agreed. I have had to pack for trips for overnight, two weeks. a month, six weeks, six months, and same day. Get some durable, cheap luggage. I had great success at Tuesday Morning with a friend on the phone who was cross checking brands and prices on ebay. Got 4 matching pieces of very good luggagefor $400, less than the price of the rolling garmet bag of the set at a luggage store I had visited earlier in the day. Tuesday morning seems to be better than TJ Maxx. I'm sure there's some ecofriendly-no-child-labor-yet-low-cost boutique in San Fran, but I don't live in SF. Also, never buy a standard case bigger than 27". Anything bigger, when full, will be to heavy and the overweight fees outstrip the cost of buying a new bag.
I can travel indefinitely, as a military doc, with a week worth of casual civvies, a suit, a 'service dress' uniform, working uniforms, study materials, and 'doctor stuff' like whit coat, stethoscope, etc, with a folding garmet bag, a 25" rolling suitcase, and a standard messanger bag for carry on. Volume is about the same as a navy 'seabag' duffle. Tested over four- and six-week trips, doing laundry once a week.
My dad recently did 2 weeks in Japan with a folding garmet bag. A rolling folding garmet is definitely my go-to piece of luggage for city-to-city travel, flying or driving. For travel on ships, I recommend the seabag, as it takes very little room and can double as a backpack in a pinch. Obviously, if you're walking inland, your backpack can double as airport luggage. I tend to use an XL timbuk2 for overnighters.
I can travel indefinitely, as a military doc, with a week worth of casual civvies, a suit, a 'service dress' uniform, working uniforms, study materials, and 'doctor stuff' like whit coat, stethoscope, etc, with a folding garmet bag, a 25" rolling suitcase, and a standard messanger bag for carry on. Volume is about the same as a navy 'seabag' duffle. Tested over four- and six-week trips, doing laundry once a week.
My dad recently did 2 weeks in Japan with a folding garmet bag. A rolling folding garmet is definitely my go-to piece of luggage for city-to-city travel, flying or driving. For travel on ships, I recommend the seabag, as it takes very little room and can double as a backpack in a pinch. Obviously, if you're walking inland, your backpack can double as airport luggage. I tend to use an XL timbuk2 for overnighters.