Posts Tagged ‘travel’
I was looking for a bag for more than my laptop that I could trust while traveling. When I came across the Mountainsmith Network, I knew that I had a winner. I already love Mountainsmith products and have come to rely on them in the backcountry. The previously posted reviews only confirmed for me that I needed this bag. Here are some of the highlights:
1. The laptop sleeve (which is less like a sleeve and more like a pocket) is large enough to hold my old Toshiba notebook. It is also surrounded by closed-cell foam padding on both the exterior side and the center divider of the bag. The foam adds even more protection for my laptop without taking up a lot of space in the bag.
2. The two main sections of this bag are spacious! The laptop side is about 3″ and the other side is just a little less. The non-laptop side also has a zippered pocket which is 5.5″ x 9.5″.
3. The front compartment (the panel that has the Mountainsmith logo on it) unzips to reveal tons of pockets (from pens to calculators). There is a key hook. There is a fleece-lined pouch for glasses hanging from the exterior panel as well as a mesh zippered pouch that velcros to hold glasses in the pouch beneath.
4. On the exterior of the bag, there is a drink pouch on one side which isn’t large enough to hold a Nalgene 1L bottle, but is more the size of a 20oz. water bottle. On the other end, there is a velcroed pouch that could hold a cell phone or a couple of granola bars.
5. As stated below, the interior of this bag is a bright yellow which aids in locating items within the bag. The exterior is rugged and tough.
6. The shoulder strap is padded with foam and has a grippy-like material on the padded part of the strap.
7. On the back side of the bag there is a sleeve that fits over the handle of wheeled luggage and is secured with a bit of velcro. There is another pocket on this panel as well.
Mountainsmith Network Travel Shoulder
We have two dogs (a Pomeranian and a German Shepherd/Australian Shepherd mix) and recently purchased this for weekend trips and an upcoming trip (Fla. to Maine). It holds enough food for both [dieting] dogs for 2-3 days.
Our Pom is highly susceptible to pancreatitis and must have special (unfortunately expensive!) dog food to prevent recurrences. The travel tainer allows us to not only take her food wherever we may travel but also to have two handy bowls (one for each dog) at the same time!
The handle is easy to remove and — if it’s fairly clean — it can be stored in the food container while the bowls are in use. The lid of the bowl has an additional carrying handle for when the bowls are in use. Reassembly to a handled carrying container is as simple as lining up the two bowls and reattaching the handle. Also, the lid is large enough for most hands to fit into for cleaning (even my husband’s hands fit in it).
Travel tainer
The book Artemis Fowl is a great book! It takes you into a world that you never thought that you world exsist. The book is about a young matermind. He is on a quest to trick the fairy world into giving him their precious gold. During the course of this book, there are true dynamic characters. There are also some very good morals of this as well. You learn that money isn’t everything and that though it might be a little weird a friendship is the best thing that you could possibly have; even when you are trying to trick the smartest technology in the unknown world. The end of “Artemis Fowl is truly remarkable. I won’t spoil it for any of you reader’s thinking about reading it though. It is a true piece of irony. I would recomend this piece of literature to anyone who as an open mind and imagination. This book truly is out of the known world. 
Polly Pocket Travel Licious