To fight off gym odors, the interior lining has been treated with an antimicrobial coating. The zipper tab on the top quick-access pocket is the smallest and most stealthy-looking one. The zipper tabs on the two-side quick-access pocket zippers are smaller than those on the main and laptop compartment zippers.

The zippers are the industry-standard YKK zippers from Japan. If you want to know more about ballistic nylon, you can read this unnecessarily long guide I wrote about it. Aer has a stellar reputation when it comes to quality construction but that quality is so much more important in a gym bag. Since this is a gym bag, you are going to be packing in and out multiple times a week. It is, after all, designed to withstand shrapnels from ballistics. I've never worn through ballistic nylon in all my years of travel. I've extensively used ballistic nylon, mostly with TOM BIHN and Aer's bags.

While they offer an X-Pac version for some of their products, the Duffel Pack utilizes the 1680D Cordura ballistic nylon exterior. From design consistency to ease of manufacturing to costs, there are many reasons why brands do so. Most backpacks brands will have that a few materials that they work with. While the shape of the Duffel Pack might not be as sleek as other Aer backpacks, like the Aer City Pack, it is, without a doubt, an Aer-esque piece that will satisfy the most hardcore Aer cultist. While the color combination doesn't look half-bad, it loses the minimalist, clean look that I love Aer for. The zippers, hardware, handles, and straps are black on the olive and gray. It's only with the black version that you will get the consistent color throughout the pack. The Duffel Pack comes in three colors, black, olive, and gray. These design features are brought together with a consistent color palette and elevated by the ballistic nylon exterior. With the Aer Duffel Pack, Outlier Bombpaints, and Outlier Extrafleece Fleece. Being used to “turtleshell-style” bags like the Tortuga Outbreaker, I don't have much problems with it. To hold all your gym stuff, the side profile of the Duffel Pack can be a little large, which gives it a turtle shell silhouette that some might dislike. Without the cinching, the pack can look deflated and unsightly like what happens on an under-packed TOM BIHN Techonaut. The cinching on the sides helps keep the pack in shape, fully packed or not. With the Aer Duffel Pack, and Outlier Extrafleece Fleece. The water bottle slot and side quick-access pockets form lines that make it looks even more unique and give it a futuristic, symmetrical design. Relative to Aer's other backpacks, the Duffel Pack is more garish, denoted by the massive zipper that goes vertically across the front of the pack.

The bold, minimalist design is consistent across Aer's product line, and the Duffel Pack is no different. Aer's products are beautiful and distinctively Aer. There is little that needs to be said when it comes to Aer's design. There are three iterations of the Duffel Pack to date, and this review is for the Duffel Pack 3. At the same time, can such a pack have the capacity for everything you need at the gym? I'm skeptical, but if Aer thinks it can achieve it, I have to see for myself. However, heading for a workout at the park and then the cafe for some review-writing isn't too different.Ĭan a backpack really be perfect for both the office and the gym? For the office, a professional-looking pack that can organize your electronics adequately is a must.

As a remote worker who's too frugal for a gym membership, I neither go to the office nor the gym. The Duffel Pack is designed as a hybrid for the gym and the office. The accelerant, however, comes from the distinct SF-style design that propelled Aer to my number one favorite brand for design, right up there with Outlier for clothing.Īer applied the formula to various bags for all sorts of use cases, like the recently-reviewed Aer Gym Tote. Quality choice of materials and superior craft are the fuel to my Aer obsession. Once you've gotten a taste of the right flavor for you, they've got you addicted like crack.Īer is my choice of poison. Most of these brands are very consistent once they've nailed down the winning formula.

Dimensions 20.5″ (h) x 11.75″ (w) x 8″ (d) / 52 (h) x 30 (w) x 20 (d) cmĪs a backpack enthusiast and an obsessive bag hoarder, you really start to gravitate towards certain brands once you've tried enough of them.

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