custom luggage for Vettes?

I spent 6 weeks driving from east coast to west coast and back in a '03 Z06.
GF and I had the car packed, and no propblem with space. Used soft side
Samsonite. I was even able to cruise at 120+ through the desert with no
noticable change in handling.

"Fred" > wrote in message
...
> Just wondering if anyone makes custom luggage bags for Corvettes. After
> looking at `04 Vettes recently for the first time (coupes and verts),
> seems
> that cargo space is tight. For coupes, you need to be able to store the
> roof top (which might be wet or dirty) in the cargo area, placing it on
> top
> of or underneath your luggage. For verts, you need to fold the roof
> (which
> might be wet or dirty) down into the cargo area right next to your
> luggage.
> In both scenarios, it seems it would be helpful to have some custom
> luggage
> bags designed to fit perfectly in the Vette cargo areas, maximizing
> carrying
> capacity and keeping items safe and clean from the wet and/or dirty coupe
> roof top or vert top, etc. If anyone does offer such custom luggage bags,
> can someone please direct me to a link with more info, etc. Thanks.
>
>

In > , Diode > writes:
>Bob I spoke thusly...
>> Two weeks luggage for two easily fits in the trunk of a C5 vert with the
>>>
>
>Hey Fred, did you notice that only the 2 old farts replied about the
>luggage? That's what hanging around with women for 40 or 50 years will
>do to a man. :0)
>
>--
>-|>|- Diode -|<|-
>'68 L-79 Coupe
>'79 Triumph Bonneville
>Shut up, dave.
>Professional driver on a closed course. Do not attempt.
>Actual mileage may vary.

Third old fart will speak up:

If your are into valet parking & prefer to have others haul
your gear, stop reading now.

Custom fitted luggage is a nice touch and I did that with a
911. Problem: The luggage fit nicely in the car. It never
seemed to hold the gear I wanted to carry and everything
had a handle instead of a shoulder strap. Handles are great
for bell hops, lousy if I gotta move it myself.

Typical C5 trip from SDIEGO to Vegas or Phoenix is a pair of
backpacks (one for skivvies, dopp kit etc.//one for camera,
laptop, coveralls and safety shoes). A soft garment bag
and a small tool/test gear case round out the mix. My test
is that it can be carried into the hotel in one trip and will
secure in the rear without flying around on wiggly roads.
Soft stuff tends to do this well 3 or 4 times each year.

Golf clubs in addition to all this stuff is another issue.

Regards, "Mike"
-- mikeellison3xxxatzzzyahoo.com --

In > , Diode > writes:
>Bob I spoke thusly...
>> Two weeks luggage for two easily fits in the trunk of a C5 vert with the
>>>
>
>Hey Fred, did you notice that only the 2 old farts replied about the
>luggage? That's what hanging around with women for 40 or 50 years will
>do to a man. :0)
>
>--
>-|>|- Diode -|<|-
>'68 L-79 Coupe
>'79 Triumph Bonneville
>Shut up, dave.
>Professional driver on a closed course. Do not attempt.
>Actual mileage may vary.

Third old fart will speak up:

If your are into valet parking & prefer to have others haul
your gear, stop reading now.

Custom fitted luggage is a nice touch and I did that with a
911. Problem: The luggage fit nicely in the car. It never
seemed to hold the gear I wanted to carry and everything
had a handle instead of a shoulder strap. Handles are great
for bell hops, lousy if I gotta move it myself.

Typical C5 trip from SDIEGO to Vegas or Phoenix is a pair of
backpacks (one for skivvies, dopp kit etc.//one for camera,
laptop, coveralls and safety shoes). A soft garment bag
and a small tool/test gear case round out the mix. My test
is that it can be carried into the hotel in one trip and will
secure in the rear without flying around on wiggly roads.
Soft stuff tends to do this well 3 or 4 times each year.

Golf clubs in addition to all this stuff is another issue.

Regards, "Mike"
-- mikeellison3xxxatzzzyahoo.com --