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REI Stow Duffel

Item # 748504

$15.00

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This convenient, packable REI duffel folds up into a small zippered pouch you can take anywhere, anytime.

  • Duffel features top carry handles and a detachable shoulder strap for versatile carry options
  • Side pocket zips open for holding small items and doubles as the stuff sack

Imported.

Item 748504

REI Stow Duffel Specs

Specification

Description

Number of pockets1 + main compartment
Average weight8 ounces
Dimensions23 x 11 x 10.5/stowed: 8 x 5.5 x 2 inches
Approximate volume2,660 cubic inches
MaterialNylon

REI Stow Duffel Customer Reviews

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REI Stow Duffel
 
4.0

(based on 6 reviews)

83%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Lightweight (6)
  • Easy to transport (5)
  • Large capacity (3)

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Short travel (5)
    • Weekend trips (5)
    • Airline travel (4)
    • Camping (3)
    • Extended travel (3)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Casual adventurer (5)
    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Comfort driven (3), Minimalist (3)

    Reviewed by 6 customers

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    May

    29

    2009

    (5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

     
    2.0

    Disappointing - weak seams don't hold up

    By fuzzywells

    from Undisclosed location in Southwest Asia

    About Me Avid Adventurer

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Easy to Transport
    • Lightweight

    Cons

    • Small Capacity
    • Weak Seems

    Best Uses

    • Gym
    • Gym bag

    Comments about REI Stow Duffel:

    Purchased by me for my deployment. Loved the minimalist design and the lightweight quality that appeared perfect for gym use... however, the seams completely failed me after only a month and a half of light use. I expect much higher quality from REI and you completely failed me on this one. It's hard to get repairs or replacements in the middle of the desert, so now duct tape and the REI logo sit side by side as a testament to your weak seams. When did double stitching become a luxury?

    • Gift:
    • No
    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Minimalist

    Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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    (5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

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    Jan

    20

    2009

    (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    2,660 cubic inches for [$]

    By NorCalHiker

    from San Francisco, CA

    About Me Casual/ Recreational

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Comes with strap
    • Large Capacity
    • Lightweight
    • Packs very very small

    Cons

    • Not for heavy use

    Best Uses

    • Airline Travel
    • Camping
    • Extended Travel
    • Short Travel
    • Weekend Trips

    Comments about REI Stow Duffel:

    The price can't be beat. I was looking for a "spare bag" to fit in my carry-on and this weighed least, carries the most, and cost the least. It even has its own strap.

    Be sure to tie the handles together if you check it through. The materials are purposely light, but plenty strong enough for the seams and zipper and contents. The handles are the weak point, if a baggage handler (thrower!) grabs only one, he will stress the seam. If you use a handle wrapper or tie the two handles together, you won't have a problem.

    • Gift:
    • No
    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Minimalist

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

    (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

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    Aug

    3

    2008

    (3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

     
    4.0

    Can't beat it for the price

    By hiker-biker

    from Hagerstown, MD

    About Me Casual/ Recreational

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Easy to Transport
    • Large Capacity
    • Lightweight

    Cons

    • Light weight fabric

    Best Uses

    • Airline Travel
    • Camping
    • Extended Travel
    • Short Travel
    • Weekend Trips

    Comments about REI Stow Duffel:

    We used this to take with us on a trip to Russia to bring the typical stuff back home. It is really light, and as a duffel to take with you when you expect to carry stuff back, it is really great. It is not designed to take the punishment the gorrilla baggage handlers dish out, so don't buy this to use as checked luggage. Keeping in mind it's design as a basic duffel, it's light weight and portability, and the amazing price, it beats the daylights out of every alternative we found for that purpose. Buy this.

    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Comfort Driven

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

    (3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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    Oct

    7

    2009

     
    5.0

    A great versatile duffel!

    By Ashish

    from Pennsylvania

    About Me Casual/ Recreational

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Durable
    • Easy to Transport
    • Large Capacity
    • Lightweight

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Airline Travel
      • Camping
      • Short Travel
      • Weekend Trips

      Comments about REI Stow Duffel:

      This duffel bag is fantastic. I've used it to carry clothes while traveling by foot, metro, and air. It (quite accidentally) ended up serving as an ideal food pack during a camping trip. I've used it to carry very delicate tablas (drums). And, most recently, I used it in a move to carry just a bunch of random items (soft, hard, sharp and dull).

      The thing has taken quite a bit of my abuse, but always pulls through. Moreover, it never ceases to surprise me by fitting just one extra pair of socks, or sweater, or statue. The room just seems to grow continuously!

      And stowing the thing away into a tiny pocket is as fun as it is space-saving.

      I once accidentally stored it with a wrench still in there, but it took it and just smiled at me.

      • Gift:
      • No
      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Comfort Driven

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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      Aug

      7

      2009

       
      3.0

      pretty good yoga bag option...

      By allen ying

      from williamsburg, brooklyn, NY

      About Me Casual/ Recreational

      Pros

      • Easy to Transport
      • Lightweight

      Cons

      • Small Capacity
      • Weak Seems

      Best Uses

      • Gym bag
      • Short Travel
      • Weekend Trips

      Comments about REI Stow Duffel:

      i bought and returned two yoga mat bags from other places before deciding on this relatively inexpensive option.

      the fabric is what i wanted, thin, light, smooth, not rough against my skin. i'm a little skeptical of the single stitching.

      i wanted a bag to put a yoga mat, pair of pants, towel, stainless steel water bottle, with an outside pocket that's easy to access keys, wallet, cell phone. for carrying while bicycling.

      apparently yoga mat bag makers don't think you need to carry other stuff, and think that top loading yoga mat bags are functional.

      the dimensions of this bag are 23 inches, most yoga mats are 24 inches wide, so most yoga mat bags need to be like 26 to get in and out easily, but since duffel bags are taller, they can fit in a 24 inch wide bag, because the sides poke out, and/or they lay diagonally.

      it fits in this 23 inch bag too, but not perfectly easily, but it's functional. 24 inch would be much easier.

      the thin material also makes the outside zipper easy to function, and the zippers overall seem good.

      Service and delivery comments:

      prompt delivery

      • Gift:
      • No
      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Comfort Driven

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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      Jul

      27

      2009

       
      5.0

      Loved it so much I bought a second one

      By Docus

      from St Louis, MO

      About Me Casual/ Recreational

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Durable
      • Easy to Transport
      • Lightweight
      • Removable shoulder strap

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Airline Travel
        • Extended Travel
        • Short Travel
        • Weekend Trips

        Comments about REI Stow Duffel:

        These 'stow duffels' are perfectly named: when you're not using one to carry stuff around, they easily pack into their own little pocket and take up about as much space as a small bag of chips. I use mine primarily for carrying laundry while I'm traveling abroad, but I also carry one with me to the grocery store and use it to carry lighter items like bread, tortillas, cheese, etc. They're also perfect as your second carry-on bag; I always pack fragile souvenirs in my stow duffel and stuff it in the overhead bin. You could probably get away with checking one of these, but I wouldn't put anything heavy (or valuable) inside, as they're not made of the same heavier, tougher material as the other REI duffels. The shoulder strap is very adjustable and clips onto the bag; you can remove it or use it on other bags, if you'd like.

        Bottom line: these are pretty tough and comfortable for carrying light loads -- I'd recommend no more than 10 pounds -- and the reddish colored one is pretty stylish, to boot.

        • Gift:
        • No
        • What Is Your Gear Style:
        • Minimalist

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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