Customer Reviews The North Face Base Camp Duffel - XL

Can't wait to travel with this bag to Europe & learn lots!! Perfect for my school trip and will fit all I need for 9 days!

I use this for everything - from trips to Alaska to Europe, on my honeymoon and on business trips, I absolutely love this bag.

The North Face produces great gear and this duffle is no exception.

This bag is a beast! Fist of all it's really cool looking but not only that it is the most dependable duffle I own. I travel pretty often and being able to just throw this on my back and get out has been a dream.

Highly recommend this item!

the medium is kinda big and I'm 6'1. but love it. Its heavy duty and waterproof.

Great duffle and durable

Stylish color combo, comfortable, backpack straps allow you to wear it comfortably as a backpack, plenty of room. When wearing it, the zippers are against your back for security.

Perfect bag, looks amazing and is super well made.

Perfect size for weekend trips .

I was looking for 1 bag to server many purposes and I think I've found it. I was able to over pack for our cruise and keep shoveling way to many clothes into this medium duffel. It was more than easy to pick mine out from the crowd and toting it around with all the weight was MUCH easier when doing it as a back pack.

I just got this bag because a friend of mine got one for himself and his wife and I noticed it when I took them to that airport. I like it so much I knew I had to have one. It is perfect for me. I take a lot of small trips and my last bag (a sport brand bag) ripped at the shoulder strap insertion. This one feels very solid and durable. It held all my gear and clothes and when I used the side straps, despite the look, it still fit in the overhead bin sizing box. Deceivingly smaller than you think. I think one more pocket on the inside or the other end and it would be better but that's just me being extra picky. The side pocket was perfect for my shoes and the cover pocket was good for toiletries, charger, etc. The thick material allows you to wear it without feeling it too.

My boyfriend got me the medium for my birthday. I only have large rolling suitcases for my trips to Japan. He knew I wouldn't buy something like this for myself so he got me one for my birthday so I could take it to Maui for a long weekend. I am here in Maui and I love it! It's perfect and so durable. We did an inter island flight and there were some showers when our bags were going to the plane but I was not worried because I knew my stuff was safe. A very comforting feeling. I am not a very outdoorsy girl but I loved the style. (He hot me the white with pink and blue pattern). It is totally my style. It was big enough to haul my stuff plus I have room to bring back things if I want. I was even able to carry it on. I might not be able to if I maxed it out but I kept it simple for a 4 day trip WITH extra shoes and makeup. Great purchase. So good the when I first got it and showed my friend. She decided to get one too. It's durable material makes it a great combo of fashion and function. Great product! It also folds up nice for easy storage, just remember how you receive it so it's easier to reproduce.

Looks great, cool that you can carry on your back.

I used it for a week camping at La Gran Sabana, Venezuela. And it was the best bag I could ever buy for this trip.

Base camp duffel bags do not disappoint. I now own small, medium, and x-large and they hold up to the abuse. I highly recommend this product.

My girlfriend loves this bag. It has so many colors to choose from so I picked the green and brown one. It's what I expected from the photos. The size is almost just right for her 5'3" petite frame. It's maybe a tiny bit large. I'm 5'5" and it's just right for me. Fits all of her gear very well. It's heavy enough to be durable and of quality, but still light. We're about to trek around Austria, Hungary, and Romania for 2 weeks so I'll be back to report on it when we return and possibly pick up a duffel for myself! My only con is that the backpack straps aren't as padded, long, or secure as you might get from a backpacking gear. It would be nice if it had that for added comfort as well as a couple latches/clasps that you could buckle to keep it tight around your waste and chest. Either way it's a GREAT looking bag. Can't wait to really put it to the test.

This is a high quality, solid duffel bag. Water resistant, and provides a huge amount of space -easily enough for a few weeks of gear. It's slightly too large to carry on when flying, so it would have been nice if it had zippers you could padlock -it does not. You'll also need to take the backpack straps off when checking, which takes some time, and then re-attach them if you're carrying it on your back. They're both small oversights, but end up being a bit frustrating given it's an otherwise fantastic bag.

For a trip to cancun with 2 kids, I used 1 medium and 2 small sized duffels. All our stuff for the 7 day adventure, plus extra stuff for wedding clothes, accessories and shoes, fit beautifully. Very sturdy, stands out on the baggage carousel. Both sizes fit great as carry on in the overhead bins. Note that the medium was not filled to absolute full capacity, otherwise would possibly not fit, especially if traveling on a smaller jet. Loved the bag and the ease of travel with a "backpack", especially when running through an airport to make a connecting flight. My only complaint was that the shoulder straps would be exponentially more comfortable if they were padded. It made standing in those long airport lines a pain, especially with the medium. The small sizes didn't bother as much as they simply hold less weight, but TNF should look into padding the medium and larger sizes due to the additional weight they can allow you to carry.

I use this product for short weekend getaways, it definitely fits the bill..

High quality, however the bag appears more aesthically pleasing in the pictures, heavy to begin with (if weighed during travel it can become an issue) Also, the back pack style straps can be handy but I think providing a full duffle bag style strap as possibly an attachment option would be very useful.

I was concerned about buying this product based on the reviews about not having a carrying handle on the shoulder straps. However, I prefer to carry a bag on my back so I thought I would manage regardless. The main reason I chose this bag was because it has the capacity of luggage without the invonvenience of a rolling suitcase. When I opened the box, I was so pleased with the size. It was exactly the size I needed for a trip to Norway for two weeks. I have not used the bag yet but I am so excited to do so. I think I'll be able to pack everything I need with room for extra. So far, I'm a really happy customer. The medium size is bigger than what you would need for a weekend but smaller than a large hard sized suitcase.

I travel a lot for work and this bag is great to hold all of my necessities for the trip. I have a trip to Asia coming up and I plan on taking this bag as my carry on (I purchased a size medium, which is a little too big for domestic flights, but if you don't fill it to its' capacity you can usually take it on the flight). The quality is great! The only thing that would make this bag perfect would be to have the handles so that you could hold it like a duffel instead of a backpack.

The medium base camp duffel is versatile enough that it can be used for just about anything, and classic enough that it can be used as business luggage. The quality is good, and all the features on it have function, there aren't too many frills.

I bought this bag to hold my rain/winter gear for work. I work on movies and television and you always need to be ready for whatever the day throws at you. This bag allows me to keep all my weather gear dry so it's always ready to use.