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Backpack or crossbody bag?

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Mine Thu 19-May-22 12:02:55

Backpack for heavier things and documents when I go on holiday.. I can then use it for the beach or days out....I also take a crossbody bag for smaller for personal items..

Shandy57 Thu 19-May-22 12:00:27

Lots of young people wear their backpacks on their front nowadays to stop the pickpockets. Not the most comfortable!

Urmstongran Thu 19-May-22 12:00:01

I’ve noticed quite a lot of people use the backpacks over their fronts these days!

jaylucy Thu 19-May-22 11:58:49

I prefer cross body bags myself , mainly for security reasons as at least you can wear them under your coat /cardigan or at least tuck them under your arm.
I always feel that back packs are easy prey for pick pockets as you can't see who is behind you .

Shandy57 Thu 19-May-22 11:54:50

I have a backpack and a small Kipling crossbody bag for essentials for travelling.

Septimia Thu 19-May-22 11:41:32

I have a backpack for holidays - one that can be used as a shoulder bag as well. It has a zipped pocket in the area that rests against my back, so that can be used as more secure storage for important items.

henetha Thu 19-May-22 09:55:07

I find that backpacks hurt my back, and also are more inconvenient to get to. I always use a cross body bag, a small as I can manage. Kipling do some lovely cross body bags. And they are lightweight.

TerriBull Thu 19-May-22 09:51:35

Personally I don't like backpack type handbags they look as if they could be an invitation for an opportunist to dip their hand in, happened to someone I know when she was on the tube. I do like a backpack rucksack on the shoulder with not too many things in, or an across the body bag. Also have a Radley purse largish for a purse, big enough for keys, wallet with cards and phone which I hang on my wrist, it has a loop, good when out for a walk.

rafichagran Thu 19-May-22 09:44:31

I use a backpack everyday, If at a airport I put small crossbidy bag, that holds a passport, money credit cards and other items I need.

geekesse Thu 19-May-22 09:44:25

Depends where you are going. In some tourist hotspots, thieves can cut open a backpack and relieve you of the contents within seconds, then vanish into a crowd before you even notice. If you hang a cross body bag at the front of your body, it’s not such an easy target.

silverlining48 Thu 19-May-22 09:41:02

I always use cross body bags but they are inevitably smaller than most back packs, which hold more, but need to be removed to get at contents.

FannyCornforth Thu 19-May-22 09:36:02

Thank you Allegretto, I’d not heard of them. I shall have a look

FannyCornforth Thu 19-May-22 09:34:59

I’d get both tbh!
If you need to lay your hands on stuff quickly and often (tissues, water etc) a cross body one is better (although I prefer them over the shoulder)
But for an iPad and heavier things I’d say that a back pack is best.
I think that you need to experiment to get the right set up for yourself

Allegretto Thu 19-May-22 09:34:34

Have a look at the healthy back bag company. I use the small bag or the large bag let all the time. The small bag should accommodate your needs. It is the most comfortable bag I’ve found.

Oopsadaisy1 Thu 19-May-22 09:32:55

Backpacks make my back ache, so I wear a cross body bag.

No one can help themselves to stuff in a cross body bag, unlike a backpack plus when I moved I inadvertently knocked into people, well the backpack did.

DillytheGardener Thu 19-May-22 09:32:53

I have sciatica, and my physio told me to always use a backpack as it evenly distributes the weight and you can adjust for your height etc.
Cross body bags are bad for your back.

nandad Thu 19-May-22 09:24:28

Going away, need to have hands free to help OH at airport, want room for iPad, water bottle and other essentials and to use day to day. Can’t work out which is the more comfortable and practical. Does a small backpack make your back ache and is it a bother to keep on taking off your back? Do the straps cut in if it weighs too much?