Every market and store and little pout of the way places sell those plastic wheeled suitcases and I keep seeing more and more people with them. OK, at Siam or at ARL I can understand...tourists are coming and going? But on the BTS in Bangwa? In WongwianYai? In Nonthaburi?  I realize that there are a ton of tourists and folks travel, but are these items becoming the new carry bags for folks?

 

Im a backpack guy myself. But if these things work to carry your stuff (I dont see how on the sh**ty sidewalks)........

The older I get, the more of my luggage has wheels on it, and the less weight I'm willing to sling over my shoulder.

 

Given that shopping trips often mean stops at multiple stores to pick up what I need, it makes sense to have some way to safely convey those goodies on mass transit.  Luggage is handier, and more likely to protect that package of eggs that I am schlepping around than a backpack.  In China I've seen more and more shopping carts with bigger wheels taking the place of luggage with tiny wheels for the purpose.  I imagine the trend will move south with the massive influx of Chinese tourists.

 

Besides, who wants to be confused with a backpacker anyway?  Not that I have anything against them.  But they're often taken advantage of because of their "fresh off the boat" demeanor.  I'd rather look like a jaded expat with a wheeled briefcase.

 

What have you been living under a rock for the last few years,they have been popular for years,and unlike a backpack they lock,so more secure,pretty logical really,but you are a Millwall fan that could explain a few things.