Suitcases

If I remember right, I got my first Osprey backpack in the mid-’00s, when I took off on my first trip to South America. I used it for many more trips when I was on the move as a solo traveler. It’s still going strong.  A couple years later I got my first Osprey suitcase …

Every time I take a flight that’s not on Southwest, I’m still amazed at the cluster%#@k we’re putting up with every time with carry-on luggage in the cabin. But the airlines make most of their profits from add-on fees in this current race to the bottom, so we’re probably permanently stuck with this inefficient luggage …

This article on Eagle Creek luggage, packing cubes, and accessories was updated in November of 2023. If you ask me about my favorite travel gear brands, one of the top answers hasn’t changed since the last century. My relationship with Eagle Creek luggage and travel gear goes back almost as far as my relationship with …

She looked like she was about to cry as she scraped her shiny four-wheel suitcase over the broken pavement and up another set of stairs. Since there was nobody else around and I was going to have to walk past her, I offered to help and started carrying it up off the ground. “Do you …