Dakine Porter Messenger Bag

Love this bag carries my laptop and all school and work stuff in it, however the waist strap broke within the first few weeks.

I got this messenger bag to use for both work and college. It does a great job and looks professional, but boring or bland like other bags I looked at. I didn't want an overly large bag, but this can still hold a lot of books and such. I really like the padded laptop section (I use it for my iPad, but I'm sure it would work great for its intended use as well). The strap is nice and wide, comfortable, and easy to adjust, and has a nice waist/chest strap you can attach if you want to snug the bag up against your back (ya know, if you actually want to run or ride a bike with your messenger bag). The only thing about this bag I would change is the little compartments in the front zipper pouch. They're fairly small and only useful for a few things, but luckily they sit fairly flush with the side of the bag, so if there's nothing in them they don't take up extra space in the front zipper compartment.

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My hunt for a baby gear day-bag ended here. These come in some other grey/black colors with (I think perhaps) some coated ballistic nylon material which would have been nice. But I went with the crimson for aesthetics and it's still ballistic nylon with a water resistant backing so pretty decent at not leaving puddles on seats. The padding for the laptop is pretty much insulation for keeping necessary things cool, and the end pockets fit bottle and cups pretty well. Materials are top notch, though construction isn't quite as rugged as their heli-packs or rolltop bags and even though I haven't put this through too much abuse quite yet, it's pretty solid I expect it'll hold up for a few years.

The waist strap is great when I have to be active (picking up, setting down, etc.) and can't have my poppa purse swinging around and sliding off my shoulder all the time. The pocket flaps are all integrated into the sides of the pockets so things aren't falling out when you bend over (hard to explain that feature). Cinch straps are all long enough for filling to capacity and still clipping closed.

Bottom Line: Perhaps it doesn't have the most hipster swag, but it's still a good looking, well designed messenger bag for being active, and that's what it all about.

(though I could always use a few more pockets, and full pu-coated nylon with fully welded seams... a guy can dream)

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