Antler Buying Guide 2026: The 7 Best Suitcases

The Icon Stripe is the range most people mean when they say Antler, and the medium is its most useful size. The shell is recycled polycarbonate with the raised stripe; inside, the lining is fully recycled with double-zip pockets and a compression strap. The expander zip adds 5cm of depth, taking capacity from 81.5 to 90 litres, and it runs on Antler’s Silent Glide 360 spinner wheels. It weighs 3.9kg.

The on-site reviews are unusually glowing (more than a thousand, and none we could find below four stars), so look elsewhere for the weaknesses. One reviewer found the indigo greener than the photos. Antler’s one-star Trustpilot reviews describe handles snapping and wheels cracking, with warranty claims refused as mishandling or wear and tear.

If you need a full set, this is the cheapest sensible way into Antler. The Single Stripe is the polypropylene range, lighter and less expensive than the Icon Stripe, with recycled linings, packing straps and dividers. The set includes a cabin (2.6kg, 55 x 40 x 20cm), a medium (3.6kg) and a large (4.6kg, 144 litres). When we checked, the Antler Green set was £420, marked down from £600, with sets across the site at 30% off.

Polypropylene is the weakness. One recent Trustpilot reviewer said the case gets scratches so easily and does not feel luxury, and Antler’s reply confirmed the material. Note too that the warranty excludes items bought as a set where the matching product is not damaged: each case is judged on its own.

The front pocket is the point. It opens from the front, has tech compartments for a laptop up to 16 inches, and leaves the 47.7-litre main compartment free for clothes. Antler says the case is designed to comply with major European airline size limits; it measures 55 x 40 x 24cm and weighs 3.16kg, so check your own airline’s cabin allowance, wheels included.

Front-pocket cabin cases attract specific grumbles in Antler’s reviews: a pocket that cannot be locked with the laptop inside, a pocket zip that sits awkwardly close to the main zip, and rolling that is less smooth on escalators and uneven ground. Separately, one reviewer this month said an Antler expandable cabin case failed several airlines’ sizers. This one has no expander, which helps.

Soft Stripe 2.0 is the update to Antler’s bestselling soft case: 100% recycled polyester inside and out, a reworked front pocket, 360-degree spinner wheels, a lightweight handle and an expander. The medium holds 74 litres at 2.4kg, which is 1.5kg less than the Icon Stripe medium. On a 20kg or 23kg allowance that is a pair of shoes and a jumper.

The weakness is toughness, and the reviews are blunt. Trustpilot reviewers this year describe a Soft Stripe 2.0 torn after one trip abroad, a large one ripped on its second use, an extending handle that failed inside two years and a shell badly marked on first use. Claims for rips are typically refused as airline damage, which the warranty excludes.

Antler’s newest variation on its bestseller keeps the clamshell but adds a front-access panel, which matters in a train aisle, a cramped hotel room or a busy station. A zipped mesh divider and pockets hold things in place whichever way you open it, and a dual-lock system lets you secure both compartments together or separately. Antler calls the shell its strongest polycarbonate, with Silent Glide 360 spinner wheels, and lists 82 litres of packing space.

The cost is weight and price. At 4.4kg it is half a kilo heavier than the standard Icon Stripe medium and £40 dearer. It is also new enough that we found no Trustpilot reviews mentioning a dual-opening case, so there is little evidence yet on how the extra zip and lock hold up.

The Heritage Stripe is the top of Antler’s range and its answer to the framed aluminium cases of pricier rivals. Antler describes it as hand-built, with polycarbonate panels on a lightweight aluminium frame, reinforced corners, a double-latch closure with integrated TSA-approved locks, soft-close handles and replaceable wheels. The medium is sized for one- to two-week holidays, with 77 litres of packing space.

Its weaknesses are practical. At 4.7kg it is the heaviest medium here, and a framed case with latches cannot be squeezed shut over an extra jumper the way a zipped one can. We found only praise for the range on Trustpilot, but very little of it, so the evidence on long-term wear is thin.

The Discovery Wheeled Duffel is for trips where a spinner case struggles: cobbles, gravel, station steps. The back is a hard shell that resists scuffs; the front is water-repellent recycled fabric that flexes for packing, with compression straps, a deep drop pocket, a side pocket and an internal divider. Two oversized rubber wheels replace the four spinners. It holds 80 litres and weighs 3.742kg.

There are few reviews to go on. One Trustpilot reviewer chose a rival because it was slightly bigger, and another thought a two-wheeled duffel not as good as expected. Check warranty cover before you buy: the product page lists the lifetime warranty, but Antler’s warranty text speaks of suitcases, and it has told a backpack buyer that bags are not specifically covered.