Gregory  Alpaca Wide-Mouth Duffel - 50 Liters

This bag is incredibly spacious and sturdy! I have every intention of using it for car camping trips but what I really love about this bag is its versatility. I’m a photographer and recently used this bag in the rain to transport photo equipment to a job. It saved me from juggling multiple items to and from my car and kept everything dry. I also love how structured it is and kept everything from rolling around in my car even when open. It may not seem like a big deal but these details matter when you’re traveling alone. I fit a full size backpack, tripod, reflectors and still had plenty of space for other items. I highly recommend this bag for any fellow solo car adventurers!

I received this product for free from the REI Trailblazers sampling program in exchange for my honest review. The first thing I noticed about this bag is how it opens up. It's capable of opening very wide because of the hinge type motion the zippered opening makes. Its cavernous. Which alowed me to really pack my bag fullbvery easily. It had plenty of room for a three day weekend. I found the strap comfortably held the bag at my side. The shape of the bag lends itself to not rolling. The material feels durable and seems like it will handle wear and tear. The zippers are very thick and feel strong. The zipper has T shaped handles that make closing a packedbag very east. It only has one small zipper pocket on the outside of the bag. It's big enough for a phone, battery bank, and cables. The shape of the bag took some getting used to, for me. Overall this is a solid bag and will do well as a gear bag or multi-day duffle style bag. It's become a new favorite for me. I found the opening very convenient, but can see others not liking it as much. So test it out in person if you get a chance!

This duffle is well constructed, thought out, and useful. I've tried various loadouts in it, from camping gear to cycling gear and even packed it up as a travel bag. While it handled all of them, there are some caveats. The first caveat, it is a bulky bag when empty, when carried, and when full... it can get very heavy. If you empty it out, the structure that makes it wide mouth keeps it firm on length, but also makes it stay basically the same size no matter what is inside it (full or not). The second, how the straps attach is super slick (having the semi-hidden attachment), but also results in it being somewhat difficult to carry. Hard to explain, but it sort of creates an offset angle and when the bag is full, makes it stick out considerably from your side. The third, while I mentioned it holds any of those loadouts fine, the rigidity becomes problematic for travel and won't fit in the TSA sizing basket appropriately, but also isn't really the type of thing you want to check. When you have items in the bag that are more "pokey", you feel them through the bag, especially as you add more weight. Overall though, I like it as long as you are planning on 1) working out of it / wanting to keep items in it and grab what you need then go... the wide opening works awesome for this; 2) plan on just tossing it in a vehicle as part of gear transport rather than using it in a more mobile / human carry situation.

This is the perfect bag for car camping trips! It’s big enough to haul all my bulky gear — tent, stove, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, clothes, camp chair — and then some! Not only does it help keep my trunk organized, it has great organization pockets on its interior, a rare feature for a duffel bag. The pockets have saved me so much time finding small items, like my headlamp, in my bag. The zippers are super sturdy so you can really pack it to the brim, but if you do go over its capacity, you can leave the top open and use it like a basket without losing any of the functionality. I also couldn’t be more pleased with the quality and construction of the bag, I have no problem tossing it on the ground to unpack it when I get to camp.

Took this on a car camping trip and a couple of short overnight road trips. Love the perfect size of this kinda-duffel bag: not too big to get super-heavy, but big enough to store all the essentials. The frame stays opening for filling it up--makes a huge difference when in a rush or handling multiple items quickly. Quality materials throughout. Interior zippered pockets for smaller items that you need to find quickly.