Kiva Key Chain Sling

I bought this to use at Universal Studios Orlando. When folded up and stored in the pouch, it's about 3/4 the size of a business card. In order to get to fold this small, the fabric is pretty thin. But I had no issues with being ripped even though I was pretty rough with it.

I do have a couple of issues with it however. First, the strap. I'm on the smaller side so I have to adjust the strap so that it's at its shortest length. However, if you put medium weight items into the bag, the strap slips back to the longest length. I was constantly adjusting the strap.

The second is the fact that my items frequently got lost in the bottom of the bag. Because the bag is soft and flexible, things tend to get shifted around.

In summary,

Pros: Lightweight, Portable, Convenient

Cons: Straps slip, Items shift in bag

This product is great for travel. We all have one and use it in our carry-on luggage at the airport to seperate out the things we will take out on the plane. That way we don't risk losing small items when we open our larger carry-on bags. They also fold up so small that we can bring them in our waist packs and open them up to use them for souvenir purchases while on vacation. We have the backpack, sling and tote and love them all.

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I actually use mine as a keychain, although most people will find it too large for that purpose. The cool thing is if you use it as a keychain, when you open the bag your keys slip nicely into the outer pouch and zip away. Comfortable to wear even if you're a larger person, the strap goes out a long way.

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I was very impressed with how small and convenient the bag folds up. Once it's unfolded it seems like quite a nice size. It worked well enough for the first few days I used it because I didn't have much in it, but the minute I added a water bottle the seams began to tear. By the end of my 16 day trip the bag had sprouted several holes. I purchased my sister the Outdoor Products Packable Duffle, and though it doesn't fold up quite as small it is much more durable and holds up when filled completely.

Even when used to carry less the bag is frustrating because the material for the strap is the same material as the bag (unlike in the picture shown) and it constantly slips out of whatever setting you adjust it to for length of the strap. I wouldn't recommend this one.

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I thought this would be a good bag to bring with me on trips instead of lugging around a big tote bag or purse, since I could just fold it up and pack it in my luggage or pocket when I didn't need it. Unfortunately the quality of this bag at least the one I received was appalling. I didn't keep anything sharp or overly heavy in it when I used it a wallet, compact camera, small cosmetics bag, things of that nature and I carried it either over my shoulder or across my body while walking around downtown Austin and Dallas, meaning I wasn't roughing it camping or hiking or anything that would have caused serious wear and tear quickly. But the inside fabric kept fraying every single day, getting so bad to the point that there were huge long bunches of threads that kept getting caught in everything by the third day. By the time I got home on the fifth day, the fraying started to compromise the integrity of the bag and the seams were coming undone; it was so far gone that I had to throw it out. $10 for a bag I used for a couple hours total? Definitely not worth it.

Also, I had to adjust the shoulder strap to the smallest possible length because I'm short and while I didn't have a problem with the length, I had a major problem with the strap NEVER staying to where I adjusted it and it always undid itself and went back to the longest length. Quite a pain having to readjust it multiple times a day.

Next time I'll spend the extra money on a better bag.