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Whether you’re dragging your suitcase through the corridors at Heathrow, or across Alaska’s frozen tundra, this custom-built carry-on can tackle any terrain with specially designed flexible shock-absorbing wheels. And that machined aluminium exo-skeleton frame looks pretty bad-ass too.
Vveggo’s Ravven Roll Aboard suitcases (the company really likes doubling up on the ‘v’) are hand-made which explains their £1,700 price tag. But if that means we don’t have to feel every single bump and crack as we roll a carry-on down the sidewalk, it’s definitely money well spent. And while the use of an external metal exoskeleton makes the suitcase look like it was designed for space travel, it also maximises its storage capacity on the inside. So you could fill it to the brim with duty-free fine wines and never have to worry about breaking a bottle. [Vveggo International via GearCulture]
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1. I highly doubt those wheels flex enough to provide a meaningful amount of shock absorption.
2. Suitcases don’t need shock absorption anyway unless for some reason you’re rolling it down a cobbled road.
3. The frame is way over the top, increasing weight as well as cost.
4. Whether the frame is external or internal it still takes up the same amount of space, although you’d actually lose some space due to the frame being so large.
5. Bright red wheels look like shit.
Between London and Edinburgh (where I live) there are a lot of cobbled streets. I’ve seen people’s cases fall apart after too many cobbles.
Reminds me of this: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/tweel-airless-tire.htm
f**k… £1700!!
that’s serious baggage