Carry your OWN bag!
Isn’t it great to have kids finally old enough to carry their own sh*t? That is, until it gets “too heavy” [insert eye roll here] and now you’re carrying double while dragging everyone through the airport. Behold: the scooter suitcase to the rescue!
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Things to know!
1) This thing had a surprising amount of room inside making it ACTUALLY practical. Score.
2) The scooter part is, like, an ACTUAL scooter. Its not a cheap plasticy part - it’s the true, metal parts from a legit scooter. Meaning, you can actually use it. I aint mad about it.
3) When packed full and unoccupied by a passenger, it WILL tip over. This isn’t a flaw of any kind…it’s physics. Fold it up when no one is on it.
4) The mechanism to fold the scooter in is (intentionally) very secure which means it takes some know-how to operate it. You have to PULL the scooter part outward pretty forcibly before it can fold up. I highly recommend PRACTICING this ahead of time so you can, for example, smoothly transition from scooting down a jet bridge to (quickly!) folding it to walk down the aisle to your seats without p*ssing off a bunch of people waiting behind you. No one wants to be that person.
5) I did get at least a couple comments from airport personnel to the effect of “Wow, that’s the ONLY way to get a scooter through an airport!” — suggesting we were riding a fine line between actual luggage and prohibited recreational transportation. It never actually caused a problem. But, be aware.
6) Yes, they are pricey. I actually found the one below on Facebook marketplace, so, be sure to check there before paying full price at the link below.
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