In travel or business trip the most important companion has always been and remains a suitcase: it's not for nothing that one of the most famous travel companies chose the suitcase as the main hero of their commercials.
What should be the ideal "travel companion"? The same one with which in the plane, and the train, and the bus tour, with which "no fire or copper pipes are terrible"? Everyone who has a long journey or a tourist trip, has thought about how to choose a suitcase.
Consider the basic rules and typical errors that are allowed when choosing a suitcase.
Brand and cost
As you know, quality can not be cheap. Does this mean that expensive travel bags and suitcases of famous brands that are concerned with the quality of their products will be the most reliable and durable in the service? As practice shows, the dependence of "brand - durability" with respect to travel bags does not always justify itself. Experienced travelers and frequent travelers note that even an expensive suitcase can withstand an average of 12 flights. This is due to the peculiarities of the carriage of luggage: suitcases and bags are subjected to shocks, scratches, jerks, handles - jerks, which greatly increases the load on them.
Material: Is the skin always better?
The skin looks very expensive and stylish. At the same time it is the same as it looks. In foreign films, leather suitcases have always been an attribute of the upper class of society. Suitcase made of leather is quite noticeable in weight by itself, and being loaded, it becomes even heavy. Another, the most significant, lack of leather suitcases - they quickly become worthless. Plastic coating. A female travel suitcase made of bright plastic of an interesting texture looks ultra-modern. Men's suitcases can be of strict colors and shapes. A wide range of costs depends on the manufacturer, the quality of the plastic and the size of the suitcase.
Advantages of plastic suitcases:
- A light weight.
- Plastic suitcase can easily be transformed with stickers so that it can be quickly recognized in a string of other bags on the tape at the airport.
But the plastic suitcases have their own significant drawbacks:
- A suitcase made of plastic can not be loaded halfway, or, on the contrary, it can be stuffed to the top: at a sharp pressure, if, for example, it fails to drop it, the plastic can crack.
- Plastic is subject to change, dents and scratches may appear on it. Personnel at airports and railway stations are not particularly pompous with luggage, so the risk of getting a suitcase with dents and cracks is very large.
- The plastic keeps the form, so it is not always possible to squeeze it into the right space.
Textiles are the most common material for making suitcases. The great demand for textile traveling suitcases is due to their price, strength, relatively light weight, convenience of storage (the soft form helps to place the suitcase).
There is a suitcase and its shortcomings: the fabric absorbs moisture and it can be torn.
Design
What should be a suitcase for its design: with or without wheels, which should have a handle, is a rigid form mandatory?
- Wheels. It's better when they are 4. Firstly, such a suitcase can be put. Secondly, if one wheel breaks, the second pair will come to the rescue. Silicone wheels are stronger than plastic wheels.
- A pen. It is better to choose a retractable telescopic handle: if necessary, it can be hidden, "drowning" in the body of the suitcase. It is necessary to pay attention to the fixing of the handle: ideally, if the fastening with nylon threads is strengthened by rivets.
- The form. Of course, a hard suitcase holds a form, you can put documents in it, and neatly fold your shirts. Recently, the soft travel bag-suitcase on wheels, the so-called backpack, is gaining popularity. In appearance, it resembles a hybrid of a tourist backpack and trolley. Its advantages:
- You do not need to be carried on your hands if you can not roll (for example, on the stairs);
- Convenience of storage: an empty back-up can be folded, and it takes up a minimum of space;
- The price is much lower than that of other suitcases;
- Has a huge number of external offices;
- Very little weight.
Of the shortcomings of such a "suitcase" can be noted except one: an insufficiently representative appearance. It is unlikely that backpack will suit a businessman on a business trip.