There is the never ending topic of what
luggage to travel with and what type is better. Having mainly used a
backpack for personal travel for over ten years now I finally decided
to give the other side a go, the flash-packer side. Reequipping
myself in Kuala Lumpur with a Mont blanc wheelie of the smaller kind
I've now hit two continents so far during this last month and a half
and that was how far it lasted. So far the leather on one corner has
broken after a flight, the extendable handle partly broke after a
careless airline shuttle buss slave handled it, The zipper seems to
be ready to break soon as well and finally the extendable handle came
off during a walk in Paris.
So far in the evaluation of Backpack
versus little chic wheelie this is how the scores are.
Lifespan
Backpack: 10years +
Wheeler: less than 2 months
Expandability
Backpack: great
Wheeler: very little
Look
Backpack: outdoorsy
Wheeler: classy and chic
Convenience
Backpack: Portable and hands free
Wheeler: Roll-able in a few places
Price
Backpack: a bit more expensive
Wheeler: a little cheaper
All in all the backpack win with a
devastating score of 4-1
One could argue that since the wheelie
was bought in Kuala Lumpur the default quality drop made the
comparison unfair. I say fuck it, they are all made in china these
days anyway.
