Polycarbonate Hardside Lightweight Luggage
OLYMPIA MATRIX
The manufacturers of hard-side luggage have a new challenge with the airline's enforcement of charging extra for luggage that exceeds 50lbs. If the suitcase starts out heavy when empty, why would the customer even consider hard-side luggage? The answer is the development of a durable, yet lightweight plastic called poly-carbonate. Naturally, there are different qualities of poly-carbonate, and some brands offer the lower priced poly-carbonate composites that are not 'pure' poly-carbonate and other brands feature the pure poly-carbonate which are more expensive and offer better performance and more durability. However, the growth in popularity of this product is because the product offers all the features the consumer is looking for. The consumer can find a wide assortment of colors, patterns, sizes, and price ranges. Most well-trained Travel Goods Specialist should be able to educate the consumer into making the selection of the product that is best for their individual travel needs. The bottom line, is you do get what you pay for. The superior products cost more, yet provide superior performance.
BRIGGS & RILEY SYMPATICO
We weighed one of our most popular brands of Poly-carbonate, and the largest size (29" Expandable) was only 11.7 lbs empty. Not bad at all for a hard-side zippered case, that features an expansion and the 4-Wheel Spinner system allowing you to glide with ease through airport check-in.
