a HUGE I was just going to post about this very bag. It is my everyday purse too (I have a 3 year old, so I'm always toting stuff for him.) The main pocket can just hold an iPad lengthwise, but it does't feel like a huge/tall bag. It's kind of amazing what it holds, really. It is the best purse I've had in years. REI carries some of their (overland equipment's) smaller bags, but I've not seen a donner model in-store. I've had mine almost a year, and it still looks awesome.
ETA: they make several smaller bags. The donner does not feel that big when you wear it, I will say. The Bayliss would be smaller, and I think I've seen it at REI.
Last edited by larig; 01-13-2012 at 12:35 PM.
L, mommy to my one and only, super-sweet boy, G 6/08
I'm pro-big bird, and I vote.
I also have to say the Donner was great for our WDW trip last year. It was the only bag I brought and always had it on me. Easily held each kid's water bottle, some snacks, etc and is small enough that I wasn't bothered by it at all.
I also have the Placer bag from Overland. It holds not nearly enough for me to have as my WDW bag but is more my everyday summer bag for wallet, epipens, small container of sunscreen, etc.
Love all the Overland bags, especially the Bayliss but wondering if it would be big enough...I'm also wondering if the Donner would be too big! LOL!
For those who love the Donner, did you carry it with you all day or did it hang out in a stroller? We won't have a stroller so it will be on me all day....
Thanks!
Tami, mom to 2 boys
DS1 - 2/05
DS2 - 5/07
DH - BillK
I have a Donner. It was my everyday purse/diaper bag when ds was a toddler. I carried it at parks. etc and felt it was comfortable. It is nicely organized and the bag itself is lightweight. Most of the weight is if you put two water bottles in it. . . .
(We had a stroller and an infant at WDW so I used a skip hop diaper bag there.)
Catherine
I carried it all day. I put everything that I wanted to keep with me in this bag. A couple of days we rented a stroller for Ds2 and I brought a spare bag with sweatshirts/ponchos/etc that stayed with the stroller. It's a very lightweight bag and was comfortable to wear. I usually use very small clutches (phone, lip gloss, $$) for every day use and this bag never felt too big.
Last edited by billysmommy; 01-13-2012 at 01:37 PM.
Mommy to my 2 sandy boys
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I carried a donner at the parks all day when we went, and it was my regular purse post diapers. I don't feellike it is a big bag at all. Try to see it in person at Rei.
Otherwise the baggalini (sp?) used to be popular onthe disboards, but I am not familiar with it.
I carried it all day. We brought strollers but used them primarily for the walk through the parking lot and parked it for the day unless the kids totally broke down. I actually carried the Donner bag daily for about 2+ years (was my post diaper bag) and it has never been burdensome for me. I still choose that bag when we are out for a day at the zoo or museum or similar since it is easy to wear and holds what my crew needs for the day (water bottles, sunscreen, etc).