Originally Posted by
billycwhatup
Trying to use this bag on carpet in airports was the primary reason that I have now thrown it in my basement after 250K miles over two years (with the “Bigger Carry-On”). As much as I tried to convince myself that I loved the bag, ultimately it’s not a road warrior piece. They bags are cute, they don’t break (but obviously are plastic) and they are well-priced. From a rollability and wheel perspective, my Rimowa is in the different league that it should be given the price difference. For an occasional or leisure travel, Away bags are fine. For the few who travel as often as some of us on this forum do, they’re a middle of the road bag priced as a middle of the road bag.
The wheels on away vs rimowa are very similar. Handles are different though for the polycarbonate versions so I think that would be why...I felt the away poly handle was a bit more loose than Rimowa or the Away Aluminum (still cheaper than Rimowa poly) has just as good of a handle as Rimowa and is great on carpet. It also has a much better internal packing compression system. Rimowa is maybe worth $100 or so more than Away but no way its worth 3x more the cost. Oh and they only have a 5yr warranty now vs lifetime from Away...
Originally Posted by
krotondo
Torn between Away Aluminum vs ARLO SKYE Aluminum vs Iroion aluminum
Check out my review post from Aug 1 last year - I did a really detailed comparison of Away and Arlo Skye. In short - Away is better due to two main things: the internal packing compression system and lifetime warranty. I can also attest that their customer service is great and turnaround time is quick. Looking at the Iroion bags they do have a decent 15yr warranty but their internal packing system is like that of Arlo Skye/Rimowa (basically useless). After having my Away bag for over a year now (and traveling 2-3wks of the month the entire time) its still holding up great and I like it even more. Here is a $20 off link -
http://ow.ly/HTIz50wHvTl