I was really excited to try out the Convertible Weekender Bag in black since I travel frequently for 3-5 day trips. It seemed like it would be the perfect size. Once I got the bag, I realized how heavy it was, even without anything packed in it. I even removed the shoe compartment at the bottom to see if it would be lighter, but it was still very heavy for not that large of a bag. I packed it for a weekend trip and ended up having to unpack it and use my old bag because the Beis bag was too heavy, and did not hold everything I needed. The way the top of the Weekender bag opens is also misleading. While open, you can pack more before reaching the zipper, but since it folds down to close, that removes a lot of packing space that could be utilized. I ended up not using the bag at all and returned it.
Very heavy; zipper to close takes away from available packing space.