Editor’s Note: This post has been updated to reflect new selections for 2017.
When the occasion calls for light packing in something that’ll easily fit in a backseat or overhead bin, go for the duffel (also known as the weekender). Below are 20 of the best. Within the price variation, there’s an array of materials, styles, colors and purposes, but suffice it to say that each of these picks is — in its own way — fit for the job.
Under $100
Indigo-Edition Transit30 Duffle by Matador $50
Black Hole 60L Duffel by Patagonia $69
Legacy 23 Inch Gear Bag by Carhartt $75
Weekend Bag by Rains $75
Novel Duffle by Herschel $85
Under $500
Wax Holdall by Barbour $185
Duffle by Joshu + Vela $245
Ballistic Boston Bag by Master-Piece $329
Twill Medium Duffle Bag by Filson $429
Classic Duffle by T. Anthony $435
Under $1,000
Centennial Taft Weekender by Korchmar $620
Tanker Boston Bag by Porter-Yoshida & Co. $625
Panelled Leather and Canvas Duffle Bag by Montblanc $705
Continental Duffle by J.W. Hulme Co. $975
Ashton Lenox Duffel Bag by Tumi $995
Over $1,000
Signature Travel Duffle by Frank Clegg $1,025
Guardsman Canvas Holdall by Dunhill $1,090
Duffle Travel Bag by Lotuff Leather $1,200
Medium Clipper Leather Holdall by Mulberry $2,300
Cabina Pebble-Grain Leather Holdall by Valextra $4,120