How to Fold a Patagonia® Black Hole® Duffel
Simple instructions on how to re-pack your duffel into its own pocket for storage between trips.
The Patagonia® Duffel: A Classic Travel Bag
There’s a reason Patagonia® Black Hole® bags are so popular: They’re simple, efficient and built for years of rugged travel, be it quick overnight trips or weeks-long expeditions. The most popular of the Black Hole® collection are our Black Hole® duffels. They come in a range of sizes and options, but each one is a workhorse: Weather-resistant materials. Super tough construction. Capable of holding a shockingly large amount of stuff.
One of the most convenient features of the Black Hole duffel is how it can be self-stuffed into a built-in, zippered pocket. But it can be a little tricky to figure out how to do it on your own, so we’ve put together these instructions.
How to Fold a Black Hole® Duffel
We make Patagonia® Black Hole® duffel bags in multiple sizes and with or without wheels, and while they don’t all fold up exactly the same way, the following steps will give you the basics for whatever model you have.
How to Collapse the Black Hole® Wheeled Duffel
A Patagonia® Black Hole® wheeled duffel has different components, but the process is just as easy. First, unzip the bag, locate the red zipper tab and fully unzip that. Then find the aluminum rods that hold the bag up and untuck them from their webbing. This will allow the bag to fold flat. That’s pretty much it.
Watch a demonstration in our video guide “How to Collapse Your Black Hole® Wheeled Duffel.”
Gear to Carry Your Gear
Have a trip coming up? Or daydreaming about one for the future? We make some of the highest quality travel clothing and gear in the business, so check out the rest of our Patagonia® bags and luggage and Black Hole® tote bags and packing cubes to find your perfect setup. We highly recommend our Black Hole packing cubes if you want to take your travel organization game to the next level.
