Originally Posted by
Doug64
Those bags have been on 10 flights and dozens of train rides, and are still in good shape. I'm getting ready to make 2 more like my yellow one for our daughters who are joining us on a long tour this summer. I didn't make the black REI bag, but I made the yellow one. The material is a lot tougher than it looks.
Thanks. I might have to watch for a ripstop pack cloth duffel or maybe a source for that kind of material. I have not sewn any camping gear for several years, but used to when I was a college student and could not afford the good stuff.
The black mesh bags in the photo, one with red end and one with blue end I took on Amtrak. Those are light and small enough to leave in the bottom of a pannier, that is exactly where they were for my Pacific Coast trip. One is 340 grams, the other 410 grams. But, I would be afraid of using those on an airline.