Alright so it took me a while, but I am ready to write a brief review of this bag. I will start with pictures.
It came in a little sack. Nice presentation:
As you can see, the bag is composed of three parts: the main bag, the shoe bag, and the toiletries bag.
The shoe bag:
It came with these littls sacks to put your shoes in. It keeps the shoes from getting each other dirty. Very nice touch.
The toiletries bag.
As you can see, the toiletries bag has a small amount of organization. For my needs, it is adequate. There is also a hook so you can hang it in the bathroom.
Here is the main section opened up. There are multiple dividers to separate your clothing if you so desire.
Same.
Aerial view on the hotel carpet.
Here I am holding the bag. Stylish, yes?
As for my impressions...This is the result of about 3 weekends of use.
It is a pretty cool bag. Pricey at its regular price, but I got it on sale. Is it worth it? Depends. I found that it didn't prevent wrinkles as well as they advertise. Maybe this is because I don't know how to pack it and roll it tightly. With dress shirts and thin, dressy slacks, they definitely got wrinkled and needed ironing at the hotel. With slightly more casual button downs and khakis in wrinkle-resistant material, the clothes were passable and did not need ironing at my destination.
I think for a weekend getaway bag, it's pretty cool. I used it for a suit once and it caused a few small wrinkles. I would avoid doing so again. For casual clothes or if you have time to touch things up a bit, it works well. I definitely like the look and material. Black nylon is great for most casual bags, but it's nice to have something a little more upscale and classic looking. If you travel a lot on short 2-3 day trips, it is a great size. The shoe bag and toiletries bag are nice to have separate and overall, it's a nice package. Build quality is excellent and I can see myself using this bag for a long time to come.
I should also mention I got TONS of compliments on the bag, which is always nice. One reason I got it was for the looks, so it's nice to have that reinforced by others. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed my review. Since Duluth uses those crappy pseudo-pictures in their catalog, I thought it would be nice to provide a look at the real product.
