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Best travel bag [for use on plane, as well as in the parks]?
For years I've been using a small messenger bag I made online at the Disney store. I'm thinking of replacing it with a bag I can use on the plane and then in the parks. So it needs to fit my nook as well as all the stuff I would need in the parks.
What do you all use either on the plane or in the parks? I no longer need kid stuff, although DS always asks me to hold his phone when he goes on water rides, and I'm usually stuck holding his sunglasses as well as DD's ipod and glasses too
In the past I have always taken a small drawstring bookbag, but for my upcoming trip I got a Vera Bradley messenger bag... it has just the right amount of pockets, and is big enough to hold a bottle of water and a few other things (I'm sure would fit your nook) but not so big and heavy that it will be cumbersome. Hope you find something that works for you!
We use the Baggallini as well, except ours has the double backpack straps, not the sling strap. I found it on a similar thread a few years ago and we have used it ever since. I fit my Nook, camera, sunglasses, and our phones in it and it has a nice covered pocket on the outside that I put my identification and plane ticket in so that it is right at my fingertips.
I used to use the Baggalini messenger bag on flights, and parks, but found for me it's too big for parks, I don't feel the need to carry much, so a small cross body just large enough to fit my phone, small digital camera and lip gloss is fine.
And for flights now want a larger bag to carry on, so I got a Lesportsac tote in the Small world pattern. This way if I need extra room for suvies, I have it.
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For my personal bag on the plane I've used a diaper bag for years. I like a diaper bag as a personal bag because they hold up to lots of use & abuse, they've got great organizational features & come in a variety of sizes & colors/patterns. Plus the removable changing pad that comes with most of them can be used either as seat/bench cover to give you a dry place to sit after it rains or as a placemat on a table obviously if you've used the changing pad to actually change a child using it as a placemat probably isn't a good idea.
As for my park bag well I've used a fanny/waistpack, a crossbody bag & a backpack. It's just really depended on what I've wanted with me & my mood. I've also gone bagless. I'm planning on using a backpack as my park bag on my next trip. Since the backpack is one main compartment with two small outside compartments I'm planning to use some clear plastic/vinyl cosmetic/toiletry bags to provide some organization to the contents & still have it be easy for securtiy to look at the contents.
Try the Rick Steve's Civita Day Bag. I used it all over Europe as well as WDW. Cheap and durable. Check out the store at Travel Store : Civita Shoulder Bag
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And for flights now want a larger bag to carry on, so I got a Lesportsac tote in the Small world pattern. This way if I need extra room for suvies, I have it.
I am thinking that is exactly the bag I want!! Are the Lesportsac bags available in the parks, or did you get it elsewhere?
Not a fan of the Baggalini I bought -- don't remember the style name.
I found I don't like carrying things behind me.
I'm still in search of the perfect travel bag, but crossbody styles work best for me.
Sling pack from Eddie Bauer. I have used a cross bag from Vera Bradley and loved it, but it didn't hold a water bottle. String backpacks cut into your arms after awhile. This sling pack was the best thing I ever purchased. Just the right size for a few water bottles, Passporter pouch, a few phones and a snack or two.
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Carried a backpack 1st trip, which wasn't too bad. 2nd trip was a diaper bag. My father took a Maxpedition Pygmy Falcon to Europe. I plan on getting 1, but at $99 a pop, this is a luxory I can live without it for a while
I have always used the Dakine mini backpacks. There are two different styles and I usually use the ones that have a small outside zipper compartment to put keys and tickets in. The interior is big enough to hold a nook/ipad etc and a water bottle, even an extra t-shirt. It fits perfectly in the bag compartments on rides too.
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