Sgt Beavis
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Rivian’s new duffel bag arrived a short while ago. I took a few shots of it to give you my thoughts. It’s a pretty good sized duffel with plenty of room for coats, shoes, etc. Besides the main compartment, has two zipped end pockets, two interior mesh pockets, and a interior zipped pocket along the top flap. Interestingly the duffel also comes with a repair kit that is contained in a snap close sleeve.
The bag is pretty well made IMO with a durable material that really maches well with Launch Green. One thing I immediately noticed was that there is a flap of material that overlaps the zipper for the main compartment. Most duffels have an exposed zipper. I like this treatment. The zippers are plastic and feel pretty sturdy with pull cords attached. The interior is a water resistant material so I don’t think wet clothing will be a problem. Carrying the bag should be pretty easy as it has handles on the top, sides, and front. The strap material for the front and side handles wraps around three sides of the bag with several loops that allow you to clip things on like the carabiner key (though I don’t think any of us would chance that.) The back wall has a deep pocket with a magnetic snap that conceals the shoulder straps should you want to carry the bag like a backpack. There are three anchor points on the top and bottom of the bag that the shoulder straps hook into. The hooks themselves seem to be a pretty sturdy metal. BTW, don’t suddenly pull the straps out of their storage pocket. I got popped in the eye by one of those metal hooks. And, of course, the bag is shaped to fit right into your gear tunnel. As you can see from the pictures, it doesn’t fill the gear tunnel but it’s a good shape for it. Finally, there are two straps in front of the bag that can be used to cinch it down. The buckles for those straps are metal.
I can only see a few downsides. The top handles can be strapped together, like most duffels, but the snaps for them are plastic, instead of velcro or metal. Time will tell if they will stand up to use. The side pockets are narrow at the top, making it hard to get larger hands into them. They also do not expand into the interior of the bag so you can’t put a lot of things in there anyways.
The bag retails for $175. It’s got Rivian logos on the sides, front, and on the shoulder straps. I’d say it’s a very good quality back and worth the cash. My only question is whether the odd shape will be more of an annoyance than a help in fitting it into the gear tunnel. Really I don’t expect much of a problem there but I’ll keep an eye on it.
So did anyone else get their bag yet? What do you think of it so far? Do you think it’s worth the $175?
The bag is pretty well made IMO with a durable material that really maches well with Launch Green. One thing I immediately noticed was that there is a flap of material that overlaps the zipper for the main compartment. Most duffels have an exposed zipper. I like this treatment. The zippers are plastic and feel pretty sturdy with pull cords attached. The interior is a water resistant material so I don’t think wet clothing will be a problem. Carrying the bag should be pretty easy as it has handles on the top, sides, and front. The strap material for the front and side handles wraps around three sides of the bag with several loops that allow you to clip things on like the carabiner key (though I don’t think any of us would chance that.) The back wall has a deep pocket with a magnetic snap that conceals the shoulder straps should you want to carry the bag like a backpack. There are three anchor points on the top and bottom of the bag that the shoulder straps hook into. The hooks themselves seem to be a pretty sturdy metal. BTW, don’t suddenly pull the straps out of their storage pocket. I got popped in the eye by one of those metal hooks. And, of course, the bag is shaped to fit right into your gear tunnel. As you can see from the pictures, it doesn’t fill the gear tunnel but it’s a good shape for it. Finally, there are two straps in front of the bag that can be used to cinch it down. The buckles for those straps are metal.
I can only see a few downsides. The top handles can be strapped together, like most duffels, but the snaps for them are plastic, instead of velcro or metal. Time will tell if they will stand up to use. The side pockets are narrow at the top, making it hard to get larger hands into them. They also do not expand into the interior of the bag so you can’t put a lot of things in there anyways.
The bag retails for $175. It’s got Rivian logos on the sides, front, and on the shoulder straps. I’d say it’s a very good quality back and worth the cash. My only question is whether the odd shape will be more of an annoyance than a help in fitting it into the gear tunnel. Really I don’t expect much of a problem there but I’ll keep an eye on it.
So did anyone else get their bag yet? What do you think of it so far? Do you think it’s worth the $175?
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