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There comes a point in every trip — whether you’re lugging your bag through an airport terminal or facing the last stretch of a wooded trail — when you wish you had packed lighter. With wheeled duffle bags, you can forgo the weight that brings you down without eliminating any essential belongings. No matter where your trip takes you, be it the park, the beach, or your favorite campsite, the best wheeled duffle bags help make the “getting there” part of your journey more comfortable.
When shopping for wheeled duffles, it’s important to take the bag’s fabric and organizational features into consideration. If you plan on using your bag for camping, then having durable, waterproof fabric is essential. However, if you don’t plan on exposing your bag to the elements (other than the sun for a relaxing day at the park) then you may only require an external, zippered “wet pocket” for storing damp bathing suits.
Since standard wheeled duffle bags tend to have similar dimensions (30″ tall and 15″ wide), it’s the additional features such as pockets, buckles, straps, and expansion capabilities that can give a bag increased capacity. When it comes to packing up for a beach day with the whole family, having multiple spacious pockets is essential for keeping each person’s belongings separate and accounted for. However, if the main thing that you are packing is clothes, then lots of extra pockets may be less of a priority, and instead, you may look for a duffle that has an additional expansion feature to give you a couple more inches to work with.
The best wheeled duffle bags are also great for taking to the market or store for a particularly large load (and heavy) load of groceries, and we like them for packing up an office or classroom too.
No matter what your use or adventure calls for, the experience of smoothly pulling your wheeled duffle bag behind you is less strenuous on your back and shoulders and makes the overall moving experience more efficient.
