The additional padding does add a lot of weight. We’ve also fielded complaints from some testers that this bag was too heavy for them to carry, even with the padded hip belt and adjustable straps. However, if these mysteries beneath the airport also make you nervous, you might prefer one of our picks with easy-to-stow straps, like the Peak Design Travel Backpack. But the Tortuga appears to shrug it all off with ease. Personally, it still makes me nervous to see the Tortuga traveling on the luggage belt toward mysterious machines and conveyors beneath the airport-all of which, in my imagination, are waiting to tear the hip belt from the bag or slice open the sailcloth exterior. But after years of testing, traveling with, and occasionally checking our bag, we haven’t had an issue. Some people, especially those who are hard on their gear, may consider not being able to remove or stow the Tortuga’s straps (as they can with our other picks, like the Cotopaxi) a disqualifying factor. Across moderate distances, these straps do help with the bag’s overall weight. This design (with its included load-adjuster straps at the top, to prevent the bag’s weight from sagging toward your lumbar region) is the best of those we’ve tested at distributing the weight of an otherwise fairly heavy bag. Both sizes of the Outbreaker are adjustable for torso length, which means you can manipulate the location of the shoulder straps (video) to fit a wider variety of body sizes. The more-diminutive version is a decent choice for weekend travel or for minimalist travelers-but for this size, we prefer the space-saving profile of the Allpa. The Outbreaker is available as a 45-liter bag (the max space for a carry-on bag), which we tested, along with the 35-liter version, which is compliant with some intra-European flights. And that’s despite the bag’s hefty (just over 5 pounds) weight when empty-it’s roughly 2 pounds more than most of our other picks, except the Peak Design Travel Backpack. And when you’re not moving, the brand says the rolling duffel has been designed to stand upright on its own - which is certainly not something that can be said of every two-wheeled bag.Just as important, thanks to the adjustable torso length, shoulder straps, and waist-belt system (borrowed from hiking backpacks), the Outbreaker is the most adjustable bag we’ve tested three years in a row. Conveniently, its design means the bag can be carried any number of ways: Like most duffels, it has a top handle and a padded shoulder strap like most rolling luggage, it also has a suitcase handle you can use to pull or push it along.
(At this size, though, you’ll probably have to check the bag if flying.) It also has handy pockets inside and out for stashing and organizing smaller essentials, and is made with a water-repellent, abrasion-resistant exterior that should keep both the bag and any possessions within looking good as new. The bag’s 120-liter main compartment is way bigger than the 40-liter ones found in your average carry-on, so you can easily pack two weeks’ worth of clothing inside. This extremely practical (extra-large) rolling duffel combines the best features of both of those types of bags, so needless to say our antennae went up this morning when we spotted it on sale for 35 percent off. L.L.Bean’s duffels and rolling suitcases have each been recommended to us for their sturdiness and style. Whether you’re taking a trip or just returning to the city you escaped early on in the pandemic, you may be in the market for some fresh luggage to take with you. With vaccinations on the rise, the prospect of actually traveling again is one more and more people seem to be considering.
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