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Trunk or Suitcase for Boarding School

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Stuffragette · 25/08/2018 14:17

Which should I get? I imagine it would have to be two suitcases. My dad is v disorganised

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marants · 25/08/2018 15:21

Trunks still v much in at my old school, just looked at the website. And they have to get them up steps on a hillside! Our trunks had wheels.

Michaelahpurple · 25/08/2018 14:54

I think trunks very much out now. Hard to store, heavy to get up stairs. Multiple softer bags

Sycamoretrees · 25/08/2018 14:52

Depends which school you are going to. Wheeled suitcases are helpfully if it's a long walk from the car to dorm.

BubblesBuddy · 25/08/2018 14:48

Our school insisted on trunks. The shape means you get more in. Do you not have a uniform list and extra info for boarders. Email housemaster?

Womaningreen · 25/08/2018 14:44

You're sending your dad to boarding school? Blimey, I wish I could have done that to mine.

Box edge, tough suitcase that stacks well I think.

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Stuffragette · 25/08/2018 14:38

No, no helpful info whatsoever. I’m feeling a little flummoxed by it all. I have visions of him shoving all his stuff into bags and running out of space

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marants · 25/08/2018 14:19

Doesn’t it advise on the school website? My school had a particular type of trunk it liked because they stacked well in the storage place.