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    REI Boarding Bag

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    A great personal companion for any trip, the REI Boarding bag has the size and organization for today's wireless lifestyle, including a dedicated iPad® pocket.

    • The Boarding Bag also carries all your personal extras needed for travel across boarders and around town
    • Zippered main compartment stashes a jacket, snacks and a guide book; also has zip pockets, a key clip and card/currency slots
    • Top padded pocket stores small electronics and other delicate valuables
    • External padded pocket (10 x 8 in.) fits and protects your iPad or other digital e-book reader/netbook
    • Side pockets stretch to vary their capacity; stash a water bottle and get quick access to small essentials
    • Additional exterior zip pockets allow quick access to small items and travel documents
    • REI Boarding Bag features an adjustable, padded shoulder strap as well as a haul handle for quick grab-and-go carrying

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    REI Boarding Bag Specs
    Specification
    Description
    Best use
    Travel
    Shoulder bag
    7.75 liters
    475 cubic inches
    6 + main compartment
    No
    10 inches
    Yes
    No
    Cordura nylon
    11.5 x 8.5 x 4.5 inches
    13 ounces
    Unisex
    13 ounces
    Bag style
    Gear capacity (L)
    Gear capacity (cu. in.)
    Number of exterior pockets
    Laptop compartment
    Fits laptop size (in.)
    Carry-on size
    Checkpoint-friendly
    Material(s)
    Dimensions
    Weight
    Gender
    Average weight

    REI Boarding Bag Customer Reviews

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    REI Boarding Bag
     
    4.0

    (based on 7 reviews)

    83%

    of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

    Pros

    • Easy to access items (5)
    • Easy to carry (5)
    • Lightweight (5)
    • Good capacity (4)
    • High quality (4)

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Long vacations (4)
      • Weekend trips (4)
      • Family trips (3)
        • Reviewer Profile:
        • Practical (4), Comfort-oriented (3)
        • Travel Frequency:
        • 0-5 annual trips (4)
        • Primary use:
        • Personal (5)
        • Was this a gift?:
        • No (5)

      Reviewed by 7 customers

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      Nov

      3

      2011

      (3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

       
      1.0

      Too small

      By Bomo

      from Tucson, AZ

      About Me Modern, Practical

      See all my reviews

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Easy To Carry
      • Stylish

      Cons

      • Small Capacity

      Best Uses

      • Family Trips
      • Long Vacations
      • Weekend Trips

      Comments about REI Boarding Bag:

      Having owned the original Boarding Bag I had high hopes for this new model. The original was too small for iPads, the new model did measure a bit larger. Unfortunately it's still too small to fit an iPad when in a case. If REI could add another 3/4 of an inch all the way around they would have the perfect bag. Until then be forewarned, you will have to remove your iPad from it's case to use this bag.

      • Travel Frequency:
      • 0-5 Annual Trips
      • Primary use:
      • Personal
      • Was this a gift?:
      • No

      Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

      (3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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      Nov

      2

      2011

      (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

       
      4.0

      Great bag but strap needs redesign

      By Lloyd H

      from Dayton, OH

      About Me Retired traveller

      See all my reviews

      Pros

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

      Cons

      • Strap needs to be better

      Best Uses

      • Day outings

      Comments about REI Boarding Bag:

      I bought this bag to use as a day bag while traveling throughout Europe as a tourist. Items I typically carried in the bag included, passport, wallet, driving permit, camera, GPS, hand sanitizer, cleaning wipes, medications,maps,bottled water, guide book, and a snack. The bag is roomy enough to accommodate all of these items, yet small enough to be convenient to carry. Overall, the bag is well designed and constructed with multiple compartments which are easy to access. I have only one complaint and that regards the shoulder strap. The strap is too narrow and frequently gets twisted. The strap should be wider and it should be attached to the bag with detachable swivel hooks at both ends rather than being permanently attached to the bag.

      • Travel Frequency:
      • 0-5 Annual Trips
      • Primary use:
      • Personal
      • Was this a gift?:
      • No

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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      Sep

      17

      2011

      (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      Great man bag

      By Scott R

      from Tampa Florida

      About Me Career, Classic, Comfort-Oriented, Modern, Practical, Stylish

      See all my reviews

      Pros

      • Easy To Access Items
      • Easy To Carry
      • Easy To Identify
      • Good Capacity
      • High Quality
      • It is a great bag
      • Lightweight
      • Stylish

      Cons

      • None

      Best Uses

      • Everyday man bag
      • Family Trips
      • Long Vacations
      • Weekend Trips

      Comments about REI Boarding Bag:

      This is a great bag I use it everyday for cell phone keys ipad keep my money in it . It looks great and works very good as a man bag not to big not to small and looks tuff .

      • Travel Frequency:
      • 0-5 Annual Trips
      • Primary use:
      • Personal
      • Was this a gift?:
      • No

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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      Oct

      21

      2011

      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

       
      4.0

      Holds a bunch of stuff!

      By Jenneseeted

      from New York, NY

      About Me Career, Comfort-Oriented, Practical

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      Pros

      • Easy To Access Items
      • Good Capacity
      • Lightweight

      Cons

      • Looks like kid's lunchbox

      Best Uses

      • Planes trains and autos

      Comments about REI Boarding Bag:

      I just got this last night, and I decided to use it to go to work today. Here's what I got into it: 16 oz. thermos, 1 L Kleen Kanteen, iPad, phone, charger, wallet, keys, 2 protein bars, a handful of random junk like tickets and subway pass, earbuds, and my blood glucose monitor. In other words, everything I wanted it to hold, and pretty easy to access, with some room left over (but not much). So, as far as stuff goes: winning!

      On the downside, the strap twisted up pretty easy, and I felt like the overall design is a little weird. Some of the shape of the bag and the way it is sewn kinda seems arbitrary, like they wanted to make it look "cool" instead of totally functional.

      All in all, I bought this to be exactly what the name implies - a bag I take on the airplane, usually with a carry-on bag (Patagonia MLC) to hold anything the little guy can't, and to keep myself from packing too much stuff. I reckon it'll work great for that. And it'll probably be good for occasional jaunts into the city, etc., but I can't see myself using it for my everyday bag for the commute (no room for lunch and the water plus thermos get kinda heavy hanging on the shoulder like that).

      • Travel Frequency:
      • 6-10 Annual Trips
      • Primary use:
      • Business
      • Was this a gift?:
      • Yes

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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      Apr

      30

      2012

       
      5.0

      optimal size and design

      By Siriusguy

      from Fresno Ca

      About Me Practical

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      Pros

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

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Long Vacations
        • Weekend Trips

        Comments about REI Boarding Bag:

        The REI Boarding Bag, which I have just trial packed for a transcontinental airline trip for week or so of urban, is SMALL enough to be used as an day bag, but LARGE enough to carry all my inflight essentials. Topping out at 5.8 lbs., without adding a water bottle into one pocket, mine holds: small LED flashlight, housekeys, clip-on sunglasses, digital P&S camera in case with extra battery, 10 x 28 roof prism binoculars, iPod Nano and Kindle Fire plus their chargers, earphones in case, toiletries in a small Eagle Creek zip pouch, note cards, business cards in case, dress watch, small tape measure, passport in a perfectly fitting subpocket and (also highly recommended) my deflated and rolled up REI Travel Pillow.

        Used as a day bag, of course, its load will change, the pillow, toilet kit, Fire, passport and dress watch left in the room to allow space for a guidebook and maps, perhaps a snack, and on the outside water bottles in the pair of mesh pockets. The bag is large enough to hold a cap, or a very light windshirt, but not most jackets or sweaters. The strap can be adjusted long enough even on my frame to allow cross body carry.

        • Travel Frequency:
        • 6-10 Annual Trips
        • Primary use:
        • Personal
        • Was this a gift?:
        • No

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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        Feb

        23

        2012

         
        4.0

        Image for Coal bag is incorrect

        By edrabbit

        from San Francisco, CA

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        Comments about REI Boarding Bag:

        I have two of these, one for my GoPro camera and accessories, and the other as a general carry bag for random stuff.

        FWIW, I thought I was getting an all black bag like the image shows, but the bag is actually greyish. The image of the closed Coal bag is wrong, but the color on the open Coal bag is correct.

        Wish they came in more colors.

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        Feb

        20

        2012

         
        5.0

        Excellent everyday purse for iPad

        By picky packer

        from Seattle, WA

        About Me Comfort-Oriented

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        Pros

        • Easy To Access Items
        • Easy To Carry
        • High Quality
        • Lightweight
        • Stylish

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Daily use
          • Family Trips
          • Long Vacations
          • Weekend Trips

          Comments about REI Boarding Bag:

          I use this everyday to carry my iPad and everything else I lug around town, including a small camera, diapers & baby items, snacks, wallet, etc. I love that it has TWO stretchy bottle pockets, and the little pocket on the front toward the top to keep my phone close at hand. Best of all is the ability to carry it cross-body so both my hands are free.

          I wish it had just a little more width (front to back) so that I could stuff my DSLR camera in there, too.

          The only other thing I wish it had was smoother fabric or leather on the backside where it rests against the body. The rough fabric tends to pill my sweaters.

          Otherwise it is perfect!

          • Travel Frequency:
          • 0-5 Annual Trips
          • Primary use:
          • Personal
          • Was this a gift?:
          • No

          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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