Poll: Hard side luggage or soft?
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Anonymous
| Crowd sourcing this to settle a debate between my husband and I. |
Anonymous
| Um, depends on the trip. |
Anonymous
How so? |
Anonymous
| Hard, easier to wipe clean and protects things better. |
Anonymous
| Hard |
Anonymous
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I have some of both, and I prefer hard sided for larger checked bags and soft for carry ons. You can usually cram more into a soft bag, they have more pockets, and they are easier to fit into an overhead bin. The exception is a soft duffel bag that I check for things like ski gear/snow boots.
One issue I have is that some of the hard side bags scratch very easily. I had one that looked like a disaster after just a few flights. Now I have one with more of a matte finish, and it is holding up better. |
Anonymous
| Hard side carryon, soft checked bag. |
Anonymous
| I do the reverse, hard for checked bag, soft sided wheelie for my carry on, although I rarely check a bag these days, so that suitcase hasn't seen the light of day in years! |
Anonymous
Me. Between my DH and me. Carry on. 
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Anonymous
+1 And since sometimes you have to check your carryon, my ultimate vote is for soft sided luggage. |
Anonymous
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Consider bed bugs. And go with the hard luggage. |
Anonymous
| Hard-sided Tumi for both. |
Anonymous
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Soft-sided Tumi for air travel.
Hard sided only for car travel as it scratches so easily. |
Anonymous
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Soft sided for both checked bag and carry on.
I dislike hard sided luggage. |
Anonymous
| We have one of each. The soft one is like a duffel stuck on top of a thin hard-sided suitcase. It's great for hiking boots and odd-shaped things. |