Overnight bags and Flight Cases
#51
Hey just wanted to chime in. If you can't afford the Purdy Neat stuff, get the ebags pilot 22" upright (not the expandable one). Mine's been going strong for two years, I got it for a little over 100 bucks, and I've seen it on sale for as low as 80, and the customer service is really good. I've been pretty rough on mine too, commuting from Boston and dragging it around on the cobblestone, and I figure as long as I get 4 years or so out of it, it was well worth the price. The only thing I changed were the wheels, which rolled nice, but plastic roller bearings just won't last that long. Fifteen bucks later, courtesy of play it again sports, I had a new set of roller blade wheels, which have lasted a year and a half with no problems. I can still roll my suitcase-lunch cooler-flight case combo, which weighs 80 lbs. or so, along with one finger, and the bag weighs half as much as the Purdy Neat and is nearly as strong.
#52
With my Costco bag, I just go to Costco, get a new one. I've got 6 returns so far - I replace mine once ever 2 years, never an issue with my Costco. No need to worry about a loaner, or time to replace - I got a new bag. Scuff marks - time for a new bag. A ramper throws it off a jetway set for a 74 in Korea- time for a new bag (yes, seriously). Wheel squeaks - you guessed it, new bag! I keep the receipt in the bag, under the liner so I can always go to any Costco to change it, any time I want, anywhere in the US.
I will say the Costco bags aren't as good as they used to be. Metal pull tabs are now plastic, and the latest one has a plastic 'auto-expander', which is silly, but not an issue for a regional guy b/c you never expand your bag, making it too big to qualify for carry-on status. The hangers that come in the garmet bag (garmet bag?! Oh, yeah, that's included, with 3 hangers, and a 'dry bag' for dirty laundry or swimsuits or whatever too!) are now plastic hooked, rather than metal, but since I have 18 of the darn things, it's no big deal).
All that jazz you can do with the PNS (chair, ottoman, julian fries, whatever) you can do with the Costco too, but the best part is when you're done parading around your bag like a show pony, you can lift the bag into an overhead b/c it doesn't weigh as much as that show pony. If you plan to ever fly cargo, that kind of stuff is important, since you have to actually carry your bag up the stairs, and there's a lot of stairs on a 74, particularly when you got to go to the upper deck (both as the pilot, and as a passenger when you are positioned in business class to asia).
I gotta' say the PNS bag does do one thing the Costco bag can't do - ever see it go head to head with a lower lobe cargo door? Since it's all metal (the bag, though the door is too), its amazing, it turns into a freakin' pretzel, as does the owners face as they try to perform surgery and unravel their new $250 origami sculpture.
PNS makes a god bag, but you'd think the darn things can roll on water after reading all the posts about them. Trust me, all that metal, they sink. Did I mention the Costco bag floats too?
#54
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Nov 2006
Posts: 585
I've heard the new PNTs are not as durable as their ancestors, but haven't needed one for years, so can't comment.
#55
Nah, it was at MSP, so a visit with the Stopover Store had me in a loaner and I had the repaired bag the next time I was through MSP (a week later). I found the metal bags to be rather uncomfortable to sit on and handles flimsy, thus went with the ABS plastic bags. Unfortunately, they're not the same plastic used in cutting boards, so not "self-healing."
I've heard the new PNTs are not as durable as their ancestors, but haven't needed one for years, so can't comment.
I've heard the new PNTs are not as durable as their ancestors, but haven't needed one for years, so can't comment.
#57
Are we there yet??!!
Joined APC: Apr 2006
Posts: 2,010
If you plan to ever fly cargo, that kind of stuff is important, since you have to actually carry your bag up the stairs, and there's a lot of stairs on a 74, particularly when you got to go to the upper deck (both as the pilot, and as a passenger when you are positioned in business class to asia).
Have you ever had a luggage blow-out on the first day of a 2 week trip? It really really sucks. If you can afford it, get a quality bag.
#58
Best deal out there
I don't know how many of you have to pay for your Jepp Binders if they get trashed. I have a perfect binder with two inch rings that I don't know if I ever used. I was going to pitch it but figured someone might want it. PM me with your address.....you pay postage.
#59
Rubber dogsh#t out of HKG
Joined APC: Jan 2008
Position: Senior Seat Cushion Tester Extraordinaire
Posts: 620
So, when NWA put a forklift through your PNS, what'd you do? You had to get a loaner, or did the Purdy Neat heal itself? If so, that is 'purdy neat'!
With my Costco bag, I just go to Costco, get a new one. I've got 6 returns so far - I replace mine once ever 2 years, never an issue with my Costco. No need to worry about a loaner, or time to replace - I got a new bag. Scuff marks - time for a new bag. A ramper throws it off a jetway set for a 74 in Korea- time for a new bag (yes, seriously). Wheel squeaks - you guessed it, new bag! I keep the receipt in the bag, under the liner so I can always go to any Costco to change it, any time I want, anywhere in the US.
I will say the Costco bags aren't as good as they used to be. Metal pull tabs are now plastic, and the latest one has a plastic 'auto-expander', which is silly, but not an issue for a regional guy b/c you never expand your bag, making it too big to qualify for carry-on status. The hangers that come in the garmet bag (garmet bag?! Oh, yeah, that's included, with 3 hangers, and a 'dry bag' for dirty laundry or swimsuits or whatever too!) are now plastic hooked, rather than metal, but since I have 18 of the darn things, it's no big deal).
All that jazz you can do with the PNS (chair, ottoman, julian fries, whatever) you can do with the Costco too, but the best part is when you're done parading around your bag like a show pony, you can lift the bag into an overhead b/c it doesn't weigh as much as that show pony. If you plan to ever fly cargo, that kind of stuff is important, since you have to actually carry your bag up the stairs, and there's a lot of stairs on a 74, particularly when you got to go to the upper deck (both as the pilot, and as a passenger when you are positioned in business class to asia).
I gotta' say the PNS bag does do one thing the Costco bag can't do - ever see it go head to head with a lower lobe cargo door? Since it's all metal (the bag, though the door is too), its amazing, it turns into a freakin' pretzel, as does the owners face as they try to perform surgery and unravel their new $250 origami sculpture.
With my Costco bag, I just go to Costco, get a new one. I've got 6 returns so far - I replace mine once ever 2 years, never an issue with my Costco. No need to worry about a loaner, or time to replace - I got a new bag. Scuff marks - time for a new bag. A ramper throws it off a jetway set for a 74 in Korea- time for a new bag (yes, seriously). Wheel squeaks - you guessed it, new bag! I keep the receipt in the bag, under the liner so I can always go to any Costco to change it, any time I want, anywhere in the US.
I will say the Costco bags aren't as good as they used to be. Metal pull tabs are now plastic, and the latest one has a plastic 'auto-expander', which is silly, but not an issue for a regional guy b/c you never expand your bag, making it too big to qualify for carry-on status. The hangers that come in the garmet bag (garmet bag?! Oh, yeah, that's included, with 3 hangers, and a 'dry bag' for dirty laundry or swimsuits or whatever too!) are now plastic hooked, rather than metal, but since I have 18 of the darn things, it's no big deal).
All that jazz you can do with the PNS (chair, ottoman, julian fries, whatever) you can do with the Costco too, but the best part is when you're done parading around your bag like a show pony, you can lift the bag into an overhead b/c it doesn't weigh as much as that show pony. If you plan to ever fly cargo, that kind of stuff is important, since you have to actually carry your bag up the stairs, and there's a lot of stairs on a 74, particularly when you got to go to the upper deck (both as the pilot, and as a passenger when you are positioned in business class to asia).
I gotta' say the PNS bag does do one thing the Costco bag can't do - ever see it go head to head with a lower lobe cargo door? Since it's all metal (the bag, though the door is too), its amazing, it turns into a freakin' pretzel, as does the owners face as they try to perform surgery and unravel their new $250 origami sculpture.
I'm with Jedinein. In addition to everything else, I loathe wasting my off time to go into any retail environment.Not to mention, I prefer to not have my suitcases go to the landfill just because I went the cheap route.
I pack a PNS 26" for 2 week trips and the whole thing weighs 40lbs. When I do ride a 747, my bag stays on the main deck anyway.
In any case (no pun intended), to each their own.
But, does it float with your stuff in it? If it does, then you may have sold me.
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