Luggage Review: Samsonite Briefcase & Cary-on

This all-purpose bag has lots of great features and seems to provide exactly what the business traveler needs in an overnight bag.  The insides feature a flex-file to keep papers crisp, an expandable section to secure one night’s change of clothing and a padded area for your laptop.  Pen and pencil holders, lots of pockets and handy external passport and cell phone pockets make this carry-on very convenient.

If business trips are frequently short jaunts on an airplane, and if they require you to have the minimum baggage handling time, this bag is perfect.  As a regular briefcase (the motive behind my initial purchase) it is far to easy to over load to the point of giving you a hernia from carrying it.  As a non-business carry-on, it is a bit over-pocketed, I have a tendency to loose my things in the numerous hiding spots.

Samsonite luggage is known for being well made, and this bag delivers.  I’ve only had one small hiccup in the nearly 3 years that I’ve carried it.  On a recent trip to Orange County the hardware that enables the straps to swivel 360 degrees popped out and the bag fell on the floor.  This is probably due to my afore-mentioned tendency to overload the bag with a small library of books.  A quick fix with a pair of pliers and I was good to go again.

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