We'll donate $2.05 from this purchase to environmental charities.
The Exped Tempest 70 Duffle Bag is the size in this range most people should actually buy. Seventy litres covers a week of gear or a solo expedition kit, at 630 g.
Put it beside a Patagonia Black Hole 70L — same volume, $10 apart — and the Tempest is 735 g lighter and genuinely waterproof, fabric and zip both. You give up pockets, padding and good looks for a bag that's barely there and keeps water out for real.
Internal compression straps stop a part-filled load shifting around. The padded shoulder straps come off entirely, and also extend into a single shoulder-carry strap — the thing Black Hole owners most often wish they had.
Same volume, $10 apart, completely different bags.
Tempest 70 — 630 g, waterproof fabric and zip, compression straps, converts to a shoulder carry.
Black Hole 70L — 1,365 g, weather-resistant, padded base, daisy chains, mesh pockets, four colourways.
Lives outdoors? Tempest. Lives in cars and airports? Patagonia.
| Volume | 70 litres |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 70 x 30 x 34 cm |
| Weight | 630 g minimum – 850 g maximum |
| Load limit | 25 kg |
| Waterproofing | Waterproof fabric and 100% waterproof zipper |
| Access | Extra-long centre zip |
| Carry | Haul handles, removable padded backpack straps, extendable shoulder carry strap |
| Internal | Compression straps |
| External | Attachment loops |
| Back length | One size |
| Also available in | 100 litre |
$309.90, down from $359.90 — 14% off. Official Australian stockist with local stock and full warranty. $3.10 donated via 1% for the Planet.
The fabric is waterproof and the zipper is rated 100% waterproof — unusual at this weight and price, and a genuine step above weather-resistant.
Same volume, within $10. The Tempest is 630 g against 1,365 g and properly waterproof. The Patagonia gives you a padded base, pockets and colour options.
Yes — the padded straps extend into a single shoulder-carry strap, so you get both backpack and sling carry. The Black Hole range doesn't offer this.
Exped quotes minimum and maximum. The lower figure strips removable components; the higher has the straps fitted.
The 70L is the more manageable bag day to day. The 100L is for group gear and bulky kit — only about 100 g heavier.
Yes. 134 cm linear, comfortably inside the 158 cm allowance most airlines apply.
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We'll donate $2.05 from this purchase to environmental charities.