Customer Reviews

DadGear Backpack Diaper Bag

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4 star:		(13)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

For our first baby (now age 3), we used a Baby Kaed backpack diaper bag, and it worked out great, but after we had another baby (now 10 months), we found the Baby Kaed too small to carry all the necessary supplies for both kids. It was time to upgrade!

After conducting extensive diaper bag research, I found a bag that either parent could carry (a definite plus, as some diaper bags are "girly"), with organization to spare, plenty of room, plus an ergonomic backpack design that makes it easy to manage the kids while out and about: the Dad Gear Backpack Diaper Bag.

Can't say enough good things about this bag! First, the wipes are easily accessible without even opening the pack, via a flip-down compartment on the outside. Genius! Second, there is a pocket for diapers that's on the very top of the bag, so you never have to dig around for them. Next, there are two deep side pockets (one on each side), and I routinely fit four cans of premade formula on one side, and a bottle on the other side with a zip-lock bag of extra drop-in bottle liners. Then there are two mesh pockets on the outside of the bag, perfectly sized for a sippy cup or spare bottle (or even my own water bottle)

There are two organizational pockets in the front, one of which I use to store diaper supplies (lotions/creams, changing pad, extra wipes, hand sanitizer and the like), and the other I use for crayons, books, and a zip-lock bag with a bib and baby spoon.

Finally, there's a huge middle pocket, which I use to store a spare outfit for each child (right down to the socks, in case of catastrophe), snacks for the toddler, baby food for the baby, toys, coloring books, board books and a few other odds and ends that make life easier.

This bag is comfortable to carry, as well. We live close to Disney, and have used it on our frequent, all-day park excursions. The straps and the design of the bag make it easy to manage, and I highly recommend it to parents with more than one child!

Worth the money! Daddy will thank you.

Comfortable, lots of pockets, lost of room for 2 babies in diapers. The built in wipes dispenser is great - read the instructions before you try to put it together.

Just a good bag.

It may say dadgear, but 100% of the moms I am married to say its good enough to be momgear.

I purchased this product to travel to Spain with my 1 year old. The interior contraction is inferior and cheap. The diaper changing "pad" is a piece of nylon. I had to use the changing pad from my JJ Cole bag.
The main compartment was not big enough to fit my ergo when all the other pockets were occupied.
I did like the separate compartments for drinks, but quickly learned it was not water proof.
The diaper wipe compartment on the outside was handy, but rarely will you find a diaper changing area that supports your child & this big bulky bag ( if it is full), so you still have to remove wipes prior to a change.
The biggest problem with the bag is that the snack compartment tore on the second day of use.
THANK GOODNESS TO [...] for allowing me to return the product after the 60 days. (we purchased early to make sure we were set for trip)
They said they would only exchange product if they found manufacturing defect.
So, a big thumbs down for a really expensive bag.

Here is the substitute I purchased
http://www.amazon.com/Kelty-Reverb-Daypack-Ocean-Blue/dp/B001DIKYFO/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=sporting-goods&qid=1278526756&sr=1-11
Tons of pockets, more room & organization...
It even has the snack pocket

This bag is designed great. It holds everything you need and then some. However the construction is really poor. We purchased the bag in June 2010 and it already falling apart. Both my wife and I use the bag. We are not rough with the bag. The inside linner is shredding in several of the pocket areas. The stiching is seperating on the the outsided pockets.

For the price the bag should last longer. I can understand the outside getting beat up. But, the inside should not be falling apart.

When the twins were born we used a diaper backpack that we got from Babies R us, but it didn't have enough sections to make everything that we needed accessible. This bag has enough compartments of varying sizes that it accomadates everything that I need for my twosome. Right now I have it configured for 2 bottles on one side, juice or water bottle refills on the other side pocket, diapers and first aid items in the 2nd compartment, books and my wallet etc in the first, toys in the biggest, and handy snacks in the smaller top part. The biggest compartment is big enough to put sand toys for both of them in and whatever else. Everything is conveniently placed!

I used to have a bag for work and a diaper bag for the kids, but now I just combine the two so I don't have to feel like a pack animal.

The only thing I would change is the changing pad. It is too small, so I just used one that we already had and exchanged it.

Excellent!

Took this on our recent plane trip cross country with our 16 month old. It is great! The best part is the integrated wipes pocket that you can access from the front of the pack. That's awesome! It holds so much. We fit a full Costco wipes pack in the wipes pocket, 10 size 4 diapers in the top diaper pocket, 2 full sets of clothes, 2 sippy cups, a blanket, books, trucks, a magnadoodle, a portable tray, bibs, snacks, the whole kitchen sink!!! We use it as the sons overnight bag at his grandparent's house too. We can even fit his nebulizer in it. The stroller straps are great too. Our old bag didn't have those and always dragged behind the stroller. It is easily adjustable to fit both me (short) and my husband (tall). Stylish enough (not ugly) for both me and my husband. It's great that the zippers go all the way around too, so you don't feel like you're blindly digging down in the bag. This is one awesome bag and I wish I started out with this from the beginning.

Very smartly designed. Lots of pockets in all the right places and sizes. I like the smaller top pocket for quick access to small things like pacifier, snack trap... I also like the retro styling. We used to have a diaper dude. But not even a year went by and it started to fall apart. zipper pulls came off and inner lining ripped. It was also too small to have for long day trips or on the plane, as we flew quite a bit. Also the strap on the messenger style 'dude' always seemed to be the wrong length and the shoulder cushion twisted the wrong way, and when I was bending over to pick up baby it was always falling forward and getting in the way. I searched extensively for backpack-style bags because I liked having my hands free now that baby is more mobile, but didn't want just any back pack with a large inner compartment that I would lose the smaller things to the bottom of the bag only to spend time digging and unpacking to find these things. I found the DadGear backpack on ebags. THe DadGear backpack is well compartmentalized and large enough for our needs when we go on day trips, and even a weekend outing, but also has small pockets for quick and easy access to commonly and immediately needed things. The inner compartment is large enough for a few books / toys, change of clothes, bib, and a light jacket with room to spare. I usually put eating and diapering supplies in the smaller pockets. It's mostly comfortable: We did a lot of walking when we were in Europe recently and my upper back did get sore after a few days. I wish it had a chest strap to distribute the weight on my shoulders a little better. There is no waist / hip strap to distibute some of the weight to the hips, but I generally don't like that because that would make for more straps hanging off the bag to get caught on stuff (and my shoulders would still get sore anyway, but a chest strap would be useful.) I like the overall relatively streamlined design. The refillable diaper dispenser is a bit small and sometimes annoying to refill, but still sooo handy when you really need it. When we just go to the grocery store or run quick errands the DadGear back pack is a bit big and I usually just stuff a couple diapers and a ziploc of wipes in my purse and call it good.

+++ I like: Very good materials, sturdy, easy to clean. Diaper and wipe accessibility is great. a lot of room, i can fit blankets and extra cloth for both my 2 month old and 5 year old kids, and some books an my make up, etc. as compared to my babybjorn backpack which barely held a change of cloth and diapers, it is amazing and holds the shape so well, i.e. you can stuff it up if you have to. Also, it has 2 side zippered pockets for bottles that are wide enough to fit my Foogo thermoses for kids' hot food, something i wished for in my other bags. i.e. i had to use a main compartment to store it which means your food and cloth together.. they are a little hard to get out , but provided that once used u dont need it anymore, it's ok. Mine is red and i love the bright vibrant color. I was unfortunate to get some thick black tar on it, but it was surprisingly very easy to clean with a bit of oil paint thinner. it looks like new now. I also like the fact that it has a clamshell opening, thus you can get to the bottom without needing to unpack the whole thing. very very useful feature for me.
--- I wish: the mesh pockets inside were stretchable, as they are difficult to use if u drop a small item in, you have to struggle a bit to pull it out. also, the wipe box is smallish (i have to carry an extra pack with me), i have to refill it after ~every 3 changes and it does not fit some of the wider wipes, which is a pain, i have to buy wipes specifically for that container as it does not fit my Kirkland brand wipes. side mesh pockets are nice an stretchy but too small, i cant carry a bottle in it (though may be a small bottle of water is ok), so i use it for pacifiers and small toys.
Overall, however the bag is great and looks good both on girls and boys. it is comfortable to carry and i can see using its use past it's diaper bag present role.
Update: just wanted to comment on the wipe holder. I took it out completely and put in the whole bag of wipes with the plastic flap in the opening. The stretchy band that used to hold the wipe box now holds the pack of wipes instead. The pack I use is soft plastic one so the band compresses it nicely and wipes are really easy to grab! Bottom line, my wipe problem resolved completely. Love the bag even more!! Still using it a lot.

++++ I wanted to mention that i found a remedy for the limited wipe capacity. I removed the wipe box and instead I just plug in a full back of kirkland wipes that has its own nice snap cover and comes in a soft plastic bag- the elastic band that used to hold the wipe box, now holds the pack of wipes directly and it is perfect! elastic applies the pressure to the bag of wipes so they are nicely accessible and pushed forward all the time. sorry if my explanation is confusing. But this is no longer a problem at all. i actually love the wipe feature even more then before! wipes last me several days.

I really like this backpack. I carry a ton of stuff to keep my little two year old happy on outings and I still have room left over. You cna easily use this for a day trip or more. I love the diaper hammock. The only complaint is that the lid on the wipes container keeps coming undone. It is nice to have those handy as well though. I would have liked to have an insulated area to keep things cold but I've only found one bag that has that and I didn't like the design/size.

This diaper bag is great. It fits everything we had in our other diaper bag that was always overflowing and still has space for more. We only have 1 child and there is more than enough room probably could use with 2 kids. It has multiple sections with pocket in it so you can store everything.

I read the other reviews before making this purchase and read about how this bag was too big so when I opened the box it looked small. My husband saw it and he said it was pretty small and doubted that I would be able to get everything in it. He was impressed after I packed it up and saw there was room to spare. My husband is 6 feet and thinks the overall size of the bag is a little small on his frame. It is the perfect size for me (I am 5' 6").