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Brad
- Unicoi, TN, United States
This bag is worth every cent! I am a locomotive engineer that has to load my bags on and off a locomotive every day. I pretty much carry my life with me since I am gone so much. I used to go through 2-3 bags per year (average price is about $80 per bag). I decided to spend the extra coin to buy this bag. I have now had it for about 30 months. There is only minimal wear and tear thus far. There was a problem with the handle not extending but it was returned to Eagle Creek, repaired and returned in about 12 days. Do not think twice about the purchase of this bag.
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Ariella Robison
- Seattle, WA, United States
I just traveled around the world for six months and this was absolutely the best bag. I wheeled it over dirt roads in Indonesia and threw it on top of buses in Nepal. It always managed to zip up no matter how many extra scarves and trinkets I crammed in there. I received numerous jealous glances from fellow globetrotters as I easily maneuvered my compact wheelie while they labored under the weight of overstuffed backpacks. This is the best bag for RTW travel, hands down.
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arthur Scott
- San Diego, CA, United States
My wife and I have matching packs and have used them traveling through Italy, France and Greece without a problem. They are great!
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Giulia Bimbi
- Cerreto Guidi, Italy
It's a great wheeled luggage, and a greater backpack when you find long stairs, or annoying irregular pavements. Be careful, it's really big, it's quite easy to go overload!
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Darin Brazel
- Calgary, AB, Canada
I bought 2 of these bags, one for myself and on for my wife. They were the perfect size to lug around...and fit on a plane when needed. The removal daypack was used everyday to carry our essentials (including camera, passprts, etc) while we bounced around like a typlical tourist on our travels in Africa and London for our recent honeymoon. We debated whether or not to spend the money on "good" luggage or just continue to use the same old stuff we've always used, and I can tell you it was worth every penny. Very glad we purchased the Switchbacks. We'll use it everywhere we go now. The lifetime warranty was also a key selling feature.
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Joe Pritchard
- Llandovery, Wales, United Kingdom
Hello, we've just arrived home in the UK after a year circumnavigating the globe with our three small children. I wanted to write and say that we have tried and tested 2 of your Switchback ES Max and an ORV trunk through 29 countries, 5 continents and 60,000 miles (try that with a 4 year old!) They are fantastic, we would recommend them to anyone - and frequently do. Check out the great picture of us and our gear on Moscow train station, which made it into today's Times newspaper in the UK (along with most other UK newspapers). Keep up the good work Eagle Creek.
All the best
The Pritchards
Joe, Rachel, Rowan (9), Rhys (5), Jenna (4)
www.getjealous.com/pritchard
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Chris Chesak
- Boise, ID, United States
I was stuck. I was alone, save our toddler, and stuck with a car seat, two carry on's, two checked bags, a stroller, and in a foreign airport. Okay, so it wasn't really 'foreign', it was just Salt Lake City, but it was certainly foreign to me and I could NOT get the (so-called) Smarte Cart our of the rack. There was no way I could possibly get all this stuff from baggage claim to the taxi stand in one trip. I would have to shuttle it all, leaving, at some point, some pieces of luggage unattended. Then I remembered my Switchback's backpack straps. I quickly whipped 'em out, donned the Switchback like a backpack, loaded up the stroller with our toddler, loaded up the other rolling bag with the carry-on's and was able to move out to the taxi stand - ferrying it all in one trip. If it hadn't been for the versatile Switchback, I could have been hosed. I've now taken this bag to Brazil, Iceland, Maine, and on numerous family trips. It's so versatile and dependable that I've been able to use the backpack for day hikes, not worried about checking glass and other delicate gifts when packed in the hard-sided main compartment, and even used it for the toughest duty of them all: organizing diapers, wipes, toys, outfits, night-night books, and more for our toddler. Overall, a superior bag, whether you're headed to Iceland or just stuck in the Salt Lake City airport.
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