Originally Posted by jtm893

All,

I thought I would provide a bit of insight into this suit case so the community could use it in the future. Personally, I couldn't find an in depth review online, so hopefully this will provide a bit of insight for everyone to use in case you are in the market for something like this. On to the good stuff now.

Over the past few weeks, I began shopping for a new suitcase to supplement my travel needs. I've started to travel a bit more internationally for 2+ weeks at a time and one thing that started to become a necessity rather than a luxury was a versatile spinner carry-on bag to compliment my leather carry-on duffel.

After about two days of research it really came down to the B&R vs Travelpro spinner options, but my decision to go with B&R came down to the following reasons:

• A true lifetime warranty
• True versatility features that are very practical in the real world, mainly the fold out garment holder and CX compression system.
• Travelpro did not offer a carry on size spinner with a fold out garment section.
• Amazing pricing at time of purchase, which came out to about $340 after rebates BNIB from eBags.

Apart from the reasons above, the bag really is amazing and B&R really created a bag that caters to modern day travelers. I have an album with pictures and general comments for everyone's perusal as follows, but I wanted to also add a few more general comments around this bag. Link: http://imgur.com/a/viPvL

So a few general comments:

• The bag is not cheap by any means. Unless money isn't a factor, I would only advise this bag if you travel regularly and tend to carry a good amount with you on trips. If you only travel once a year, then it may not be worth the investment for this bag.
• A question I know that will come up is around an upright vs spinner. In my opinion, spinners are a far superior option because of the effort involved while going through an airport. Lugging a two wheeled upright is horrible and tiresome, and if you've ever moved around the Frankfurt airport then you'll know the pain and suffering that comes with that maze. The only downsides I see with a spinner are (a) the bag could roll away if the floor is not perfectly even (highly unlikely but does happen from time to time), and (b) the wheels could break off if checked in. With B&R, the latter won't be an issue but this is something to consider with other manufacturers.
• So why specifically a carry on vs a check in bag? You want to carry as much as possible, right? Well...not really. After traveling more and more, what this really came down to for me was efficient traveling and saving time. I've traveled around the world lugging around a check in bag and unless you have to check in a bag, the negatives far outweigh the positives. Not only is it heavy to lug that thing around an airport, but you have to wait for baggage to come out at the baggage claim carousel and also run the risk of the bag getting lost. With a carry on bag, you just get up and go after the plane lands.
• The CX compression system is really clever. I mean really clever. Have you ever run into a situation when your suitcase is overflowing and you can barely zip up the bag? Unfortunately, the dimensions are now outside of the carry on dimensions, but the system has a clever solution. Since it ratchets down, you can press down on the bag and compress everything on the inside back to the non-expanded dimensions.

If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks.