Space Mate

Cruise Travel, Jan-Feb, 2005

ATLANTIC LUGGAGE has introduced an innovative travel case perfect for the cruise passenger--the Space Mate, a 26-inch Pullman that shrinks to less than half its original size for convenient storage (under a cabin berth, for instance). Among the lightest uprights on today's market, the Space Mate is a standard-size, 11-inch-deep travel case with a generous 4,260 cubic inches of packing space that can be folded down to a flat, five-inch-deep case (shown at left).

The Space Mate makes an ideal "second bag" that, when compacted, nests inside a larger case, providing the savvy traveler additional packing space on the return trip. The Space Mate comes in three distinctive colors with a retail price of $79.99; www.atlanticluggage.com; 800-245-1750.