Originally Posted by
bokes
...So for my next one-way bike trip, I'm thinking of leaving the suitcase at home and instead go to a luggage store and get a cardboard box the size of a large samsonite. This means I'd have to end the tour in a town large enough to have a luggage shop...What how do you deal with the suitcase when touring on a folder?...
Using a strong but lightweight cotton/nylon bike-bag (carry with me) and protect the bike inside with clothes and parts of cardboard corded to the bike. Card goes to the garbage at destination. Then it doesn't have to be an exactly fitting cardboard, any strong cardboard (TV, grocery, ...) will do and will be easily to find. Only drawback, it is more comfortable to do in advance (hotel/camping). If you like to bike to the airport a hassle.