To tuck in with it: what Duluth Pack promises and how to keep it.
Giving it as a gift? It's on the gift list: Every gift
Where the 84 comes from
Warranty22/30
Duluth Pack's lifetime guarantee covers seam and stitch failures and broken hardware like zippers, buckles and rivets for the life of the bag, but holes, rips and tears from regular use count as normal wear and aren't covered.
Build25/30
The body is 15-ounce canvas with a double canvas bottom, leather adjusters and a leather panel at the lower back, and it's made in Duluth, Minnesota.
Track record20/20
Duluth Pack has been making canvas and leather packs in Duluth since 1882.
Repairable17/20
You can mail any pack to the Duluth repair shop: warranty work is free with return shipping paid, and damage outside the guarantee is fixed for a fee.
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How the score works
Things
Warranty, 30. What the company will actually fix or replace, read from their own policy.
Build, 30. Materials and construction, and whether there's anything to wear out.
Track record, 20. How long the maker has been making this well.
Repairable, 20. Whether you can get it fixed instead of replacing it.
A Keeper is our bet on what lasts. Some releases show it right away: the reviews, the players and the people behind them all point the same way, the way they did for Elden Ring. For albums, games, films, shows and books, 85 or above is a Keeper and 75 to 84 is worth your time. Things and tech need 80. We score everything again as time goes by, and a Keeper that fades loses the label. Nobody pays to be here or pays for a score. Every score links to where its numbers came from. Each one has a link to find it on Amazon, and as an Amazon Associate, Keepers earns from qualifying purchases.
