When you’re looking for a great carry-on or overnight bag that is both stylish and rugged enough to be able to deal with the occasional rain shower, you often have to back up and decide which is really the most important element: style or ruggedness.
- Solid Brass Zipper Closure Custom Cut.
- Trolley Strap On Back Slides Onto Rolling Luggage Handles.
- Saddle-Grade Bridle Leather Reinforcement.
- Bridle Leather Handles With Two-Snap Grip.
- Fully Lined With Dry Finish Cover Cloth.
Because it’s not often you get both in the same package.
Which is why you might take a look at the Filson 48-Hour Duffle. Understand, rain-repellent does not mean waterproof, but Filson’s Tin Cloth fabric is the most durable, abrasion-and wind-resistant material that Filson makes.
Heavy and rugged, the fabric protects against rain, wind, brush and abrasion.
Durable leather handles are long enough to sling over your shoulder, but there’s also an adjustable cotton webbing shoulder strap when you want to change positions.
The base is reinforced to help it maintain shape while you’re packing the bag.
Aside from the main compartment, there are plenty of pockets: two zipper pockets, two stow pockets, one interior zipper pocket, one interior slotted utility pocket, and three interior stow pockets.
When using the bag for a recent trip to Scotland, I’d wished it had a padded compartment for my laptop, because packing my laptop within a zippered neoprene sleeve and into the 48-Hour Duffle still resulted in my laptop sliding around.
Aside from that one minor bummer, the interior is fully lined to protect your gear to a degree.
- Solid Brass Zipper Closure Custom Cut.
- Trolley Strap On Back Slides Onto Rolling Luggage Handles.
- Saddle-Grade Bridle Leather Reinforcement.
- Bridle Leather Handles With Two-Snap Grip.
- Fully Lined With Dry Finish Cover Cloth.
A trolley strap on the back allows you to slide the bag onto the handle of your rolling luggage, for easy of getting around. And the rustproof brass zipper opening to the main compartment allows full bag access, so you can see everything inside.
The Filson 48-Hour Duffle comes in black, navy, tan, and otter green, and lists for $475 on the Filson site. It’s also available at Moosejaw.