As technology has evolved over the years, the gear that we use to tote them around has evolved as well. Let’s face it: when you’re taking your Macbook everywhere you go, you want to keep it protected ...

Photographers and travelers searching for a hard-shell backpack may be interested in the Xcube a modular carrying system that includes anti-theft features, customizable compartments and is also ...

You can spend over $1,000 on a carry-on spinner, but our tests find that high-quality hard-shell bags cost a fraction of that ...

Airports are rife hard-shell carryons — the Aways and the Samsonites are ubiquitous at this point — so when a new one bursts onto the scene, we’re interested. The Level8 Hard-Shell Carry-On Luggage ...

A new hardshell backpack has launched via Kickstarter this month in the form of the aptly named Shield, which has been designed to provide users with a multipurpose hardshell backpack for both ...

You’ve made the call. You’re off to see the world. Armed only with a suitcase and a … wait! Is your suitcase hard-sided or soft-sided? You want to travel light and maximise your mobility, but there’s ...

Forget window seats versus aisle seats. The most contentious debate in travel is what type of suitcase you should buy. The popularity of hard-shell luggage has exploded over the past decade. It has ...

This super slick hard shell backpack, called Solid Gray and made in the Netherlands, is cut and shaped from a single sheet of polypropene block copolymer. It’s supposedly so strong that even if you ...

Our guide to the best hard-shell and hard-side suitcases has been updated with four additional picks for 2016. In the good old days of train travel a gentleman would have a cavalcade of steamer trunks ...