WATERFLY Crossbody Sling Backpack Sling Bag Travel Hiking Chest Bag Daypack

This is a perfect sized bag for an airline "personal item" when traveling. It's easy to reach everything in the bag without taking it off. Just slide it around to your chest and you have access to everything in the bag. It's not big, but big enough for an e-reader, headphones, reading material, passport, keys, etc. I love that you can keep it close to your chest to resist pick pocketing, too. Much more functional than a traditional backpack. The build quality seems high and I've had no signs of wear and tear after several months of use. It's comfortable, too. I used it for a multi-hour hike in Arizona with no discomfort.

Nice sling bag. Looks to be well-design designed, and well-made. Zippers are usually the first thing to go on a bag like this, and these look to be better than most, with a very smooth action! Overall, the bag has lots of nooks and crannies, and great flexibility, both in length, and wearing it over either shoulder.

I bought this bag for outings / day trips when I need my hands-free for camera. The water bottle area is slightly small as the comments indicate, especially for most of the larger water bottles available, but I did find a slim insulated stanley that fits well. The quality seems good. I'm tall, so I'm still trying to adjust the strap to fit me that is comfortable. I might buy a cushion like I have on my seat belts to help cushion where the straps hits in front. Yes, once you put things in it, it will slide, but so would any backpack. My old samsung phone fits just fine in the small pocket. I was able to fit in the things I needed for the trip without problem. The strap is comfortable, and the weight of the bag it is good - much less than my purse when full! I liked having hands-free, and a place to old my water bottle. I'd probably wear it on the front if I was traveling at a theme park or out of the country so you have more security over your stuff. Once I started putting things it, it filled up quickly, but it held everything I needed for the day. The back is padded and the strap over the shoulder so that was nice. So far very happy with it.

The WATERFLY Crossbody Sling Backpack has been an amazing addition to my daily routine. It’s lightweight but holds everything I need — phone, wallet, keys, water bottle, and even a small tablet. The material feels durable and water-resistant, and the strap is super comfortable for all-day wear. I love the multiple pockets for easy organization, and it looks stylish too. Whether for hiking, traveling, or just running errands, this bag is perfect. Highly recommend!

I love the compartments that this bag has. There are so many different bags on the market but this bag has all the useful features while maintaining that compact size. It's a good bag to use if you're taking your things to the gym or going to the office.

I wear my sling bag over my left shoulder, so when it was time to replace my Outdoor Master sling with something else, I was looking for zips I could access when I swing the bag around to the front as well as good water bottle pockets and a phone pocket that fits my big phone. This bag does all of those things. It's lightweight, has some decent interior sectioning for things like pens and smaller items, and, most importantly, I can position the double zippers on the main compartment so they point up toward me when I slide the bag around to the front.The phone pocket on the strap of the bag is huge; it took me a bit of time to get used to how big and clunky it really feels. The look of the pocket with my phone in it is a bit dorky. But I guess I am used to that now that I've been wearing it for a couple of weeks. Fears of heart cancer aside (j/k), it's actually a convenient place in which to carry our external brain packs (phone). It also has a place where I can quickly clip a key on a carabiner so I don't have to root around in the back portion for my car key or house key on short trips.This bag has water bottle mesh on both sides, and they fit my preferred insulated mug (contigo) and a small water bottle (both 16 oz) -- or my travel umbrella. The zipper down the middle front seems like it would be convenient, but I've only found that small items fit in there (lip protectant, hair ties, pen, etc.) when the bag is full. The open pocket behind that is great for quick access, but since it doesn't zip, it's possible for smaller items to fall out of it. The main compartment is fairly roomy, but the only electronic device I can fit into it with my wallet and eyeglasses case and chargers in the bag is a Kindle Paperwhite. The bag doesn't have a hidden security pocket on the back like my last bag, but the design is such that anyone trying to unzip your bag and grab stuff would have a hard time doing so. The double zippers on the main compartment could probably take a very small padlock, if need be.The downsides to the bag are the lack of internal organization and not very direct access to the few pockets that exist in the main section because the water bottle mesh sewn onto the sides hampers having a larger zipper for that compartment. It only opens a little ways, so you have to dig a bit to find things by feel. There aren't any pen holders, a feature I find essential, because a woman without a Sharpie is a woman ill-prepared. There are two mesh pockets that hold pens, sort of, and a large pocket in the portion to the front, and a larger device pocket in the back. I guess if you have any real valuables, you could just stuff them in the very bottom of the bag, where nobody (even you!) could get to them without serious intention.As with many bags these days, the key fob seems like an afterthought. It's in an inconvenient place and interferes with the small inner pockets of the large compartment. I actually re-sewed the key fob into the dead space at the very top of the big compartment. That way my keys hang down the back of the compartment from the very top of the inside, and don't get in the way of anything else.I suppose the way the clip strap works on the back you could add on a rolled up jacket or tee-shirt, tightening the strap down with enough pressure. I can see using that open pocket and the strap that goes over it for such a use on a day trip.The back strap is convertible left or right, so right handers can use the bag as well. I am considering buying a backup version in a different color, just to have another one around. It's looking like it will be a good bag for basic daily use. I can't fit my ipad or chromebook or any larger devices in it, and it's hard to fit a journal or any paper bigger than say 5x7 in it, but It's not often that I need to be carrying those things around in this bag.Tl:dr: Good, small bag that works well for left-handed folks and people who don't need to carry large devices

I'm still trying to decide if I should return this. I looked at dozens of crossover bags before selecting this one. I liked the size, color & material, which are all great. The side net pockets do fit my water bottle, (an important feature) however I put my earpods charging case in one net pocket & it fell out & I lost the item, a pricy & inconvient mishap. I thought the open comparment under the flap would be handy for boarding passes & such, which it is, however the flap is difficult to open, which is necessary to get to the inner comparments. I'm hoping it will get easier, but for now I end up leaving it undone, which makes the bag unattactive. The small zipper front comparment is very thin so only good for a few flat items. I didn't know if I would like the phone case on the strap, but it's secure & zippers work well. Wouldn't be good for somebody that is constantly using their phone as it's not overly accessible.