With the school season winding down and graduation season upon us, many are planning their summer vacations. On a recent thevacationer.com poll, “nearly 81% of people said they expect to travel, 42% of people said they expect to travel more than last summer, nearly 51% expect to fly on a plane, and 80% of people plan to road trip”. That’s a lot of people out there vacationing. With that in mind, we put together a short list of summer travel bags that are good for short, medium, and long extended stays:

Weekend Getaways: We like backpacks and small duffel bags for this occasion. For backpacks, we recommend The North Face ® Fall Line Backpack. This basic looking backpack is anything but. It comes fully equipped and well-constructed to handle even the more extreme weekend getaways. For small duffel bags we recommend the DFL1020; this 20” duffle bag is made with robust 1200D polyester and functional with side and large main pockets, this versatile duffel bag will be able to handle you jam-packed weekend.

Weeklong Vacations: We definitely recommend using duffel bags for this occasion, as backpacks and sacks will not hold enough belongings: We recommend the DFL1025 duffel bag: Same as the DFL1020 stated above but this one measures 25” and should be enough space for vacations lasting about a week. If 25” in length is still not enough, we recommend the DFL30 duffle bag also: a single main compartment duffel bag with no pockets, which allows you to stuff as many things as you need. Both are well-constructed with 1200D polyester and large zippers bags.

Long extended Stays: Vacations lasting 2 weeks or more translates to one thing; space! We recommend large duffels with no side pockets. Side pockets will take away 4-6” of main compartment space that will be necessary. We have 3 recommendations here. The DFL40: the Grand Canyon Duffel Bag. This 40” large robust constructed duffel bag will handle the grind of airport security and give you the ample space you need to “stuff”. Another popular duffel bag for long travels is the Large Cargo Duffel Bag, model EV-4020. It measures the same the DFL40 but comes with a compression strap to secure your belongings better. The last recommendation would be model NP-5140, the In-line Skate Wheeled Duffel. If you need wheels to ease the carry, but also want high build quality, we recommend this 40” wheeled duffel.

No matter where you travel, make sure you’re prepared with a suitable duffel from Duffelbags.com!


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