The 5 Best Travel Luggage Pieces and Why You Need Them

To tell you about the 5 best travel luggage bags, we're going to recount 5 travel nightmare scenarios that are based on true events. If you don't like horror stories, well... read these just the same, they're not actually scary. Or are they?

Expandable Luggage

You've arrived at your beautiful destination, Prague. You wish you could bring with you a souvenir for every one of your friends back home. You don't want to favor one friend over the other, but with that hard shell luggage you brought with you, you literally can't fit even 1 extra thing. Alas, you're forced to leave a Bohemian crystal vase behind. However, with an expandable travel luggage, this nightmare will definitely not come true. There are many different expandable luggage bags you can get today! Your bag can be as compact or as expanded as you need, which allows you to indulge on massive souvenir shopping sprees. And you know how your things always take up more space on the way back than they did when you packed them at home? Even if you didn't buy anything extra? Not a problem anymore!

Waterproof Backpack

Now let's suppose you're going on an adventure. You have everything mapped out already: the mountain trails, which buses to take, where to eat and stay, and the weather, of course. The 10 day forecast says clear weather throughout. However, as it often happens, the forecast wasn't right. It starts raining as soon as you land and your backpack gets wet. Are the contents still dry? One can only hope. Enter the waterproof backpack. The best thing about this backpack is that it works on any given day. Whether it is raining or sunny, it's never a bad option. On the other hand, a regular hiking backpack only actually works for dry weather. So, why not choose the most versatile option to begin with? Waterproof backpacks aren't so varied when it comes to size and features because they are much more difficult to produce. But still there are some really good options out there. My personal favorite is this one backpack from DryTide. Backpacks like that also work great for storing wet things like wetsuits, swimwear etc...

4 Wheeled Suitcase

You have to carry your suitcase for way longer than you expected because you can't check-in at the hotel until 2pm. Or maybe the cleaning service is delayed, or the accommodation is a bit more far out than you anticipated. Even though it has 2 wheels, you realize wheeling your suitcase around does tire your arms and shoulders after some time, especially on uneven ground. You didn't expect to feel this tired - that's what the wheels are for! The 2 wheel suitcase is, with all due respect, a big lie that the luggage industry got away with for too long. A suitcase with 2 wheels is infinitely better than a bag with straps. But it does not remove the burden of carrying the load as much as one would hope, and it doesn't move smoothly as soon as you step out of the airport. What does work on both occasions is the 4 wheeled suitcase. This is the easiest, most comfortable way anyone can expect to travel and we can't recommend it enough for city breaks.

Carry-on Luggage

As much as one would like to believe, lost luggage is not an urban myth. More than one person have landed at their destination only to find out their luggage is miles away. And that's why carry on luggages, smaller bags that can fit into the airplane cabin, are an absolute must have. Keep your essentials with you at all times! With this arrangement, you can keep all your valuables with you (medication, camera or laptop) without having to worry about a thing. And while you're at it, pack a change of clothes as well! This will get you covered should the worst thing happen. Plus, you can also use carry on luggage for smaller 3-day trips or save some money at low-cost airlines.

Smart Luggage

On this nightmare scenario, you have a layover of about 8 hours. By hour 5 you'll have moved around the airport quite a bit, probably trying to find the nicest, most comfortable lounging area. As you sit back, you realize one of your suitcases is nowhere to be seen. Where did you leave it?! Oh uh. This is when you start wishing your suitcase would have followed you around - and this is exactly what the people who created these robot suitcases thought. These suitcases follow your every step by connecting to bracelet you keep on your wrist. Smart!