Flow Satchel (2L)

She is small but man is she mighty! I wanted a simple light bag for errands on the go but still able to carry my water bottle. I ended getting the upgraded strap and it was well worth it. Obviously once you put in a water bottle, space gets impacted but I can fit my phone, a kindle, a small wallet, keys, and other small items just fine. It’s exactly what I needed. I love it so much that I might get the bigger size!

I make full use of the carabiners on the sides, putting reusable bags and AirPod cases other small items on the side to compensate for the lack of inner space. There is a lot of padding internally, which keeps my camera safe, but also takes up space. With the water bottle holder taking up more space, there is a little more than half the bag that is available as storage space internally. However, the fact that the back pocket is very roomy and can fit most of what you would put in a purse (small wallet/card case, hand sanitizer, charging block, etc.), it is still a very functional bag. The front 2 pockets are great, especially the water bottle holder. I use it to hold my phone or my digital camera (ricoh gr iii). The bag has a nice pocket internally that also is a great fit for my camera. If I have a water bottle or purchased a drink, I can use the drink holder, and put my phone into the other front pocket or place it behind the water bottle inside the bag, where there is thin space available. Will be taking this as my trip bag!

I love the green variant of this bag. Looked like canvas from afar. The bottle holder is used as a quick drop-in-and-out kind of pocket, as I dont usually carry bottles or umbrellas. So it works well as there are no zippers. Ie. at a store and easily slips receipts into the bottle pocket without having to unzip any pockets.

I also appreciate the back pocket that has a folding lip (at the opening) so even if I dont zip up that pocket, things will not easily fall out from it. I use it mainly to hold my phone, which I can feel when it vibrates as its close to my body.

Have no qualms with the storage size of the main compartment, as again, since I dont use the bottle pocket to store large bottles, I find the 2L just right as an EDC, while the 4L is simply too large and bordering on using a messenger bag instead.

How can this bag be improved? I guess some magnetic closure for the front or rear pocket, would be awesome since I don't always want to use zippers for easy access to frequently used items (like my phone). and the key attachment string could use some slimming down. The magnetic clip is too large and bulky. takes up unnecessary weight and space.