A hard hat, a hi-vis jacket and a stepladder: my very scientific suitcase stress test

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A suitcase dies not with a crash, but with a soft, tremulous thud. I learned this first-hand as I dropped luggage repeatedly from a stepladder on my driveway, all in the name of our best suitcases group test.

The Filter team and its writers think carefully about how to test each type of product before we embark on a review. Suitcases are often marketed (but seldom rated) on their toughness, so we decided to add drop-testing to our approach, along with conventional criteria, such as internal organisation and finish. Anyone can tell you why they think a suitcase is nice, but we wanted to see how well each option might endure.

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