Guides
Plain-English help for choosing, measuring and packing, with tables you can act on and FAQs for the questions that always come up.
- Choosing Hardside vs softside luggage: how to choose Weight, flexibility, durability and airline sizers all point in different directions. Here is how to decide. 6 min read
- Choosing Carry-on suitcase or travel backpack? Wheels versus shoulders. A frank look at when each makes sense, and the one-bag compromise in between. 6 min read
- Choosing How to choose a travel backpack Capacity, torso length, opening style, laptop protection and airline sizing: the things that matter and the things that do not. 7 min read
- Choosing Duffel or weekender: which short-trip bag to buy Both are soft, both carry for a couple of nights. The differences are structure, strap design and how they behave in the overhead bin. 5 min read