Why Choose Patagonia Luggage And Bags
Built For Adventure, Backed For Life
Patagonia is one of the top brands in the world for travel and outdoor recreation. Its bags and luggage are rugged and designed to endure just about anything nature can throw at them.
The company’s commitment to quality is admirable; it backs that commitment with its Ironclad Guarantee. This guarantee ensures that if you are not satisfied with a Patagonia product when you receive it, or if it does not perform to your expectations, you can return it for a repair, replacement, or refund.
Explore Patagonia Bag Collections
Black Hole Collection
Patagonia’s Black Hole Bags are one of its flagship collections. These bags are designed to be used in the great outdoors; they’re weather-resistant and durable. Patagonia’s commitment to the environment shines in this collection; every Black Hole bag is manufactured using recycled fabric for the body, lining, and webbing. Patagonia also uses recycled laminate, which it chose to reduce its petroleum usage.
Black Hole Bags come in a variety of styles, including backpacks, gear totes, and MLC (maximum legal carry-on) bags, which are designed to be used as carry-on bags. The MLC bags are particularly innovative; they can be used as backpacks, shoulder bags, or duffels.
Adventure-Ready Duffel Bags
The Black Hole Collection also features a number of different Patagonia duffle bags, including both wheeled and non-wheeled duffel bags. They vary in size from 30L to 100L of carrying capacity. All of Patagonia’s duffel bags come with the Ironclad Guarantee; they’re high-quality, adventure-ready duffels that you can use for life. All of Patagonia’s MLC bags can also be converted to duffels.
Innovative Features And Materials
Whether you’re looking for Patagonia backpacks, totes, Patagonia duffel bags, or any other style of bag, you can look forward to enjoying some of its truly remarkable innovations. All of Patagonia’s designs share two things in common: Rugged, adventure-friendly design and a commitment to environmental responsibility. These two things have pushed Patagonia to innovate in a number of ways, including:
- The use of recycled materials in all of its products. Black Hole Duffel Bags are an excellent example of this; each bag is created using recycled polyester ripstop and a recycled TPU laminate. These materials aren’t just environmentally friendly; they offer incredible durability and resistance to the elements.
- PFAS-free water-repellant finishes. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are complex synthetic chemicals that are commonly used to create water-resistant products. Unfortunately, these substances can pose a substantial risk to the environment. They’ve been branded as forever chemicals thanks to their long lifespan. Patagonia has all but eliminated the use of these chemicals in its bags without sacrificing waterproofing.
- The MLC line. The MLC line offers two innovations; they’re all designed to fit in overhead compartments and can be converted into backpacks, shoulder bags, or duffels, adapting as your travel needs change.
- Recycled TPU-film laminate: Beyond simply using recycled materials, Patagonia actually developed its own recycled TPU laminate with a matte finish. This laminate improves weather resistance and reduces the need to create new TPU materials from scratch.
Frequently Asked Questions About Patagonia Bags
How does Patagonia's Ironclad Guarantee work for luggage?
The Ironclad Guarantee protects all Patagonia backpacks, bags, and all other Patagonia products. If you aren’t satisfied with a Patagonia product when it’s received or when it’s used, you can return it to Patagonia to be repaired, replaced, or refunded.
This is a lifetime guarantee; customers have returned items after years when they don’t perform to their satisfaction. Some things, like wear and tear, might not be eligible for free repairs; Patagonia will, however, repair wear and tear for a reasonable charge.
What makes Patagonia's Black Hole fabric different from other materials?
The recycled TPU-film laminate used on every Black Hole bag provides excellent weather resistance while lowering Patagonia’s carbon footprint. This laminate was designed by Patagonia and is one of its most exciting innovations. All of the bags in the Black Hole line are also made using recycled polyester ripstop fabric. These fabrics and laminates are nearly invincible; customers take them through scorching heat, sleet, snow, rain, and more. They’re abrasion-resistant, and a perfect choice for anyone planning on doing rugged backcountry camping.
Are Patagonia bags suitable as carry-on luggage?
The bags in the Patagonia MLC line are the perfect size for carry-on luggage; they’re designed to meet airline specifications for carry-ons, and the name literally means “Maximum Legal Carry-on”. Better still, the MLC line of bags is extremely adaptable; you can convert them from backpacks to over-the-shoulder bags to duffels.
How do I clean and maintain my Patagonia bag?
Patagonia has an extensive product care guide for cleaning, maintaining, and repairing your Patagonia bags, in line with its “If It’s Broke, Fix It” philosophy. We recommend looking at this guide for specific advice on your Patagonia bag.
In general, these bags are extremely durable, and that makes them fairly easy to care for. You can spot-clean them with a damp cloth and dish soap, hand wash them with lukewarm water and detergent, and even machine wash most bags on a gentle cycle with cold water and detergent. We recommend air-drying your Patagonia bags.