US Army Improved Duffle Bag

Issued Army Duffle Bag

This is the US Army Improved Duffle Bag, the large OD green kit bag soldiers use to move their gear between postings, deployments and the field. OD green means olive drab, the standard US military green. The bag carries like a holdall by its handles or like a backpack on its shoulder straps, so one person can haul a full load through an airport, onto a truck or across a base. It suits anyone who packs heavy, from service members and campers to collectors of US issue equipment.

Features

• Genuine US Army Issue — Supplied under National Stock Number 8465-01-604-6541, the military's own catalogue number for this item.
• Backpack Shoulder Straps — Two shoulder straps on the back panel anchor with buckles at the base, so you can carry the full bag upright on your back.
• Twin Carry Handles — A pair of webbing handles runs around the body of the bag and joins over the top for a conventional holdall grip.
• End Carry Handle — A separate handle on the end lets you drag, lift or stack the bag lengthwise.
• Buckled Compression Straps — Four straps with side-release buckles cross the top of the bag to cinch the load tight and keep it from shifting.
• Reinforced Webbing Bands — Webbing stitched around the body spreads the weight of a heavy load across the fabric.
• Grommeted Fitting — A metal-ringed eyelet near the top gives a secure point for a lock, tag or tie-down.
• OD Green With US Marking — The bag comes in olive drab with a black "US" stencil on the side panel.

Built To Army Spec

The Improved Duffle Bag was made for the US Army to its own specification and issued under the stock number above, so it is the same bag carried by soldiers rather than a commercial version. It updates the plain cylindrical duffle with backpack straps, compression straps and extra handles, which makes a full bag much easier to move. For reenactors and collectors, the issued item and its US marking are what set it apart from a commercial lookalike.