Patagonia Black Hole Duffel Bag 90L

Patagonia’s Black Hole Duffel line is the ideal companion for the added stress that active travel puts on your luggage. The water-resistant fabric has a laminate finish that we liked for this trip; the sand didn’t cling and the water rolled right off. When it comes to luggage, we’re a sucker for a classic duffel bag. The large open compartment gives a lot of flexibility in what and how you pack. The 90L is pretty big; it packed up this entire Go Bag gear list, plus many extras, like a larger set of snorkeling fins and the half ton of hot sauce that had to make the return trip (seriously, Marie Sharp’s is amazing, find it!). The Patagonia duffel has a couple mesh pockets inside and one outside for those small items that you need to find in a jiff. The multitude of handles made this bag easy to maneuver, and it comes with optional backpack straps that are quick to connect when you need to traverse hands free. The shape and less-rigid structure made it clutch for the many games of tetris necessary during transport, and it was the perfect choice to ride cinched onto the car rack when we ran out of room. It didn’t scratch up the roof and easily managed any bursts of moisture.

Tester Comments: “On the boat ride to our island, the skies darkened and then let loose. Everything inside our Patagonia duffels were bone dry after our three-hour ride through rain and sea spray. And when we finally arrived home, these looked as good as new, even after being thrown around planes, cars, boats, and countless piles of sand and dirt.”