Double Dutch Club Water Color Stripe Warm 20 Inch Hardside, Pink, One Size

The outer shell of this suitcase is interesting. It's hard plastic, but has some give to it. Time will tell whether it holds up to wear and tear, or whether the give it has lends itself to cracking more easily (I fear the latter, with how it reacts to pushing). The wheels are the 360 degree spinner kind, which makes this really easy to walk alongside you rather than behind (and is SO much easier on escalators in airports for that reason!), but are plastic - another thing that makes me worry it won't hold up to wear and tear. Should that happen, I will report back. Only time can tell on those two aspects. Note, too, that this is carry-on size, and probably should only be used as carry on. Considering how scuffed up, etc, the soft sided ones can get, and the thin plastic feel the shell of this has, I don't trust this enough to actually check it and risk the case breaking during all the things checked bags go through.As for the rest of this, it's very smartly designed. Because of the hard outer casing, this suitcase doesn't have the ability like softsided suitcases to be packed full and puff out. The design accounts for this, however, by having deep sides, and it's own natural slight cover to give you that little bit of extra space. Inside, you'll find one side is zippered off, which either lets you keep your clothes more organized, or you can even put shoes under the zipper part and keep those separate. On the top of the zippered part is a smaller mesh zippered pocket, perfect for jewelry, etc, and two elastic topped pockets that can keep items like socks and underwear in place. The other main part has elastic that snaps closed in the middle to keep your clothes in place, along with a removable plastic toiletries bag that just snaps into the top.Also on this are feet on one side opposite the side handle which lets you put this easily on it's side with stability. When putting this up in the overhead bins, too, it also gives a little protection as you push it back against the compartment wall. There is a plastic handle both on the top and on the side, which makes it easy to lift this into the plane overhead compartments. The pull handle has a button that releases it both to raise it up, and to push it back down. Mine, however, isn't that stable, and wiggles side to side pretty badly. It also has some resistance going back down.The zipper itself is thick, but I have some issues with how smoothly it glides, both zipping and unzipping. While most suitcase zippers can pull its two zipper parts together easily, this one seems to struggle with that - if it isn't lined up exactly right, it isn't easy to zip. Definitely a frustrating element to this.The colors are very vibrant, and it has a cute design. Its one of those things that, at least for me, is almost too much and too weird a color mix yet works in the end and is somehow appealing. The edges around the zipper, the handles, and both the wheels and other feet are all hot pink in color, while the stripes are a mix of orange, hot pink, an aqua type color, white and dark blue, with varying degrees of rough edge looking to the stripes.Overall, this is smartly designed inside, but not the kind of feel on the outside that gives me trust to use this as anything more than a carry-on (and would be a source of stress if I ended up being told at the gate I had to check it). For the price of this (currently retail of 209, Amazon sale of half off), there are better, more up front reliable feeling products available.

Have you ever had a window seat on the airplane and as people are boarding the plane you look out and see the baggage handlers putting the bags on the conveyer belt that takes them into the plane? If so then you may have seen how rough the bags are handled and how some of them, once in a while, fall off the belt and are slammed back onto the belt by the workers? I mention this because bags must be tough to survive air travel. Is this one tough enough?The Double Dutch Club color stripe 20" hardside is a very light, very colorful piece of luggage. The four wheels make it maneuverable and nimble, even when tilted and carried traditional style. I felt like this hardside was just a tad too big to fit confortably in the overhead bin of the MD-80 I was flying from MCO to DFW to SNA, and not quite big enough to warrant check-in. In my case, I checked this bag.Upon arrival at my final destination, the bag appeared on the luggage carousel and had visible signs of rough handling somewhere along the way. Although not cracked, the single trip was proof enough for me that the colorful surface is easily marred and scratched.This bag features a no-frills interior. You unzip it, pack it, zip it and go...that's really the extent of it. There is little chance of someone else having this vivid color scheme so finding it amongst a sea of darker bags is a breeze.Overall - I personally find the size a little awkward...perhaps a bit fat for one type of travel and not big enough for other types of travel. That said, I am somewhat finicky when it comes to luggage and the way I pack for travel...so I am a tough reviewer. I think this bag would be ideal for local road trips, staycations and light travel. I don't know about it holding up to road warrior usage though.I can say that it appears well built - the zipper moves easily and it is maneuverable. The retracting handle glides in and out easily. I believe it would be good for light, infrequent travelers.

This is an attractive bag - very bright colors, would be easy to spot in a crowd.However, I'm concerned about the durability. It's very lightweight -- which CAN be a good thing. However, I would NEVER trust it to the normal baggage handling regimen at most airports/airlines. I don't think it's sturdy enough to survive the rough handling. The size makes it more appropriate as a carry-on, but again, I'm not sure how it would survive being shoved into an over head bin (or even if it would fit -- the depth dimension looks a little large to me), or whether it might be a bit too big to shove under a seat.So where would I use it? DEFINITELY on a road trip! The four wheels move easily, and make maneuvering it from car to hotel a breeze. It holds enough for a long weekend trip, and fits very nicely in the trunk of my Camry. This would be a perfect bag for a younger person who does weekend trips for sporting events, too. It's easy to handle, attractive, and really holds a lot.Due to the limited usability, I can't give it more than 3 stars. If I notice anything in the future -- positive or negative -- that changes that, I'll revise this review.