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Are you vaxxed, packed, and ready-to-roll? Then you’ll need our list of the Best Travel Bags around. Each item on our list has been tested by our WIRED Gear Team and is TSA-approved.

If you buy something using our links, we may earn a commission. wired.trib.al/G908kSk 1/
Best Soft Shell Bag:
The Travelpro Versapack system consists of modules that zip into the lidded half of the main compartment. It comes with a single compartment module that's good for separating dirty laundry, which is ever so handy: wired.trib.al/POV0YtK
📷: Amazon 2/
Best Hard Shell Bag:
The Paravel Aviator International Carry-On has an anti-scuff exterior, can be stuffed to the gills & still skate effortlessly across the polished tiles of airport floors. It manages to be both compact & roomy: wired.trib.al/cTBX7tq
📷: Paravel 3/
Best Budget Bag:
The Travelpro Maxlite 5 is good but not perfect, but it’s very light for a rolling suitcase. The exterior toiletry pocket is a nice touch and the zippers are also quite strong and don't tend to get stuck: wired.trib.al/pn6U9f9
📷: Amazon 4/
Most Luxurious Soft Shell Bag:
A @BriggsandRiley carry-on bag will almost certainly outlive you. B & R is one of the few companies with a lifetime unlimited warranty. Its components are top of the line. wired.trib.al/90JWJIu
📷: Amazon 5/
Most Luxurious Hard Shell Bag:
The metal is thick, and the fixtures are solid. @away’s “The Bigger Carry-On Edition” has two organizer panels inside to keep your stuff from shifting around, and there's an interior laundry bag: wired.trib.al/rGvHP6z
📷: Away 6/
Most Rugged Bag:
Everything about @RedOxxAffairs is overbuilt. The zippers are huge, its thick pieces of nylon webbing are robustly sewn, and chunky metal rings hang the detachable carrying strap. Yet it weighs in at less than 4lbs. wired.trib.al/pa1hlPf
📷: Red Oxx 7/
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