Anybody using the new Pelican Luggage
Oct 21, 2014, 8:37 am
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Some people like to have nice things. Some people have a genuine fear that their luggage will break and their skivvies will go parading around the carousel. For others it will be longevity, your samsonite luggage won't last 10 years with weekly use - it makes sense to spend more and avoid the aggro of breaking luggage. Especially when you are overseas working.
Oct 23, 2014, 6:48 am
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I am trying to understand something here: What is the point of dropping ~$500 on a Pelican 27" (or a Tumi / Rimowa etc), when you could buy 3 sets (=6 pieces) of similar Samsonite luggage (2 piece sets @ $149 each in Costco) and still have money left over? OK, Pelican may be waterproof, but how many of us really NEED that with luggage being transferred on boats etc? Samsonite has a 10 year warranty and if need by one can buy another one after the initial purchase has reached its end of life.
So why spend so much more - unless one is trying to make a status statement?
So why spend so much more - unless one is trying to make a status statement?
Oct 23, 2014, 8:05 am
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I am trying to understand something here: What is the point of dropping ~$500 on a Pelican 27" (or a Tumi / Rimowa etc), when you could buy 3 sets (=6 pieces) of similar Samsonite luggage (2 piece sets @ $149 each in Costco) and still have money left over? OK, Pelican may be waterproof, but how many of us really NEED that with luggage being transferred on boats etc? Samsonite has a 10 year warranty and if need by one can buy another one after the initial purchase has reached its end of life.
So why spend so much more - unless one is trying to make a status statement?
So why spend so much more - unless one is trying to make a status statement?
Some people like to have nice things. Some people have a genuine fear that their luggage will break and their skivvies will go parading around the carousel. For others it will be longevity, your samsonite luggage won't last 10 years with weekly use - it makes sense to spend more and avoid the aggro of breaking luggage. Especially when you are overseas working.
You don't seem to have any experience with Pelican cases. They are watertight and almost unbreakable. If you have to transport anything delicate and expensive, they are the way to go. It's not a must-have because it's so cool, but for what these cases are capable of. Even survives DL baggage handlers!
I would buy and pay for the premium of luggage for the 0.01% time that I will need it to protect its content (worth many times more than premium luggage) and not cheap out to pay for the 99.99% of the time when it is just good enough to cheap out on quality.
My domestic carry on is a Pelican 1514. No worry gate check with my own Masters lock.
My brother buys cheapest luggage at Walmart until an incident when the luggage broke and sister-in-law's intimates were all over the carousel.
Oct 23, 2014, 7:17 pm
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Hi Golmaale -
You are correct.
Most travelers don't need that type of case.
But for those that do (instrumentation, A-V equipment, etc.), the robust construction of the Pelikan case delivers. It is not an issue of status, but better protection of packed equipment. finding broken, wet, dusty, or shock-damaged items at the end of a long and difficult journey is very disappointing.
If your livelihood depends on it, it is even worse. " Well, why didn't you take better precautions then ? " while hardly sympathetic, might even be heralding the end of a career path.
You are correct.
Most travelers don't need that type of case.
But for those that do (instrumentation, A-V equipment, etc.), the robust construction of the Pelikan case delivers. It is not an issue of status, but better protection of packed equipment. finding broken, wet, dusty, or shock-damaged items at the end of a long and difficult journey is very disappointing.
If your livelihood depends on it, it is even worse. " Well, why didn't you take better precautions then ? " while hardly sympathetic, might even be heralding the end of a career path.
Oct 28, 2014, 8:29 pm
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I am trying to understand something here: What is the point of dropping ~$500 on a Pelican 27" (or a Tumi / Rimowa etc), when you could buy 3 sets (=6 pieces) of similar Samsonite luggage (2 piece sets @ $149 each in Costco) and still have money left over? OK, Pelican may be waterproof, but how many of us really NEED that with luggage being transferred on boats etc? Samsonite has a 10 year warranty and if need by one can buy another one after the initial purchase has reached its end of life.
So why spend so much more - unless one is trying to make a status statement?
So why spend so much more - unless one is trying to make a status statement?
Pelicans come a lot cheaper than this but they are heavy.
I doubt if Samsonite or any other luggage maker can boast of protecting its contents and surviving an IED hit in Iraq when the Humvee around it doesn't survive. Why the US military didn't put their soldiers in the Pelicans is the more important question.
My next check-in luggage will be a Pelican and I am confident that it will outlast my lifetime.
Oct 30, 2014, 2:13 pm
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There re differences in warranties and qualities.
I'd rather have a couple of really good pieces of luggage that will make it to my destination and back than to have multiple bags that get demolished halfway through a trip.
I don't care about names but I do care about quality and comprehensive warranties. Briggs & Riley and RedOxx have lifetime no questions asked warranties. My RedOxx bag got stuck coming off a military plane a few years back and got an inch long gash. I sent it in expecting that panel to be replaced. Instead, I got a brand new bag.
I had a brand new eBags TLs bag that got caught on something at United on its very first trip. eBags told me to go pound sand even though all it needed was two zipper pulls.
I'll buy lots of RedOxx and no more eBags.
I'd rather have a couple of really good pieces of luggage that will make it to my destination and back than to have multiple bags that get demolished halfway through a trip.
I don't care about names but I do care about quality and comprehensive warranties. Briggs & Riley and RedOxx have lifetime no questions asked warranties. My RedOxx bag got stuck coming off a military plane a few years back and got an inch long gash. I sent it in expecting that panel to be replaced. Instead, I got a brand new bag.
I had a brand new eBags TLs bag that got caught on something at United on its very first trip. eBags told me to go pound sand even though all it needed was two zipper pulls.
I'll buy lots of RedOxx and no more eBags.
Oct 31, 2014, 6:35 am
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There re differences in warranties and qualities.
I'd rather have a couple of really good pieces of luggage that will make it to my destination and back than to have multiple bags that get demolished halfway through a trip.
I don't care about names but I do care about quality and comprehensive warranties. Briggs & Riley and RedOxx have lifetime no questions asked warranties. My RedOxx bag got stuck coming off a military plane a few years back and got an inch long gash. I sent it in expecting that panel to be replaced. Instead, I got a brand new bag.
I had a brand new eBags TLs bag that got caught on something at United on its very first trip. eBags told me to go pound sand even though all it needed was two zipper pulls.
I'll buy lots of RedOxx and no more eBags.
I'd rather have a couple of really good pieces of luggage that will make it to my destination and back than to have multiple bags that get demolished halfway through a trip.
I don't care about names but I do care about quality and comprehensive warranties. Briggs & Riley and RedOxx have lifetime no questions asked warranties. My RedOxx bag got stuck coming off a military plane a few years back and got an inch long gash. I sent it in expecting that panel to be replaced. Instead, I got a brand new bag.
I had a brand new eBags TLs bag that got caught on something at United on its very first trip. eBags told me to go pound sand even though all it needed was two zipper pulls.
I'll buy lots of RedOxx and no more eBags.
Oct 31, 2014, 9:34 am
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Pelicans come a lot cheaper than this but they are heavy.
I doubt if Samsonite or any other luggage maker can boast of protecting its contents and surviving an IED hit in Iraq when the Humvee around it doesn't survive. Why the US military didn't put their soldiers in the Pelicans is the more important question.
My next check-in luggage will be a Pelican and I am confident that it will outlast my lifetime.
Pelicans come a lot cheaper than this but they are heavy.
I doubt if Samsonite or any other luggage maker can boast of protecting its contents and surviving an IED hit in Iraq when the Humvee around it doesn't survive. Why the US military didn't put their soldiers in the Pelicans is the more important question.
My next check-in luggage will be a Pelican and I am confident that it will outlast my lifetime.
Nov 14, 2014, 11:17 am
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I decided to take a look at the warranty Pelican offers; it is not as comprehensive as what Briggs & Riley offers for their Torq line. B&R's bags are $60-80 more, apples for apples, depending on where you buy the Pelican products.
Quick Example: a local Pelican distributor sells the 30" for $505, eBags sells the comparable 29" Torq for $569. The Pelican 27" sells for $465 (local guy again) and eBags has the 26" Torq for $529.
The B&R warranty may be worth the "extra cost" in the long run. If you travel a lot, that may come in handy. I'm disappointed in Pelican's warranty coverage. I was going to pull the trigger on their luggage, but I think, based on warranty, I will soon go with the Torq line from B&R.
http://www.pelican.com/warranty/. The luggage coverage is at the bottom of the page.
http://www.briggs-riley.com/simple-a...ime-guarantee/
"Food for thought" and all that.
Quick Example: a local Pelican distributor sells the 30" for $505, eBags sells the comparable 29" Torq for $569. The Pelican 27" sells for $465 (local guy again) and eBags has the 26" Torq for $529.
The B&R warranty may be worth the "extra cost" in the long run. If you travel a lot, that may come in handy. I'm disappointed in Pelican's warranty coverage. I was going to pull the trigger on their luggage, but I think, based on warranty, I will soon go with the Torq line from B&R.
http://www.pelican.com/warranty/. The luggage coverage is at the bottom of the page.
http://www.briggs-riley.com/simple-a...ime-guarantee/
"Food for thought" and all that.
Last edited by OrcaSnack; Nov 14, 2014 at 11:26 am
Feb 1, 2016, 3:48 pm
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I have been looking at these BA22 cases: http://www.pelican.com/us/en/product...carry-on/BA22/
Does anyone have experience with these? I am looking at them vs a Torq.
Does anyone have experience with these? I am looking at them vs a Torq.
Feb 1, 2016, 4:18 pm
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Does it really keep out water as well as it seems to suggest it does? I'm thinking of cases where it briefly falls off a boat on landing in shallow water or when a place quickly gets flooded and someone may wake up in the middle of the night to find their room flooded with a closed suitcase on the ground.
Feb 1, 2016, 4:22 pm
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I decided to take a look at the warranty Pelican offers; it is not as comprehensive as what Briggs & Riley offers for their Torq line. B&R's bags are $60-80 more, apples for apples, depending on where you buy the Pelican products.
Quick Example: a local Pelican distributor sells the 30" for $505, eBags sells the comparable 29" Torq for $569. The Pelican 27" sells for $465 (local guy again) and eBags has the 26" Torq for $529.
The B&R warranty may be worth the "extra cost" in the long run. If you travel a lot, that may come in handy. I'm disappointed in Pelican's warranty coverage. I was going to pull the trigger on their luggage, but I think, based on warranty, I will soon go with the Torq line from B&R.
http://www.pelican.com/warranty/. The luggage coverage is at the bottom of the page.
http://www.briggs-riley.com/simple-a...ime-guarantee/
"Food for thought" and all that.
Quick Example: a local Pelican distributor sells the 30" for $505, eBags sells the comparable 29" Torq for $569. The Pelican 27" sells for $465 (local guy again) and eBags has the 26" Torq for $529.
The B&R warranty may be worth the "extra cost" in the long run. If you travel a lot, that may come in handy. I'm disappointed in Pelican's warranty coverage. I was going to pull the trigger on their luggage, but I think, based on warranty, I will soon go with the Torq line from B&R.
http://www.pelican.com/warranty/. The luggage coverage is at the bottom of the page.
http://www.briggs-riley.com/simple-a...ime-guarantee/
"Food for thought" and all that.
Feb 8, 2016, 8:13 pm
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I have been looking at these BA22 cases: http://www.pelican.com/us/en/product...carry-on/BA22/
Does anyone have experience with these? I am looking at them vs a Torq.
Does anyone have experience with these? I am looking at them vs a Torq.
The local repair centers can't fix them, and you will have to send it in for repair. They have had nothing but problems and are on the 3rd release in less than 2 years.
Additionally the bags don't roll on 2 wheels without dragging, so you have to use the spinner method all the time.
You have to pay for shipping the bag into B&R unless the local store you buy it from will do it for free. 2 co-workers have spent more on shipping their torq bags back to B&R than what they paid for the bags originally. One is still using the bag after 2 repairs being sent in, and the other gave up when it broke for the 3rd time. Shipping on the 26" is very expensive via the UPS store.