Military IssueOfficial US Military Army Navy Surplus Duffle Duffel Bag

I recently wrote and directed a short film with a US Army element in it. On our shoestring budget, we needed to purchase props and uniforms that lent legitimacy to the project's storyline. This bag went a long way in achieving that until I found out that US army soldiers nowadays use digital camouflage backpacks when traveling and that when they did use these bags, at no time did they ever tie the top with nylon string. So now I feel like an idiot after shooting my entire short film with these two glaring errors. I worked so hard on researching what US Army soldiers use for gear and how they look that I got lazy when it came to what they use now for duffel bags. I feel angry just writing this knowing that any military veteran or enlisted soldier that sees my short film will get distracted by these two mistakes. Still, I'm very happy with the quality of this bag.

This was shipped to me with just 6 or 7 days I'm not completely sure but super fast! The seller I chose guaranteed me no rips or holes and this bag is flawless. They say that because it's surplus it will more than likely have writing on it which didn't bother me but when I received it I had to laugh because the writing was my last name Smith and my first initial C. I don't know if they wrote this on when seeing my name on who to address this to or if it was just an interesting chance but it just made my personal buying experience that much better. As for the bag itself, zero rips, tears or holes, everything is there, doesn't smell at all and only had my personal name on it. Very happy with my purchase and would be more than willing to do business with them again.

The bag was bought especially to be an addition to our traveling luggage: when you you are on some trips every time at their end you need some bag to put inside additional clothes acquired or placing your own things instead of the souvenirs that to be saved under tough-construction suit-cases and particularly this bag is too adequate for this purpose: its own weight is no more than 1 kg, it's of robust and solid tissue, its volume could permit you to package even a little elephant :). Besides, it's very suitable for your hunting or simply forest voyages when a lot of things and objects are to be placed in one only bag. The condition of both bags bought was really very good - we just washed them for hygiene purposes, no replacements or reparations were needed.

Damned fine bag. Mine was used and I expected as such. My Dad had an army one from the 60's when he served and I've always wanted one. Since I'm a cake eater, I didn't get a chance to earn mine. I bought this one and I'm happy. It's in great shape, needed a little trimming on the worn nylon on the inside, typical stringing you see on surplus gear. The best feature to my twisted amusement was the faint puke smell. Some poor kid probably yakked all over this thing. Nothing a washing couldn't handle. LOLBag came in great shape, all straps and handles working as they should. This is now my heavy load carrying bag for camping. Can fit a folded tent, mosquito netting, tarps and every other darned thing in it.

OK now that I have had a chance to clean the bags (large wash tub, hot water, soap and stiff bristle brush) I am changing my rating from 2 to 3. These are acceptable - merely so. Once washed and hung on a line outside for a day, the smell of mildew is gone. The grimey surface is now clean to the touch. I would have been tempted to rate them a 4 except that one of the four bags I got was badly torn and is not usable. These bags have been USED - heavily - by the soldiers that previously owned them. All of the bags contain black marker writing (with the soldiers names) on them - this is not necessarily a bad thing, but something you should be aware of. Nov 19, 2011 - Bamcat.---------------------------Comment on Nov 13, 2011: Based on some of the other reviews, I was expecting duffles that were a little bit better than what I got. One of the four duffles that I ordered has 3-4 inch tear in the bottom (not worth the cost of returning). All of them sink of mildew. All of then are dirty and grimey to the touch. I may try to wash them. OK for carrying old tools or buring a dead dog in - but not for holding clothes (unless your homeless, I guess...now that I think of it, I may just donate these to some homeless dude...).They are cheap - and there is a reason for this. Don't do what I did. Buy just one, check it out first before you buy more.

I got it from Allegheny Surplus due to their excellent feedback and detailed description, however the material quality turned out to be so low. It's thin and doesn't seems to be durable. Though i paid the most price for the "like new" one. It was like new, but quality was not as described!

I purchased mine from Heartland via Amazon. Good (and courteous) seller - the bag came in very very good condition. It had some writing on it - which was expected but nothing ripped or torn. With the bag I received, I thought it would come with draw strings so that you can tighten (and fasten) the top end of the bag. I recall that's how they used to work... but it comes with a latch that you can fasten through any of the holes around the outer part at the top. I'm not sure if it's "official US military" issue but it's pretty good. My uses for it: Laundry and camping.

I bought a bag looks like a "new", found after receiving coating is off, there is still a strange smell after cleaning, take 34 $to buy a bag, really not as good as to buy a new bag, the same style of lapse in judgment.!