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Unfortunately MOST of our damage has been by the gorillas at the port. :madd: Just chance of luck but if your luggage is on the bottom of one of those cage boxes they load and there are 10 suitcases loaded on top of yours then the stress on your luggage will be significant in comparison to the persons luggage that is on the VERY top. :whistle: Amazingly enough our hard sided luggage we currently use is about 2 lbs per suitcase lighter than the Delsey Helium soft sided we had which is suppose to be one of the lighter soft sided versions. :clap: Guess it makes sense as those soft sided versions have to get support from somewhere such as metal bracing where as the ABS hard shells need no metal bracing. We also have gotten matching pieces at Marshalls and TJ Maxx at decent prices. One thin we NEVER do anymore is buy as piece larger than the 25 or 26 incher as that is the max size that will allow for filling the suitcase and remaining under the 50 LB limitations. BEst advice I have on the weight is to take along one of those portable luggage scales we all seem to need or have now and use it to weigh the luggage U are thinking of buying. :doubleup: U would be amazed at the differences in weight U find as it can make U scratch your head in wondering where the differences in weight really are. :scratch:

<blockquote data-quote="Einstein" data-source="post: 1574206" data-attributes="member: 56">Unfortunately MOST of our damage has been by the gorillas at the port. :madd: Just chance of luck but if your luggage is on the bottom of one of those cage boxes they load and there are 10 suitcases loaded on top of yours then the stress on your luggage will be significant in comparison to the persons luggage that is on the VERY top. :whistle: Amazingly enough our hard sided luggage we currently use is about 2 lbs per suitcase lighter than the Delsey Helium soft sided we had which is suppose to be one of the lighter soft sided versions. :clap: Guess it makes sense as those soft sided versions have to get support from somewhere such as metal bracing where as the ABS hard shells need no metal bracing. We also have gotten matching pieces at Marshalls and TJ Maxx at decent prices. One thin we NEVER do anymore is buy as piece larger than the 25 or 26 incher as that is the max size that will allow for filling the suitcase and remaining under the 50 LB limitations. BEst advice I have on the weight is to take along one of those portable luggage scales we all seem to need or have now and use it to weigh the luggage U are thinking of buying. :doubleup: U would be amazed at the differences in weight U find as it can make U scratch your head in wondering where the differences in weight really are. :scratch:</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Einstein, post: 1574206, member: 56"] [FONT=comic sans ms][SIZE=4][COLOR=#0000FF] Unfortunately MOST of our damage has been by the gorillas at the port. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]:madd: [FONT=comic sans ms][SIZE=4][COLOR=#0000FF]Just chance of luck but if your luggage is on the bottom of one of those cage boxes they load and there are 10 suitcases loaded on top of yours then the stress on your luggage will be significant in comparison to the persons luggage that is on the VERY top. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]:whistle: [FONT=comic sans ms][SIZE=4][COLOR=#0000FF]Amazingly enough our hard sided luggage we currently use is about 2 lbs per suitcase lighter than the Delsey Helium soft sided we had which is suppose to be one of the lighter soft sided versions. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]:clap: [FONT=comic sans ms][SIZE=4][COLOR=#0000FF]Guess it makes sense as those soft sided versions have to get support from somewhere such as metal bracing where as the ABS hard shells need no metal bracing. We also have gotten matching pieces at Marshalls and TJ Maxx at decent prices. One thin we NEVER do anymore is buy as piece larger than the 25 or 26 incher as that is the max size that will allow for filling the suitcase and remaining under the 50 LB limitations. BEst advice I have on the weight is to take along one of those portable luggage scales we all seem to need or have now and use it to weigh the luggage U are thinking of buying. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]:doubleup: [FONT=comic sans ms][SIZE=4][COLOR=#0000FF]U would be amazed at the differences in weight U find as it can make U scratch your head in wondering where the differences in weight really are. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]:scratch: [/QUOTE]