Your Expert Guide to the Best Travel Gear in the UK
If you’ve ever watched the departure board at Gatwick with your heart in your mouth as the check-in agent plonks your case on the scales — you’ll know exactly why the lightest check in suitcase you can find is worth every penny of research. The difference between a 2.8 kg suitcase and a 4.5 kg … Read more
There’s something quietly brilliant about a soft shell suitcase. While hard-shell cases get all the glamorous press — looking like something out of a Wes Anderson film — a good soft shell suitcase is busy doing the actual work: flexing into overhead bins, absorbing a baggage handler’s best attempts at creative tossing, and carrying everything … Read more
Picture the scene: you’re standing at the baggage carousel at Heathrow, watching your battered soft-shell case emerge looking like it’s had a disagreement with a forklift. Again. If that sounds familiar, it may be time to seriously consider a hard shell suitcase — and you wouldn’t be alone. Sales of hard case check in luggage … Read more
There’s a particular kind of misery that comes from standing at an airport check-in desk, frantically rearranging your belongings between two overstuffed bags because you bought a suitcase that was just — slightly — too small. Sound familiar? We’ve all been there. And if you’re reading this, you’ve wisely decided it won’t happen again. Finding … Read more
There’s a particular kind of dread that sets in at the baggage carousel. You’ve packed sensibly — or so you thought — and now you’re watching an oversized case that won’t close, stuffed to bursting like a Sunday roast the day after Christmas. Sound familiar? The best medium suitcase solves exactly this problem: enough room … Read more