Originally Posted by
FallenPlat
So if a bag is that small, why mess with wheels at all? They add perhaps 4 or 5 pounds and cost you perhaps something like one fifth of your packing volume, I believe.
For a big bag? Ok. But for a little briefcase-sized carryon?
There's obviously something here that I'm not getting.
The little bag provides a base for the larger non-wheeled carry on to travel through the airport. When you have arthritis in your back, shoulders and wrist, carrying that weight through an airport is really painful.