How to use "attachment strap" on RS Rolling Carry-On?

Hi Ray, I think it's meant to be looped around the handle of a smaller item for towing piggyback style. I haven't found it useful, either. Anything I wanted to tow just got stacked on top of the bag. I have seen people in airports towing this way, though. Maybe it's helpful to balance the load or for center of gravity with certain luggage...?

Interesting to note that the newer Ravenna Rolling Case doesn't have the small attachment loop. Maybe it didn't get used enough to justify it?

I always use an attachment strap. If bag does't include one, I use an add-a-bag. Stacking the personal item atop the suitcase places too much pressure/weight on my wrists. Bag is easier to roll with the weight near the wheels. I have even figured out a way to use the add-a--bag strap with my 21" spinner. I am short and lack upper body strength, so this works for me. Hubby is tall and has no trouble stacking a heavy personal item on top of his suitcase.

My husband agrees with Sandybwb. He swears the wheelie weighs little with a bag attached using the strap. In fact, at one point we packed one carryon sized wheelie and one underseat bag as our luggage, just so he could wheel the luggage this way. This was after our failed backpack experiment...that lasted one trip, LOL, as he hated a backpack. (I am one who packs heavier than in previous years, LOL.) If I have a personal item larger than a purse, which is seldom, I place it over the carryon handle instead of using the strap as it takes less time, IMO. However, I like knowing it is there as it can be useful.

Good thoughts..... I was wondering just what it was doing there. Never thought of "piggy back style" more of trying to attach a bag to the handle or something. If I use the bag I have with no "pass through" window, I'll give it a try.

I have the 20" rolling carryon and cut the d___ thing off.

So that's what it's for. I might cut it off also.

Well, after the advice/suggestions here, I can see the purpose. Attach a bag "piggyback" which does not have a "pass through" area on the back. I do have one bag like that and will likely try it before I discard the strap. Next trip I am taking my RS Euro Flight Bag as my "personal flight bag" so it has a pass through on the back. Maybe next time I'll try it!

Thanks for posting question -- I've wondered same thing! Sorry, but I'm not visualizing quite what some of the posters mean by "attaching another bag to carry piggyback"? If you just loop the attachment strap through another bags handle, won't that bag flop all around? And what do you mean by it allows the weight to be carried toward bottom?

Quite a few years ago walking through a large airport with a roller and a small backpack each, my mother and I were noticing how all the flight attendants were wheeling their bags "piggy back" style, so we decided to try an experiment. It actually makes a huge difference in how heavy the bag feels. Much less strain on the arm to roll a bag with the other attached low down instead of sitting on top of the handles. As someone else mentioned, if your personal bag is on the handles all the weight of that bag drags down on your arm/wrist. I now have a folding bag hook attached to a clip that I clip on to the bag strap provided on the RS roller bag. Then just slip the back pack handle over the clip. It seems to work best if you adjust the strap so when the roller bag is sitting upright, the second bag is touching the floor. This keeps the whole thing from falling over when you stop. Standing in line for check-in, I prefer my personal bag slipped over the handle bars. It's nice to have both options.