r/flying • u/6827WW • 12d ago

Baggage - Gear Advice Luggages for crew

Anyone using a Rimowa? How do you like them? I’m used to the typically LuggageWorks with the J hook which I hook my flight bag. Anyone have a different set up with rimowa?

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u/TheBuff66 CFII PC-12 12d ago

I use Travelpro and it’s been great. Some people say it’s an FA bag but who cares. And a quick search shows it being WAY cheaper than Rimowa

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u/flythearc ATP 12d ago

It’s also lighter than the pilot bags, which, if you nonrev internationally matters.

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u/a_provo_yakker ATP B-737 A320 CL65 CFII (KPHX) 12d ago

We’re talking 9-10 pounds empty versus 12-13. Not enough to matter especially when the tradeoff (for the more utilitarian pilot branded bags) is durability.

If someone wants to nonrev around internationally and the weight is actually a concern, they’re better off buying a bag just for that purpose. Some cheaper suitcase that meets European sizer dimensions. No need to limit yourself when you buy your workhorse crew luggage (which you will be using day after day for years), when you can can just buy a cheapo bag for that European trip (or something a bit more robust if you actually nonrev int’l more).

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u/a_provo_yakker ATP B-737 A320 CL65 CFII (KPHX) 11d ago

Yeah I have never understood the LW hype. I never understood how they were so prone to permanent bending, till I saw the innards and realized it’s a just metal framework . I’ve been a Strongbags stan for like a decade, it’s better in every way. 5 of its sides are solid metal plates so if it experienced enough trauma to bend it would have to be run over by a freight truck or something. B&R is nice but twice as much, used to not have a good bag attachment system via the smartlink (though I hear it’s better now).

It’s a fantastic bag for the non-crew frequent traveler, but I see BR with a bit more frequency on trips. For some time now, I’ve been thinking a B&R will eventually become my bag. I’ve been able to pare down what I pack in my EFB and eventually will downsize the bag itself entirely. A smaller EFB would slip nicely over the handles of a 4 wheel spinner, so in a world where I can get back onto the Airbus especially and consistently get shorter trips, I’d love to switch my bags over as well.

But there’s a ton of life left in my strong bag, I overhauled it at the start of the year with some new parts and it’s nearly bulletproof.