While all luggage will clock up some dents and scratches on your travels, scuffs are easy to deal with if you own a hard shell case. Steer clear of them in the first place by avoiding “dragging ...

Our luggage expert Kit finds packing a hard-side to be clumsy and awkward. As does Samantha Schoech, a staff writer who is long-term testing Away’s hard-sided carry-on. “Hard-sided cases just ...

from stretchy nylon cases with warranties that last a lifetime to bash-resistant plastic luggage. We tended to prefer hard-side cases over a soft-side, and especially those with the aforementioned ...