2 Compartment Bag

i bought this bag for my club about two years ago so we can carry club foils and equipment from our locker to wherever we are practicing at.



not even a year later, the handle straps began to rip at the seems. and then shortly after the zippers started to give way. i think the zippers are too small and they get damanged and stuck easily.



the zippers on the side pockets are even worse. they've broken off and don't work anymore.



in short i would not recommend this bag to anyone. instead get the absolute team/club fencing bag.

If you are looking for a bag that you can live out of then it is probably too small (you should probably just plan on paying more for a large roller bag). However for an individual who doesn't travel much and is primarily interested in getting their gear from home to club and back this is a decent bag - large enough to carry a fair amount of gear, but not so large that it becomed unwieldy to carry.



There are some nice features about this bag. Like all two-compartment bags, it allows segregation of metal items, such as blades, from items that might otherwise promote rust, such as sweaty uniforms. The three exterior pockets are very nice. The zippers look to be hardier than those on my TCA "Jimmy Hoffa" bag, although not as hardy as what I've seen on the latest bags from Absolute.



Spacewise it is seems to be a bit smaller than my "Hoffa", which may be a good thing if you tend to overstuff your bag (at least it's easier on the back). However we use ours as a team bag, and I would like more capacity for that purpose. I started off packing foils in one compartment and sabers in the other - small things like cords, weight, shim and timer went into the pockets (all the epees went in a separate bag). Now all the sabers go in a seperate bag as well and both comparments are used to carry foils.

For the price, I like this bag. I've had one for 3 months. This is really a carry bag with a sleeve the rollcart fits into. It is not quite as stable as other, roll-only bags I've seen. To its credit, however, this bag is quite capable of being carried with its two handles, with the rollcart installed.



Pocket lineup consists of two large pockets on each end, a smaller pocket in the middle, and a small clear pocket on top of the middle one. Each of the two main compartments are large enough for several weapons(2 epee and a sabre, room to spare), and I regularly carry uniforms and two masks in one compartment.