Crowdfunding review – Pakt Sling Bag can hold many things. It has hardly any weight, so if you pack it up heavy-this is your thing! How is this sling bag different from others? Is it worth buying? If you are not a messenger bag, will the Bakt messenger bag change your opinion?
What is it
Pakt Sling Bag is a lightweight shoulder zipper bag from the same company that brings us Pakt One Carrying Bag Julie review and on her Julie’s favorite gear Page.
What’s in the box
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- Width: 11.5″ (all sizes have empty pockets)
- Height: 7.5″
- Depth: 3″
- Empty weight: 10.1 ounces
- Shoulder strap length: adjustable from 28.5″ to ~53″
- Material: synthetic (nylon?)
- Zipper material: non-metal/plastic? nylon?
Design and features
The Pakt Anywhere 5L crossbody bag is designed to provide an impressive amount of “carrying”, but it brings comfort as the strap passes through the shoulder opposite the shoulder. There are durable zippers on the two main outer compartments and two zippers, and two magnet-closed pockets in the main/largest compartment. One pocket runs through the entire length of the bag, made of transparent mesh and closed with a zipper. On the other side of the main space is a 5-inch magnetic closure pocket, and next to it is a 5-inch mesh pocket with elastic straps on the top edge. Behind those 5-inch pockets is a full-length magnet-sealed pocket.
The largest compartment has gussets, so if you fully open the zipper, it will not dump your things on the ground. The zipper opens to the 3 sides of the bag, and the compartment only opens to the limit of the gusset. It can be opened as much as you need, but the top will not fall and unload the items in the compartment.
set up
Attach and adjust the shoulder strap, load the bag and carry your belongings.
Test and observe
Pakt Sling Bag and another bag I reviewed made me a bag person. You will never find me wearing a men’s bun, but if I go out in casual clothes, I might see me wearing a “cross-breast” bag, such as Pakt.
These are called “murse” (men’s wallets), but if you like to use a shoulder bag, this one is neither masculine nor feminine. I try my best in photo editing to accurately represent the actual color of the bag. The light level changes the appearance of colors. I call it “military green”, and for some reason, some people call it “olive”.
I can carry more things in this bag than I need for a day trip or shopping. For example, my cash wallet, card wallet, pen, knife, phone, flashlight, and sometimes small tablet computer and/or steel and polymer self-defense items, I am allowed to hide.
When I put all of this in my bag, it does make me aware of its existence when walking around, walking, or riding a bicycle in the store. It’s just my fault of overloading, and it’s not unbearable. I don’t really need a completely empty trouser pocket, but it’s convenient to put everything in one bag.
I tend to put my card and cash wallet in the outermost compartment and find it easy to retrieve them at the gas station or cashier. Larger items are placed in the main compartment. And lined with smaller compartments on the side, used to fill extra things.
Pakt Sling Bag seems to be specially designed for “cross-chested” wear. Although I never carry the fanny pack style with me, I have tried it in the privacy of my home without anyone looking at it. The bag didn’t seem to feel right when it was on me. You can tell from the way the shoulder straps are connected that it is not designed for the waist.
Due to the different angles of the bag on the hips or ribs, it seems that it cannot be hung on a shoulder diagonally, depending on the time I set the adjustable shoulder strap.
A surprise/confession… I used this bag for 3 weeks, and then I found a full-size compartment on the side of the bag, resting on the body. I’m not sure what I will use it for, because it is not closed. But I might. I have found out now.
Travel documents can be placed in this compartment and should be unlikely to fall out because they are very light. If you carry your bag on your back, the opening is upward. If you put the bag on your chest, the opening of this compartment will face down, and heavier things may fall out. The strap does pull through the opening of that compartment, so things like paper, boarding passes, receipts, etc. are unlikely to escape. I will put my passport in a zippered compartment for safety.
what do I like
- The zipper moves very smoothly
- The bag is very spacious
- Nice neutral colors
What will i change
- I did not find any flaws, so I have no suggestions for changes.
Final thoughts
The Pakt Anywhere 5L crossbody bag can keep your essential items by your side, whether it’s errands in the city or international travel. I plan to take mine with me on my next air trip.
Price: 64 USD
Where to buy: Standalone
source: The sample for this review is made by box.
