Today with all the add on costs for travel, many people are choosing to carry on all of their luggage onto the plane instead of checking it. They have a suitcase wheeled from behind and a strap over the shoulder that is equally as cumbersome. This way they can avoid the time and cost of checking bags. By the time they have finished lugging all that into the plane, there are probably complaints of neck, back and often shoulder pain. Is it worth it? I don’t think so. It can spoil a vacation.
Some people think it might be better to stuff everything into a huge suitcase with wheels and avoid the cost of checking two bags. DId you ever try to lift one of those huge oversized bags? I have plenty of patients who have done so. That is why they are my patients. Torn rotator cuffs and bulging lumbar discs are often consequences of packing incorrectly or overpacking.
What is the best way to pack? LIGHTLY! Consider shipping the luggage ahead via UPS as another alternative. If you must take many items, place them in several smaller bags and pay the extra money to check them. It is usually much less expensive than a shoulder or back surgery. If you wouldn’t lift a 100 lb bag of potatoes, why would you lift a 100 lb suitcase?
To answer the question, it is much less expensive to pack several smaller suitcases than to pay the physical costs of packing a large one.
