Base Camp NF0A81DO vs Black Hole 49343

Buy the North Face Base Camp duffel, model NF0A81DO, ASIN B0CJCG6VP2, when you want the yellow duffel whose bullets say 71 liters and 14 by 25 by 14 inches, and when you will notice that another specs line on the same listing says 21 by 13 by 13 inches and 3.97 pounds. Buy the Patagonia Black Hole duffel, model 49343, ASIN B0CV5RNFJK, when you want the 55-liter cell, the 2-pound weight cell, and the black bag, and when you will notice that multiplying the dimension cell does not produce 55 liters. These are travel duffels. They are not the same volume, and they are not the 40-liter bags already compared on this site.

Short version. An Osprey Transporter 40 and a Patagonia Black Hole 40 are the 40-liter pair. A 55-liter Black Hole is a different bag from that 40. An Osprey Farpoint 40 and a Cotopaxi Allpa 35 are carry-on packs with a back panel. A Peak Design Travel 45 and a Black Hole MLC 45 are travel packs, not this duffel. A Samsonite Freeform and a Travelpro Maxlite 5 are rolling suitcases. A duffel has no spinner wheels on these two cards. Match the model number before you match the word duffel.

The North Face card is model NF0A81DO, ASIN B0CJCG6VP2. The bullets give the dimensions as 14 by 25 by 14 inches, the volume as 71 liters, and the average weight as 3 pounds 9.1 ounces. A specs line on the same listing gives 21 by 13 by 13 inches and 3.97 pounds. The fabric language says recycled ballistic nylon and a non-PFC durable water repellent. The department line says unisex. The photograph on this card is a yellow Base Camp duffel. Yellow is the color in the photo. If the bag that arrives is a different color under a different model, it is a different row. The card does not make 14 by 25 by 14 and 21 by 13 by 13 the same rectangle.

Do the arithmetic in cubic inches and then stop. 14 times 25 times 14 is 4,900 cubic inches. 4,900 cubic inches is about 80.3 liters. The bullet says 71 liters. 80.3 is not 71. A rectangular box around a soft bag is larger than the usable cavity, so a mismatch can be honest geometry. It can also be a wrong dimension. The card does not say which. 21 times 13 times 13 is 3,549 cubic inches, which is about 58.2 liters. 58.2 is not 71 either. Both dimension lines fail to multiply into the 71-liter bullet. Quote 71 liters as the volume bullet. Quote each dimension line as its own line. Do not average 14-by-25-by-14 with 21-by-13-by-13 into a third rectangle the card never printed.

The weights fail the same way. 3 pounds 9.1 ounces is 3.569 pounds if you convert. The specs line says 3.97 pounds. 3.97 is not 3.569. Do not average them into 3.8 pounds and call the average the Base Camp. Weigh the empty bag. A duffel that weighs 3.97 pounds empty is a different pack problem from a duffel that weighs 3 pounds 9 ounces, and both numbers are on this listing. The Patagonia weight cell says 2 pounds. If you trust the cells and the bullets as written, the Black Hole card is the lighter one and the Base Camp card is the heavier one, and you still do not know which Base Camp pound figure is the bag. The fabric bullet, recycled ballistic nylon, is a construction claim. It is not a volume. Non-PFC DWR is a finish claim. It is not a submersion rating. The card does not print an IP code.

The Patagonia card is model 49343, ASIN B0CV5RNFJK. The model name says Black Hole Duffel 55l. The manufacturer part number is 49343. The UPC is 196924364578. The capacity cell says 55 liters. The item-weight cell says 2 pounds. The dimensions cell says 22.8 by 13.31 by 9.49 inches. A bullet says the item dimensions are 13.78 inches, which is one number and not a box. The material cell says Polyester. A bullet also says nylon, and another line says 100 percent recycled polyester ripstop with a TPU laminate. The water-resistance cell says not water resistant. A bullet says weather-resistant. The size cell says Estandar. The color cell says Black. The number-of-items cell says 1. The handle is described as web. The strap is described as adjustable. The photograph is a black Black Hole duffel. Black agrees with the color cell. Estandar is a size word that does not say 55 liters. The capacity cell is the volume you can cite. Estandar is not a second volume.

22.8 times 13.31 times 9.49 is about 2,880 cubic inches, which is about 47.2 liters. The capacity cell says 55 liters. 47.2 is not 55. The same geometry warning applies. An exterior box is not the interior cavity of a soft duffel, and a wrong dimension is still possible. Say that the exterior product of the dimension cell and the 55-liter capacity cell are not the same space. Do not subtract 47 from 55 and call the difference a pocket. The 13.78-inch bullet is a single edge. It is not 22.8 and it is not 9.49. One number cannot replace a three-axis cell. The 2-pound weight cell is one figure. The Base Camp listing has two figures that disagree with each other. The Patagonia card is quieter. Quiet is not a measurement of the bag on your scale.

The material conflict is three phrases. The cell says Polyester. A bullet says nylon. A construction line says recycled polyester ripstop with a TPU laminate. Polyester and nylon are different fibers. A laminate can sit on either. Quote the cell as polyester, the bullet as nylon, and the construction line as recycled polyester ripstop with TPU. Do not collapse them into "nylon polyester" and pretend the card chose. The Base Camp bullet says recycled ballistic nylon. Ballistic nylon is a weave claim on that card. It is not the Patagonia cell. If you are choosing a fabric, you are choosing between a nylon bullet on the North Face card and a polyester cell on the Patagonia card that a bullet then contradicts. Read the label in the bag. The card has already disagreed with itself.

Weather language splits the same way. The Patagonia water cell says not water resistant. A bullet says weather-resistant. Weather-resistant is not waterproof, and not water resistant is the opposite direction from weather-resistant. Both lines are on the card. The Base Camp bullet claims a DWR finish and does not claim a waterproof tub. A DWR is a coating that beads water until it wets out. It is not a dry bag. Neither ASIN is a dry bag. A river bag is a different product. These two are travel duffels with a water story the cells do not fully support. The Black Hole name is a Patagonia series name. It is not an IP rating. The yellow Base Camp photo is not a coated dry sack.

There is another Patagonia ASIN, B0G62XBNMF, that is a thinner listing of a Black Hole. This article does not use it. Model 49343 and ASIN B0CV5RNFJK are the row. An older Base Camp ASIN that describes a much larger liter class is not NF0A81DO. The 71-liter bullet is the volume on this North Face card. A 155-liter Base Camp is a different bag even when the silhouette looks related. The 40-liter Black Hole in the Transporter comparison is also a different bag. 40 is not 55. 55 is not 71. The MLC 45 is a pack with a back panel. Model 49343's card describes a duffel with a web handle and an adjustable strap, not a framed travel pack.

Unisex on the North Face department line means the listing is not split into a men's row and a women's row. It does not mean the 14-inch dimension fits every overhead bin. Overhead bins are an airline rule, not a cell. 14 by 25 by 14 inches may or may not fit the bin on the plane you are on. 22.8 by 13.31 by 9.49 inches is a different rectangle, longer and flatter if you trust the Patagonia cell. Neither card prints "carry-on approved." Do not add that phrase. A Farpoint 40 is the pack people buy when the job is a carry-on back panel. These duffels are the bags people throw in a trunk. The suitcase comparison, Samsonite against Maxlite 5, is the rolling alternative. A duffel does not replace a spinner if the card never prints a wheel.

Who should buy the Base Camp, and who should buy the Black Hole?

Buy NF0A81DO if you want model NF0A81DO, the 71-liter bullet, the yellow duffel in the photo, and the recycled ballistic nylon claim, and if you will ignore a second dimension line and a second weight that do not match the first. Buy 49343 if you want model 49343, the 55-liter cell, the 2-pound cell, the black color cell, and the UPC 196924364578, and if you will ignore a polyester cell that a nylon bullet contradicts, a water cell that a weather bullet contradicts, and a dimension product that is not 55 liters. Buy the smaller liter if 55 is the cavity you meant. Buy the larger bullet if 71 is the cavity you meant. Do not buy either one as a 40-liter Black Hole or as a rolling suitcase.

Do not buy the Base Camp because 14 by 25 by 14 looked like 71 liters in your head. Multiply it. It is about 80 liters of box, not 71. Do not buy the Black Hole because 22.8 by 13.31 by 9.49 looked like 55. It is about 47 liters of box, not 55. The liter cell and the box cell are both printed. They are not the same space. Do not buy a second color of Base Camp and expect NF0A81DO to be stamped on every colorway. One order of 49343 is one bag. The count cell says 1.

What is NF0A81DO actually for?

This card is a soft travel duffel in the Base Camp shape. The useful identity is model NF0A81DO, ASIN B0CJCG6VP2, a 71-liter volume bullet, a yellow photo, recycled ballistic nylon, a non-PFC DWR claim, and a unisex department line. The two dimension lines and the two weights are the broken part of the identity. 14 by 25 by 14 inches is one rectangle. 21 by 13 by 13 inches is another. 3 pounds 9.1 ounces is one weight. 3.97 pounds is another. A duffel this size is a trunk bag and a cargo-hold bag. It is not a backpack unless a shoulder strap is what you are holding, and the card's job is still a duffel. It is not the Farpoint, which is built to carry on a back panel.

The DWR claim means you can quote a finish. It does not mean the zipper is waterproof. Ballistic nylon is a weave the bullet names. It is not a denier cell. The card does not print a denier on the lines this article uses. Do not invent one. The average-weight wording on the 3-pound-9.1-ounce bullet already admits the figure is an average. An average is not the bag in your hand. The 3.97-pound specs line does not say it is an average. Two kinds of weight claim are worse than one. Weigh it empty, before you pack, so the scale is not full of clothes.

What is model 49343 actually for?

This card is a Black Hole duffel whose name says 55 liters and whose capacity cell agrees. The useful identity is model 49343, ASIN B0CV5RNFJK, UPC 196924364578, 55 liters, 2 pounds, black, one item, a web handle, and an adjustable strap. The dimension cell is 22.8 by 13.31 by 9.49 inches. The 13.78-inch bullet is the broken single number. The material cell says polyester. The nylon bullet and the recycled-polyester-with-TPU line are the contradictions. The water cell says not water resistant. The weather-resistant bullet is the contradiction. Estandar in the size cell is not a size you can pack to. The 40-liter Black Hole is a different model. The MLC 45 is a different product with a back panel.

A 2-pound duffel and a 55-liter cavity are the reason to pick this card over the Base Camp bullet, if you believe the cells. The exterior box being short of 55 liters is the reason to measure the bag before you promise a packing list. A web handle is a carry handle. An adjustable strap is a shoulder strap. Neither line says a hip belt or a frame. Do not plan a long walk with this card as if it were the Farpoint. The number-of-items cell says 1. A pair of duffels would be two orders.

How do you pack them without mixing the two cards?

Pack the Base Camp against the 71-liter bullet, not against the 80-liter box you get by multiplying 14 by 25 by 14, and not against the 58-liter box you get from 21 by 13 by 13. Soft walls bulge. A liter bullet is still the claim the card is willing to print. Pack the Black Hole against the 55-liter cell, not against the 47-liter box from the dimension cell, and not against the single 13.78-inch bullet. If the empty bag is obviously smaller than 55 liters when you look at it, believe the bag and treat the cell as the conflict this article already flagged.

Keep the weight honest. Clothes are not in the 2-pound cell and they are not in the 3.97-pound line. Those figures are bag claims. A full duffel is a different number on a luggage scale. Neither card prints a maximum load. Do not invent one. The DWR on the Base Camp and the weather bullet on the Black Hole are not a reason to check a wet tent in either bag and expect the tent to stay wet only on the outside. A stuff sack is a different product. Wheels are a suitcase. The Maxlite comparison is where the spinner lives.

What actually fails on these two cards?

The Base Camp card fails when 71 liters is treated as the product of 14 by 25 by 14. It fails when 71 liters is treated as the product of 21 by 13 by 13. It fails when 3 pounds 9.1 ounces and 3.97 pounds are averaged. It fails when a DWR bullet is upgraded to a waterproof tub. It fails when a larger Base Camp liter class is received under model NF0A81DO. It fails when the yellow photo is ignored and a different color is called this model without reading the label. It fails when the bag is packed as a carry-on because a 14-inch edge looked small. The card never says carry-on.

The Black Hole card fails when 55 liters is treated as the product of 22.8 by 13.31 by 9.49. It fails when 13.78 inches replaces the three-axis cell. It fails when polyester, nylon, and recycled polyester with TPU are merged into one fiber. It fails when not water resistant and weather-resistant are both quoted as the same claim. It fails when Estandar is read as a liter size. It fails when model 49343 is confused with the 40-liter Black Hole or with the MLC 45. It fails when a second bag is expected from a count cell that says 1. It fails when ASIN B0G62XBNMF is substituted for B0CV5RNFJK.

What is this comparison not?

This is not a claim about which bag fits a specific airline bin. Neither card prints an airline approval. This is not a rolling-luggage article. The Samsonite and the Maxlite are linked so a spinner stays on its own page. This is not the 40-liter Black Hole, and it is not the Transporter 40. Those liters are smaller. This is not a price quote. The price changes. Use the buttons if you want the live listing. This is not a waterproof test. The cells and the bullets disagree, and this page did not spray either bag with a hose.

So which duffel should you buy?

Buy the Base Camp if you want model NF0A81DO, ASIN B0CJCG6VP2, the 71-liter bullet, and the yellow ballistic-nylon duffel, and if you will throw out whichever dimension line and whichever pound line the tape and the scale reject. Buy the Black Hole if you want model 49343, ASIN B0CV5RNFJK, the 55-liter cell, the 2-pound cell, and the black bag, and if you will throw out the nylon-versus-polyester conflict, the water-cell conflict, and the box that does not multiply to 55. Buy neither if you wanted a 40-liter pack, a spinner suitcase, or a dry bag. The model number is the decision. The dimension lines that do not match their liters are the warning.

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