Time to replace my 12+ year old Travelpro bags. They've held up well for multiple international moves and regular travel but are having some problems now.

What are some brands or specific bags to consider? I'd prefer light, soft cases. Bonus points if the bag doesn't look too expensive. I'm small, female, and often travel alone. Don't want to be a target when I'm on the road.

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Briggs & Riley for style, functionality and lifetime warranty. I’ll never get another brand’s bag.

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Lots of hard core travelers have B&R bags - you can search for it on FB and come up with a ton of other testimonials.

I travel frequently (sometimes for months at a time between jobs) and have been using an Away rolling bag and a backpack (Samsonite, but really any backpack is fine for day trip stuff) and just do Laundry once every 4-5 days wherever I'm staying. The Away bag is probably my favorite carryon sized bag (I used to use a Tom Bihn Aeronaut for everything but prefer the hardbag now for most trips, though I'll switch to the Aeronaut if it'll be a hiking intense trip where I might take everything with me or if a bag with wheels would be inconvenient for some other reason).

Away bags! Used multiple others the expensive aren’t worth it

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