I'm not talking 6 months, I was asking if there's a brand or model that is a little lower on cost but still durable enough to last three or four years. If 6 months is all I'd get out of saving a few bucks now it would quickly become obvious that you'd spend replacing the cheapies really fast.

The Purdy Neat Stealth is a good bag. Heavy, built like a tank, high capacity for those long trips. Remember that your suitcase is about to become your mobile home, get one you will enjoy.

As far as flight case, I was looking for cheap and durable, and bought the aluminum tool box version from Harbor Freight. $30 plus shipping, and it does everything that I need it to do, and I really don't see it breaking anytime soon. Maybe not as "hip" as a black leather one, but many that fly for our airline carry them, and if I do end up trading it in someday for a nice Scott leather, I'm still only out about $30. Someone posted a link to it the other day, I'll look for that...

Here's the link to the Harbor Freight case...

Nope, the link I used didn't work, I guess. I'll keep looking.

Finally...Here's the link...

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=36871

...and you would look really cool. :D

Thats my point. There are not many pieces of luggage that can stand up to 3 or 4 years of the airline lifestyle. Especially if you commute. If you go buy some cheap Costco brand luggage you can expect it to fall apart within about a year or so. Nevermind the warranty you get on the better bags. Even the Travel Pros seem to last at most 2-3 years until people get fed up with the constant trips to the luggage store for repairs and the loaner bags. The only problem I have ever heard of anyone having with the Purdy Neat bags is burning out the wheels which are easily replaced with normal rollerblade wheels.

Freezing,

That's the conclusion I was trying to get to. In many cases you can get something that provides a little more "bang for the buck" that won't be as slick or have as many features in exchange for cost but is still durable. I was trying to find out if that was the case here, but I'm assuming it isn't. I've seen what happens to a Costco bag after just a couple trips as a passenger. Just trying to find out if there was something in between Costco and Purdy Neat that had durability with a little more friendly price.

Go with purdy neat. It was built by airline pilots who knew exactly what was needed. If you don't, you'll wish you had after a few years and a few trips back to the luggage store. I hate going to the luggage store on my day off...

Another way to go on the cheap is:

http://www.officedepot.com/textSearc...g+case&x=0&y=0

Had this for 3 years, and another capatain has had it for 7. Scroll to the bottom. Also found them a little cheaper.

www.lashen.com/vendors/platt/HT2xx-3xx.asp