Teamster Duffle (38L)

I bought this bag to replace a similar Speedo bag I owned for about 15 years. My old bag had gone through airport checking a few times, which I don't recommend for this type of bag. It first ripped along one of the small side pockets, then eventually ripped along the side of the main compartment, so I finally had to give it up. I certainly put it to good use, and although not quite strong enough for airport checking, it proved excellent for regular travel and perfect for my needs.I am a light traveler and use this bag for 1-5 day trips, or even up to a week depending on where I am going. This new version is made of stronger material. The straps are better quality and the material is more of a sheen ripstop rather than basic nylon. The main function of this bag that sets it aside from most others for me is the side compartment that extends to nearly the full length and size of the bag. Unlike its probable typical use for wet clothes after going to the gym or swim meet, I use this side compartment for shoes and to put dirty laundry in while traveling. Since it extends to the full length of the bag, I slowly empty the main compartment with my clean clothes, and put them in the side pocket. By the end of my trip I have maybe one or two clean items left in the main compartment, and all of my dirty stinky stuff in the vented side pocket. Excellent!Only thing I don't like about the new bag over my older one is that it has a mesh opening on the side pocket, making the contents clearly visible. My old bag had a small circular metal vent, which allowed no visibility into the bag. I am certain this new design allows more ventilation, but I miss the amount of privacy. I don't really want people seeing my dirty underwear in my bag while traveling around. But I have found a simple fix by just placing a shirt or other large piece of clothing along the screen.This bag does come with some false advertising regarding the 15' laptop pouch. The pouch looks big enough to only fit an ipad or similarly sized tablet, but there's no way it will fit my 15' laptop. This is OK for me because I prefer to keep my computer in its own bag and never intended to put it in this duffle in the first place. However, it would've been nice if it were advertised properly.One of the things I miss from my old bag is the additional small side pockets along the outside of the large side pockets. This was good for keys, lighters, and other small items, making it easier to find specific items fast. My old bag also had an organizer in the non-expandable side pocket. It seemed useless at first, but I ended up using it for all sorts of goodies, mostly batteries, charger, and other items for my camera. The wide side pocket on this bag replaces those extra pockets and includes an organizer. It gets tight fast, but still fits phone charger, cords, and other loose ends, which is nice.An extra I didn't know about this bag is that it has a removable nylon pouch that clips onto two eyelets within the top interior of the bag. I still can't seem to find a use for this pouch, and so far it has only gotten in the way. It sometimes impedes the zipper while opening the top of the bag, mostly slowing down opening and closing, and I continually have to flip it around to get it out of the way. I think I'll remove this pouch and leave it at the bottom of the bag in case I eventually find a use for it, but the way it came attached only continues to annoy me.Besides the top zipper getting stopped from the removable pouch, the side pocket zipper also gets stopped from time to time at the point where the zipper turns. The zippers are very smooth, but when the bag is full, I have noticed the side bag gets held up at the turning point more often then not. Certainly not a deal breaker, but wish it were somehow more streamlined. Maybe I just need to get used to it.The side pockets are definitely nice to have. So many duffles only have one extra side pocket in addition to one large main compartment. In addition to camera batteries, cell phone chargers, etc., the end pouch is perfect for all of my personal care items. I got a hard case roller for airplane travel because my last bag didn't hold up to the luggage handling, and the main thing I dislike about it are the lack of extra compartments. It has only one main pouch with a single large zippered compartment. When I travel with the roller, all of my stuff gets mixed up into one massive swarm and it's hard to pull out what I need when I need it without taking everything out then putting everything back in. This speedo duffle, on the other hand, has just the right amount of pockets to fit my needs. Any more and it might get to be too much for my pseudo OCD habits (I'm the type of person that will try and find a use for every pocket to the point where it might become impractical).All in all a great bag. Lightweight and perfect size for my use. It's got a nice array of extra pouches and organizers for storage, and has an excellent breathable expanding side pocket which is exceedingly hard to find, if not completely unavailable in other bags.

This bag has worked great for swimming at my local YMCA. It holds everything I need for the gym and for swimming. When I am done swimming the wet clothes compartment is very useful and keeps my dry stuff separated from the wet stuff. The side pockets are very useful for holding wallets, goggles, my lock (when its not on my locker) etc. The bag is quite durable and does not show any significant signs of wear and tear. The material is high quality and allows the bag to breath so I have not had chlorine smell or classic gym bag smell in this bag. Overall this bag doubles as a great gym bag and a swim bag.Dimensions can be seen in the photos I have uploaded.Pros:*Separates wet and dry stuff*Very durable*Breaths, does not smellCons:*NoneOverall: 5/5 stars (>=.5 rounds up, <.5 rounds down) => 5 starsIf you have any further questions regarding the product in my review please leave a comment below and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

Bought this bag for myself during the Christmas season this year. “Happy Christmas to me!” I’m crazy about the size... fits anything. The fabric is so nice ... I get compliments on it all the time. The color is vivid, the construction fabulous. Lots of storage including a mesh pocket that hold wet clothes and gear. I couldn’t be happier.

This bag is well constructed. It is a bit larger then I expected, but that isn't a problem. I was looking for a small gym bag and this is more of a medium size duffel. I was also looking for a bag that could provide some light security for my stuff while at the pool. I wanted to just deter someone who might want to open the bag and remove some items from it while I did laps. Many bags can be luggage-locked from the zipper tags, but because most zipper tags have their holes at the ends farthest from the zipper teeth the two zipper shuttles can be spread far apart from each other while locked to allow access to small items, like a key, in the bag. This bag can be have its main compartment luggage locked (lock not included) close to the teeth so the zipper shuttles can't be separated much. The "Laptop" sleeve will only fit smaller laptops and really seems to be designed more for tablets than a true laptop.Pros: Lots of space, well designed pockets, nice to have a tablet sleeve, luggage-lockable main compartment, nice sized mesh pocket for small, wet items such as goggles or a competition (lycra-type) swim suit.Cons: It would be nice if at least one of the smaller pockets had two zippers or a locking ring at the end of the zipper so a small pocket could be locked as well as the main compartment. Wet gear, mesh pocket could be a bit bigger to accommodate recreational style swim trunks.The main compartment does

We purchased this duffle bag Speedo Teamster Duffle Bag for our 9 year old boy to carry all of his gear to Lacrosse. WOW we are so impressed with the usefulness of this bag as well as the capacity. We were a bit concerned that it wouldn't fit all of his gear however we were pleasantly surprised when it arrived and we started loading it up. He is able to fit his helmet, pads, gloves, shoes, water bottle and more. Once the duffle gets loaded it is a bit heavy at times but it is so nice to only have to grab and keep track of one bag.