I was packing my large Atlantic suitcase (a 28 inch upright). It wasn’t nearly full and it was already pretty heavy. And since Airlines have started enforcing the luggage weight rules, it can get expensive if your bag is over 50 pounds. I had been considering buying the next size down, and I broke down and bought one. I went down to the local mall to the luggage shop. They had a nice Atlantic bag for $109 that had flip out wheels. But the bag was already heavy. I found another that also had the flip out wheels for $129. Then I found a couple without the wheels for $69, but one was pink, and the other a light neon green. Yuck! So I asked the girl that worked there, and she located a navy blue Atlantic bag in the size I wanted for $59. The model is listed as Atlantic Acclaim. It is a 25 inch upright. The features list it as being expandible, but I don’t the 25″ bag is. The 28″ version was expandable I believe. My wife’s 25 inch Atlantic bag is expandable though. We love Atlantic bags. They are great quality and are pretty durable. Any problems that we have had with them, always seem to be fixed in the next generation. They are constantly improving them.
With the bag mostly loaded, it weighs about 40 pounds. I can still fit some stuff in there though. One of the things I packed was a 12 pack of Diet Pepsi wrapped in a plastic bag. These I will drink on the ship leaving empty space and weight to bring stuff home.

Posted by RJ in Travel on April 9th, 2006 |