If there is one major travel tip that I can give to those who want to travel internationally, that is to purchase a digital weight scale.
But not all digital travel scales are equal, but for the most part, most have positives, a few have a few negatives, and sometimes the weight fluctuates with each weighing.
So, as an international traveler, I want to give you my thoughts on the Measurik Digital Suitcase Luggage Scale.
One of the scariest things that many travelers (on a budget) always want to make sure is to not go over the maximum weight for their checked bags.
If traveling internationally, you will want to find out what the maximum weight limit your airline will allow for checked bags.
One time during a trip to Japan, I had about 35 pounds total in my two checked in luggage, but coming back, I was at 55 pounds. I was five pounds over the limit.
Needless to say, I was sweating bullets because I needed to relieve five pounds from my luggage and had to keep emptying items to fit in my carry-on and then going back and forth to see if the weight of my checked in luggage was within the 50 pound limit.
And now I have become dependent when traveling internationally on a digital luggage scale.
It has saved me each year, as I have become dependent on it before I leave to another country and also knowing and helping me gauge of how much weight I have to work with before leaving home, so I don’t purchase anything too heavy or what I can put into my bag.
As for the Measurik Digital Suitcase Luggage Scale, This one operates on a CR2032 battery (included). CR2032 batteries tend to last awhile but other digital travel scales I have used, have usually taken two AAA batteries, so it’s good to have extra CR2032 batteries just in case!
The battery compartment is screwed on and this is for me, not a good thing. Granted, digital travel scales don’t use that much battery power, but let’s say your battery dies and you need to switch it out? Quite rare is anyone going to carry a mini phillips screwdriver with them. So, in a way I wished it was just a standard locking case that didn’t need to have a screw to keep the cover in.
While digital and analog scales are not always 100% accurate, they are very close. And testing this digital weight scale, noticed a few fluctuations with the Measurik Digital Suitcase. Another weight scale I used showed 4.0, this one shows 4.4, so this is about normal in terms of fluctuations with different weight scales but I tend to round things off and it’s just fine.
The digital travel scale does have a back lit LED in black/white (or light gray) and you can select from kg or lb.
The clamp is not the usual plastic clasp, but a metal hanging clasp that hangs on a metal connection on the other end.
There is no auto shut off, which many digital travel scales are incorporating as of late. You will need to hold the power button to switch it off.
Personally, whether or not you get this brand, what matters is that if you are traveling, definitely for your peace of mind, purchase a portable travel luggage scale. Unless you don’t mind paying the extra hundred or more dollars just for a few extra pounds that are in your luggage.
It’s a fairly inexpensive digital travel scale but at the same time, if you are needing more weight options and a battery compartment with easier access, let alone auto shut-off, this is not the digital luggage scale that you want.
But if you want a basic one that gives you the weight in pounds, does the job just right and you are responsible for shutting it on and off, then definitely give the Measurik Digital Suitcase Luggage Scale a try!
