Originally Posted by
UnitedSkies
Yikes, I like Samsonite too, seems very durable. Do you check bags often?
I used to. I went through a period with work where I would regularly be away for two weeks or more, so I carried my life around with me....
I bought one of the Samsonite stand-up roller jobbies (with the four wheels); it took about six months for the wheel to go wobbly (a bit like a shopping cart) and then fall off. The handle is fairly recent; it's actually a strip of metal underneath the soft material, so it was a bit like a razor; took a bit of work to get the remains off. Still, it's better than my last bag; I was about to set off for the airport when a wheel fell off leaving a gaping hole in my suitcase. I didn't fancy mine being that bag you see that spills your underwear onto the reclaim belt!