March 22, 2008 The (unscientific) results are in...
Our “whaddaya carry” poll results are in: OBOW readers heavily prefer convertible backpack/shoulder bags and traditional shoulder bags to other types of luggage. As of today with 124 respondents, 47% go convertible, 29% shoulder their load, and 17% roll. Duffel bags and straight backpacks brought up the rear. I’m a little surprised rolling cases were not more popular. There’s a certain bias against them among the light travel crowd, but it’s not entirely deserved. They don’t work best for my type of travel, but it would be silly to say no intelligent traveler should use them.
Our new poll asks “What brand of carry-on luggage do you use?” You may vote for multiple brands, but - unlike our first poll - you may only vote once. Not everyone’s brand will be found among the 19 choices so just vote OTHER if yours isn’t there…
Reader Comments (1)
I know it's not the most efficient according to the light traveler crowd, but I've traveled all over the place during the past 9 years with what I call the "flight attendant kit" - a carry on rolling case plus a smaller bag that fit on top. This was my standard kit and I've used it for trips for up to 3 weeks without a problem. In fact I always had more clothes than I really needed...
But this was possible flying mostly on Air Canada, which allows two carry ons. With airlines becoming more and more difficult about the amount of carry on one can bring, I've decided to switch to the one bag system. This will require a change of bags though, as I do believe the soft bags would have more space and be a lot lighter.
I'll be testing the system on a one-month trip to Spain this summer.