I was trying to find this bag for my sister and was surprised there were no other reviews on it--so I'll write as detailed of one as I can!I have owned this diaper bag (and used it daily!) for about 10 months now and it truly looks as good as new yet. It's the 5th diaper bag I've owned and by far my favorite. I absolutely LOVE all the pockets on the outside...most of my others have pockets on the inside, and 1-2 zippered pockets on the outside along with some bottle pockets on the sides, but I've never been able to make that work. If you stuff the pockets on the inside, there really isn't any room for anything in the main compartment of the bag, yet most of the pockets aren't big enough to hold everything I want them to inside. This bag, however, has TEN pockets on the outside, which is awesome when you're holding a crying baby and trying to find/reach what you're looking for. I keep things like my nursing cover, burp cloths, Kleenix, wipes, snack bars (for my preschooler), etc. in those outside pockets---things you want handy the instant the baby spits up all over! I don't use the bottle holders on the sides for bottles, though they're much roomier than most...they're so big, actually, that they're great for rash cream, nose bulbs, medicine, etc. I cloth diaper and this leaves plenty of room inside the main compartment for our diapers, wetbags, etc.
Some basic info about the bag: Their website says it measures 22x14x4.5. I don't get that when I measure it--more like 17x14x4.5. It weighs about 2.4 lbs empty, which seems pretty standard. It's really heavy-duty canvas-like fabric; like I said--ours still looks brand new.
The Pockets: When you look at the pic, ALL of those pockets run from where you can see the trim to basically the bottom of the bag...so those two on top are DEEP pockets, then they obviously get more shallow as you go down. They're all pretty flat, but I've stuffed them with quite a bit and it's never caused the bag to tip over. The middle line of pockets is actually one big pocket all the way across that can be closed in the middle with velcro...so if you have something wider/need to stuff it more, there's plenty of room there.
There is also a large (basically the size of the bag) pocket on the back that again, has a small velcro closure at the top...that's where I keep the (included) changing pad and an extra receiving blanket. There are also 6 pockets inside the bag with elastic openings.
There is a strap system on the back designed to hold the diaper bag tight to a stroller so that you aren't banging into it while you push your stroller...though I never take the time to use them, the strap is long enough that I always just throw it over the handle and go.
It does have metal stops on the bottom corners to keep the bottom of the bag from sitting directly on the ground.
The strap is adjustable via a belt-like buckle system...I'm 6'0" and I carry it on my shoulder on the 2nd-to-last setting. It doesn't have a separate pad on it but it's a thicker strap with rounded edges that "sticks" pretty well to your clothing, and doesn't feel uncomfortable at all like a cheap shoulder strap. I have never felt like it's dug into my shoulder at all, even fully loaded.
The only negative I can come up with is I wish the zipper in the middle was a tad bit more durable feeling/smoother. I've definitely had worse, and it's held up really well to 10 months of use, with no signs of weakening, so it's really just me being super picky.
Hope this helps someone! I can't believe these aren't more popular, though I do know they are pretty hard to find. I just happened to find this one on sale at a local cloth diaper store where I had some credit I needed to use up! Don't hesitate to buy this bag! (especially if you're an organization freak like I am, lol)
Oh--and hubby loves it too because it doesn't look girly and he always knows where to find stuff in it!
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