I’ve been trolling the internet in my search for a waterproof duffel bag.
I finally found one! From Cabela’s: The Boundary Waters Duffel Bag. Not cheap, but definitely not as expensive as the Patagonia bag. And this one is fully waterproof! I ordered the large and it arrived over the weekend.
I was so excited! Then I pulled it out of the box. And suddenly I’m not so sure I ordered the right size…
It seems a bit larger, yes? Like, more space than I need. A lot more.
See, one of the things I’m going for here is simplicity. Minimalism, if you will. And if we’re going out for 10 days, how much crap do I really need to bring?
The funny thing is that I actually didn’t know how big the REI duffel was. I bought it on a prodeal years ago. I was guessing based on some measurements I took that kind of matched with what REI puts on their site.
So, now that I have them side by side, I looked up each on online again. The REI size large is 5,125 cubic inches. The Cabela’s size large is 5,880 cubic inches. So… not that much bigger.
I think the Cabela’s bag is a keeper. We’re planning a quick overnighter next week, so I’ll let you know how it works out. If it rains, that is. Spring seems to have ended on June 1st here. We went from cool, rainy weather to the mid-80’s overnight. By the end of this week daytime temps are forecasted for the 90’s. Every day.
So that overnighter might be up to the high country.