Customer reviews from High Sierra
High Sierra - Fairlead 34" Drop Bottom Wheeled Duffel - Mercury/Black
Average customer rating
3.8
(56 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 56 reviews
5 Stars
27
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
4
1 Star
8
78%of customers recommend this product.
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35 out of
45)
Customer Reviews for High Sierra - Fairlead 34" Drop Bottom Wheeled Duffel - Mercury/Black
Customer Rating
5
Great bag!
on May 19, 2024
Posted by: Kl11
from FL
High quality bag - tons of room- bought for DMAT deployments - rugged bag.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting High Sierra
Posted by: Fisherman
from Pennsylvania
Verified Purchase:Yes
This travel bag is perfect for fly fishing travel. The drop bottom holds wet waders and wading boots to fly home without getting all your other clothing and gear wet and dirty. The bag is perfect size to carry all your fishing gear including wading jackets and flies. In addition, the wheels make it easy to travel with to destinations that require luggage transfers such as getting the gear from the airport to the float plane dock. Highly recommend this travel bag when you need a bag that will carry all your clothing and gear. 5 stars!!!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting High Sierra
Posted by: Skier Dad
from Long Island, Ny
Verified Purchase:Yes
Great piece, had one previously that lasted 10 plus years!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting High Sierra
Posted by: Elsmith
from Jacksonville FL
Verified Purchase:Yes
I was looking for a bag that had good support and a drop bottom. With my previous duffel style bag, everything would fall to the bottom making it hard to lug around. This bag has the convenience of a duffel with side support, bottom compartment, and wheels. Overall easy to use, easily fits a weeks worth of clothing including my hiking shoes. Very pleased with the purchase, wish I had found it sooner. Looks great too.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting High Sierra
Customer Rating
3
Great bag, ineffective Velcro leads to failure
on March 12, 2025
Posted by: Pancho Piedra
from San Francisco CA
As others have noted, the Velcro that connects the main straps is not effective. I always attach it when checking my bag but the bag always arrives off the carousel with the straps separated. They are then vulnerable to catching on something. The worst issue is that baggage handlers pick it up by one strap which must account for my receiving the bag yesterday off a United flight with the straps apart and a large hole in the bag where a baggage handler had picked it up by one strap, Now I need a new bag. Sierra - can you replace it?
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from High SierraBy High Sierra Care Team, March 14, 2025
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. As a brand, we hold our products to a high standard of quality and durability to meet the demands of frequent travelers. We want to make this right for you, so you can expect to hear from our team shortly.
Written by a customer while visiting High Sierra
Posted by: Craig
from Midwest
Verified Purchase:Yes
The product is clearly made cheaper than their previous roller duffels. The previous duffel had back pack straps that were hidden in a compartment. It also had a an additional zipper pocket on the top when the bang is nuts bottom. And now he has one smaller zipper compartment. Off the adjacent main one were before it had to one of the top and one on the bottom. The fabric also doesn’t seem to be quite as resistant, but Time will tell.
Response from High SierraBy High Sierra Care Team, September 12, 2025
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. As a brand, we hold our products to a high standard of quality and durability to meet the demands of frequent travelers. We want to make this right for you, so you can expect to hear from our team shortly.
Written by a customer while visiting High Sierra
Customer Rating
1
on October 15, 2025
Posted by: big bob
from Florida
Second trip with this bag, seam separated on end of bag. Luckily I brought a roll of duct tape along and was able to get my stuff home. Looked like poor quality workmanship.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from High SierraBy High Sierra Care Team, October 19, 2025
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. As a brand, we hold our products to a high standard of quality and durability to meet the demands of frequent travelers. We want to make this right for you, so you can expect to hear from our team shortly.
Written by a customer while visiting High Sierra
Posted by: John P
Verified Purchase:Yes
This is my second Fairlead 34 Drop Bottom Duffel. The first has gone through many ski trips on airplanes and baggage handling and has finally given up. The features on this bag are too numerous to describe but suffice it to say the bag is perfect for ski gear ie. helmet, goggles, gloves, boots, ski clothes and more.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting High Sierra