Overall rating | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
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An excellent and sturdy bag with plenty of space and several spacious pockets for storing other items. The bag holds one of the Alpine skis and cross-country skiing equipment, as well as the equipment of the week. There is a lot more stuff in your bag than you can take in the hold of the plane - when packing carefully! When traveling domestically, plenty of space is a great thing. If the carrier has power, get whatever you want. The wheels roll well and make the bag, even when fully packed, easy to pull from one place to another.
The weakness of the bag is on the shoulder strap: it is a sturdy and strong act, as are the stitching on the bag itself. However, the shoulder pad is a weak spot and was torn immediately on the first trip from the heavy weight of the bag. I thought the defect was cosmetic, but as the rupture widened, it turned out that there was no sturdy shoulder straps inside the padding that the entire strap would otherwise have. The weight of the whole bag when carried on the shoulder straps rests on the cushion neoprene - it does not withstand it, it tears. I was thinking of taking it to the shoemaker, as I would probably only get a new strap from the warranty, which would rupture again soon.