# Recommend a Garment Bag

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-garment-bag/440183>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 5, 2008, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-garment-bag/440183 "2008-03-05T15:00:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-garment-bag/440183/1 "2008-03-05T15:00:48Z")

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As part of traveling, I need a garment bag. I need one big enough to hold two suits (with probably 3 dress shirts) and two days of casual clothing. Ideally, it would also be small enough to fit in the overhead bin as I will have to check a poster tube. American still allows two checked bags, but I’d rather carry all my clothes with me. Plus, I’m probably going to have to use public transit when I get to where I’m going and I’ve done subways and buses with large baggage in the past and that’s never fun. The [Skyroll](http://www.skyroll.com) looks interesting, but I don’t know if the small one will be big enough and I don’t really have the money to buy the big wheeled one. Being able to sling it over my shoulder would be a real plus.

Anyone have a Skyroll or any other good suggestions for a garment bag?

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**Author:** ![tesseract](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bb73d2/32.png) [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2008, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-garment-bag/440183/2 "2008-03-06T06:11:34Z")

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For durability and lightweightness, I really like LeSportSac garment bags. I think they are about $110.00. Not sure what the ones cost that you linked to. LeSportSacs are some sort of nylonish material and will squish anywhere (overhead bins) and last for a really long time. They won’t keep your clothes from getting wrinkled, but I don’t know if any garment bag really will. I did a lot of traveling for two years and I loved my SportSac.

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**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2008, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-garment-bag/440183/3 "2008-03-06T06:41:02Z")

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I have never carried a sky roll, but I am willing to bet you will wind up with a wrinkled suit out of the deal. Also if you carry on, you will be limited in the amount of toiletries you can carry on.  
Anyway, I check my luggage as I travel for at least a week at a time. I have used [Samsonite](http://www.ebags.com/samsonite/aspire_lite_ultravalet_garment_bag/product_detail/index.cfm?modelid=58352) garment bags for the last 15 years and have had excellent luck with them. Each bag lasts about 5-7 years of heavy travel, and the cost is reasonable.  
Also if you are only traveling for a couple of days, consider a 21" roller with a garment hanger in the lid.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-garment-bag/440183/4 "2022-10-21T19:48:12Z")

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Bumped.

I’m in the market for a GB myself now. Any additional recommendations?