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REI Zip Travel Tote

REI Zip Travel Tote

Item # 754682
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The all-purpose REI Zip Travel Tote is guaranteed to come in handy for more than just road trips and air-bound adventures.

  • Self-stowing design for simple, no-hassle transport—just flip the zippered pocket inside out and stuff the bag inside
  • Zippered main compartment is large enough to stash your souvenirs, a bundle of groceries, or a bunch of beach towels
  • Four exterior mesh stash pockets to keep your water bottle and favorite book within reach
  • Zippered front pocket can secure a cell phone, keys, wallet, boarding pass and passport
  • Webbing handles allow over-the-shoulder carrying
  • Lightweight ripstop nylon fabric resists tears and abrasion for long-lasting use

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Item 754682

REI Zip Travel Tote Specs

Specification

Description

Average weight8.5 ounces
Volume2,150 cubic inches
Dimensions17 x 13 x 7.5 inches
MaterialRipstop nylon
Number of pockets5 + main compartment

REI Zip Travel Tote Customer Reviews

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Sep

8

2008

(8 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

 
5.0

Excellent Travel Tote

By NorCalHiker

from San Francisco, CA

About Me Adventurer

Site Member

Pros

  • Easy To Access Items
  • Easy To Carry
  • Good strong lightweight
  • High Quality
  • Very high capacity

Cons

  • Handles could be thicker

Best Uses

  • Airplane flights
  • Destination "side trips"
  • Destination gym bag
  • Overflow

Comments about REI Zip Travel Tote:

So you've packed your luggage and realized your main bags aren't going to work well for those trips to the gym, poolside, or for a quick side trip once you reach your main destination?

Consider throwing this ultra light (8.5 oz) ultra capacity (2,150 cubic inches) self-packing tote in your luggage as your "destination" gym or shopping bag - or even over-night bag if you want to leave the "big bags" at your main hotel or friend's place while you take a side trip. If you are car-tripping, this makes a better tote than a recyled shopping bag.

This tote is made of thin but strong materials so it won't hog space when packed in another bag, and won't feel like a brick to carry.

It has useful "extras" like a zip closure for the large main compartment (most totes don't have this feature) and four mesh slash pockets on the outside. Plus you can get it in basic black.

Provided you don't stuff it full, you can probably "fake out" the flight attendants at the gate by treating it as a shopping bag or personal bag - it doesn't look like it has almost as much capacity as a "maximum legal carryon" size bag.

I use mine for a variety of purposes:

* Once I arrive at my destination, to carry a bulky judo uniform and associated gear to a match. My actual travel duffel would be overkill for that purpose.

* For destination travel shopping - I use a small daypack for my personal items, and this tote is stuffed in there. If I or my wife goes crazy shopping, this bag is easier on our hands for carrying our purchases back to the hotel than the narrow plastic bag handles common to most store-provided shopping bags.

*This is a "super size me" diaper/kiddie bag if you are going on a day trip with the kids.

Kudos to REI for a well thought-out, useful tote.

Note: I wish the handles were a little thicker, not because they aren't durable, but because they lack the intrinsic "stiffness" necessary to prevent them from "collapsing down" and biting the palm. Sometimes I use a velcro handle wrapper (REI sells one) to provide a fatter grip, otherwise I fiddle with the straps so they don't bunch up. I am also thinking about purchasing some short strips of webbing material from REI's climbing department and having the local drycleaner sew them on, to add more "body" to the handles just where I grip them.

  • Primary use:
  • Personal

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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Sep

4

2008

(3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

 
5.0

Best buy!

By Seattle Gal

from Seattle, WA

About Me Career, Classic, Practical, Stylish

Pros

  • Easy To Access Items
  • Easy To Carry
  • Easy To Identify
  • Good Capacity
  • High Quality

Cons

    Best Uses

    • gym bag

    Comments about REI Zip Travel Tote:

    This bag is the perfect size to lug all my stuff to the gym in the mornings - clothes for work, toiletries, towel, shoes. It is lightweight and has numberous pockets to stash things. Plus it folds up tiny so I'll be packing it on my next vacation in case I go shopping.

    Service and delivery comments:

    Super fast! Free shipping to the store - picked it up within a few days of ordering.

    • Primary use:
    • Personal

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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