Patagonia Black Hole Duffle 55L

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Our go-to Black Hole Duffel. This workhorse organizes your gear and has enough space for a fun-hog weekend or a well-organized extended trip. Made with a burly, strong 100% recycled polyester fabric, 100% recycled polyester lining and 100% recycled nylon webbing. 

Patagonia says

Our midsized Black Hole® duffel is highly weather-resistant, stubbornly tough and protects your gear from travel and rough handling. The main compartment opens via a zippered U-shaped lid, which has a pair of zip-closing mesh pockets on the underside for easily lost items like earbuds and a phone charger. A zippered exterior pocket holds all the stuff you need to access quickly. The padded bottom panel adds structure and helps cushion the load when your duffel gets the baggage-handler treatment.

Carrying options include padded, removable shoulder straps, webbing handles with a snap closure and haul loops at either end for linking multiple bags. Daisy chains let you lash additional gear to the outside. Made from 14-oz 900-denier 100% post-consumer recycled polyester ripstop (22% solution-dyed) with a TPU-film laminate and lined with 3.3-oz 200-denier 100% recycled polyester with a polyurethane coating. Both fabrics have a DWR (durable water repellent) finish.

Our Verdict

Patagonia’s Black Hole Duffel’s are now made from 100% recycled durable ripstop polyester fabric with a water repellent finish to resist moisture, abrasion and wear. They’re available in multiple sizes so there’s something for every trip and all offer 3 carrying options; padded removable shoulder straps, webbing handles with a snap closure and haul loops at either end.

Each duffel features an external pocket for quick grabbing items and reinforced daisy chains to let you attach additional gear to the outside. The bags can stuff into their own pocket for easy storage, a little hard to do the first time because of the stiff material but it gets easier the more you do it. All but the 40L size feature internal compression straps to help get those few extra layers into the main compartment.

These tough, weather resistant duffels will keep your stuff protected and accessible where ever you go.

– Reviewed by Ultralight Outdoor Gear

(Unfortunately, we are unable to ship Patagonia products outside of the European Area (defined as the European Economic Area plus Switzerland and the UK))

Features

• Burly recycled polyester ripstop with highly weather-resistant TPU-film laminate and a DWR (durable water repellent) finish 
• Large opening to main compartment, zippered side pocket, mesh pockets in lid; stuffs into its own pocket for easy storage
• Padded, removable shoulder strap and reinforced haul handles for easy carrying 
• Padded convertible backpack straps for comfortable back carry and versatility 
• Padded base protects contents
• Sturdy, reinforced daisy chains for lashing

Specifications

• Weight: 1234g
• Capacity: 55 Liters
• Dimensions: 59 x 33 x 28cm

Fabric

• Body: 14-oz 900-denier 100% post-consumer recycled polyester ripstop (22% solution-dyed) with a TPU-film laminate.
• Lining: 3.3-oz 200-denier 100% recycled polyester with a polyurethane coating. Both with a DWR (durable water repellent) finish.
• Body fabric is certified as bluesign® approved

Help and advice:

• Solution-Dyed Fabrics
• What is Bluesign?