THE NORTH FACEBase Camp Duffel - TNF Black, M

I ordered the Medium sized base camp bag to use as a cabin bag when travelling. When I looked at the prices I wasn't too enamoured with it but for the reputable TNF brand I decided to bite the bullet. I have since used the bag in a ski trip where I managed to pack all of my clothes for 5 days away (Pub clothes, sportswear, nightwear, footwear and underwear), as well as a pair salopettes and two skiing jackets within the bag. This and still with room to spare (see photo). The bag is made of a tough plastic which when empty, is difficult to shape and open up but shows its quality when it's full and being dragged around. The straps on the shoulders are comfortable and used as my main means of carrying. There is also a hand strap which allows you to carry it like a duffel bag. Due to the bag still having about 3 inch of space in it from the top to my items I appreciated the straps on the side of the bag which allowed me to compress down the bag and stop all my carefully packed clothes from being tossed around. A few key features I found when using the bag is the two handes at either side, this is handy when trying to free the bag when it is packed under other items as well as a general carry handle. All of the zips have a means to be padlocked together which gives peace of mind if and when it was to be put in the hold of the plane or on a luggage rack in transit. Mesh pockets on the inside are tough and sizeable on this bag. The bag is easy to clean, due to it being plastic a wipe and dry with a cloth has been suffice for me. One adaption I have since made is the addition of a chest clip onto the shoulder straps. Most of my rucksacks have this and I felt it a good addition, perhaps if TNF had done this I would have been even happier with the bag.

This is a nice big bag ( it’s the medium) and will be easy to spot on a caroussel. It comes folded in its own zip case to the size of 5 stacked dinner plates, great for when it needs to be stowed. In fact this bag is bigger than I expected and for a weekend I might have done better with the small size. This will take a well rolled sleeping bag and enough clothes for a short weekend doing something informal like sailing where only a change of clothes and spare dry are needed.

I really like North Face and I like this colour but I really needed a bag with a single strap not a back pack strap as I usually wear another backpack and its then difficult to wear two back packs.... its not a massive bag so theres no reason why it couldn't be designed with a single strap instead.

This bag is fantastic, good capacity strong materials and I imagine it will last for a long time. I purchased the 75l bag which can get quite heavy when full so the backpack straps are great when fully loaded.

its beautiful

Does exactly what I need it to do but does make k very easily

Absolutely love this bag! Super convenient. Would like it to have a chest strap tho as it can get heavy to carry.

My granddaughter was really delighted with her birthday present.