Osprey Transporter 65 vs Sea to Summit Duffle 65L

8. YOOOO the smoke grey looks badass and clean. They did tone down the Osprey branding on the bag which was a nice touch CONS: (in no particular order) 1. they did away with the extra weather flaps over the zippers

Here's what worked: They are monumentally well-made, abuse-proof, and adjustable. You have to love all the ways you can set up the straps. Whoever the bright bulb was who decided to use yellow lining on the inside to make stuff more visible in the dark of our tents, give that person an Oscar. It works

But also I want you to have enough space in the bag for shorts and hiking shoes so the next day you can go hike in a mountain and I don't know have a ...

This bag is high quality in the stitching and durability, but the 45L is smaller than you would think. I am 5'6" with an athletic build and my back makes the bag fill small even with the straps fully extended in the backpack mode. This being said, I do how I can switch the straps to fit other means of carrying such as handles or the traditional duffle bag strap. There is a zipper pocket on the inside of the bag on the "lid" of the bag which none of the pictures really show

Osprey Transporter 40 fits the bill. Your use case fits exactly how I used mine. It is a great little bag. Looks like they may have redesigned it since I bought mine

Perfect carry-on size, if you're not a hoarder. The reason for the 3 star rating? The shoulder straps are too short. In backpack mode, even fully extended, I'm playing fat-guy-little-coat to get the pack on. Also, using the backpack straps as regular duffel bag handles seemed like a good idea but fails in practice

This is a serious durable duffel that's also comfortable to carry as a backpack so it's the best of both worlds. This duffel is excellent for the week...

This is a great, high quality duffle that can take virtually anything you dish out at it. Similar to other top brand “premium” duffles (such as North Face, Patagonia, Osprey, etc) the sea to summit is my favorite. Really well crafted, very thought out details such as the lash loops, configurable straps, bright yellow interior makes finding items easy, etc. only drawback is it’s heavy, but if you’re after something to last you years of use and abuse, this is the best duffle out there

Everything is well constructed and reinforced. Now I have to decide which size will be most suitable for my trip. I'm glad I have the ability to choose .

Size- they are big, and they have lots of sizes. Added bonus to this bag is that it’s more oval shaped, so the bag has a longer flatter surface on top and bottom. It packs better into more areas.