Bagsby is a reference site about luggage and travel bags. We publish written breakdowns of suitcases, carry-ons, luggage sets, garment bags, duffels, travel backpacks and the small gear that goes alongside them. Every one of those write ups is built from manufacturer specifications and the data published on the retail listing. That is the entire method, and it belongs in the first paragraph so that nobody has to guess what they are reading.
What we do not do
We do not test products. Nobody here packs a bag, carries it through an airport, rolls it across a parking lot, drops it down a stairwell, weighs it on a scale or puts a tape measure across it. There is no lab, no test bench and no travel diary behind this site. When a page on Bagsby describes how a bag behaves, it is describing what the maker and the listing say about it. Where a claim deserves a caveat, we write the caveat rather than dressing an opinion up as lived experience.
We also sell nothing. There is no order to place, no payment to take and no stock to reserve. If a bag interests you, the purchase happens on Amazon, and everything after the click is between you and the retailer.
What we cover
The catalog is built around the way luggage is actually shopped for, which is by trip and by constraint rather than by brand. The largest section by a wide margin is carry-on luggage, because that is where the rules bite hardest and where a wrong choice costs money at the gate. Around it sit multi piece luggage sets, checked suitcases, garment bags for people who travel with a suit, rolling and carry duffels, travel backpacks, briefcases, and small items such as tags and straps. There is also a kids’ luggage section covering ride on cases and character suitcases, where the useful information is usually the published age range rather than the styling.
How a write up is produced
Each page starts from the listing data for a single product: the title, the description, the feature bullets, the specification table and the product attributes. From there the work is mostly reading carefully and refusing to smooth things over.
- Dimensions are published as the listing states them, and we say whether the listing tells you if wheels and handles are included in those numbers. That distinction decides whether a bag fits an airline sizer.
- Where a listing gives two sets of dimensions, or a package size that has been passed off as the bag size, we name both figures and say they disagree instead of quietly picking the flattering one.
- Materials get described as the maker names them. If a listing says only “hardside” and never names the polymer, we say that too, because polycarbonate, ABS and blends of the two fail in different ways.
- Warranty language is reported as written. Luggage warranties frequently carve out airline handling damage, which is the damage most likely to happen, so the wording matters more than the headline.
- Where a bag has an expandable section, a USB port or a built in battery, we flag it, because each of those can change whether the bag is allowed on the aircraft.
- Where a listing publishes no usable dimensions at all, we say so plainly. On luggage that is not a small gap. It is the whole purchase.
Listing data is unreliable in specific, repeatable ways. Weights come through an order of magnitude out. Capacity appears in liters and inches on the same page. A three piece set gets described as though it were one case. Color names do not match the photographs. We would rather show you the contradiction than resolve it with a guess.
Why the pages lead with fit and rules
Luggage is bought against constraints rather than preferences. A bag has to fit a sizer, survive a baggage system, come in under a weight allowance and hold a specific amount of stuff. Style is real, but it is not what gets a case refused at the gate, so the pages answer the constrained questions first.
One thing we will never write is that a bag is approved for your flight. Airline allowances differ by carrier, by aircraft, by fare class and by route, and they change without notice. Where a maker claims compliance, we attribute the claim to the maker. Checking the operating carrier’s current policy is the traveler’s job, and no page here can do it for you.
How the site is funded
Bagsby takes part in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. Product links on this site are affiliate links, and a qualifying purchase made after a click may earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. That arrangement pays for the site and does not buy coverage or a favorable write up. The full statement is on our affiliate disclosure page.
Corrections and contact
Specifications go stale and listings get edited, so pages here can be wrong. If you find a figure that does not match the current listing or the manufacturer’s own documentation, tell us through the contact form and we will look at it. We cannot help with an order, a return or a warranty claim, because we are not the seller and never were.