Dadgear Backpack Diaper Bag

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.

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My son recently hit 2 and we have another on the way so I set off in hopes of finding a diaper bag that would accommodate 2 kids. We decided to look for a backpack style diaper bag so our hands would free to wrangle the 2 year old. I'm surprised by the lack of selection of diaper backpacks. In my research it came down to this one, an Okatots bag that folds open like a cabinet and a Ju ju be backpack. I could never get my hands on any of them in advance and just had to go off of pictures online. I didn't think my husband would ever agree to carry the Okatots or Ju Ju be bags so we went with this one.

Other reviewers have called into question the durability of the bag materials. I'l agree with them to an extent. This bag does not have the quality fabric or zippers that you'd find on a Jansport, North Face or Kelty backpack. I'd say it's made of the same materials as you'd find on a $40 backpack. I don't expect the bag to last 10 years, but it should easily last a few years as long as you're not hauling around 30 lbs of stuff in it constantly.

The back and straps are lightly padded and comfortable. The mesh pockets on the side easily hold a water bottle or sippy cup, but the size zip bottle pockets slide down behind the mesh side pockets. If you had a bottle loaded in that side pocket it would push out toward the mesh pocket and make the side pocket hard to use. The diaper wipes dispenser on the front is really convenient to get in and out of. The bag has 3 main pockets and then the diaper canopy on top. We use the front pocket for Mom & Dad's stuff. It has 2 tall mesh pockets in it. The second pocket again has the 2 tall mesh pockets, but then it has an additional inch of space in that pocket so you can fit lots in there. We pack in plenty of snacks of the day and just slide the juice boxes into the size zip pockets. The main compartment is plenty spacious, the size zipper pockets do take up space on the side if they're filled and the diaper canopy comes down into this main compartment. That said, there is still plenty of room. We keep a packing cube with a full spare outfit for my son, his hoodie, his favorite stuffed animal, and can still stuff his winter coat (3T), hat and mittens in here. The diaper canopy on top is a nice touch for keeping diapers close at hand, we just throw our diaper cream right in there along with the diapers to keep it accessible.

Overall, I'm happy with the bag and I think it's the best of the limited selection of diaper backpacks available.

**Update 2/19/13 After 1 month's use**

This bag has gone almost everywhere with us over the last month and I LOVE IT!! It's comfortable to wear, holds a ton of stuff and is very easy to get in and out of. I wish I'd bought it 2 years ago. It feels light even when it's loaded down with a day's worth of supplies. The front dispensing wipes are so convenient to grab for a quick clean up of dirty hands or a runny nose. I'm not as concerned about the quality of the bag as I was a month ago, it's holding up very well and I can't find any weak spots.

My only complaint on the bag is the lack of a separate pocket for the diaper changing pad. You can either put the pad in the 2nd pocket from the front which has a good extra inch of space in front of the mesh pockets, but that's where we store snacks so I'm not sticking it in there. We keep ours in the main compartment with the spare clothes and bigger items.

All in all, I'm incredibly happy with this bag and I'm moving it from 4 stars to 5 stars.

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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.

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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

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