Metro Crossbody (Left) - Vivid

I absolutely love this bag! I've bought other Alpaka products previously, and even another brand. However, they've always had one critical flaw: no way to carry my insulated water bottle. This caused me to stuff my pockets and carry bottle on its carrying sling, or carry a bag and my bottle.

This all changed when I saw this bag pop up. I wanted something for an upcoming vacation to a well known theme park that's less bulky than a big camelbak I had been using. I've never found a way to carry a bottle and daily essentials together until now.

I decided on this bold blue color because it's fun and different. My vacation isn't until later this year, but I'm loving my bag so far. I've taken it with me multiple times and it's been amazing. It fits lots in it, only losing a little space when I carry a bottle.

Speaking of bottle, Alpaka told me the water bottle pocket works up to a 9cm diameter bottle. If you're from the states, that's 3.5 inches. My 40 ounce off brand hydroflask was pretty tight. I've been wanting a better bottle, so I got a 32 ounce Owala bottle and it fits much better. Snug but not tight, and not so tall.

I haven't used the stabilizer strap when wearing the bag, but I keep it in there.

I even went to Costco and managed to pull out my bottle and take a sip while holding a cup of ice cream, without setting anything down, which is super handy to prepare me for my vacation and other situations I need to do this.

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