KAVU Paxton Pack Backpack Rope Sling Bag - Jet Black

I adore these bags so much! I have 2, & I bought 3 for Christmas to give my kids & a fam member ☺️ Everyone is enjoying them!I usually use a fanny pack for errands, but when I need to travel with more or go to work- it’s the perfect size for me. Comfortable to sling up on your shoulder, carries the bottle upright & snug, sits up straight when you set on the table, easy to slide to front to access the mini pocket I store my phone & ear buds in. Even when I have it packed I don’t have issues accessing or digging to find things because of the wide and angled zipper. The teardrop shape design is cute & makes it feel less bulky (considering now much you can actually fit inside!).Lots of great patterns & I'm happy with the quality ❤️

I bought this for my teenager after buying a different pattern for myself. I mainly use it indoors, it’s just a quick way to carry my essentials from upstairs to downstairs and back.Seems very well made. Daughter loves this one and uses it to carry her stuff to work. She hates purses but loves backpack, but her backpack was unnecessarily large for that. So we call this her Halfpack. And mine is my Halfpack. LOL. And oh, it holds more than you might think!

I sue this for my purse/ everyday bag. It fits things for my kids and carries water bottle. the compartments are all separate and its easy to organize your things. It fits a great deal of things and is overall a good bag.

I ordered my first Kavu bag last month and I simply LOVE it!!! I got the "Busy Lovin" bag and it is so beautiful, the colors are perfect and it's just right for summer! I get compliments on it every time I carry it. I was hesitant to get one of these at first because I do have 2 small boys and need to carry stuff for them so I worried it might be too small for me to carry as much as I wanted but it really has more room than I expected. While I don't plan to keep carrying it as a diaper bag, for now it does comfortably fit a few diapers, wipes, snacks, my wallet and other stuff while I keep my phone and lip glosses and other small stuff in the front pocket. There's also a great smaller pocket on the back and it's just right for some Tylenol, small lotion and hand sanitizer. It's very comfortable to wear too! I'm still gonna get a different backpack diaper bag but this Kavu bag is the perfect "ME" bag and worth the money!!

This is my second KAVU bag. Love them. They are well built with great materials and craftsmanship. The prints are all lively and colorful. This is my go-to sling bag.

Let me start off by saying I am writing two reviews at once right now for comparison purposes. I purchased both the original Rope Bag and the Paxton pack, in order to see which would work best for me. Scroll down for TL;DR.I am mainly looking for a bag to use when I am out with my 3yo. I fancy myself a “prepared” packer, and truthfully my goal is to carry as much as possible to fit every potential scenario, but in the smallest size/weight possible because stuff is heavy. I realize this goal might make little sense to you. Moving on.I’ve had every bag imaginable from Ju Ju Be and Kipling and a fair number of other brands as well, always in search of the “perfect” bag. Right now that would be a backpack, preferably sling style for easy access. If this were a perfect world the back of the bag would be mesh for better breathability but I settled on the Kavu brand after a fair amount of research, and decided the other features outweighed that, so here we are.At this stage, I typically carry the following:For my daughter: Folding potty seat, wipes, hand sanitizer, sunblock, mosquitNo stickers and/or bands, tissues, a first aid kit, a pouch of snacks, her water bottle, a hat, and/or a light sweater. Some type of toy usually makes its way in.For myself, I *must* carry my wallet, phone and keys. I *like* to carry my personal-planner, a pen, a water bottle for me, sometimes a snack, and frankly whatever else I can cram in without encumbering myself. I am often also tasked with carrying my husband’s wallet and inhaler, and sometimes his keys. I’m generally using this bag when we have the car, so there are additional items there, but I also hate to have to go back to the car when I need something, so I usually carry everything except for a spare change of clothes and an umbrella.Now, onto the bags. Both are canvas/cotton material. I thought the Paxton was more of a vinyl, and it is not. I will miss the rain-repellent feature of the Kipling bags, but I’ll get around that. Both feel about the same when loaded with the same items. The Rope Bag actually seemed to sit a bit more comfortably, in that I had to tighten the Paxton more to get it to lay flat, but it was a barely discernible difference and both stayed close to my body which is what I wanted. I thought the ropes might hurt but they did not.The Paxton is larger. It’s not very significant if you lay them side by side, but when you pack them you will notice.Both are really only suited to right-handed people. Not a deal-breaker for me as I am a rightie, but I would have liked being able to switch the load from shoulder to shoulder. It is worth noting that they both sit well on the left shoulder if you are carrying them like you would a regular backpack and letting it dangle; very close to the body and stays behind your arm pretty easily. 7th grade me and my Jansport knocking around would’ve been jealous.Anyway, I packed them both up using all of the required items above (I will try to add a photo but Amazon isn’t cooperating right now). The Rope bag did hold everything, but that was it. None of my own preferred extras, and my husband is SOL. Also, everything was packed in there pretty well, which is why the Rope Bag had to be returned; my entire reason for wanting a sling bag was for easy and quick access without having to take the bag off, so if I needed to take it off and/or take stuff out to dig for what I wanted, the bag just wasn’t going to work.As far as fitting everything in, the Paxton has a sort of base inside the bottom, so it stands up a bit more easily than the Rope bag. This made packing a bit easier as the first aid kit fits perfectly right there. It also meant that I could throw in a few extras if I needed to, like my water bottle and planner, and still not have it be quite so tight as the Rope bag. Also, the Paxton has the key fob, which I have become attached to (no pun intended) from my Kipling bags. Last, that bottle pocket cannot be understated. It’s not in the best place I suppose, but it’s fine, and it fits my daughter’s Funtainer bottle perfectly. My S’Well falls right out when I’m moving around but I am so pissed at that bottle that I really don’t care if it dies. Having the bottle pocket there created the additional space that I needed inside, and the Paxton was the clear winner.TL;DR I kept the Paxton. Paxton is better for parents/2 person use, Rope is cute for personal necessities. If I were doing a theme park the Paxton would win by a long shot, but I would probably just take my Kipling Ravier or Caity for something like Disney.I hope this helped someone!

I bought the bright coral one originally but returned it for the black because it's more practical. Love the rope strap. It's thickness makes it really comfortable. I own a few of the smaller rope sling Kavu bags but the Paxton is perfect in size. I typically use a large canvas messenger bag just so I can carry all my stuff for work, including a water bottle. This bag carries all of that stuff and has room for more. (The first bag I ordered smelled like cologne and still had someone's used ear buds in the pouch. Ick. Returned that one for a new one. )