Airline baggage handler here (original poster: u/Cleric1372), I too can recognize most luggage, I can also tell you that tumi and the kirkland dura line in my opinion hseem to hold up the best.
On a semi related note, if checking luggage, buy 4 wheeled if you can, less likely baggage handler will "toss" the bag, will roll whenever possible. Better quality fabric is better than hard plastics, for instance, the tumis have a canvas exterior, but a sturdy skeleton in the bag, this is why they hold up well
Poor quality bags have a rigid skeleton that eventually breaks or is made of poor quality cloth that tears. I haven't seen a brand of hard plastic luggage that has lasted, always some spot that is broken except maybe the Pelican waterproof cases, but at that point its a case and not luggage.
Zippers. Cheap zippers will eventually leave you with your clothing in the belly of a 737 scattered everywhere, and the baggage handler will try and scoop it up and place it back into the bag, but at that point your clothes could smell like fish/dog urine/anything in that cargo hold that smells, or covered in a light dusting of the aluminum floors that get rubbed off during all of the friction of loading and unloading cargo and baggage.
Saran wrap/cling wrap/platic We hate this crap. We know at some locations its necessary, but pleases please please for your bags sake and our backs, leave the wheels available for use, and please have a 4 wheeled bag. The plastic prevents the bag to be slid across smooth surfaces and must be tossed/thrown/slung to be loaded into the cargo hold
Locks Use a tsa lock on your zippers, it won't completely thwart theft, but it might prevent the zippers from catching something, coming apart and have contents visible or come out of the bag DO NOT USE ZIP TIES or LOCKS in the event that you have zip ties or non tsa locks and tsa has to get in your bags, they will not cut the zips or locks until they can contact you, possibly leaving the bag off the flight. Occasionally, airline supervisor will allow them to cut the lock so that the bag will make the flight, but you will not get reimbursed for the lock.
Do not over stuff your bags! 9/10 these are the bags that get to baggage claim completely exploded, cheap zippers, crappy quality fabric and overstuffed bag is just a ticking time bomb for all of your belonging to go flying everywhere.
Don't pack things in the front zipper of your bag, maybe if it's flat its ok. The items create a bulge on the front of the bag and quickly becomes a point for the bag to get caught on different surfaces, usually causing the whole front zippered pocket to tear open
NEVER pack your keys or medicine in THE CHECKED bags. self explanatory
Wow tldr. Buy good 4 wheeled luggage, don't over stuff bags. Don't pack important things in checked bags. Don't use front pocket.
Credit to this advice goes to u/Cleric1372
Submitted February 18, 2021 at 06:38PM by Panthropoly https://ift.tt/37sqtjo
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