Osprey Daylite 30l Duffelbag Noir Noir One Size

This bag tries to do too many things, and doesn't do any of them well. It tries to be a duffle bag, but it doesn't have a shoulder strap, and the loose ends of the adjustable straps dangle annoyingly. It tries to be a backpack, but there is not enough padding and structure to be comfortable on the back. This can be slightly improved by ensuring to fill the top of the bag with something big and soft, but that takes up valuable space. I want my water bottle accessible, so I put it on top, but then the shape of the bottle digs into my back uncomfortably through the fabric. I also agree with other reviews that the zippers can be challenging to navigate around the corners. It is a good quality bag, but the functionality leaves a lot to be desired. It does fit under airplanes seats fairly well even though it is technically larger than airline personal item guidelines.

I like the color scheme of the gold with green accents and orange straps. It looks much better in person than in pictures. But this duffel has a fatal flaw: its main zipper is very difficult to close. It won't make the turns. It is also a small bag. Good enough for a weekend trip maybe. Back it goes.

Nice enough bag, but the web description is incorrect in two details, both of which are important to me. First, there is NO water bottle holder. Second, the packaging is marked in two places as weighing 1.41 pounds (confirmed by my luggage scale), NOT the 1.2 pounds listed on the web page. I purchased this for an upcoming trip with carry-on restrictions, both number and weight, so an extra 18% in weight and no bottle space become big deals. Basically, it's a nice enough bag, but REI mislead me and wasted my time.