High Sierra Rolling Duffel Bag - 30"

Got this for normal airline travel trips when my backpacking bag wasn't needed. It worked fine out of the box but on the second trip (normal to-from the airport, etc) it totally fell apart. The handle on the end tore out at the seam (loaded with the airline mandated 50 lbs only) leaving a huge gaping hole in the bag. The zipper pull (metal tab) on the backpack strap compartment broke, then another metal tab broke on the main zipper. One of the bungy cord attachment loops also pulled out. Bag is totally unusable after two trips and I'm lucky not to lose anything.

We had previously purchased both a 30" and 26" model for extended (3 weeks) European van supported hiking trips. The 30" model is doing fine but the 26" duffel was destroyed by a baggage handling mishap and since it barely held the hiking poles anyway we replaced it with another 30" duffel. I do think that compression type straps would be helpful to secure shifting loads but otherwise it's a good value for the money.

nice bag, but found one with wheels that were a little more sturdy. didn't like having two end pockets that encroched on interior bag space. it's a nice weight and well made.

Made the mistake of picking this up at 30" it is too large for most carry on requirements. Used only twice and not only have several zippers separated from the unit but its also torn away from the rest of the bag. Lost some of my clothing due to the zipper ripping open during transport. Its garbage

Low cost functional bag. However after 6 trips a wheel fell off and the seams were torn

handles great

I recently purchased a high sierra rolling duffel bag (# 81030-27). I just returned from using it for the first time on a one week vacation & noticed 2 small holes (1/2 cm & just over 1cm in diameter) worn totally through the fabric at the front bottom when standing it upright. When pocket was filled this area did not appear to rub on the ground when I pulled it (I'm 5'6'') but did rub on the ground when my husband pulled the duffel (He is over 6'). This rubbing appears to be the cause of the holes and therefore is a significant design flaw. Do I have any recourse to return this product for credit? (I have received no response to this e-mail sent 3 weeks ago.)

A good practical bag, we had an identical one for a couple years which got torn on its last flight -- probably customs mishandling

This is my second 30" High Sierra Rolling Duffel; I used the first for 7 years--the last time was when I literally lived out of it for 5+ months during the response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. My first one went to Antarctica, Europe, India, and many places throughout North & South America. I refrain from a "perfect" rating, because the corners finally wore out from baggage handling; but I didn't hesitate in getting the exact same model to replace it!

The zippers on the bottom tore off during our first trip.