I really appreciate Till bringing the brand to my attention in this thread. The cases aren't perfect, but they are pretty darn good. I've used them for two trips of 10 days or more. At that point, I check the roller duffle as I've really managed to stuff a lot into it and it becomes a bit beefy for the overhead compartment. However, it's great to get by on luggage that compact and light for such lengthy trips.
The tote has a strap so that it can slide over the handle of the wheeled bag. Because of the light weight bag, there's not a lot of weight on my wrist when I am pulling the stacked bags. The tote's handles unsnap and snap into each other to form a long shoulder strap. It's pretty effective except that the velcro on the strap has managed to snag delicate blouse material. Because I've checked the roller on several flights, I'm sure I'll reduce its life. On the very first flight, a bit of plastic snapped that was to hold in a clip. I used black duct tape to repair it. You can't see it, and it works fine. I didn't bother to return the bag to the manufacturer, I was that happy with the duct tape repair. And the fabric of the case shows no sign of damage from checking it, a concern of mine given the very thin fabric. The cases lack any inherent structure of their own, other than the roller base for the duffle and about half of the back. I haven't yet taken them on a short 2 or 3 day trip, and am unsure how they will work without sufficient contents to fill them.
I used my Landor-Hawa ultralite case this weekend. I needed to pack a couple dresses for events, and liked having a more structured bag. I will use the two types of bags for different packing, and am happy to own both.
Sd1k, you are most welcome. I will probably buy the AE21 for myself as an overflow tote. It tried to fit the Easygoing carry-on into my 22" Plat5. Well, that was stupid of me. How did I think that a bag that had almost the same exterior dimensions would fit in there? The AE21 is much more pliable. Funny enough the TX2 did fit bur filled out most of the cavity of the Plat5 and is heavy as all out. I have a couple of trips within Europe (Zurich, Venice, Paris all starting from Berlin with different carriers) coming up. So I wanted to beat the 8kg limit. I might try to use my mothers Mandarina Duck pilot case shoulder bag but with the Plat5 the 8kg limit is almost impossible to beat. I can simply check the bag, though. No extra cost. Just would have liked to avoid that for the time savings and the lesser risk of damage or loss. Well, I got one LH, one Swiss and one Air Berlin flight. We'll see how they do.
It is good to hear bag (pun intended) from those who bought the A. Saks. I think the brand had been under-appreciated but so far the feedback has been good and that might change things.
tough traveler features good travelling bags. i've been going to different stores now and i haven't found a bag that's soothes me. these travel bags look durable enough. thanks for the information!
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A Saks 20" wheeled duffel
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Originally Posted by SanDiego1K
One spec sheet says 7 lbs. That seems quite high to me. I tried to weigh it, but my scales isn't sufficiently precise.
It is !
I carry a hand-scale around when I'm shopping for luggage and traveling - the 7 lbs for a 20" rolling duffel is high.
Lightweight would be 5 lbs or less.
I have 31" rolling duffels that weight 7 lbs.
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Originally Posted by lavedder
I agree. What wheeled bags fall into this category?
I bought a Sub-0-G two months ago, and have used it so far on three international flights to Europe and Africa. It is holding up quite well, and I'm pleased with the performance and the lighter weight (under 5 lbs). Purchase cost was ~$80.00.
Check back through this thread for more information about this bag.
I own both bags, the 20" duffle A-Saks and the Sub-0-G. My husband weighed them sequentially this morning, and found the Sub-0-G only about 6 ounces lighter than the A-Saks. Mind you, both seem very light - but both weighed in at more than 6 lbs.
Programs: UA (1K) & SN; also AA, DL, NW, CO, and M&M
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Originally Posted by SanDiego1K
I own both bags, the 20" duffle A-Saks and the Sub-0-G. My husband weighed them sequentially this morning, and found the Sub-0-G only about 6 ounces lighter than the A-Saks. Mind you, both seem very light - but both weighed in at more than 6 lbs.
I think that your scales may be a bit off. I just weighed my Sub-0-G (three times) using a new hanging luggage scale and keep coming up with 4.8 lbs.
