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a bag with no spine, no rules, and infinite tolerance for your bad packing
means a sturdy cylindrical bag of coarse cloth or canvas, typically closed at the top and used for hauling clothes and gear; also the heavy woolen fabric it was once made from
from Named for Duffel, a town near Antwerp in Belgium, where the thick, coarse woolen cloth was originally woven. The fabric lent its name to the bag, which English speakers picked up in the 17th century — and which later soldiers and sailors hauled everywhere, cementing 'duffel' as the bag of rough travel rather than the cloth of rough coats.
- belgian origin
- Named for Duffel, a town near Antwerp
- war kit
- Standard issue for soldiers hauling everything they own
- the fabric
- Originally a coarse woolen cloth, not the bag
- no structure
- Folds flat to nearly nothing when empty
- gym to glory
- Worn by sailors, climbers, and weekend escape artists alike
for instance
everest base camp porters — sherpa and local guides carrying 20-30kg duffel loads daily on nepal's climbing routes