4 tips to prevent a broken suitcase

With these tips, you prevent your suitcase from breaking after a flight.

Tip 1: seal your suitcase

Tip 2: be careful with the wheels

Tip 3: don't place the zippers at a corner

Tip 4: check the screws

Use a suitcase cover or have your suitcase sealed so it remains clean and scratch-free. Sealing it means wrapping a layer of foil around your suitcase. This prevents both scratches and theft. You can easily recognize a suitcase cover on the baggage carousel. You can reuse it again and again and wash it after your trip.

Don't bump suitcase wheels on a flight of stairs and lift them onto sidewalks. This prevents the wheels from becoming crooked or splitting. Don't roll the wheels over gravel either, but only over smooth surfaces. That way, they'll last longer. Make sure to lift the suitace by its handle and not the pull-out handle, or the handle will break.

Don't leave the zipper closures closure pulls at a corner of your suitcase. That's because the corners take most of the impact. If the zipper closures closure pull is at the corner, the zipper closure could tear. Fix the zipper closures closure pulls in a TSA lock or move them to the middle.

The screws of your suitcase vibrate due to the rolling movement of the suitcase. As a result, you might lose parts of your suitcase. Regularly check the screws and tighten them if needed.