks about them, that got me searching…I am a bag lady ;)…always searching for the perfect luggage, tote bags, etc… Don’t ask me how many “Boat and Tote” bags I have…</p>
<p>This is a great website for big duffels <a href=“http://bigduffles.com/wheeledduffles/[/url]”>http://bigduffles.com/wheeledduffles/</a>
I looked st the monster transworld 36" one. They also have the mother lode and several others. their pricwes are GREAT and they offer a buy 2 get 1 free (if you need 3!) but you pay S&H, which several of the other sites dont charge, but their prices zre so low, they all come out pretty close. </p>
<p>OK-- I have spent waaaay too much time on this :0 Time to shift gears. I did a lot of checking before we ordered the Camp inn a few mos ago, and I want ed to share the info</p>
<p>jym-Thanks those bags look like a great deal! I just wanted to point out that the Mother Load bags and the Mother Lode bags are probably different brands. I hope nobody is tricked into thinking that they are the same, as they are spelled differently on the websites.</p>
<p>Jym, thanks for having invested the time into this. You have definitely saved me some time. I am not using these for flying, but to get son’s stuff into his dorm. I want to wheel it and leave the duffels there if possible. I don’t need the best, it just needs to hold up for our purposes.</p>
<p>ne mom-
My pleasure. I love finding deals onthe web. There was one other company that had a good deal, but I dont think I kept the link. Wait – here it is <a href=“http://ecasing.com/duffelbagextreame42.html[/url]”>http://ecasing.com/duffelbagextreame42.html</a> This is “always” on sale, as is the 36" one (it says the salwis for 24 hrs, butits all the time).
Good luck. Report back on the durability. I’ll do the same</p>
<p>Hockey bags from Sports authority or elsewhere are the best value on rolling duffels with wheels–half the cost of others. They come in a surprising number of sizes.</p>
<p>Cheers, thanks for the tip! This would not have ever occured to me since my kids never played hockey. I am going to check some out at Sports Authority. I am glad that I have not ordered anything yet.</p>
<p>Hi cheers-
We have a (non-wheeled) roller hockey bag, but drats, my s. stored his old rollerblade gear in there for quite a while, and its not too pleasant inside that bag… So the whole kit 'n kaboodle sits on a shelf in the garage. What a waste of a good bag…</p>
<p>We have had about every size and shape of bag out there. It looks like the hockey bags and several of these other big duffels are actually pretty comparable in price. Since you are a seasoned traveller, I am sure you got bags that are quite durable.</p>
<p>The “camp inn” one we got (very lightweight, which was the question of the OP) was purchased with an on-line coupon. Then it arrived with a manufacturing defect. So, we sent it back and got an ADDITIONAL discount of the replacement. So, I believe it cost about $37- no tax, no shipping. There are currently several on ebay that are listed at about $25, but have another $15 or so s&h. In general- one can get a pretty decent, pretty big rolling duffel for $35-45. Quite a deal. So, NEmom-- lots of great options out there. And rest assured- no matter what you buy, you’ll stumble across a “better” deal later. Caveat emptor.</p>
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