Hi everyone.

Himself and I have just got back from a 4 week jaunt overseas, and I have returned with a resolve to never have to "carry" my carry-on case ever again. This palava of having to put all your battery containing items in your carry-on means my current satchel type case is now too heavy to schlep around airports with, especially those enormous overseas airports.

I have a 70 cm suitcase (soft) with 2 wheels, so its a tilt and drag operation where you have to bear most?? of the weight, and my carry-on satchel has a strap at the back which loops over the handle of the big suitcase so it can piggy back along. It also has a zip around the top edge so it opens like a normal old style suitcase. This is the type of suitcase I think all hotels still expect people to be using, as everywhere we stayed, there was either a small bench or a fold-out thing which was about the right size for my case.

Himself has a similar sized soft case with 2 wheels, but it zips around the middle, so it opens up like a book. This type of suitcase does not function well on a bench or fold out thing, and in all but one hotel it had to reside on the floor, and floor space is always in short supply too.

As an aside, not one hotel provided storage area for 2 suitcases. Bed for 2, suitcase for 1.

I also own a smaller 4 wheel hard case, for shorter trips, which is a breeze to move along, but it also opens round the middle and has to live on the floor. It also makes the job of piggy-backing the carry-on satchel a lot easier too. 

First things first, I am going to buy a carry-on bag with wheels. But do these piggy-back very well on top of bigger suitcases or do you have to push them along in tandem? 

Secondly, can you get a large 4 wheel case that zips around the top rather than the middle?? I have been to Briscoes since we got back but all their 4-wheelers zip around the middle.

Thirdly, what is your go-to suitcase ensemble for the longer overseas trips where you are on the move a lot?? My travelling days are not over, but its definitely time to make luggage handling easier.

Your thoughts would be most appreciated, thank you.