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Fri 18 Oct, 2013 7:26 am
I"m a tramper, I dont need wheeled luggage, i can haul any weight on my back. well that was the case till the last holiday. on a long tourist holiday, hauling around luggage and too much shopping in two packs around eventually wrenched my neck out of place... I was lucky it didnt happen till the end of the holiday or it would have ruined my tramping.... just when i thought i was over it the neck problem came back even worse.
i've got another holiday coming up and i'll have to go back to day walks to be on the safe side , and haul my luggage in a wheeled pack, to make sure i get through without affecting my neck again.
Fri 18 Oct, 2013 7:35 am
No point carrying it if you don't have to!
Fri 18 Oct, 2013 7:36 am
You can always get the wheeled bags with backpack straps on
I wouldn't worry until you have to get the 4WD version and have to take the wheels on bush walks as your body can't carry the weight anymore.
Fri 18 Oct, 2013 7:46 am
yup i got an osprey one, has padded shoulder straps and hip belt that tuck away into a compartment.. but theres a solid baseplate sticking out, has fairly big wheels to cope with surfaces a bit rougher than city pavements.. just perfect for the milford track....
Fri 18 Oct, 2013 8:15 am
Indeed there's nothing better than wheeled luggage when traversing airports and hotels. However, you may strain your chest/shoulder muscles and joints if pulling a heavy load on carpet for any significant distance. One of each side is preferred or try pushing. Speaking from experience.
Fri 18 Oct, 2013 8:23 am
i think the bigger wheels should deal with that ok. being an osprey, its built for more than city life
Fri 18 Oct, 2013 8:27 am
Wheel size and depth of pile. There are times when both sucks!
Fri 18 Oct, 2013 8:45 am
none of these namby pamby toy car wheels for me....
Fri 18 Oct, 2013 9:21 am
That's the standard wheel size for my carry-ons. For a sec I thought you were going for those approx 6" wheels that was available in the market place.
Fri 18 Oct, 2013 9:24 am
GPSGuided wrote:That's the standard wheel size for my carry-ons.
Pfft.. Standard wheel size. I'm wondering if you can rip those off and fit a couple of golf buggy sized wheels onto the bag.
Fri 18 Oct, 2013 9:26 am
GD4Up wrote:GPSGuided wrote:That's the standard wheel size for my carry-ons.
Pfft.. Standard wheel size. I'm wondering if you can rip those off and fit a couple of golf buggy sized wheels onto the bag.
dunno about that, i've seen smaller thinner wheels around,
Fri 18 Oct, 2013 9:31 am
Yes, at one stage there were carry-ons with big wheels. They were a delight to pull but took up too much space. Not worth it and it died out. Roller blade sized wheel is a good balance and typically well engineered for longer distances and fast movement. Nice and durable. I have got them hot on a few occasions when rushing for flights. Have also seen passengers losing their luggage wheels. Sad scenario.
Fri 18 Oct, 2013 9:48 am
Problems arise with lack of clearance around the wheels. Once a bit of junk gets caught up in there the wheel stops and the wheel grinds on the pavement, flat spotting the wheel. After that, the luggage becomes a bucking bronco!
Fri 18 Oct, 2013 10:00 am
photohiker wrote:Problems arise with lack of clearance around the wheels. Once a bit of junk gets caught up in there the wheel stops and the wheel grinds on the pavement, flat spotting the wheel. After that, the luggage becomes a bucking bronco!

You are meant to stop and clear the obstruction at that point, in case that's not your routine practice.
Fri 18 Oct, 2013 10:02 am
hell no,, i'm a tramper. just push on regardless....
Fri 18 Oct, 2013 10:12 am
wayno wrote:hell no,, i'm a tramper. just push on regardless....
I thought you were into destructive testing.
Fri 18 Oct, 2013 10:13 am
Wayno didn't you travel to Japan, Don't they "Hike" there. Tramping's only in NZ isn't it.
Kiwi's land = Tramping.
OZ = Bushwalking.
USA = Hiking, I'm assuming the Japanese have taken the American term.
Maybe you should have purchased some even lighter gear so your pack was lighter. Either that or stacked all the really heavy stuff in your partners pack. That might not work though, if your anything like me you end up lugging all the bags while the missus sorts the travel tickets etc.
Fri 18 Oct, 2013 10:20 am
by the end of my trip i think its whats universally refered to as crawling...
shes smart enough to take a pack thats barely big enough to fit her gear in and she makes sure she's packed before i am....
Fri 18 Oct, 2013 11:16 am
That looks like the Osprey Sojourn, Wayne. I've used one and reviewed it on Campsaver, as follows:
This trolley pack carried everything I needed for 7 weeks of plane, train and car travel in Europe. It proved very strong, coped well with many miles of wheeling through airports and towns, and was luggable/carryable when I needed. The interior is well set up with zipped compartments, the stow-away trolley handle works very well, the top and side handles are strong, and the padding is sufficient to keep your gear safe from knocks. It occasionally wobbled or tipped when wheeled over uneven ground.
I gave it 4/5, and would recommend it for the type of trip I was on. Very sturdy and well made. Only slight downside was the wheel wobbles over uneven ground,
cheers
Peter
Fri 18 Oct, 2013 11:16 am
forest wrote:... if your anything like me you end up lugging all the bags while the missus sorts the travel tickets etc.
Spoilt pure luxury! I have to cover both.
Fri 18 Oct, 2013 11:35 am
yes the sojourn, great minds think alike.., they've got a lightweight version, but the nylon is pretty thin, even thinner than standard pack nylon.... and i think about what baggage handlers have done to my pcks in the past. I watched once as my pack fell from the top of the conveyor belt going into an airbus... i'm not afraid of flying, but the baggage handlers can really scare me, why they thought the thin bungy on the back of my pack would hold when they tried to lift my pack by it is beyond me...
Fri 18 Oct, 2013 11:44 am
wayno wrote:i'm not afraid of flying, but the baggage handlers can really scare me, why they thought the thin bungy on the back of my pack would hold when they tried to lift my pack by it is beyond me...
Japan and Singapore are probably the most civil of all countries when it comes to luggage handling. Ever tried the US and some 3rd world countries? They are in the same category. 10 trips and any travel bag would fall apart, until I moved to carry-ons only. Yes, went UL and UC (Ultra Compact) at least a decade before UL became serious in the bushwalking world.
Fri 18 Oct, 2013 11:49 am
yeah i remember the japanese ground staff on the tarmac lined up waving the plane good bye as we taxied out.... japanese service is amazing most places, i left my rail pass on the train, they found it and i was still able to retrieve it from tokyo station, try that with nz rail....
i think nz luggage handlers like to practice their rugby ball passing skills with luggage.
Fri 18 Oct, 2013 11:55 am
US luggage handlers like to practice grid iron touch downs in winter and slam dunk in summer...
Fri 18 Oct, 2013 11:57 am
someone i know said United were pretty bad or is it just all US airlines are as bad as each other?
Fri 18 Oct, 2013 12:02 pm
All US airlines are in the same pot. They are bad based on the airport. Personal experience, SFO and SEA are somewhat better than LAX and JFK in my experience. The later two are great to luggage testing. Any weakness in the design will be fully exposed within 2-3 trips. I learnt a lot and paid a lot too in those years.
Fri 18 Oct, 2013 6:17 pm
Here's what you need to get by during the "twilight" years.....Smiley inserted here!
http://www.packwheel.com/index.asp?Id=6
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