A Short History Of The Duffel Bag

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May 11, 2020

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A Duffel bag or Kitbag is a somewhat large bag made of natural leather or synthetic fabric (typically canvas), And historically with a top closure using a drawstring,

Generally, a duffel or kit bag is used by non-commissioned personnel in the military and used by sailors and marines as a duffel or “seabag” And also For travel, sports, and recreation enthusiasts by civilians. A duffel’s open structure and lack of rigidity make it adaptable to carrying sports gear and lots of similar bulky objects.

The duffel bag is often confused with a hoop-handled hard-bottomed zippered bag, known generically as a gym bag., The name comes from Duffel, A town in Flanders, Belgium, where the thick duffel cloth used to make the bag originated in the 17th century.

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word dates back to 1677, used to describe ‘a coarse woolen cloth having a thick nap or frieze’ and in most of the 20th…