Is Your Luggage Still Fit Enough to Travel?

Posted on: November 6th, 2011 by paul

When you are planning your vacation, you have to account for many different things. You need to make sure that you have your itinerary and that you have your plane, train or cruise tickets. You need to have your accommodations reserved so they will be ready for you by the time you arrive. One of the things that not everyone considers is the type of luggage they are going to be bringing along with them. By the time they start packing, it’s already too late to get anything new. Instead of waiting until the last minute to drag your old suitcase and bags out of the closet, look at them now and see how they hold up.

If you have wheels on your suitcase or bags and you plan to use them, take a test run up and down the driveway or the sidewalk. You might feel a little silly doing it, but you want to know how the wheels are going to hold up when you are making your way through the airport. The only way to test the wheels properly is to make sure that you load your luggage with just as much as you are going to be packing for your trip.

 

Check the style of the luggage as well. Even though you don’t have to change your luggage just because it is out of style, you might want to give some thought to it. The old luggage that you inherited from your parents might just be too large for traveling in today’s world. You might need to find something smaller and more modern just for the sake of convenience when you are traveling.

 

Also check for any rips or tears in the fabric of the luggage. The bags often receive rough treatment with the handlers at the airport, and a piece of luggage that already has a rip or tear might not make it back to you in one piece!

 


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