Ogio Bus Luggage | Used & Abused

Style: 20/20
Price: 15/20
Durability: 20/20
Street cred: 18/20
Performance: 20/20

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Are you the type who goes down the dirtiest part of town to buy luggage from a Big Lots? As you probably already know, that stuff looks fine for a minute but usually disintegrates somewhere along the first leg of your journey. Whether the bag is tossed in the back of an RV or onto the belt at the airport it won’t be long before the zipper pops and mysterious holes appear.

Ogio’s bags are quite the opposite, particularly the Bus. OK, so it costs $300, but it’s going to last about ten times as long as the cheap stuff, so it’ll actually be money saved in the long run. I’ve loaded mine to the gills with clothes and street gear for various work trips, as well as with motocross gear. The large wheels and hard plastic lower shell allow it to easily roll over most terrain, as well as hold up to general abuse.

When it comes to luggage I’m not big on gimmicks and would rather just have lots of good old space, but the detachable carry-on bag actually functions perfectly. It’s efficiently attached with magnets and straps and never comes loose or falls off. Yet when you want to remove (or attach it) there’s only about ten seconds of work involved.

The only downside I’m yet to encounter is that it’s a little hefty at 15 pounds, which means you need to be careful when you really stuff it full because it’s easy to exceed the 50-pound limit at the airport. The weight is fine by me though, as it’s obviously what helps make the bag so robust.