I travel extensively and stay away from hardcases because they have smaller interiors than soft sided luggage. Not only that but when you have purchased more that your luggage can carry you cannot expand the luggage. Softsided luggage can expand in depth sometimes several inches.
There are a lot of luggage made out of ballistic nylon which is pretty impervious to most abuse. We happen to have a set of Vitrinox the maker of Swiss Army products. It has traveled around the world at least twice. It gets pretty good usage and we have a small carry on plus a large 24". We like the small roller board so much that we got 2 of them since it is perfect for getaways on the weekend for 1 and sometimes we can use 2 of them and still not have to check anything in.
Both of them have garment suitors as does the 24".
Mobilizer NXT® 5.0 - Travel Gear - Victorinox AG
We paid a good sum of money for them but they have lifetime guarantees. When the wheel fell off during a travel, we brought it in and it was repaired then and there. We also had a handle break off and that was also repaired for no extra cost.
I would buy this brand again because of this.
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