The Ultimate Duffel bag guide
Locating and deciding on the best duffel bag for your next adventure can be a difficult task in a saturated market.
Here we guide you on exactly which elements are most important to look for when purchasing a duffel bag, as well as answering some of the most frequently asked questions about this style of bag.
Why is a duffel bag called a duffel bag?
Duffel bags are traditionally made from thick, high-quality fabric that will last well on long journeys. The duffel bag is named after the town that originally made this thick cloth, the town of Duffel in Belgium.
What is the best rolling duffel bag?
Rolling duffel bags come with the advantage of being easily manoeuvred through train stations, busy airports and other bustling places such as hotels and holiday resorts. Our Rolling Thunder Luggage 30" rolling duffel bag is one of the most hard-wearing on the market. Our bags are made from premium fabrics such as tough nylon and polyester, which make them durable and long-lasting.
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What size base camp duffel should I get?
Our Base Camp Duffel bags come in an array of sizes to suit everyone’s needs, from those exploring a new city to those adventurous individuals looking for a bag fit for the challenge of transporting their goods on extreme expeditions.
The extra small sized Base Camp Duffel bag is ideal for short, one or two night stays, and can be used as cabin baggage on most aeroplanes.
Available in a choice of five colours and small enough to easily be carried on your back in the style of a backpack, this versatile item is water repellent, lightweight and can hold up to 31 litres of goods.
Our biggest Base Camp Duffel bag comes in size XXL and can hold up to 150 litres. It’s available in yellow, black or red. Complete with ergonomic shoulder straps, so it can readily be adjusted and worn as a backpack, this item is versatile at the same time as allowing you to carry great quantities of your belongings wherever you go. Bags of this size are great for longer stays of a couple of weeks or more or for carrying and storing larger, bulkier items.
If you are looking for something in between these two sizes, The North Face also stocks a great quantity of medium and large size duffel bags for any occasion.
How do you carry North Face Base Camp Duffel?
North Face Base Camp Duffel bags come with ergonomic, padded shoulder straps, so you have the option to carry yours either on your back in the style of a backpack or alternatively, you can carry it by your side from the carry handles. There’s even a shoulder strap on most sizes.
Carrying your duffel bag on your back like a backpack is a great idea in urban areas not just because it can be more comfortable to carry your bag like this, distributing the weight across your back rather than in just your arm/s, but it is also more secure from pickpockets this way as the fastenings lie securely against your back when worn this way.
Is a duffel bag or a suitcase better?
The main advantage a duffel bag has over a suitcase is that it is more lightweight, so if travelling by plane, you will have a greater weight allowance to spare on the items you want to take with you.
Although The North Face duffel bags are made from robust materials, suitcases may be better suited to you if you are looking for a hard framed bag that will withstand the pressures of being stacked with other suitcases in the hold of an aeroplane.
With a full outline of the elements to consider before investing in your new duffel bag, you may now be interested in browsing online before committing to buying the bag you need.
However, viewing products in-store comes with the advantage of easily allowing you to see the size of the product, as well as feel the quality of the materials it’s made up of. Whichever purchasing method suits you best, taking a look online at the range of duffel bags you might be interested in is a great place to start.