While most people think about suitcases when they think about luggage, there are also many different duffel bags that are popular and convenient to travel with these days. Duffel bags make great carry on luggage if they have comfortable handles, padded shoulder straps and wheels that make them easy to maneuver. Duffel bags in the Wheeled Intensity Collection or the Wheeled Stratum Collection from Hartmann luggage are just as convenient and lightweight as expandable mobile travelers. They can be used as a carry on in addition to your checked baggage, or they can be the only piece of luggage you need for a short weekend trip.

There are many different types of duffel bags, such as vertical satchels and mobile totes. Smaller totes and bags are better for day trips, overnight stays and other casual outings. Vertical satchels and mobile carriers are often used to transport computers, important papers and changes of clothes for business trips. High quality collections such as the Wheeled Stratum Collection specialize in duffel bags and other small carry ons for business travel with wheels, pull straps and locks.

There are also semi-soft suitcases and larger garment bags, which are still lightweight but they have more room for expanding suits and dresses. Soft-sided suitcases have zipper closures and stiffeners instead of an interior framework, which makes them light and easily expandable. Using a carry on bag, whether it is a duffel bag, garment bag, tote or soft suitcase, will make traveling faster and easier because you will have everything you need with you at all times. With convenient luggage such as this, you don't have to worry about losing your bags and you will never have to worry about waiting around the airport baggage claim.

If you are looking for duffel bags from the Wheeled Stratum Collection or any of the other finer collections of luggage, it is important to be sure that is smaller than 22 inches, can be placed under an airplane seat, and is available in hard, semi-soft or soft varieties. Carry on luggage should have padded, adjustable shoulder straps and an optional waist-belt to disperse the load for ease of carrying. It's also important to have luggage that can accompany you on a weekend trip to a relative's home, a business trip or a vacation with the same ease and convenience.