Luggage: Durability, Materials & Carry Comfort

The Kestrel Voyager 55 starts with a polycarbonate shell, a hard outer layer that wraps around your belongings. When your bag is stacked, loaded onto a belt or squeezed into an overhead bin, that shell is what stands between the knocks and your things. The coil zips are self-repairing, so if the teeth separate under pressure you can run the puller back over them and close the gap. The shell and wheels are covered by a 5-year manufacturer warranty, so the parts that take the hardest knocks have backing behind them. On the move, it weighs 2.6 kg, which leaves more of your allowance for what you pack. The aluminium handle locks at three heights to suit your stride, and four double spinner wheels let it glide beside you through a terminal or down a crowded platform without dragging on your wrist. The integrated combination lock keeps your 38 L of packing secure.