This $30 Weekender Is Perfect for 3-day Trips

With the right bag, anyone can become one of those enviable people who travel with everything they need slung over one shoulder. Certain features make the feat of being a duffel bag traveler more achievable, and a separate shoe compartment is not the least of them. That closed-off cubby in the belly of the bag is a marking of a good weekender. It’s what reviewers like most about this Bostanten tote from Amazon, a quilted crowd-pleaser currently on sale for $30.

Bostanten Weekender Bag

The weekender is extra large at 22 inches wide and 13 inches high, putting its carrying capacity at 50 liters. Some reviewers say they can pack for a three-day getaway and still have room left inside. “I have size 9 combat boots and three days of outfits just in the bottom portion, then my makeup and skincare on the top main bag,” one wrote. That main compartment sits on a 4-inch-tall drop bottom lined with water-resistant fabric and air vents to curb odors. Travelers say they can fit three pairs of shoes in it, including bulky boots and sneakers.

Even with its impressive capacity, the duffel is still compact enough to slide under a plane seat; reviewers have tested that out, too. You can buckle the side straps down to give it some compression and more structure.

Other highly-rated features include the surplus of pockets, including three inside and one on the back, on a trolley sleeve that makes stacking on top of a rolling suitcase easier. Without a rolling suitcase, you can carry the weekender by the handles or with the removable shoulder strap. 

The Bostanten bag is 40 percent off right now, and it even comes with a little six-by-nine-inch pouch for liquids. It’s available in black, blue, and beige, each priced at $30. Reviewers say the beige color does show dirt — of course, planes are dirty! — but the quilted nylon “[washes] up easily with a little bit of dish soap and water.” 

Read on for more weekender bags with shoe compartments, all on sale at Amazon right now.

More Weekender Bags on Sale at Amazon

Luocip Quilted Weekender 

Etronik Travel Bag

Bluboon Weekender Overnight Bag

Travelpro Maxlite 5 Softside Carry-on Weekender

Bagsmart Duffel

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