Advantages: Stylish, good range of features Disadvantages: No 'piggy-back' connection
...I recently purchased a vanity bag from Oasis (fashion shop) and have found it really strong, stylish and useful, with excellent organiser capabilities.
The bag is part of the Oasis luggage collection designed by Antler. At £30 the bag seems about average price, but was definitely the most stylish and had the most features. It fits in with the ethos of Oasis as being individual and fashionable. It is black and curved at the front, and is soft-sided but with a reinforced front.
It is travel-bag sized, with two main sections. Each section includes organiser features, including:
* mobile phone pocket
* 3 bottle straps (for storing shampoo, etc)
* key holder
* A4 sized inside pocket
* pen holders
* other storage pockets
It also comes with a shoulder strap and a padlock.
For me the bag is excellent, as it forces me to become more...
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Lock it up Review ofAntler Identity Combination Lockby
danielalong
Advantages: Locks cases Disadvantages: Not high security
...Antler combination lock
On a recent foray abroad, I decided that it was about time I started locking my trusty holdall.. just because it has served me well for about 20years, doesn’t mean that it will always remain tightly shut when I get it off that carousel.
So, needing something simple, and not with a key, I settled on the combination lock. I realised early on that I would lose a key, or put it into the bag for safe keeping, but realised that I could probably remember numbers.
~~Product and Packaging~~
My combination lock is in orange, but I have seen the blue ones for sale.
These type of locks are for zipped cases…ones which have zips which join together and can be fastened I assume.
It is about 5cm in length and has 3 small dials at the side with a metal hook like contraption which snaps closed like other combination locks...
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Advantages: Keeps contents safe Disadvantages: weighs that little bit extra
...up what suits you.
In airpoorts today the majority of luggage is not man handled in any form with eletronically barcoded computer conveyor systems which will direct the luggage to the nearest offload site, with this in mind handling of baggage is far better than before.
Use a hardshell case if you are carrying glass bottles or items that may be crushed and damaged, including electical goods that may get bumped around.
U a soft shell case if you dont have anything that could get damaged, most bottles can be carried on board and airlines normally do not have any objection to items like this being carried on board.
The average soft shell case made by Antler etc weighs about 2.3 kg a big difference. Always bear in mind that airline charge you 1% of the first class airfare for excess baggage. for your info
Excess baggage rates
European...
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