Bought the cinch straps for my Gravel Duffel and they work really well. Have them holding down all the bits that would move around and then stack other items on top. Perfecto!

Straps are straps, not much to say about them other than they work as they should. Being able to move the straps is a great feature to tailor their use to what you have and how stuff is packed. With the travel duffle I recently purchased, I used the straps from side-to-side (No Miyagi jokes intended). I found that when the bag is stood upright as I do waiting in lines at airports, etc, the clothes slide toward the bottom. My next trip a vertical arrangement in combination with the horizontal cinching should prevent that.

At first, I made these tight enough that they would be flat underneath my clothing, and used the backpack carry on without these. Later, I placed straps in areas to help tighten down over work pants, because they are bulkier. Once, I used the straps on the outside to hold the backpack in a more compressed state, and was very happy that there are loops on the outside of the backpack, as well as inside. Very useful!