Looking for a tote bag…. which do you like?

I love all my LUG bags. You can find them at luglife.com and QVC.com along with Amazon.

What do you plan to use it for? What do you typically need to have with you all the time? What features are you looking for? I have a bunch of different sized totes that I use for specific different things. We have a medium sized tote that perfectly fits our three iPads, chargers and related items and that’s all that bag is ever used for. It’s probably 13”x16”x maybe 5” or so. It’s regular canvas, has longer handles to go over a shoulder with one small zipper pocket on the inside. It was a promotional tote from a conference I attended years ago.

I have another much bigger canvas bag that I always take as one of my carry on bags when I travel. My guess is it’s probably around 24” square and 6-8” deep, has one pocket on the outside and a zipper pocket on the inside. It will hold my laptop in a sleeve, my iPad and chargers, my purse, a sweatshirt, a large plastic envelope with travel documents and lots of other miscellaneous junk. That one was a promotional tote from a scrapbook convention which accounts for the bigger size, it had to hold 12x12 stuff easily. Also the top on this one totally zips closed which is nice for travel when it has to be shoved under a seat or in an overhead bin. The handles are just barely long enough to use as a shoulder bag.

I have a Jansport bag that I use as a weekender for going to the lake cabin. It’s a smaller bag that is shaped more like a duffel, probably 12x18x6 or so, has a mesh water bottle pocket on the end, two longer outside zippered pockets (one with a zipper at the bottom too so it can be opened up and slipped over the handle of a suitcase) and a top zipper. This one also has a longer adjustable strap with a shoulder pad. This one is sized to hold enough casual clothes for 2-3 days, maybe a pair of shoes, etc.

Now that I’ve been getting more into sewing purses and bags, I would probably just make whatever kind of bag I need in whatever size I want. Like the one I recently made to carry around my little 5 lb dog which has a center opening for the dog with a harness clip, a wide crossbody style strap and two outer pockets. In a fun dog print, of course.

I like a classic leather tote.
I have a black leather Louis Vuitton tote that I have had for years and is perfect. But very expensive.
For a less expensive option I like Madewell and Cuyana.

I love my Vera Bradley backpack for toting items. I'm a social worker that makes home visits. My backpack is cute but very functional to carry my home visit items.

I also love Vera Bradley totes. They are having some good sales right now.

Did you see this current thread?

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