7/26/2023 0 Comments Aer sling bag review![]() The Bellroy has fancier and much smaller buckles that use some sort of innovative mechanism. Whereas the Tomtoc has plastic adjustments, the Bellroy has metal, and the buckle on the TomToc is this unwieldy and huge plastic. The straps are exactly the same seatbelt material, I wouldn't be surprised if they're made in the same factory, but the Bellroy has nicer hardware. The Bellroy feels a bit nicer, more grown up. The TomToc feels a bit more rugged as it's thick nylon, it reminds me of the material my school backpack was made of: bombproof. The outside materials on the bags are pretty similar. Looking from the top and flattening the bags a bit things did look a bit more encouraging, but I still thought going from 4l to 6l should have been +50% and I just didn't seem to see it. I'm not going to lie, at this point I thought I made an expensive mistake. My first reaction was shock: the Bellroy doesn't look that much bigger, in fact it's less wide! I couldn't find any reviews or even pictures comparing these 2 quite popular bags and I can imagine quite a few people in the same situation as me so I thought I'd share my experience as of today, I will update in a few weeks once I've used it more. I'm writing this having received the Bellroy, but I haven't taken it outside yet. At this point I was 100% converted and budget was no longer a concern, so I landed on the Bellroy Venture 6l for the extra size and quality, and because it was on offer for £92. Within 2 weeks of use, I realized I didn't want to just empty my pockets but be able to carry extra stuff I normally wouldn't so started looking for something bigger without crossing into messenger bag territory. Thanks Gen-Z!Īfter much research, I landed on the TomToc because at £36 it was cheap enough that I wouldn't feel guilty if I ended up not using, yet good enough quality that I wouldn't need to upgrade if I kept it. ![]() I've always sort of known I'd like one because I love EDC stuff but it wasn't until recently that sling bags seem to have become common enough that I felt comfortable getting one myself. ![]() Backpacks seemed too much of a hassle for daily use, man bags were socially unacceptable growing up. I'm a 30y man and I've never owned a bag before.
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