Away Travel Bigger Carry On After 5 Years and 100 Flights
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- Опубліковано 29 тра 2023
- 100 flights later would I buy this suitcase again? Showing you the actual Away Travel Bigger Carry on after 5 years, 7 countries and over one hundred flights. How has it held up?
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(there are two blues, Coast and Navy - this one is the navy Bigger Carry On and YES it has fit on every flight I've ever been on)
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Up close and personal with my VERY VERY well used bag. Check out this video for more travel tips! ua-cam.com/video/fEb1p3EzvMo/v-deo.html
I trust reviews more when the luggage looks as if it was used (ie scratches). It means you’ve actually been using it.
I love how you’re so transparent! Thank you for the great review and the disclosure about your affiliation :)
Love my Away bags! Had them since 2018. Only one had a buckle that broke about 4 years after purchase and Away swapped it out. Process was completely hassle free and customer service didn’t make me jump through hoops. Thanks for the review and detailing your experience!
Than for the video. I love these kind of reviews , showings the real use of the product. Wonderful travels
Yeah I always go looking for them and they’re hard to find! Don’t show me the product shiny and new show me once you’ve beat the heck out of the thing!😂Thanks for watching!
I have a few pieces from Away luggage. The bigger carry on, the large and the everywhere bag. We travelled to Australia, and cross country. Bags held up great. Love that they have a lifetime guarantee. No complaints!
Genuinely really helpful - thank you!
Love my Away bags: I’ve had them for 4 years & they’ve held up beautifully. I haven’t used them quite as often as you, but I’m more than satisfied with them!
Couldn’t agree more! We have the smaller carryon size and love it!
Thank you! I just bought my first Away luggage and excited for it come next week. Looking forward to more videos from you. Great job! 🎉
I hope you love it!
I put this on your instagrams stories but don’t think you’ll see it there. This is in respond to you having gotten too many comments of a “you did this wrong” nature.
I am proud of you and your bravery to draw the lines on reading the comments. I don’t always get to your videos as they drop but still like to leave positive comments. If you never see them, that’s ok. They will have been sent into the universe anyway and their energy will hopefully find you.
Bringing it back here, I’ve had my bigger carry on since 2017 and I adore it. It’s about to go on three back to back trips (two for fun and one for work) starting in two weeks. Thank you for sharing your experience too!!
I have the Bigger Carry-on and the Medium, and LOVE both. I did get the battery for the carry-on and after gate-checking the batter went missing. I contacted Away to buy a replacement and they sent it to me for free!! Amazing customer service and a fantastic product.
Used your affiliate link 2 years ago and couldn’t be happier with our carry ones, medium and large Away!!
Yes it’s worth it, i have this bag and it is the best I’ve ever used.
Just got home today from yet another trip with the exact same bag. Can’t say enough good things. Thanks for introducing me to Away!
That makes me so happy!
You are a joy to watch and fun as well. Your channel is aptly named 😊
Oh you’re so kind! Thank you!
Thank you for this video.❤
You are so welcome!
As always, informative and upbeat. Jen, you're always lovely, so have no worries about the hair and makeup❤
Donna you’re the best! Thank you!
Gave me a good chuckle on your note about writing to businesses 😂
I really like to see your videos, it's nice to get to know you 🙏❤ greating from Indonesia🇮🇩
That’s an impressive review!
Well thank you! I think you mean that the bag is impressive not me, but we shall both take the compliment 😂😘
Jen I just wanted to say my hubby and I watched this and talked about how much you’ve influenced us in good ways!
So because of you we have bought: Two Away carry ons and one checked bag, a Stitch Fix subscription for both of us, packing cubes and then Away packing cubes and a electronic organizer! We have loved all of them so #thankyou
Oh my goodness I love to hear it! Thank you for sharing that with me!
@@JoyfulLivingwithJenLefforge oh and I forgot I bought the Merino wool shirts that did a great job for me at WDW this past week! 😃
Thank you! 🙏🏼
You're so welcome!
Hi Jen…great review!! Have you tried the carry-on flex from away?
After watching one of your reviews I ordered the bigger carry on, the larger bag and the everywhere bag through your link last year. And I can only agree, I am so happy with these bags! Thank you so much for all these great reviews ! It is good to know that I will have them for my travels for many years to come😃
I just received my Away Travel Everywhere Zip Backpack, and love it!! Will be traveling non-rev to Spain for two weeks in September with carry on and my new backpack! Please ignore the minutiae and continue vlogging. ❤
THANK YOU!
Excellent review. I wish I would have seen this video 2 hours ago. I could have used your discount. I purchased 4 bags about an hour ago. Thanks for sharing your video. Good stuff.
Glad it was helpful!
I have three away bags. One of them since 2017. It’s been to Europe three times and Asia once, as well as countless domestic flights. Just sent away a message with minor issues on all three bags and they are sending me 3 brand new bags from their new line. You could totally send them about that buckle missing and you could get a brand new bag!
My Away bag (medium regular) has the same handle sticky issue and was degrading from the cruise line disinfecting. Away sent me a new handle last week, no charge even for shipping. So easy to deal with customer service. We have purchased 7 of the Away bags. Excellent luggage!
I never thought to reach out to them about it! Thanks, Rochelle!
Thank you
The guarantee for the wheels in colder climates where salt is used to melt icy sidewalks is very worthwhile!
We also love our Away bags.
I have both the bigger and regular carry ons. I’ve been using them for 3 years and I love them! No issues with these suitcases! Mine have scratches too. But it’s ok. I don’t care either.
They're well loved and well used!
Welcome back! You look rested. My husband and I have had the Away carryons for about 3 years and love them. We both just got the Everywhere bag for an upcoming trip. Do you have the Away packing cubes? I am tempted to buy a set even though I have others, because I would love to have a set that fits perfectly within the confines of the bag, which I assume they do. Would love your thoughts.
I do and I love them! And honestly they aren't THAT expensive although many brands are out there that are cheaper. It is nice to have them made to fit for sure.
Thank you SO much for your review! I have no idea what suitcase brand to buy because the last one I bought (American trunk and case brand) is still in pristine shape after extensive and international for 20 years but it's heavy and I have arthritis. So I've decided to sell it. I also feel like every brand are like cheapskates now so I was doing a lot of research before my purchase. I got lucky way back when, I picked my original siutcase because I needed it to be big enough to fit everything I needed for a summer trip in europe with family/friends and my only thoughts as a teen were 'it was cute leopard print' 😅😂😂😂
3 years with my away carry on and it still works good. I just wish it didn’t scratch so easy.
After a million reviews and videos and trying to decide between away, monos, beis and July. I settled on monos and I love it! Part of me wants to buy my husband an away bag just for comparison 😂
Lol me with the same mood looking at all of them over and over again
@@Mocha_x_svt lol literally made a spreadsheet of each! I honestly only went with monos bc some reviews said the handle of the monos was less wobbly than away. I honestly don’t think you could go wrong with either they’re incredibly comparable
I have both, and I'm a fan of MONOS. The bigger carryon fits more.
@@SharonR1105 I bought the standard carry on for Europe trips!
I can’t lift the bigger Away bag up into the overhead bin. I had to get the Travelpro Max light 5. I can fill it to about 20# and then I can get it up there.
Oh my gosh Kevin’s away bag has the same issue, we lost that same part on the compression side! I’m such a fan of away.
I just watched a packing video with Kara and Nate (who have over 3 million followers) and that's the piece that broke on theirs! It's not us!
4:32 - that damage sounds similar to what we had on some surfaces in our ambulance. Q.T. spray was the culprit.
Oh wow at least now we know what it was!
Very good bag. If you’re not picky about warranty, just get the Quince Carry-On (almost identical construction and likely made at the same Chinese factory) for half the price.
I just asked for one of these for my 40th birthday! Time for a grown up suitcase for Mama 👍🏼
Love to hear it!
Wee have the smaller Away carryon with the battery and liked it. My wife's company gave them as part of the trip to Hawaii President's Club award. Unfortunately the one we have doesn't expand, so over the years we stopped using it. Still in great shape. I took a different carryon with me on a recent trip to India and wished that I had taken the Away.
It's always a favorite on any trip I take!
Do you have a review on the pink away toiletry bag? Would love to know if you recommend it!
I don't know that I've ever done a specific review of it but I love it! It's a great bag BUT pretty pricey for what it is. I love it and use it but you can definitely find similar things for a lot less money (Target has some great options)
Is this the one you just took to Japan? I wondered if i'd have to use the slightly smaller one for international....
Thanks!!!
YES this was the bag I took to Japan. Unless you are flying an international carrier (in which case even the smaller one is too big in some cases) this will work great. I fly Delta exclusively and it fits on all their aircraft.
I am very curious how often, if any, you get asked to check in the Bigger Carry-On bag for not meeting certain airline carry-on size requirements, such as Alaska Airlines. This is the main reason I am only considering the standard Carry-On luggage but I'd really like the extra 20% space.
I’ve never been asked to check it. Hope that helps!
Hey Jen thanks so much for sharing Do you recommend this carry on for a week in Disney World? Thanks 😊
I absolutely do and I have!
@@JoyfulLivingwithJenLefforge thanks so so much again Jen
@@JoyfulLivingwithJenLefforge I’m a over packer so I am getting official the bigger carry on that way I carry it with instead thanks so much again
@@JoyfulLivingwithJenLefforge hey Jenn would you recommend the away Carry-On Flex? Thanks
I’m going to be traveling to Australia for 2 weeks this summer and I need a new luggage to hold so many clothes & was thinking of getting their bigger carry-on flex. Would you recommend that for me for my trip Or perhaps their medium sized luggage? Thanks!
If you're checking a bag, I would get the medium. It's really quite big but still manageable in the airport. I own it and really like it for longer trips! The large is really REALLY large (too big in my view).
Jen, have you ever flown on a Delta CRJ900 with the Away Bigger Carry On? If so, did you have to gate check it or did it fit in the overhead bin?
I haven’t but only the tiniest of roller bags will fit in that plane. Even the regular Away carry on is too big. They would gate check it for you.
@@JoyfulLivingwithJenLefforge thanks! Guess we will be leaving it home. I have the Lavender BCO and don’t want it to get marked up!
Thanks for all the great reviews. I bought the Away bigger carry on bag because of your reviews of it!
@@JoyfulLivingwithJenLefforge Will the bigger carry on fit in overhead bins on B737 and airbus 319,320,etc? I cannot afford to gate check my carry on as I carry essential medical supplies with me. I only fly Business or First class using award miles.Phew
@@jillboyle3286 I can't guarantee every airplane, but I have taken it on every aircraft delta flies at this point and it has always fit
Orlando airport changed my code to open it. I found a hack on you tube and got it open 20 minutes.
I purchased a regular Away carry on and the medium checked luggage a few weeks ago but the handle on the carry on was soooooooo flimsy/wobbly.
It was even wobblier than the other brand names carry on at Ross and Marshalls!
As much as I paid for it, Away should have made sturdier handles.
The handle on the medium checked luggage wasn't as flimsy as the carry on but even that luggage has it flaw.
I can't return them because I purchased their Final Sale so I can't get my money back. 😥
That’s super interesting as I didn’t think they even did final sale? At least none that I’ve ever seen. Definitely don’t buy a bag you can’t return if it’s not for you.
@@JoyfulLivingwithJenLefforge I ordered the "Petal" (pink) color. That color is listed as a Final Sale item.
Maybe I will send them a message to see if I can get a refund because I'm really not happy with the wobbly handle. Crossing my fingers they agree to my request. 🤞🏼
My brother in law and SIL have this bag and love it but fly their own plane or first class when they travel. I don’t fly first class. Can you carry on this bag for international travel?
I rarely fly first class and have flown international on Delta with it many times. It is too heavy for most international carriers that weight carry on bags (Delta does not). Hope that helps!
I had to go check because I bought the suitcase with the battery and I was nervous. Plus our phones have lithium in them.
This is on the Away website in their FAQS section.
Can I fly with the battery?
“Yes! Your suitcase battery is compliant with current airline policies, FAA, TSA, and DOT regulations and meets UN/DOT 38.3 requirements. It is allowed in the cabin and can be carried onto any flight. Please keep in mind that some airlines may require you to remove your battery prior to boarding.” As of 7/25
Wish me luck! 😊❤
Yes in the cabin you are totally fine it’s only an issue if you have to gate check your bag. Safe travels!
We went with the light pink for my wife because it was on clearance. We do know full well that it will show scuffs a lot more than a darker color...but so what? It's luggage.
I would hope and expect their product to last and their customer service to stand behind their warranty and products for what they charge. At the end of the day, it's a molded piece of glorified plastic, cheap to manufacture, so the profit margin is quite large.
And yet many many many companies that sell something similar DO NOT have this kind of warranty or customer service
mine is more beat up than this. I also had it since it debuted.
I don't see your affiliate link.
It’s in the very first line of the description box but here you go www.awaytravel.com/suitcases/bigger-carry-on?usb_charger=not_included&color=coast&affiliate_id=207043&click_id=4400266058&clickId=4400266058
For most airlines does this luggage have to get checked in? I want a bigger carry on but wouldn't want to get it checked in.
This is sized to fit in the overhead for US carriers
@@JoyfulLivingwithJenLefforge Thank you for responding. Got it.
For luggage companies reaching out: Why not take the bag review them, use them for 1 domestic travel then do a give awat for subscribers?
Interesting thought! Not the way I do business as I won't recommend a product I haven't actually used on a trip and I have no interest in taking luggage I'm unsure about on a trip just to try it out. Thanks for watching!
A real time tested review.
The white one is so pretty, but I can see it being a disaster after a while
Yeah I’m way too practical for that!😂🤣❤️
@@JoyfulLivingwithJenLefforge I have the white and have used in dozens of times. not a mark on it. love it!
Who care about the scratches? If you don’t like it 1. Don’t buy plastic 2. Wrapped at the airport. 3. Accept the condition since airport personal don’t care and they throwing all luggages like a football.