patagonia black hole duffel with wheels Wheeled 100L – Charlie's Fly Box Reinforced lash points and top haul handles for multiple ways to carry and a stout wheelset make for smooth Patagonia Black Hole Wheeled Duffel

If I used the Exos 58 regularly, I'd probably cut the side compression straps off and replace them with cord and cordlocks

Remove the faceplate, position the handlebar and refit the faceplate

There are three zippered external pockets (a long, full-length side pocket, a small brain pocket with access to a luggage or ID tag window, and a deep front pocket), and a zippered internal mesh pocket

While the pockets are quite limited on the Descensionist I never really found it to be an issue

So while a lot of those factors seemed like close comparisons, the Tortuga backpack still won out for me in my living room test, and taking it on a few actual trips has confirmed I made the right choice