Eddie Bauer Backpack - Navy

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• ASIN: B00005RH5J
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #43,242 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (81 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

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167 of 169 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great bag... at first., October 18, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Eddie Bauer Backpack - Navy (Baby Product)

Initially, this was a great diaper bag. It's unisex, so my husband wouldn't feel too embarrassed lugging it around. The straps are long enough even for my husband, who's 5'10" and about 200 lbs. (If he gains any more weight, it may not fit him quite as comfortably.) The inside is roomy enough for 10 disposable diapers, a change of clothes, bib, burp cloth, extra bottle, 1-3 small toys, and a slim thermos (for warm water). It comes with a changing pad and plastic accessory/dirty-duds zippered pouch, which can be detached. Both are extremely helpful and kept in the inside pocket. The inside also has a smaller zippered pocket and 2 elastic bands that are supposed to keep bottles in place. There is a side zipper for easy access to all of this.

The outside of the bag has a mesh pocket for a bottle. (It does fit a 9 oz. Avent or any other wide-necked bottle. Just loosen the string and angle the bottle in.) There's also another pocket for a cell phone and yet another zippered pocket for accessories. That pocket also has an inside clip to keep your keys in place.

With all these features, you'd think it was a great bag. It was... for a while. Then, you notice some annoyances. Like the top won't close completely if the bag is full. Stuff will also fall out if the string isn't drawn closed enough. (It's a draw string bag.) After 6 months of use that same string is beginning to wear. Since reading one of the reviews here, I'm not sure how long the clasp will last either. And it's hard to find things in the bag when it's full. (I haven't used the side zipper 'cause I'm afraid things might fall out.) I also use the bag as a purse and am weary of the draw string top. (My friend got her wallet stolen out of a similar bag.) One more thing, something inside the bag, I think it's the string that attaches to the accessory pouch, has begun to fray leaving tons of annoying thread that gets tangled into everthing with which it comes into contact.

All in all, this bag is useful and stylish. It keeps your hands free to tend to your baby or toddler. However, I got this bag for its long-term use. My son is now 6 months, going on 7, and we've been using this bag since day 1. I'm now looking for another bag, most probably Eddie Bauer, to replace this one -- one that is zippered and compartmentalized like another reviewer suggested. I'd only recommend this bag if it's for ocassional, not daily heavy duty, use.

129 of 132 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ok diaper bag...lots of room for improvement, May 14, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Eddie Bauer Backpack - Navy (Baby Product)

I bought this diaper bag because I liked the idea of having a backpack style bag. I am on the go all the time and this one seemed more durable. It has been very durable, however, there are several reasons I am no long using this bag. First off, the straps are not very roomy. I have a medium build and have found that even with the straps as loose as they will go, they are still very tight against my arms. The backpack has a pocket on each side (ideally for bottles). If you use avent 9oz bottles they will not fit (I didn't think about that when I bought the bag!). The back pocket is suppose to hold the changing pad. If the bag is full it is very difficult to get the pad in and out. One feature I really did like was the side zipper. It made it very easy to get to diapers without unpacking everything. There is enough room in the back for me to pack my son up 10 diapers, 4 changes of clothes, 2 bottles and a receiving blanket. The bottle part gets a little tricky though. Overall it is a good backpack but it didn't meet my on the go needs!

48 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Love having my hands FREE !, October 10, 2002

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"lisawinsc" (Mt. Pleasant, SC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eddie Bauer Backpack - Navy (Baby Product)

When we bought this bag, we had my husband in mind. We wanted a bag that he would feel comfortable lugging around - and he does. But something that we didn't think about was ME! I love being able to put the backpack on and have BOTH hands to carry my 2-month old baby in her infant carrier and take care of her needs. I am able to fit 6 diapers (size 1), 2 change of outifts, wipe case, 2-bottle thermal case & third bottle on the outside, diaper rash ointment, extra pacifiers, other medicines, a blanket and STILL have room for more stuff! The biggest drawback to this bag is that it does not fit easily in the stroller basket. This really isn't a big deal since I like to use that for my shopping bags anyway - and usually have the backpack on my back. This is not the perfect bag, but let's face it ... there is nothing in the world that will hold all the baby stuff you need it to hold, and still be compact ! The laws of physics just can't handle that request !!