do any soft sided luggages have a hard frame ?
Feb 9, 2014, 9:56 pm
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do any soft sided luggages have a hard frame ?
I've been looking at a lot of soft sided luggage under 200$ and it seems like they don't have a hard frame that goes around the case. It's just a thin metal piece in the center while the outside is just the nylon . I have a 10 year old soft sided luggage and it has a hard frame that goes all around the luggage and it only costs 80$..
Feb 9, 2014, 11:11 pm
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Are you looking at carry-on sizes (int'l or US) or checked pieces (24" or 25" & up)? How light or heavy is your legacy piece? Since you are on FT - assumed that you plan to fly with it & looking for contents protection from its hard shell?
Have you looked at some of the eBags sold online - many are shipped free & they have a generous return/exchange policy, lifetime warranty (we owned a few of their products, really happy & pleased with them)
http://www.ebags.com/product/ebags/m...ductid=1325216
Have you looked at some of the eBags sold online - many are shipped free & they have a generous return/exchange policy, lifetime warranty (we owned a few of their products, really happy & pleased with them)
http://www.ebags.com/product/ebags/m...ductid=1325216
Feb 10, 2014, 12:34 am
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I've been looking at a lot of soft sided luggage under 200$ and it seems like they don't have a hard frame that goes around the case. It's just a thin metal piece in the center while the outside is just the nylon . I have a 10 year old soft sided luggage and it has a hard frame that goes all around the luggage and it only costs 80$..
You can get modern honeycomb frames that are truly 360 degrees (even the back of the suitcase) but they're pricey. Tumi Alpha or high end Victorinox are a few. Some of the higher end Samsonites have this, which would save you some $ over the Tumi/Victorinox.