Garbelle weekenders and garment bags cover 3 to 10 days of travel with a single carry-on, for a client meeting or a wedding weekend. Two models keep a suit flat in a built-in garment sleeve, and two travel bags favor volume and a 17-inch laptop. Each leather bag is cut from full-grain waxed cowhide and sized for airline carry-on limits, subject to each airline's own rules.

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Which Garbelle travel bag fits a 3-day trip, and which one a full week?

The choice starts with volume, from 34 to 45 liters. A leather weekender bag of 34 liters, the Carry-On Travel Bag – Compact Model, covers 3 to 5 days and takes a 14-inch laptop. Both garment duffels hold 42 liters for 5 to 7 days, suit included. For 7 to 10 days, the Large Model travel bag reaches 45 liters and accepts a 17-inch laptop.

Empty, the classic garment duffel weighs 2.15 kg (4.7 lb), and the trolley version 3.1 kg (6.8 lb) with its wheels and retractable handle.

How does the built-in garment sleeve keep a suit flat?

Inside the Carry-On Garment Duffel – Classic Model and its trolley version, a garment sleeve runs the full length of the bag. The suit lies flat along the 55 cm (21.7 in) length of the bag, away from the shoes. An isolated shoe compartment keeps a worn pair apart from clean shirts. You land, you unfold the jacket, you put it on, with no pressing to fit in before the meeting.

For 2 suits, the Travel Garment Bag in Oxford fabric holds them on a built-in metal hanger. Unfolded, it measures 100 × 60 cm (39.4 × 23.6 in). Folded, it comes down to 50 × 60 cm (19.7 × 23.6 in) and slips inside a travel bag.

Do Garbelle weekenders pass as airline carry-on?

All four leather bags are sized to fit the carry-on limits of more than 150 airlines, subject to each airline's own rules. The largest, the trolley garment duffel, measures 55 × 29 × 30 cm (21.7 × 11.4 × 11.8 in). At the other end, the compact travel bag measures 50 × 23 × 29 cm (19.7 × 9.1 × 11.4 in). Carry-on allowances change from one carrier to another, so check your airline's current limit before departure.

What leather are Garbelle travel bags made of?

Every Garbelle leather travel bag uses full-grain waxed cowhide with a cotton-polyester lining and brass fittings. Full-grain leather keeps the surface of the hide intact, so it takes the scuffs of overhead bins and develops a patina instead of wearing through. Garbelle covers each bag with a 10-year warranty against manufacturing defects. Colors keep their names: Havane and Arabica for the garment duffels, Cognac for the travel bags.