Tips From A Baggage Handler On How To Avoid Damage To Your Luggage


Baggage handlers have to pick up and move luggage hundreds of times day. The ones that get treated the most carelessly are those that are heaviest, according to a baggage handler, who offers other tips for keeping your luggage intact.Photo by Nick Ares

Reddit user craigyboy2601 says that “If your bag is over 55lbs (25kg), it’s gonna have a bad time.” Pack lighter if you can to avoid bags from being thrown to their destruction — or, as we’ve previously heard from another baggage handler, use four-wheeler suitcases.

If you’re travelling with your partner, it’s also smart to get identical bags that are the same size and colour because:

if you’re lucky they will stay together and come off the truck together, not only because the handlers will place them together, because they look the same, but they stack better when they are the same size.

Hit up the link below for more baggage and travelling tips from this luggage pro.

LPT: travelling, baggage tips from a baggage handler [Reddit]


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