Alpaka Bravo Tote Review (Best TECH tote yet??)
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00:00 - Intro
00:28 - Gist of the Tote
02:27 - Outside of the Tote
06:34 - Inside of the Tote
10:27 - Pros and Cons
11:21 - Alternatives
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Alpaka? I gotcha!
This Alpaka Bravo Tote is a well-padded bag that definitely protects your laptop and other gear from accidental drops. It's got a great organization in the main compartment, a lot of small pockets to fit the smallest gear you have, and a really comfortable shoulder strap so you can have an alternative way to carry it once it's full and heavy.
This is a minimalist tote that comes in three color options, black, blue, and army green. It also has a hidden back pocket for your wallet, passport, and phone!
To learn more about our honest thoughts about the Alpaka Bravo Tote, watch our video for an in-depth review!
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Get the Alpaka Bravo Tote if…
✅ You think tote bags deserve a lot more organization.
✅ You like that this tote can be worn as a messenger. And the fact that it's got a really comfortable wearing experience... Chef's kiss!
✅ You love that it has a hidden pocket to securely store you important stuff!
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DO NOT get the Alpaka Bravo Tote if…
❌ You want a more stylish tote to carry your laptop, water bottles, and other work gear. Below's another alternative... 👇🏼
🎒 Bellroy Tokyo Tote
✍🏼 This tote is for you if you're looking for a totebag that can fit your laptop and more gear. Plus, this tote comes with a lot of color options and it looks more aesthetic and urban, perfect for both work and travel!
👉🏼 Watch our review: bit.ly/3YdbOSe
👉🏼 Check the best price: go.nomadsnation.com/tokyo-tote
❌ You like this tote but you prefer a more weather-resistant bag to protect your everyday essentials. Check below for another great option… 👇🏼
🎒 Boundary Supply Rennen Tote
✍🏼 This is another tote suggestion if weatherproofness is your top priority. It's durable and extremely weather-resistant so you will never have
👉🏼 Watch our review: bit.ly/463ygAj
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❌ You want to explore another option with a different aesthetic and appeal. This is another recommended one for you… 👇🏼
🎒 Aer City Tote
✍🏼 This urban tote is for you if you want a completely different take for a tote. It comes with more capacity and organization to better fit your travel essentials.
👉🏼 Watch our review: bit.ly/3T6GO4q
👉🏼 Check the best price: SOON
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Specs/Features/Summary
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• Capacity: 14 liters
• Color: Black, army green, blue
• Soft-touch fleece-lined laptop & tablet sleeve (Fits a Macbook Pro 16")
• YKK reverse coil zippers with DWR coating
• Luggage pass-through
• Detachable padded shoulder strap with magnetic buckle
• External side pocket for umbrella / small tripod / water bottle
• Integrated MOD Key Tether
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@Nomads.Nation 3 ай бұрын
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@SinVice 3 ай бұрын
Thnx for the link mate! Just purchased my first alpaka product.
@Nomads.Nation 3 ай бұрын
glad to help! please let us know what you thinnk about it after testing for a few weeks!
@daro421 3 ай бұрын
Love that Alpaka stuff. Already have this in use for a while as my daily tote.👌🏻
@Nomads.Nation 3 ай бұрын
Nice!
@laeonflux 3 ай бұрын
Mine is on the way. I needed a more technical yet rugged and secure tote. I've been using the Elements tote and the Rennen Ripstop tote for a while now and as much as I love both of them, I wanted something that could double as a work bag as well. Usually I don't carry my laptop with me but when I need to it's great to have the choice to have it protected since I became used to totes now. This thing looks stylish and durable enough to fit into my EDC work rotation. Will give full opinion once I'm rocking the thing, I'm sure I'll love it, Alpaka is becoming one of my all time favorite brands when you consider their quality(price ratio, they're almost unbeatable. Didn't see your review until last night otherwise would've used your link. But it's what it is. Great review as always, man. Peace.
@Nomads.Nation 3 ай бұрын
Thanks dude, looking forward to hearing your full thoughts!
@Mattzerfyer 3 ай бұрын
As someone who already owns the Bravo Tote, I can confirm that the tablet sleeve will fit a 12.9 inch iPad Pro. But it's quite a slim tablet sleeve, so there will be quite a bit of friction inserting/removing your device if you've got a keyboard case with the tablet, but it still fits.
@Nomads.Nation 3 ай бұрын
Appreciated Matt!
@ramenbox 3 ай бұрын
Great value. Carries a lot. Crazy amount of organisation but it does get heavy and uncomfortable if you get too excited with compartments and load them with things. Agree with you that the shoulder strap gets slippery. It’s good enough if you don’t have to walk long distances, if not, you will have to keep adjusting unless you use it purely in tote mode. It’s a good hybrid but if you’re below 170 cm it does look a bit big (the bag can be a bit wide if you’re particular with bag size to body ratio). It does look great on Aaron given his height and frame. Oh yes the water bottle holder is tiiiijgghhttt but thankfully they have internal holder.
@Nomads.Nation 3 ай бұрын
Great points on adjusting the shoulder strap 💪🏻
@jonuiuc 3 ай бұрын
Shoulder straps on totes have become my favorite things. I use a rennen ripstop tote with a shoulder strap and it’s great for groceries and freeing up a hand. I like this tote, and if I needed to carry a laptop in one I’d probably pick one up. But as it is I have probably too many tech briefcase type options already.
@Nomads.Nation 3 ай бұрын
Love the Rennen tote
@johann_espiritu 13 күн бұрын
Watched (and thoroughly enjoyed!) this video with a huge smile while waiting for my black Alpaka tote to get delivered to me. 😝 I fell in love with totes the moment a friend gifted me one. They're incredibly versatile and simple, yet they offer a good way for one to stuff in everything they're bringing for the day and they're good to go! They look good and feel good, too -- the sensation of having my bag under my arm and I have easy access to it while I walk around is good, as opposed to, say, having all my stuff in a backpack (Don't get me wrong -- I use one of those, too; I just love my totes more). I teach in a university. I need to carry my tech and some books around the campus all the time and having a bag that gets all my requirements ticked -- ie portability, versatility, convenience, and the added stylishness totes give off when they're worn -- makes life so much better! [Excuse the long comment, I just got more excited to finally use my Alpaka after having seen your review!]
@Nomads.Nation 13 күн бұрын
So glad to hear you love it so much!
@ratheruninspired 3 ай бұрын
I bought this bag a few weeks ago. I see it as a pretty awesome v1 of a meaningful outreach to organization enthusiasts that want non-backpack carry options for work - and that's a whole lot of people. Wearing the strap cross body, I think this bag works best for professionals with cars or who have short commutes. I work in health care and my spouse teaches. We're almost fighting over it. I wouldn't be surprised if the PU coating on the quick access pocket was more of an aesthetic choice than a weather proofing choice. I too would like to see the main compartment zipper with a coating, even as it risks a less smooth zip experience. Love your content. Thanks for making great videos.
@Nomads.Nation 3 ай бұрын
The Alpaka Bravo Tote; so good, you might get a divorce 😂
@ratheruninspired 3 ай бұрын
😆😆
@Jaerb4 3 ай бұрын
I bought one for like $40 off from Amazon and it was a fantastic buy. It's replaced my SF Bags Bolt Brief and my Orox leather work bag. You're completely right about the shoulder strap though - I had to buy separate shoulder pad grips to put on it.
@Nomads.Nation 3 ай бұрын
glad you enjoy it!
@BlargAtaraxia 3 ай бұрын
Love the magnifying glass
@Nomads.Nation 3 ай бұрын
Us too haha
@cyjchua 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the review! I have the brown version, and now thinking I should have gone black! Maybe wait for the XPAC version. Have a small request - when talking about water bottles, could you also do a conversion to ml? I figured you're from somewhere in North America, but I think you guys are one out of the three countries left in the world who uses ounces 😅
@Nomads.Nation 3 ай бұрын
I’ll see what we can do haha
@rbyerly 3 күн бұрын
Great review! I own this bag, and I thoroughly agree with your points. The strap is very smooth, and it slides off my shoulder far too easily. In fact, it slipped off while I was leaving work today, causing my bag to drop along with my 16-inch MacBook Pro. Unfortunately, the laptop compartment lacks adequate padding, which resulted in several scuffs on my laptop and the lid sitting askew.
@Nomads.Nation 2 күн бұрын
Yea I wish more totes had grip on the shoulder strap
@linedwell 3 ай бұрын
Has there been a subtle shift in the style of these videos? Starting at the display rack, pieces to camera outside, showing the pack on Margaret (hello Margaret ❤️) I like it. Looking forward to more from Marisa too. 😁
@Nomads.Nation 3 ай бұрын
Yes and thanks for noticing! This is what we call ‘NN 2.0’ and we are slowly rolling it out over the next few weeks. If you have any other suggestions for how we can further improve our reviews, we are all ears 💪🏻
@juri991 3 ай бұрын
i am not a tote person but i love Alpaka next to Fyro out of all the brands you feature. looks good but reasonably priced. I would like to love Bellroy but it is kinda expensive
@Nomads.Nation 3 ай бұрын
Alpaka’s pricing is one of their best selling points for sure
@SZMN766 3 ай бұрын
Is there any aftermarket shoulder straps that can replace this one? It looks similar to the Alpaka Elements Tech Brief Pro which didn't have good grip on my shoulder.
@Nomads.Nation 3 ай бұрын
Not sure tbh but hoping someone from the community can help
@Gael_AG 3 ай бұрын
What is missing in the bravo serie is at least an internal zipped pocket to stash securely small items as I like in aer bags
@Nomads.Nation 3 ай бұрын
Never bothered me personally but probably something many ppl would like
@Dmassimini7 3 ай бұрын
Random question: thoughts on the new nomatic jacket?! I really am considering getting it but i’m torn currently. Is it water resistant or waterproof? Was recently in a monsoon rainstorm in new orleans and my buddies had “water resistant” jackets and got soaked. Mine was waterproof and i stayed dry. I want to get the nomatic jacket but if it’s just water restistant then that hurts my decision a bit.
@Nomads.Nation 3 ай бұрын
I have it, been wearing for 3 weeks. Def not waterproof, but I don’t know what jackets actually are
@yesterdaysjam2405 3 ай бұрын
It looks like a tote (BabyBjörn SoFo) I used when I had to carry my kids nappies and assorted baby stuff but the bravo is obviously more tech friendly lol.
@Nomads.Nation 3 ай бұрын
Maybe it’s the same tote ;)
@dantecorbett2221 3 ай бұрын
I'm on the fence... I've been eying this bag versus belroy for like 2 weeks now. :D wish the totepack was shipping already. I appreciate you making this video Aaron.
@Nomads.Nation 3 ай бұрын
Glad to help and good luck with your decision 💪🏻
@321southtube 5 күн бұрын
For a messenger bag to work... you need strong broad shoulders. A small framed....man... with small sloped shoulders, it doesn't work. Thanks for your service. Love all you do.
@Nomads.Nation 5 күн бұрын
💪🏻
@annissim4 3 ай бұрын
LOVE tote bags, and this one is looking pretty dope (also, I am a sucker for alpaka). It's unfortunate that as a motorcycle rider I find tote bags to be totes unpractical 😂 Great review though!
@Nomads.Nation 3 ай бұрын
Yea haha motorbikes and totes don’t really go hand in hand
@bani_niba 3 ай бұрын
The zipper to the main compartment should have been PU coated. Both to protect the electronics as well as the zipper run is totally straight (no difficult corners to go around).
@Nomads.Nation 3 ай бұрын
I can’t argue with that considering it’s a tech tote
@travelwifme Ай бұрын
Hi! Can you do a review of a tote from Black Ember. Its called the WPT Tote. Would love to hear your view of it
@Nomads.Nation Ай бұрын
Have it in my possession, hoping to get a review live in a few months (but holy moly we are so backed up with bags to shoot, please bare with me)
@kioti15 3 ай бұрын
Can you review the Maxpedition Entity 23?
@Nomads.Nation 3 ай бұрын
I'll add to our wish list
@FarhanHassanFarrrn 3 ай бұрын
I've a Sympl All Terrain tote... Doesn't have great organizational features but I would recommend it for its overall capacity and quality materials
@Nomads.Nation 3 ай бұрын
I’ve got it too, very into it, full review coming soon
@wilsonlamlyt7138 3 ай бұрын
@@Nomads.Nation OMG! I'm just struggling between this and the sympl, I've asked the sympl and there was only one review available. Hope to decide between these two!
@wilsonlamlyt7138 3 ай бұрын
If size doesn't matters that much? I'm not sure between these two lol.
@Nomads.Nation 3 ай бұрын
@@wilsonlamlyt7138 if you want an urban tote with better laptop protection - go Alpaka. If you want a tote that can go to the office AND the beach/hikes - go Sympl.
@wilsonlamlyt7138 3 ай бұрын
@@Nomads.Nation what? I didn’t expect that! I thought sympl looks like those very classy urban totes. Wait for the review!
@A-Name-101 3 ай бұрын
Should be Pu coated on the main compartment. Should have 2 water bottle holders so can have water in one and umbrella in the other.
@Nomads.Nation 3 ай бұрын
I think many ppl will agree
@cgazlan 2 ай бұрын
Bought it for usd67. Now waiting for it to arrive. My 5th alpaka if I'm not mistaken 😅
@Nomads.Nation 2 ай бұрын
nice! let us know what you think of it after testing for a few weeks
@cgazlan 2 ай бұрын
@@Nomads.Nation will surely do. Will use it as my main work bag and putting aside the Bravo Max v2 for a while.
@unfi6798 3 ай бұрын
Tote is goat.!
@Nomads.Nation 3 ай бұрын
🐐
@mstammyn Күн бұрын
Comparing this tote to the Boundary Supply Rennen tote, which one is better in your opinion?🤔🤔🤔
@Nomads.Nation 9 сағат бұрын
this
@user-uh9zu7gm6w 3 ай бұрын
where i can buy aer bag in HK? is there store in HK?
@Nomads.Nation 3 ай бұрын
Suburban HK has two locations, sometimes they have Aer bags
@user-uh9zu7gm6w 3 ай бұрын
@@Nomads.Nation thank u
@OmarAliAWSM 20 күн бұрын
AAARON! NEW ALPAKA TOTE! HELP ME BAG JESUS!
@Nomads.Nation 19 күн бұрын
This tote ?? 😂
@OmarAliAWSM 19 күн бұрын
@@Nomads.Nation the metro tote?
@Nomads.Nation 18 күн бұрын
@@OmarAliAWSM haven't seen it yet, looks cool! Hopefully I can review one soon :)
@mokisan 3 ай бұрын
Whats the advantage of using a tote? And isnt tote mainly for women? Although i do know that in japan lot of men has totes too. I hate totes or messenger bags. Backpack with a side handle seems much nicer tbf.
@Nomads.Nation 3 ай бұрын
bags are bags and some people prefer to carry their bags differently. Totes give a different range of freedom and access that some people prefer over backpacks. I don't really believe anything is mainly for a man or woman, wear whatever you want to wear 💪
@RK-um9tu 3 ай бұрын
Tote's are big purses for women. You won't see a man walking around with a tote bag in the US.
@OndaPiloto Ай бұрын
This bag looks so cool but it is too big and heavy for my taste. I wish they would make a smaller and lighter version, or the Bellroy would get an external water bottle pocket.
@Nomads.Nation Ай бұрын
So close but so far
@OmarAliAWSM 3 ай бұрын
That bag is lookin thicccc.
@Nomads.Nation 3 ай бұрын
soo thicc
@ZR47EDC 3 ай бұрын
False bottom on the laptop compartment?
@Nomads.Nation 3 ай бұрын
A bit yes
@ZR47EDC 3 ай бұрын
@@Nomads.Nation cool thankss
@Nomads.Nation 3 ай бұрын
@@ZR47EDC 💪🏻
@melonplayz-roblox9600 3 ай бұрын
No point for totes, they hurt your shoulder so just get like a basic backpack that carry’s your tech and then done more comfy and shoulders don’t hurt
@Nomads.Nation 3 ай бұрын
I too prefer backpacks, but still have a place in my bag-lineup
@chuckwagonwins 3 ай бұрын
First
@Nomads.Nation 3 ай бұрын
❤️
@LexEvans90 3 ай бұрын
Too heavy...
@Nomads.Nation 3 ай бұрын
It’s def not light
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