Delsey 2-piece Hardside Trunk Set at Costco
This was $149, then $129, and now the
online price: $99.99
Features:
Material: Polycarbonate DELSEY Patented SECURITECH® Zip is 3 Times More Resistant Than a Standard Zip
Removable and Washable Lining to Keep the Inside of Your Luggage Fresh
TSA Accepted Combination Lock
Mine just arrived. Seems nice overall — very light. One disappointment is that the retracting/telescoping handles feel kinda cheap, maybe a little wobbly. Seem like a good deal though.
I got these as a Christmas gift and really like them. I don't do any international travel or longer than a week trips. They are sturdy and light with solid wheels that roll well in all directions. Thumbs up from me!
Delsey has a great product and a great warranty. Warranty is the most important. I would prefer an expandable model but great price for very good luggage.
I just ordered a couple pairs of these. They haven't arrived yet but Delsey makes good hardside luggage, they helium models (which are about $10 less than this newer model) are great, consistently were on top ten lists including NYT wirecutter for hardside suitcase, this year though they got beat out by Away if i remember correctly..
Hardside isn't for everyone, infact it kind of sucks, it's very fragile compared to softside luggage and it scratches and dings easily. I actually prefer it though for long haul plane trips for the carry on because i ise a backpack for a personal item for the quick grab stuff and the hardside does have a couple of advantages, if you overstuff a softside carry on, then hook your backpack's luggage strap over the carry on handle for airport walking.. if you oberstuff the softside, the weight can kind of hang out over the wheels and the whole thing can get tippy.. so for that reason i prefer hardside for some travel and i got these because if had that delsey helium awhile back and it was a great suitcase, i got kittens a year or so ago and one of them peed in it which killed it but i saw these and thought, hey id pay 100 for just the carry on if it's as good as my old helium, and if they come with those wacky trunks, why not, we'll give it a go.
I work for an airline and spent considerable time in baggage services. Do not buy any polycarbonate hard side luggage. Luggage is simply subject to too much rough handling during baggage transport and loading. Over 90% of damaged baggage claims are hard side luggage. Major weak spot is the area around the wheels. The plastic isn't reinforced and constantly the wheels stress on the corners and crack the corners of the wheels break off.
If you hardly ever fly, maybe this is ok. If you primarily carry on. Maybe ok. If you check your luggage or load heavily - not ok.
It is expensive, but I would buy Luggage Works. Pilots use these bags. They get the literal crap beat out of them like a war and they hardly ever break. If they do - full lifetime warranty.
Even if you don't want a nice indestructible bag. Just get a nice soft side.
I work for an airline and spent considerable time in baggage services. Do not buy any polycarbonate hard side luggage. Luggage is simply subject to too much rough handling during baggage transport and loading. Over 90% of damaged baggage claims are hard side luggage. Major weak spot is the area around the wheels. The plastic isn't reinforced and constantly the wheels stress on the corners and crack the corners of the wheels break off.
If you hardly ever fly, maybe this is ok. If you primarily carry on. Maybe ok. If you check your luggage or load heavily - not ok.
It is expensive, but I would buy Luggage Works. Pilots use these bags. They get the literal crap beat out of them like a war and they hardly ever break. If they do - full lifetime warranty.
Even if you don't want a nice indestructible bag. Just get a nice soft side.
great input!I'll look at luggage works, I've never heard of it.
You said avoid hard side polycarbonite luggage, and definitely I agree that any type of hardside luggage is weaker and prone to breaking in comparison to soft luggage, but busting out around the wheels sounds not like polycarbonite, that sounds like ABS which is the cheapest material used for hardside, and is EVERWHERE because theyre so cheap from Ross and Marshalls and Macy's etc. But Polycarbonate is the most expensive and most durable type of plastic used. When it fails around a wheel, it's usually that the wheel is crushes in but the case stays intact, still ruined but it takes a LOT more force to do that with Poly and I think sometimes all hardside plastic luggage gets a bad reputation because the cheap ubiquitous ABS large suitcases that are failing left and right.
Well after returning the one I paid f$130 I decided to buy it again at $100. I am still a bit concerned about it based on reviews but I have a few months before I travel again. I will keep up on the reviews and see if I need to return it again, or if something better comes by.
Actually the carry on is not small. It is 22x14x9 which is the maximum size for most US carriers.
The "Trunk" shape is definitely different from the typical shape of a larger checked luggage. Many people like them and it's been a shape of luggage that has been trending lately.
I like them, others do as well. But apparently not everyone does.
These cases are from Delsey, a company with a very good reputation, and they're made with PU, the toughest type of hardside suitcase [still not as tough as a typical soft case though]
If you want hardside luggage and you like the shape, and you don't mind that it isn't expandable, it's an amazing deal. These are basically the Cruise 3.0 but made specifically for Costco and slightly different. But this set is about 1/3 the price of Cruise 3.0 so in that sense. It's a great deal.
If you want something different though, then it ain't a very good deal for you
Actually the carry on is not small. It is 22x14x9 which is the maximum size for most US carriers.
The "Trunk" shape is definitely different from the typical shape of a larger checked luggage. Many people like them and it's been a shape of luggage that has been trending lately.
I like them, others do as well. But apparently not everyone does.
These cases are from Delsey, a company with a very good reputation, and they're made with PU, the toughest type of hardside suitcase [still not as tough as a typical soft case though]
If you want hardside luggage and you like the shape, and you don't mind that it isn't expandable, it's an amazing deal. These are basically the Cruise 3.0 but made specifically for Costco and slightly different. But this set is about 1/3 the price of Cruise 3.0 so in that sense. It's a great deal.
If you want something different though, then it ain't a very good deal for you
If you actually measure the carry on and maybe they include on the wheels, that carry on is the smallest luggage lol. It's def not standard on the interior measurements.
Bought in-store on Monday for this price. Much better and lighter than the Samsonite set on the end cap for $99 as well. The carryon is small. That can be good, as it meets the international size cap, and its lightness is good for many foreign airlines that have weight limits on carryons.
Agree that hardsides break more. Also agree that polycarbonate lasts longer than ABS.
Just a word of note, I have found that Delsey (and a lot of other manufacturers) a lot of times is incorrect with their stated dimensions. So for anyone who gets it, I would suggest measuring the carry on and make sure it really is 22 x 14 x 9 and not bigger.
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Delsey has a great product and a great warranty. Warranty is the most important. I would prefer an expandable model but great price for very good luggage.
Hardside isn't for everyone, infact it kind of sucks, it's very fragile compared to softside luggage and it scratches and dings easily. I actually prefer it though for long haul plane trips for the carry on because i ise a backpack for a personal item for the quick grab stuff and the hardside does have a couple of advantages, if you overstuff a softside carry on, then hook your backpack's luggage strap over the carry on handle for airport walking.. if you oberstuff the softside, the weight can kind of hang out over the wheels and the whole thing can get tippy.. so for that reason i prefer hardside for some travel and i got these because if had that delsey helium awhile back and it was a great suitcase, i got kittens a year or so ago and one of them peed in it which killed it but i saw these and thought, hey id pay 100 for just the carry on if it's as good as my old helium, and if they come with those wacky trunks, why not, we'll give it a go.
If you hardly ever fly, maybe this is ok. If you primarily carry on. Maybe ok. If you check your luggage or load heavily - not ok.
It is expensive, but I would buy Luggage Works. Pilots use these bags. They get the literal crap beat out of them like a war and they hardly ever break. If they do - full lifetime warranty.
Even if you don't want a nice indestructible bag. Just get a nice soft side.
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If you hardly ever fly, maybe this is ok. If you primarily carry on. Maybe ok. If you check your luggage or load heavily - not ok.
It is expensive, but I would buy Luggage Works. Pilots use these bags. They get the literal crap beat out of them like a war and they hardly ever break. If they do - full lifetime warranty.
Even if you don't want a nice indestructible bag. Just get a nice soft side.
You said avoid hard side polycarbonite luggage, and definitely I agree that any type of hardside luggage is weaker and prone to breaking in comparison to soft luggage, but busting out around the wheels sounds not like polycarbonite, that sounds like ABS which is the cheapest material used for hardside, and is EVERWHERE because theyre so cheap from Ross and Marshalls and Macy's etc. But Polycarbonate is the most expensive and most durable type of plastic used. When it fails around a wheel, it's usually that the wheel is crushes in but the case stays intact, still ruined but it takes a LOT more force to do that with Poly and I think sometimes all hardside plastic luggage gets a bad reputation because the cheap ubiquitous ABS large suitcases that are failing left and right.
Horrible. Weird shape and carry on so small. Not standard size
The "Trunk" shape is definitely different from the typical shape of a larger checked luggage. Many people like them and it's been a shape of luggage that has been trending lately.
I like them, others do as well. But apparently not everyone does.
These cases are from Delsey, a company with a very good reputation, and they're made with PU, the toughest type of hardside suitcase [still not as tough as a typical soft case though]
If you want hardside luggage and you like the shape, and you don't mind that it isn't expandable, it's an amazing deal. These are basically the Cruise 3.0 but made specifically for Costco and slightly different. But this set is about 1/3 the price of Cruise 3.0 so in that sense. It's a great deal.
If you want something different though, then it ain't a very good deal for you
The "Trunk" shape is definitely different from the typical shape of a larger checked luggage. Many people like them and it's been a shape of luggage that has been trending lately.
I like them, others do as well. But apparently not everyone does.
These cases are from Delsey, a company with a very good reputation, and they're made with PU, the toughest type of hardside suitcase [still not as tough as a typical soft case though]
If you want hardside luggage and you like the shape, and you don't mind that it isn't expandable, it's an amazing deal. These are basically the Cruise 3.0 but made specifically for Costco and slightly different. But this set is about 1/3 the price of Cruise 3.0 so in that sense. It's a great deal.
If you want something different though, then it ain't a very good deal for you
If you actually measure the carry on and maybe they include on the wheels, that carry on is the smallest luggage lol. It's def not standard on the interior measurements.
Agree that hardsides break more. Also agree that polycarbonate lasts longer than ABS.
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