Originally Posted by
deniah
"fairly unconditional" means nothing. if its open to interpretation, its not unconditional. and while some of their bags are attractive, i find their form of advertising over-the-top... not to mention if you run some web research they have been proven to shill out their products before. very unsavory ethics
Are you sure the guys with "unconditional" warranties are completely no questions asked? My understanding was that B&R and the like, covers travel related accidents, including airline misuse. Not wanton abuse like having elephants dance on your bag, or crocodiles chewing on it. Or, for that matter, using it as backstop at the rifle range.
I'm in no way shilling for Saddleback. In fact I don't even like them, as I firmly believe flap covered bags should have died out with the invention/perfection of the zipper. Any bag you can't carry from meeting to meeting without futzing with flaps and buckles, is a joke if you ask me. And a briefcase weighing as much as a max checked size rolling hardside, is gratuitous overkill; for any kind of travel I intend to do, at least. But still, are their warranty really any more conditional than that of the others mentioned here? I guess the only realistic test case would be the hardside suitcase they make. It says 100 year warranty, but that thing looks a lot more fragile than the rest of their line, which I cannot begin to imagine how could be damaged.