'Genius' travel hack shows how to properly carry a suitcase and avoid 'arm ache'

30 November 2023 , 13:28

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We've been pulling our suitcases wrong for years (stock photo) (Image: Getty Images)

Travel hacks are proving to be more popular than ever, especially when it comes to luggage allowances, as well as liquid restrictions, and how to bag bargain flights on specific days.

Now, one travel enthusiast, who goes under the name Laurel and can be found @laurel_magin on TikTok, has revealed a genius hack to save the 'arm ache' when wheeling your suitcase through the airport, but not everyone is convinced.

In one of her latest videos, which has received over 200,000 likes on the social media platform, Laurel demonstrates the different ways to wheel a suitcase, and the best method to prevent injury. Laurel said: "So I have a travel hack. So you know the suitcases that have the four wheels, a lot of people push it by their side.

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"People think it has four wheels for easy pushing, but I only use the four wheels when I have something else I want to carry to make carrying it easier. The old-fashioned suitcases that have two wheels when I walk I am always hitting my ankle."

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To avoid the arm strain of pushing your luggage by your side when on four wheels, as well as bruising your body dragging a two-wheel case behind you, Laurel has recommended dragging your four-wheel case behind you, but on an axis so you are using the two side wheels instead of the back.

In the clip she continued to explain her hack: "So when I don’t need my suitcase to push a bag, because I have a light backpack on, I don't want to push it, because pushing it on the side it can be a lot of work, and it’s easier to drag your suitcase behind you, but then your ankle keeps hitting it, this is how you’re supposed to roll your suitcase. Now it goes by your side, [but rotated] so it doesn’t hit your ankles."

The hack has divided opinions as some think it's a genius way and one to try the next time they are travelling. One TikTokker commented: "Mind blown", while another claimed it was "genius".

However, others are not so sure, as a separate TikTok user commented: "I worked for a luggage company when a case has 4 wheels you push it when a case has 2 wheels you pull it."

While a separate TikTok user weighed in: "Sooner or later the handle would break because the pressure from the weight distributes worse in that position."

An indifferent TikTokker shared: "It’s not a travel hack, there are two ways of carrying the suitcase and you choose which one suits you."

Maisie Bovingdon