The Great Nappy Bag : part 2
February 20th 2008 04:58
Ok, so let's revisit a post not so long ago where I took a look at the benifits of using a generic bag to makeup your nappy bag. Weighing up cost/comfort and a variety of other things,
Today I took the plunge....
So what makes up my Nappy Bag?
It's basically a Day Pack from High Sierra which has a relatively large main compartment and, 1 slightly smaller, 1 medium and 1 small compartment. All accessed via zips from the outside. The medium compartment has a number of spockets (supposedly for pens etc) and there's a mobile phone pouch on one of the shoulder straps. There's also the standard waist strap and there's padding for your back. It's hardly what I'd call "fashionable" in grey and black but at least it's sensible. I think it's lighter in weight generally than most Nappy Bags that I've had a feel of. Although the material it's made from is probably harder to keep clean than a wipeabnappy bag. But you can always chuck it in the washing machine.
It was $39.95 at Strand Bags in Bondi Junction.
I kitted it out with a portable changing mat that folds up and has two pouches. One on either side of the mat. One side holds nappies/plastic sheet for the mat and the other has the nappy wipes.
So far I've placed :
- 6 Disposable (crawler) nappies
- 3 Cloth Nappies
- 3 packs of Huggies Wipes (portable lots in plastic shells)
- 2 tubes Curash Cream- 3 Plastic sheets
- Portable Change Mat
- 2 Bibs
There is plenty of room for the rest which is :
- Changes of clothes
- Nappy Sacks
In fact I'm sure there will be room to spare. The change amt set me back $15 so the total cost is $55.
Swinging it onto my back and both shoulders it is much more comfortable than any of the nappy bags I've tried. The waist strap helps provide proper support and the shoulder straps and back padding make it far more comfy to wear. It also lets you leave both hands free for pushing a pram without having to worry about it falling off one shoulder or having something dig into your upper back area.
All in all, I really think its worth it.
Would you prefer a general purpose backpack/bag to a purpose built Nappy Bag?
Today I took the plunge....
So what makes up my Nappy Bag?
It's basically a Day Pack from High Sierra which has a relatively large main compartment and, 1 slightly smaller, 1 medium and 1 small compartment. All accessed via zips from the outside. The medium compartment has a number of spockets (supposedly for pens etc) and there's a mobile phone pouch on one of the shoulder straps. There's also the standard waist strap and there's padding for your back. It's hardly what I'd call "fashionable" in grey and black but at least it's sensible. I think it's lighter in weight generally than most Nappy Bags that I've had a feel of. Although the material it's made from is probably harder to keep clean than a wipeabnappy bag. But you can always chuck it in the washing machine.
It was $39.95 at Strand Bags in Bondi Junction.
I kitted it out with a portable changing mat that folds up and has two pouches. One on either side of the mat. One side holds nappies/plastic sheet for the mat and the other has the nappy wipes.
So far I've placed :
- 6 Disposable (crawler) nappies
- 3 Cloth Nappies
- 3 packs of Huggies Wipes (portable lots in plastic shells)
- 2 tubes Curash Cream- 3 Plastic sheets
- Portable Change Mat
- 2 Bibs
There is plenty of room for the rest which is :
- Nappy Sacks
In fact I'm sure there will be room to spare. The change amt set me back $15 so the total cost is $55.
Swinging it onto my back and both shoulders it is much more comfortable than any of the nappy bags I've tried. The waist strap helps provide proper support and the shoulder straps and back padding make it far more comfy to wear. It also lets you leave both hands free for pushing a pram without having to worry about it falling off one shoulder or having something dig into your upper back area.
All in all, I really think its worth it.
Would you prefer a general purpose backpack/bag to a purpose built Nappy Bag?
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