Why soft-sided North Face duffel bags work well for trekking, porters, safaris and small charter aircraft.
The North Face duffel bag is the ultimate for traveling. People often ask us about what kind of luggage to bring. We generally recommend avoiding hard cases for travel, mostly because our porters prefer softer bags. In addition, for those on safari and travel further afield in charter flights (typically caravan Cessna air crafts), they also prefer soft bags and usually have weight restrictions.
Duffel bags are sturdy and tend to keep weight limits under control, as we are very firm on our policies of not “overloading” our porters! Here is a great video on the bag ::
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