Hardshell
Rigorously Tested

Passing a test isn't the bar. Surviving real travel is.

Every Hardshell is put through the inevitable drops, knocks and rough handling of real travel, then inspected by hand before it's ever allowed to leave the floor.

Tumble Test

Tumbled 50 cycles at -12°C, up to 25kg inside.

Every toss, roll and stack, between check-in and the carousel.

Drop Test

Dropped from up to 90cm at -12°C, up to 25kg inside.

Your case tumbling off the cart into a freezing cargo hold.

Wheel Mileage Test

32km at 4km/h on both four and two wheels, up to 32kg inside.

The distance you'd rack up wheeling it over dozens of trips.

Trolley Handle Jerk Test

500 lift/drop cycles, with up to 25kg inside.

Every time you raise or collapse the handle, hundreds of times over.

Stair Test

750 climb cycles, carrying up to 25kg inside.

Wheeled over cobblestones and curbs, up and down stairs, trip after trip.

Carry Handle Jerk Test

3,000 cycles (top and side handles), up to 25kg inside.

Every grab, lift, and heave into an overhead bin or boot.

Lifetime support to keep your Hardshell rolling. Manufacturing defects covered + repair kits for wheels, handles and locks, whenever you need them

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