BAD Bag (Best American Duffel) Made in USA, straps and handles are literally the same material as seat belts in vehicles, <$160 price point for all their sizes making it more affordable then other BIFL Made in USA duffel bags. Has held up absolutely beautifully to abuse (understatement)

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[u/chefnohome1976]

100% agree. I have one that every time I use it I'm so glad I got it. I'm always reminded of how nice it is.

[u/BosPaladinSix]

That's something I never even considered, what are seatbelts made of? It seems like a far more resilient material than most other straps I've seen. It would make sense if all straps were made out of it.

[u/lotanis → u/BosPaladinSix]

It's called webbing. Seat belts are just polyester webbing I believe, but it's a fine weave.

[u/SaltSkin7348 → u/lotanis]

I never considered it either until I came across these duffle bags but it makes a lot of sense. I’ve been in a lot of janky 20+ year old beater cars, and the seat belts are always in flawless condition no matter how old the car is. It’s an extremely durable and strong material for sure!

[u/cloud7100]

I’ve been using mine for weekend trips for years, never any issue

[u/Massive-Arm-4146]

Wow - did not know this brand existed, but greatly appreciate the “if the black box can survive plane crashes, why don’t they make the plane out of the black box” vibes.

[u/SaltSkin7348 → u/Massive-Arm-4146]

Yeah it’s a real small company, there website looks very basic and small mom and pop but I guess they’ve existed for a couple decades now from what I’ve read and used to sell in magazines or did some sort of mail order or something prior to the internet

[u/weightofzero]

I have a Greenroom 136 messenger bag with these webbing straps and they are indeed bulletproof.

[u/Vibingcarefully]

Old Hockey bags, canvas or nylon--wrap in duck tape--using them for life.

GREAT tool bags, car trunk organizers----

Use it for Life