Mercury Tactical Gear Code Alpha Hybrid Garment Duffel Bag, Marpat, Desert

Incredible bag!I have a 42L suit that I packaged into this bag (picture attached) and have room to spare for everything else I need for a business trip/interview. My suit fits with about two inches to spare at the bottom. There are two padded "bars" at the bottom of the bag that are adjustable (buckle down to hold your suit in place + form the bottom two long edges of the duffel bag). The construction is very durable. It holds two suits without wrinkles. It has plenty of room for everything else you might need on two day's business travel. It also easily fits in airline overhead compartments (carry it on without worry) - I've flown SW, Delta, and United and it fits in the overhead compartments. The big side pockets are convenient for things like keys and cell phone chargers.This is now my go to bag for travel.

I've used this bag on three separate week-long business trips. Here's what I've found.Pros:1. Well made, durable, high quality zippers.2. Holds a ridiculous amount of stuff.3. The soft sided nature has allowed it to fit in ANY overhead, including the little tiny ones on the smaller regional jets.4. Gate agents don't even look at it twice when they're passing out gate-check tags to the wheeled-bag bunch.5. The roll-up garment section works great for keeping my dress shirts and slacks ready to go. A small touch up is all that's been required.Cons:1. No wheels. I know, I know, that's the design. Just be sure you're ready to lug a week worth of clothes all the way across ATL on your shoulder. I'm a reasonably big, reasonably strong guy, and it gets pretty uncomfortable after a while.2. The shoulder strap that comes with it is utter garbage. We're talking torture device. I ended up using a padded and bungee-suspended shoulder strap from an old Scooba computer bag, which at least keeps my skin intact, though I'm still switching shoulders every so often.3. The zippers that turn it from a garment bag to a duffel do not stay put. There appear to be clips to help accomplish this, but they're plastic and just don't seem sturdy. I suggest another solution. I used these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004Y8DQ/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=14. If you do need to check it, you'll worry. It offers no protection from the machinations of baggage handlers and their equipment. I had visions of my stuff coming up the baggage claim belt in a black garbage bag the one time I was forced to check it due to unforeseen circumstances (which were in no way the fault of the bag). These fears were partially validated when it came up with one of the zippers I talked about in item 3 halfway open, with a jacket spilling out of the bag it as it came up the belt.Overall, it's a great bag; well built and as advertised, but with some flaws that are probably inherent in the nature of the bag. For me, it's a matter of balancing the ability to carry it on the plane and not have to do a lot of ironing with the inability to wheel it behind me. In the end, you'll need to decide which is more important.

Bought this bag specifically for a week trip requiring uniforms for the week. It performed flawlessly, fit in overhead bins on American Airline regional jets A319-A321 with ease end out taking little overhead compartment space. I was able to carry all my clothing and other required items using this as my only luggage. I was concerned when I ordered it that I wouldn't have enough interior space once I packed my uniforms. However, there still remained a nice duffel bag size interior space once the sides were zipped up. The fabric feels like a durable mil-spec material and I had no issues with the zippers. My only concern might be the durability of the shoulder strap hooks and loops. The hooks are plastic and I've had terrible experience in the past with plastic hook and loops failing as I pack dense and heavy. Only time will tell. Attached are pictures of it loaded in the overhead compartment on the jet, and all the items I carried in the bag. In the hangar section I carried 2 button up shirts, 2 slacks, and a jacket. In the duffel I packed a pair of shoes, khakis, casual button up, 2 polo shirts, 5 undershirts, 5 boxers, 5 dress socks, 3 sports socks, a jacket, insulated bottle, all toiletries, gym shorts and shirt, portfolio folder, tablet, and random assortment of personal affects. I did find that wire hangers do better than the large hard hangers that most suit coats are kept on. If I had any recommendations for this bag it would be to put 2 wheels on one end and upgrade the loops and hooks with metal for the shoulder strap. Second would be to better secure the outer pockets. The 2 outer pocket flaps are secured with merely a small bit of velcro. When I pulled the bag out of the overhead it rotated enough that a couple items fell out of the pockets. I thought I had gathered everything but I ended up losing a very rare and special military challenge coin. Use the outer pockets with caution!