landsend vs llbean

[soontobe]

what are the difs between the llbean diaper bag the llbean large tote and the landsend do it all?

i love lots of good pockets and possible big enough for 2 but not the end all be all.

thanks!

[soontobe]

what are the difs between the 1.llbean diaper bag the 2. llbean large tote and the 3.landsend do it all?

i love lots of good pockets (do they have great pockets for lots of organizing?) and are any of them big enough for 2?

thanks!

[bubbaray]

The LLBean diaper and Large touring bag are the same bag, except the diaper bag has a change pad (kinda small). Lightweight and a good size. DH used to use it (was NMS).

The LE DIA is entirely different and very very large and heavy. We use ours exclusively for travel (specifically plane travel) as it opens wide and slides nicely under the seat in front of one of the girls for easy access during the flight.

[Momof3Labs]

Isn't the LL Bean diaper bag more comparable to the Lands End Little Tripper? I'm pretty sure that I have both of these and they are similar in size. They are too small for 2 kids, imo, unless you are a very light packer. I don't find either to be particularly organized; there are definitely better bags out there for organization.

The DIA is enormous and IMO overkill for two kids, unless you are a kitchen sink type packer. But in that case, I'd look at the Skip Hop Duo Double instead.

[soontobe]

so the LL Bean bags have the same pockets, materials-everything expect for the changing pad? I would be paying $10 extra from a changing pad? lol better be a really good changing pad.. I think that I want to use it for my regular diaper bag including place travel because the bag I have now is just one big open space (pretty much).

what r the pockets like in the LL beans? doesn't sound like landsend is what I'm looking for if it is so huge and heavy-does it have good pockets also?

[bubbaray]

The LLBean bag is much bigger than the LE LT. The internal capacity is about double.

The LLB bag is more comparable in size to a SkipHop Dash. The organization is different, but capacity is about the same. *I* could pack for two kiddos of different ages in either the LLB or Dash -- but I did not formula feed, so d/n have bottles, etc. to pack. I don't think any of these bags would work for CD, either, but again, never done that so don't have first hand experience.

The LLB bag wasn't my fave bag, that's for sure. My all-time fave bag was my Skip Hop Dash in pink camo -- mainly for the pink camo, though. The bag that I used the most is/was my LE LT in pink. I don't have one of the brand new ones and Kath has reported that the quality isn't as good as it used to be.

The bag that is most comparable to the LE LT in size/function is the Overland Donner. Given a choice between those two, hands down the LE LT for less than half the price of the Donner. I have both and the quality of the (older) LT is waaay better than the Donner. Can't speak to the quality of the current LT as mine is about 5yrs old now.

HTH

[soontobe]

thanks for all the info! I think I am leaning towards the llbean for the quality and size. does the llbean travel bag have insulated areas or just the diaper bag? does it have internal pockets or just one bug space? (I assume whatever it is is the same for the diaper bag...)

[soontobe]

Originally Posted by Momof3Labs

Isn't the LL Bean diaper bag more comparable to the Lands End Little Tripper? I'm pretty sure that I have both of these and they are similar in size. They are too small for 2 kids, imo, unless you are a very light packer. I don't find either to be particularly organized; there are definitely better bags out there for organization.

The DIA is enormous and IMO overkill for two kids, unless you are a kitchen sink type packer. But in that case, I'd look at the Skip Hop Duo Double instead.

what would you say are better bags out there in terms of organization? I think I need to be pretty much in the LL bean bag and quality too

[bubbaray]

Unless they have changed the design (and I just looked on their site, it seems not), the LLB bag d/n have any insulated pockets. The side bottle pocket is mesh and definitely not insulated.

Internally, there are some pockets, but I didn't find them all that great for organizing anything other than diapers (for which I already had my own organizational system, similar to a Diapees and Wipes case). So, I used the large diaper-sized pockets for other small things, but found it hard to access them. IIRC, there are two internal mesh pockets on one side and a large zippered internal pocket on the opposite side of the main compartment. The "parent pocket" on the outside has more organization, but is really geared to mom's wallet, pens, phone, etc. The side pockets opposite the mesh bottle pocket are kinda useless IMO. I used one for my phone (top smaller one) and the bottom one for a pack of kleenex and hand sanitizer.

Then again, the internal organization of the Dash isn't spectacular either. It just worked better for me (and I pink camo).

I was always able to pack a ton into the LE LT, too.

[soontobe]

ok so who has a good diaper bag for me

criteria:
1. dh will use it
2. decent size (sounds like the LL Bean is about the right size)
3. ORGANIZATION!!!!! ie lots of fun useful pockets
4. in the $50 range
5. made of a canvas type material (no plastic) and decent quality

lol thanks for any suggestions