Travel Gear: The Sling Bag from Yak Pak

It's feather-weight light with sturdy drawstrings, and a zippered inside pocket and it slings over on my back, freeing my arms. The specs are: 13.50 inches deep, 0.25 inch width, 17.50 inches in height and 0.3 lb weight. Comes in various colors and patterns.

Into the YakPak goes just the items I need for that moment. It could be a cellphone, a notepad and pen, and maps if I’m touring a city. Or, a sweater, sandwich, and water bottle, if I’m going for a walk in the mountains (one of the joys of living in New Mexico is the ease of getting into hiking territory). Depending on what I’m going, money, keys, and credit cards etc. go into the zippered pocket.

It takes up almost no space in a suitcase, but it’s right there for when I need to plan what to take with me for the day.

It’s not made to replace a backpack so don’t use if it you need to load up with heavy items. If your shoulders lack natural padding you might want to either pack light, or add a bit of padding to the straps, but generally, I found it to be quite comfortable.

And so very convenient.