Originally Posted by
gobluetwo
Solid is right! The bags alone weigh in the neighborhood of 14-15 lbs. Great for durability, not great for bad backs and weight limits. Note that many lightweight bags are literally half the weight, some even lighter. It all depends on what your use case is and what you want out of the bag.
Fine for domestic travel, where carryon is seldom weighed but in EU or ME you can easily get zapped for overweight carryon.