Suggestions for good weekend bag

[teddieriley]

I'm currently looking at this bag for a weekend bag, whether travel by car or as carry-on on a plane. Is this suitable for packing a suit with dress shoes, say for traveling to a wedding (which seems I may be doing a number of times in the near future) or business? Check the "how many clothes can you pack" link, which is pretty informative. http://www.flotoimports.com/VenGrand...-luggage.html# or it's smaller counterpart, http://www.flotoimports.com/VenDuffle-luggage.html I like the fact that it is made of leather, and the styling is pretty simple, yet classic looking. I'm open to other suggestions for bags of this size and around this price point. Thanks.

 

[Taxler]

If you're carrying a suit, I would suggest a garment bag instead. Duffles are good for other items, and I usually carry both.

 

[Thurston]

I'm looking at one of their bags too. I searched archives a few weeks back and Soph had good things to say about them.

 

[Tomasso]

Originally Posted by teddieriley

I like the fact that it is made of leather.

I've not had good luck with leather luggage. Aesthetically, it goes south from the day it's purchased. If you're able to keep it away from the airlines and the elements it will fare better but then much of its function will be lost.

 

[cchen]

I too had been looking for a good weekend bag made of leather. However, I settled for a Jack Spade weekender and it has done me quite well through various short trips this summer.

 

[Pariolino]

Originally Posted by Tomasso

I've not had good luck with leather luggage. Aesthetically, it goes south from the day it's purchased. If you're able to keep it away from the airlines and the elements it will fare better but then much of its function will be lost.
I would have thought that a man as distinguished as yourself only flew private.

 

[drizzt3117]

I dunno if he sold it already, but gorgesailor had a ridiculous leather luciano barbera weekend bag in B&S for about $300 and was throwing in a free Tumi bag, last week.

 

[Tomasso]

Originally Posted by Pariolino

I would have thought that a man as distinguished as yourself only flew private.
Heretofore I've not felt the need but maybe when I'm older.

 

[ChicagoRon]

Tumi Tri-fold....hands down. You can get an eagle-creek shirt folder and fit that inside the folded bag. It's PERFECT.

 

[teddieriley]

Thanks for the comments.

Originally Posted by Tomasso

I've not had good luck with leather luggage. Aesthetically, it goes south from the day it's purchased. If you're able to keep it away from the airlines and the elements it will fare better but then much of its function will be lost.
Really? I thought leather was the type of material that would age well under heavy use. This bag is meant to be carry-on. I would not, assuming size does not prohibit it, use it as check in luggage.

Originally Posted by Taxler

If you're carrying a suit, I would suggest a garment bag instead. Duffles are good for other items, and I usually carry both.

Originally Posted by ChicagoRon

Tumi Tri-fold....hands down. You can get an eagle-creek shirt folder and fit that inside the folded bag. It's PERFECT.
I'm trying to avoid the whole garment bag thing, and I want to travel light and only have one bag. Searches on AAAC and here suggest that if properly inverted, folded, and packed, a suit can be carried in a duffel type bag with minimal, or at least with not too detrimental effect, to the suit. Plus, this bag will be used for all types of traveling, suit or no suit, and I don't want to carry around a bulky garment bag for those purposes (I just don't like the look aesthetically).

 

[ChicagoRon]

To each his own, but you should really check out the tri-fold. It's extremely UN-bulky, that's what makes it so great. If you don't want to spend for Tumi, victorinox makes a nice one also.

 

[alflauren]

I took a brown Floto Torino duffle across Europe for 10 days and it was excellent, so I can recommend that product. Yes, it will get scratched, but that's part of what you're getting into with a leather bag. The upside with leather, however, is that you're far more likely to be able to get the bag into a carry-on space as opposed to a bag with structured sides.

I have mixed feelings about pure garment bags. I have a Samsonite that's about 10 years old that I can't seem to replace. It's a very light nylon, and my clothes only get minimally wrinkled. I tried a Tumi and a Briggs and Riley, and both were heavier and did a much better job of creasing things in odd places.

If you go the Floto route, check eBay first. Floto sells a number of items there more cheaply than on the website.

 

[Holdfast]

I use a garment bag for business travel when I need a suit to absolutely, definitely remain uncreased.

Otherwise, I use a leather bag similar to the one posted by the OP to throw in the boot of the car or as carry on on the plane. They will easily take all the weekend basics including a carefully folded jacket and I think look much nicer than a garment bag.

 

[DMcG]

I have the Briggs and Riley bag shown here: http://www.briggs-riley.com/travel/t...suitertote.asp and the combination of garment and regular bag works great for me. Good quality and warranty as well.

 

[Pennglock]

Check out Ghurka. Classic design and very well made. I think their twill holds up to abuse better than an all-leather bag. I'll never part with my "Express." Khaki is the classic color.

http://www.ghurka.com/browse/store_p..._viewed=TRAVEL