Best Carry-on Luggage Awards for 2013 Revealed by OutdoorGearLab.com

Oct. 29, 2013 - PRLog -- OutdoorGearLab.com recently announced the results of the 2013 Editors’ Choice Awards for the Top Carry-on Luggage review, highlighting the best, best value, and best for certain applications. The OutdoorGearLab Review Editors chose the following winners after extensive field testing on flights across the country. Eleven popular pieces of carry-on luggage were subjected to head-to-head tests to determine which stood out in performance across these metrics: features, durability, weight, storage capacity, ease of transport, and style. The selection of luggage tested ranged from 2-wheeled bags, 4-wheeled bags, backpacks, and convertible pieces. OutdoorGearLab found the best overall as well as the best convertible luggage and best 4-wheeled bag.


The winners are:

The Travelpro Luggage Maxlite Expandable Rollaboard wins the Editor's Choice Award for 2013. According to Gear Editor Amanda Fenn, "This lightweight bag has two-wheels, soft sides, and structured walls. It has one external pocket that will fit a 15” laptop and the added bonus of being expandable. This piece is a plain old classic rolling bag that fulfills its purpose very, very well. "

The REI Wheely Beast Wheeled Duffel wins the Best Buy award for 2013. This award is given to a product that scores well in our tests and is sold for a reasonable price. Amanda Fenn states, "With 43 liters of internal space, this piece has the second largest internal capacity of any bag we reviewed. With a simple duffel-like design, this soft-sided carry-on without structured walls has a solid frame and a sturdy handle. Once we found out that this piece was only $149, we were sold! "

The Samsonite Winfield Spinner Bag ties for the Top Pick award for 2013 with the Osprey Ozone Wheeled Convertible Luggage. This award is given to a product that excels at a specific application. In this case, there are two notable products.

Amanda Fenn notes, "We tested out four hard-sided, four-wheeled bags and in the process, we grew to love these sophisticated, lightweight pieces for city to city travel.We awarded the Samsonite Winfield Spinner Bag our Top Pick because it rolls flawlessly, is super lightweight, and has a sleek, sexy look.”

Amanda Fenn explains, “We tested four bags that convert from rolling bags into backpacks and three bags that had detachable day packs. We wanted to highlight the highest performing piece in this category with a Top Pick Award, and we chose the Osprey Ozone. Although this bag does not have the largest internal capacity, its detachable day pack design and convertible backpack features are more fine-tuned than its competitors.”

OutdoorGearLab LLC is a company headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming dedicated to creating world’s best outdoor gear reviews. The company’s website, is a free resource for people who love the outdoors and participate in activities such as hiking, climbing, backpacking, and camping. The company performs side-by-side testing of outdoor gear and publishes the results in comparative reviews. Each product is scored across a range of weighted categories, competing products are ranked, and awards are provide to top performing products.

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