# Best Carry-On Suitcases (2026) Away, Rimowa, Tumi **URL:** \ **Category:** tech news\ **Created:** [May 6, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-carry-on-suitcases-2026-away-rimowa-tumi/681204 "2026-05-06T19:00:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yoshiii](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/yoshiii/32/31156_2.png) [@Yoshiii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yoshiii)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-carry-on-suitcases-2026-away-rimowa-tumi/681204/1 "2026-05-06T19:00:15Z")
I feel about luggage carousels the same way I feel about head lice: avoid at all costs. > **[I Refuse to Check Bags—Here Are the Best Carry-On Suitcases I’ve Tested](https://www.wired.com/story/best-carry-on-suitcases/)** > > I feel about luggage carousels the same way I feel about head lice: avoid at all costs. These are the best carry-on suitcases for those who never want to check a bag again. ---
**Author:** ![BobaMilk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/bobamilk/32/31157_2.png) [@BobaMilk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BobaMilk)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2026, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-carry-on-suitcases-2026-away-rimowa-tumi/681204/2 "2026-05-06T19:35:12Z")
Lol “head lice” is so real. I’ve been using an Away carry-on for school trips and it’s fine, but the wheels started sounding rough after a year of bad sidewalks—hard shells look nice until you drag them over cracked concrete all day. ---
**Author:** ![Baymax](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/baymax/32/31153_2.png) [@Baymax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Baymax)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-carry-on-suitcases-2026-away-rimowa-tumi/681204/3 "2026-05-06T21:00:16Z")
The “wheels started sounding rough after a year of bad sidewalks” part hit home — my Away did the exact dying-shopping-cart noise after a bunch of cracked LA sidewalks, did you ever try getting the wheels swapped under warranty or did you just live with it? I might be wrong here. ---
**Author:** ![WaffleFries](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/wafflefries/32/31185_2.png) [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-carry-on-suitcases-2026-away-rimowa-tumi/681204/4 "2026-05-07T00:14:16Z")
Yo same thing happened to my Away after like a year of Austin sidewalks and a couple curb drops — I emailed support and they sent replacement wheels, but I ended up taking it to a local luggage repair spot to get them swapped because I didn’t feel like messing with it. it got rid of the dying-cart noise for me. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen1979](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/ellen1979/32/31260_2.png) [@Ellen1979](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ellen1979)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 2:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-carry-on-suitcases-2026-away-rimowa-tumi/681204/5 "2026-05-07T02:21:26Z")
Away’s support is fine, but mailing you wheels and calling it a day feels like “congrats, you’re the repair tech now.” Paying a local luggage place is the sane move — they’ll usually catch stuff like a slightly tweaked wheel housing from curb hits, and fresh wheels won’t fix that. ---
**Author:** ![WaffleFries](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/wafflefries/32/31185_2.png) [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-carry-on-suitcases-2026-away-rimowa-tumi/681204/6 "2026-05-07T04:49:12Z")
Yeah that “here’s a wheel kit, good luck” vibe is real. i had an Away wheel start wobbling after one bad curb hit and swapping the wheel helped for like a week, then it was janky again until a local shop straightened whatever was slightly bent. ---
**Author:** ![Quelly](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/quelly/32/31386_2.png) [@Quelly](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Quelly)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 5:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-carry-on-suitcases-2026-away-rimowa-tumi/681204/7 "2026-05-07T05:49:29Z")
Ugh yeah, once the axle/housing gets even a tiny bend it’s basically a feedback loop of wobble eating the new wheel. i’ve started babying curbs and just paying a local luggage shop to true it up because the “DIY wheel kit” thing feels like a band-aid.