As you know if you've read my last two posts, we are leaving for our Celebrity Solstice preview cruise Friday a.m.  Because I don't want to check baggage for a three day trip I have resided to stuffing a bagillion things in a carry on bag.  Lucky me, I got to try out my new SwissGear bag.  Well, it's not so new I just haven't tried it yet. 

I realized about 10 hours into packing today that "crap, this bag might be too heavy to carry on!"   Carry on bags can only weigh up to 45lbs.
I ran and got a scale and it showed a weight of about 10 pounds with all of my stuff inside the bag!  I knew that couldn't be right so I got the electronic scale and that scale showed 30 lbs.. which is AMAZING considering the size of the SwissGear bag, and the small village I stuffed inside the bag.  I double checked and sure enough, bag and all, the total weight was right at 30lbs.    Back to the first scale for a second.. I will be weighing myself on that scale from now on!

The SwissGear luggage has so far proven to be solid as a rock, but not too heavy. Granted, I haven't moved it out of my room after packing it, yet.  I did however lift it off the bed and was very surprised at how light it was and when I took it to the scale I used the wheels and the handle and was really impressed with the maneuverability of the luggage.  I feel a little strange talking about luggage in such depth, but SwissGear luggage really is great and I think it will last for years, even with the beatings it may take from my family.

You can learn more about SwissGear luggage here or go to Amazon.com to see all of the different SwissGear luggage styles available.