I bought a black Baggallini messenger bag for our trip about 4 yrs ago. I loved it so much that I've used it as my everyday bag since then. My favorite things about it are how much it can carry without being bulky, water resistant, zippered cell phone holder in the strap, & I can swing it around to the front to get something out.
I just got back, and used my Piazza bag from ebags again. Fabulous bag, perfect size, only "problem" is that it has *so* many pockets, I occasionally forget where I put stuff! Can be worn cross-body or on the shoulder.Bump.......
I am leaving in a few weeks and I am still on the fence about which one to get and was hoping that maybe some people have some new ideas/updates...
I stumbled across one of the bags I'd been considering at TJ Maxx today, so I guess I made up my mind.
I ended up finding the Heys TravelMate in zebra print for $12.99. I LOVE this bag! It has lots of compartments and a place for a water bottle. The only downside is that my phone won't fit in the cell holder, but I can just use that to keep park tickets or pens for autograph books, so I don't have to search for them.
I have a Kipling Multiple bag and I love it
It's a small shoulder bag but you can alter the strap so it becomes a butt-bag which is useful for rides.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kipling-Womens-Multiple-Duffel-Travelgear/dp/B002LISVN2
I'm a bit of a Kipling fanatic though, so I'll probably take several!
I just got back, and used my Piazza bag from ebags again. Fabulous bag, perfect size, only "problem" is that it has *so* many pockets, I occasionally forget where I put stuff! Can be worn cross-body or on the shoulder.
The colors are more intense than what the website shows.
http://www.ebags.com/product/ebags/piazza-day-bag/94553
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When we went to DL in October 2010, I carried a backpack because at night, it got chilly enough to need a sweater. I carried the kids' stuff for them so they wouldn't lose anything and I also didn't want to fuss with 2 additional bags. Although it was mid 80s to low 90s, CA humidity is drier, so I didn't find a backpack too hot.
This time around at WDW, I was planning to carry either of these two bags, as I already own them:
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But I'm really contemplating a waist pack.
I just got back, and used my Piazza bag from ebags again. Fabulous bag, perfect size, only "problem" is that it has *so* many pockets, I occasionally forget where I put stuff! Can be worn cross-body or on the shoulder.
The colors are more intense than what the website shows.
http://www.ebags.com/product/ebags/piazza-day-bag/94553
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This is my current favorite park bag! I use the cell phone bag on the strap to carry gum, travel advil and chapstick~ anything you may need to get to quickly. I use the clear zipper pocket for trader pins and the two mesh pouches to carry trader vinylmations. It keeps everything organized and the crossbody strap is nice~ doesn't even feel like I am carrying a bag! I think I paid $20 on Amazon for mine a few years ago. $12.99 is a steal!
I wore an embarrassing large black 'fanny pack' when I went in 2002. Fortunately I wore it in the front... (And thankfully no digital pics because it was before digital cameras! )
And, since I am new here, I haven't figured out how to post pics of the below bags, so please bear with me!
Last year I wore a Swiss Gear crossbody. (searching for a pic...usually I am the one taking the pics!) It was really durable and I liked the organization but it was definitely designed for a right handed person to wear it crossbody. It had the wider strap at one end but it was the 'wrong' end for me when I wore it left handed. Drove me nuts the entire week, not to mention wearing a purse crossbody for 10+ hours a day definitely puts a strain on your neck. (I didn't even have much in it because we kept a small backpack under the stroller for ponchos, juice, etc. Anything non-valueable that we didn't mind leaving with the stroller.)
So...that being said, I am shying away from a crossbody for our trip. I definitely won't use the Swiss Gear bag. I do have a Vera Bradley hipster that I LOVE and use as my everyday purse, but I think it might be too big for me to wear all day every day as I won't carry that much in it for the trip (camera, ID, phone).
I ordered a Sherpani Qube which is more of a modern hip (fanny...) pack. It is adorable but the pictures were misleading because it shows that you can wear it crossbody as well...but...only if you are probably 5 feet tall! I just shy of 6 feet and it ends up under my armpit. Not cool for a hot day at Disney!
Any other suggestions for a modern hip pack (lower profile that I can wear on my hip or in front, not on my fanny...)???
When we went to DL in October 2010, I carried a backpack because at night, it got chilly enough to need a sweater. I carried the kids' stuff for them so they wouldn't lose anything and I also didn't want to fuss with 2 additional bags. Although it was mid 80s to low 90s, CA humidity is drier, so I didn't find a backpack too hot.
This time around at WDW, I was planning to carry either of these two bags, as I already own them:
I just got back, and used my Piazza bag from ebags again. Fabulous bag, perfect size, only "problem" is that it has *so* many pockets, I occasionally forget where I put stuff! Can be worn cross-body or on the shoulder.
The colors are more intense than what the website shows.
http://www.ebags.com/product/ebags/piazza-day-bag/94553
Sayhello