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Black Diamond Huey Duffel Review
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Mountain GearDesigned for the needs of traveling climbers and skiers, and in 4 sizes - 36, 60, 100 and 150 L, Black Diamond's Huey Duffel is THE ultimate duffel in durability, strength and hauling comfort. Access your gear easily via the dual-zippered, roll-back top, which can be locked for security. Carry your pack through the airport with the stowable, padded shoulder straps or large grab handle. Features:- 4 sizes to choose from: the 100-liter bag is a total of 62 inches long and is the maximum legal check-in bag size allowed by most airlines
- Access your gear easily with the unique, protected dual-zippered top that can be rolled back completely
- Heavy-duty, 32-ounce vinyl-laminated nylon duct fabric construction is extraordinarily durable
- Keep smaller items organized in 2 internal mesh pockets on the inside of the closure flap
- Lock your gear behind beefy, No. 10 Coil YKK zippers
- Neoprene duffel handles offer durability
- Never lose your back with the reinforced ID holder
- Padded shoulder straps are stowable to make it through airport conveyor belts (not on 36 L size)
Moosejaw The Black Diamond Huey Duffel Bag combines the strength, durability, and portability with monstrous volumes. This Black Diamond duffel bag features large dual-zippered access for easy packing, Rhinotek material, padded interlocking handles, and meets the maximum legal airline check in size. This is perfect for all your Black Diamond equipment and Black Diamond clothing you would bring along on a long rock-climbing trip, or a brutal divorce to stash away your important Black Diamond gloves from your wife. OVERSIZE ITEM: We cannot ship this product by any expedited shipping method (3-Day, 2-Day or Next Day). Even if you pick that option, it will still go Ground Shipping. Sorry for being so mean. Features:- 2 padded, removable backpack-style shoulder straps
- Huey 100 is the maximum legal airline check-in size
- Large, dual-zippered access for easy packing
- Padded, interlocking handles
- Rhinotek material is super durable and weather resistant
Marmot MountainUsing technology from their haul bags, BD has designed the ultimate cargo carrier. Created to meet the needs of traveling climbers, skiers and mountaineers, the Huey Duffle mixes mega-capacity with infinite durability. Dual zipper flaps allow for a huge opening, making packing and unpacking super simple. Stowable, comfortable shoulder straps provide ample support when lugging the Huey around. Rugged 32-ounce vinyl-laminated nylon construction creates a super durable and weatherproof duffle.
glorified gym bag (baby size 36l)
lando at Mountain Gear on 06/06/2010 Rated:  I ended up returning this product, my girlfriend has a larger version of it and it works great so I thought a carry on size would be cool....not... no back pack straps no shoulder strap basically a glorified gym bag sans straps.
Bullet proof.
Weston Blue at Mountain Gear on 09/09/2009 Rated:  I have heaped a ton of abuse on this duffel and it show very little wear at all. Zips and velcro closes it securely.
Duffle Sizes are confusing me
Enigma at Mountain Gear on 05/05/2009 Rated:  Hi I'm from Europe and we use metric system
as far as I know 1 In is 2.54 cm
anyway in the description its state the 100L (metric) is 62 In long, but just below just 33 in. what I'm doing wrong?
4 sizes to choose from: the 100-liter bag is a
total of 62 inches long and is the maximum legal check-in bag size allowed by most airlines
Specifications:
Dimensions: 14 x 33 x 14 in (100 L)
Long Haul
rainabart at Mountain Gear on 04/04/2009 Rated: I travel 200 days out of the year, and my gear bag always has 80-95 lbs of gear in it. I fill this bad boy up and strap it to my back. Has lasted me longer than a year with no wear and tear, despite all the times I have dragged it down a sidewalk. I have had no problems with the velcro closure or the zipper. Carrying on your back for long distances is too cumbersome, definitely not for backpacking. But to get it from here to there the backpack straps are a god send. The end handles are great for bag drags.
Big Bag
SpankyBob at Mountain Gear on 06/06/2008 Rated:  I bought the large bag because it was long enough to swallow my backpack, ice axe, trekking poles, and plastic boots in one load. The bag is enormous and made of bomber material. It's incredibly easy to load. I have two complaints with the bag. The first is that the bag cannot be locked. There are two parrallel sipper tracks in the top of the bag that unzip to give you great access, but the top of the flap secures with velcro instead of a zipper. The means that even if you lock the bag, anyone can snake a hand under the velcro and rummage around inside the bag. My other complaint is that the shoulder straps are terrible. I had my bag loaded with about 60 pounds of gear on a recent trip and with the shoulder straps on the bag about crippled me. The straps are good for about 15 minutes, but if you have a longer hike rent a cart.
I'll keep using this for domestic travel because you can't lock bags anyway, but I'll consider something else for international trips. Friends swear by the MH duffels.
great for the price
guillermo at Mountain Gear on 05/05/2008 Rated: I have bought two of these duffles and use them as drop bags
in trail ultras.I am completly satisfied with them for that purpose.
Big Opening, Tough Material, Great Bag
Forkliftdaddy at Mountain Gear on 11/11/2007 Rated: Weekends away are our usual mode. The Huey works great. Toss your camping junk in it and toss it in the back of the truck. It also works great for hauling the trad pack across the US on a plane.
Robust but not lockable
Roy at Mountain Gear on 07/07/2007 Rated: This bag looks more robust than either the North Face series or the Gregory Alpaca. The only real downside is that the top opens with two zips (one on each side of a D flap) and a velcro closure. This leaves about a 6" length secured only by velcro; enough to get a hand inside and raid small gear or clothing.
This would make an ideal trekking bag and it's certainly robust enough to take abuse on the back of a yak. The lack of security is a bit of a risk though. I will use mine for this purpose.
It's also a great bag for carting ice and rock climbing gear. Easily strong enough to resist ice tools.
Major Flaw in Design
Tyler at Mountain Gear on 10/10/2006 Rated: I own lots and lots of Black Diamond gear, and I trusted that this bag would be bomber, like the rest of my BD stuff. I was wrong. This is a good bag, but it is like a good bicycle with only one wheel. I am returning both of the Hueys that I purchased. The top flap does not seal with a zipper - only Velcro. If you can live with that then you will probably be happy. In my opinion it is a major flaw in the design of this bag.
Practically bulletproof!
Curt at Mountain Gear on 05/05/2006 Rated: I bought this bag cuz I needed a tough, weather resistant bag for a weeklong mountain biking trip. Needed something I could toss in the support van that I wouldn't be worried about getting muddy, wet, or stowing funky gear in. If that's kinda what you need, this bag is an excellent choice. Extremely durable construction. If you need luggage to take a "nice" vacation with, this is too simple for that. It only has one compartment and stuff will move around, get wrinkled, etc. There are a couple of cool mesh zip pockets inside the top section, but otherwise it's just an open space. I like the workmanship and material a bit better than the North Face basecamp duffel, but it's not miles apart. I do think they should have a size between the 60L and the 100L, but I suppose if you pack smart, the 60L should handle most trips. The 100L is too big to carry easily when fully packed and the weight restrictions from the airlines (70lbs) now make dimensions irrelevant; and this larger size problematic. I give it four stars because its a very good bag...not perfect.
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