Yes, at 14 pounds it's 3-4 pounds heavier than some of the other bags I'm looking at. And since I'm already sitting at 50 pounds on the mark and having to leave things behind with the bag I'm replacing (which was sub-10 pounds), I can't afford to go UP that much in weight.
I love Pelican cases, but even the "air" series is too heavy. I'm already having to leave things out of lighter suitcases, so I'd have to leave out even more if I went with them.
I have a backup handy, but it's not something that I'd necessarily trust for extensive use, and it's only useful if I'm actually home.
In other words, if I need to switch to it to fly out to a one-off and I'm already home, it's fine. If I'm going out on a four month long tour, I really don't want that to be my main bag for for months. And if I'm in the middle of a tour and thousands of miles from home, that backup is useless to me.
Stu_Prek OP t1_jd7k7rp wrote
Reply to comment by Fluffy_WAR_Bunny in Is there a luggage company that can offer immediate replacement? by Stu_Prek
Yes, at 14 pounds it's 3-4 pounds heavier than some of the other bags I'm looking at. And since I'm already sitting at 50 pounds on the mark and having to leave things behind with the bag I'm replacing (which was sub-10 pounds), I can't afford to go UP that much in weight.