Surfanic Luggage Maxim Roller Bag

Bought this for my husband who works away a lot. He LOVES it! He likes the compartments and it's kind of two tier. Really sturdy and the main reason I bought it is because of the wheels to save his back. It has a proper pull up handle too...like a proper suitcase handle, not just a flimsy material grip like some holdalls with wheels. It has a very large capacity for packing and all round....a brilliant buy.REVISIT...We're now in March 2019 and the bag still going strong! It is used LOTS for working away and still as good as new.

The Surfanic Customer Service is second to none. We really loved the suitcase but found that some stitching inside had come loose. 20 minutes after contacting Surfanic via Amazon, their Customer Service team phoned us directly, took time to understand the issue & had offered a replacement bag which will be delivered tomorrow. It’s one thing providing a good product but it’s even better when you respond like this to a one-off issue. We were very impressed, as indeed we were with the bag, a little bit of stitching aside

We’ve previously had similar roller cases, but this case is a vastly superior product. The material and zips are extremely strong and should be very hard wearing. The split in half, each with separate zipped compartments, makes this case ideal for travelling and living out of the case. There’s even a separate lined compartment that’s ideal for walking boots or shoes - great thought has obviously gone into the design. My wife previously preferred bags with no compartments, but when this arrived she immediately ordered one too !

Lots of good reviews on here so I'll keep this relatively short.Why: I bought this bag a few months ago now and I wanted to hold off on a review until I'd actually used it in anger. I bought it to replace an old Olympus holdall I'd literally had for decades, which had just disintegrated from old age. I wanted something similar: soft shell with wheels, an extendable handle and compression straps. Something that is versatile for short or even longer trips, without the bulkiness of a hard shell case.Design/ease of use: The fact this bag goes together like a clam-shell is great. I put this bag to use for a short skiing holiday initially (it was purchased with this type of holiday in mind mostly). The bag was absolutely perfect for this for this (for one person). On one side I could fit my ski boots, helmet and additional skiing paraphernalia (gloves, etc). One the other side, a nice compartment perfect for toiletries/underwear and larger compartment for clothes. Splitting in half really does make it easy to arrange everything and find things easily. Don't get me wrong, it can still be a tight fit...but it does fit. I wouldn't want anything smaller or bigger for this purpose.Construction: The bag itself is made from a strong polyester (see description for the specs). It certainly feels like it could happily take a beating, to some extent, on an airport conveyor system. Though I get the impression that if it were to catch on anything moving for a length of time, it might damage the material or cause marring. No such thing happened though on my first trip with this bag. Overall, it feels like a very sturdy quality product. On the back side of the bag, there is a stiff fitted insert to make the bottom of the bag rigid, taking the weight of my relatively heavy 7KG boots easily. The zips are substantial and they need to be to keep the clam together, though like others have posted, this is where I hit my first negative. It can be quite difficult to manoeuvre the zip around the corners of the bag, especially when empty - Surfanic please take note, opportunity for a design improvement here as this can be quite frustrating. There are also substantial throw-over / compression straps to help keep things all together. This improves confidence massively knowing the bag will not bust open if a zip fails after rough treatment by an airport baggage handler! My second gripe is with the wheels. These were so stiff when it arrived, they would barely turn. I had to apply a little 3-in-1 oil near the bearings to loosen them up. Though once the bag was weighted up, it was absolutely fine after this. The 2-stage extending handle also worked as expected and felt well made, feeling strong enough to cope with any weight you'll have in this bag. My final minor gripe is the bag I received is not quite as pictured, there was no 'Tech/Apparel/Supply/Co' stitched logo on top corner of the bag as per the photo. Though I don't really care being honest.On a final note, just be aware that after I received mine, the bag did smell of manufacturing quite badly. I believe this is called 'gassing out' and happens to most products, some worst than others, usually after initially manufacturing. Mine must have been so new that there had been little chance for this to happen before I received it. So before putting to use, I did have to air it in the garage for a week or two before the fairly pungent smell disappeared. Now it is absolutely fine though and others who have purchased the bag have not suffered the same issue.So all in all, for the cost (~£60) this is a great bag and highly recommended.

Order 2 for a recent holiday. Look great, extremely room which you don't think at first. Great looking (we had a couple of comments from people. Appear robust, but only time will tell. Stand up when fully loaded which is novel for a hold-all.