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Before bike messengers adopted the crossover strap, Buddhist monks immortalized it. This bag has a zippered closure with adjustable drawstring and a zippered security pocket for your bike light or prayer beads. Its breathable, adjustable shoulder strap is comfortable and quick to dry. When not in use, the bag stuffs into its own pocket. Made with strong, yet extremely lightweight, 50-denier nylon triple-ripstop with a polyurethane coating and a DWR (durable water resistant) finish. Bottom reinforcement is 150-denier polyester double-weave ShiftLayer (47% recycled).
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The Lightweight Travel Courier by Patagonia is inspired by the classic Buddhist monk's bag, and is strong, useful and ultralight. Before bike messengers adopted the crossover strap, Buddhist monks immortalized it.
This bag has a zippered closure with adjustable drawstring and a zippered security pocket for your bike light or prayer beads. Its breathable, adjustable shoulder strap is comfortable and quick to dry. When not in use, the bag stuffs into its own pocket.
Made with strong, yet extremely lightweight, 50-denier nylon triple-ripstop with a polyurethane coating and a DWR (durable water resistant) finish. Bottom reinforcement is 150-denier polyester double-weave ShiftLayer (47% recycled).
Inspired by the classic Buddhist monk's bag, this courier is strong and ultralight
Zippered closure with adjustable drawstring | Zippered security pocket and key clip | Stuffs into its own pocket | Breathable shoulder strap is ultralight, quick-drying and adjustable | Extremely lightweight triple-ripstop fabric affords excellent tear resistance
Before bike messengers adopted the crossover strap, Buddhist monks immortalized it. This bag has a zippered closure with adjustable drawstring and a zippered security pocket for your bike light or prayer beads. It's made with strong yet extremely lightweight 30-denier triple-ripstop silicone nylon. Its bottom is reinforced 210-denier double-weave ShiftLayer nylon with a DWR (durable water repellent) finish, and its integrated mesh shoulder strap is both adjustable and breathable. When not in use, the bag stuffs into its own pocket.
Upper: 30-denier nylon triple-ripstop with silicone finish. Bottom: 210-denier double-woven nylon ShiftLayer with a DWR (durable water repellent) finish
Inspired by the classic Buddhist monk's bag, the courier is strong, useful and ultralight.
Bag stuffs into its own pocket when not in use.
Main compartment accessed through top by zippered closure with adjustable drawstring.
Zippered security pocket and key clip.
Breathable shoulder strap is ultralight, quick-drying and adjustable.
Extremely lightweight triple-ripstop fabric affords excellent tear resistance.
Fabric: 50-denier nylon 6 triple ripstop with polyurethane coating and DWR (durable water repellent) finish.
Reinforced with 47% recycled 150-denier polyester double-weave ShiftLayer.
Weight: 255 g. (9 oz.)
Volume: 21 L (1281 cu. in.)
Dimensions: 10.5 high x 18 wide x 6 deep
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The Patagonia® Lightweight Travel Courier is inspired by the classic Buddhist monk's bag: simple design, generous shoulder strap; strong and ultralight.
Inspired by the classic Buddhist monk's bag, this courier is strong, useful and ultra light.
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| Avg. Weight: | 255 g (9 oz) |
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| Fabric Description: | Body: 50-denier nylon triple-ripstop with a polyurethane coating and a DWR (durable water repellent) finish. Reinforcements: 150-denier polyester double-weave ShiftLayer (47% recycled) |
| Fit: | 21 L (1281 cu in) 17" x 10.5" x 5.5" |
| Linear inches: | 33" |
| Material: | 50-denier Nylon 6 triple ripstop with polyurethane coating and DWR finish |
| Pack Fabric (Primary): | Nylon |
| Padded Laptop Compartment: | No |
| Patagonia Product Number: | 48811 |
| Shoulder Strap: | Yes |
| Size: | 17" x 10.5" x 5.5" |
| Type: | Messenger Bag |
| Warranty: | Lifetime warranty against manufacturer's defects |
| Weight: | 198 g |
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 | Desert Clay |  | Clover |
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| Desert Clay | 70.00 | ||
| Black | 70.00 | 70.0070.00 | 70.0074.00 |
| Phosphorus | 70.0070.00 | ||
| Modern Blue | 60.0070.00 | ||
| Clover | 60.00 | ||
| Pesto | 70.0070.00 | ||
| White | 70.0070.00 | 74.00 | |
| Bitter Chocolate | 70.0070.00 | 70.0070.002 More... | |
| White F09 | 70.00 | ||
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Yes, It's a "Giant Purse" ....BUT.... | |
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| Yes, this is reminiscent of a "giant purse." But so is a bike messenger bag, if you think about it. Only the traditional backpack can truly escape the curse of "purse-ness." If you can get past the potential metro-sexuality of this odd bag, it is actually a brilliant design. Not so much "outside the box" thinking as "off the wall" thinking. For a start, the bag - at least in its original iterations (though possibly not in it's Spring '09 version), is made of the absurdly light, amazingly tough, slightly "different" looking silnylon usually reserved for ultra light backpackers, due to the difficulty of working with it (it so slippery that it's hard to sew), but patched at the bottom with a stiffer ripstop nylon, so it's not prone to damage by setting it down on nettles, barbed wire, or broken glass. Silnylon, used on the sides and top, is silicone impregnated nylon that is waterproof, generally very thin (as it is here) but very strong, and slightly crinkly or "stiff." It's about the lightest material you can make bags, tarps, etc. with these days. It has a different looking "sheen" to it. You won't mistake it for traditional Cordura, or ballistic nylon, or traditional polyurethane coated ripstop nylon. It's in a high tech niche all of its own. You either appreciate it's amazing qualities, or are appalled by its Star Trekkian appearance; this is the bag Six of Nine would have chosen for her gym bag. At least in black. The result, though, is 1,400 honest cubic inches of storage space @ only 10 oz of weight, practically no bulk if you fold it or stuff it, with a large zippered slash pocket on the outside panel, a small inner zippered stash pocket, a zippered top (no velcro to rip or tear clothing, no gaps for things to fall out or rain to enter), and a comfortable, easily adjustable shoulder or cross-body strap. The two key points are: * 1,400 cubic inches. * 10 ounces of weight. Compare the weight and bulk to a daypack or messenger bag, and you'll see why this makes a superb "extra" bag for ultra-light, long-distance air, plane, or bus travel! Plus, the high tech, expensive look is a big plus if you use this for a side trip and check into a nice hotel with this as your sole, minimalist luggage. Try that with a traditional bike messenger bag or day pack. You can easily fold this down to a small square and insert it into a small mesh water bottle pouch on the side of a day pack (where I store mine), or self-stow it in its built in stuff sack (the outer zipper pocket). Or use it to hold your bundle-wrapped or folded clothing (instead of a separate "stow bag" or packing cube) inside your wheelie or other carry-on. So what's its best use? I use an 1,800 cubic inch oversized, square day pack, or a "convertible" (to backpack) 9x14x21 soft-sided "suitcase" for "one bag" travel (see onebag dot com) where I carry-on all my essentials in a single, soft-sided, non-wheelie bag. At my destination I then use this bag, stuffed into a corner of my carry-on bag, as a gym bag or day bag or shopping bag or side-trip over-nighter bag. If I have more to bring back than I started with, this becomes my "personal" bag for carry-on purposes, and holds a ton of stuff in without setting off alarms in the increasingly tough gate agents looking to grab and check bags. Or I can check my "one-bag" and just carry emergency overnight stuff in this Courier plus the stuff I like to have in-cabin with me, lightening my carry-on load significantly. In short, this is a capacious, 10 oz wonder that makes a great ultra-light, ultra-tough travel bag. Highly recommended. NOTE: I have NOT seen the Spring '09 version, which is described at the manufacturer's website as being urethane coated ripstop with a DWR finish, and MAY therefore be traditional nylon instead of silnylon. Make sure you know which version you want and which version you are getting. Also, at least in silynylon, the lighter colors, due to the thinness of the material, are somewhat translucent and do not completely mask the contents. | |
| MarkWeb at Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS) on 01/26/2009 | |
Old and New | |
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| I own two of the original Lightweight Couriers and have inspected its Spring ’09 replacement, which is the one depicted on this website now. The original version was significantly larger – the Patagonia website listed it as 1,400 cubic inches but if you multiply the original dimensions (16 x 13.5 x 8) it calculates out at 1,728 cubic inches. That calculated figure may be inaccurate, since the original was wider at the bottom than at the top; but its useful for comparison to the new version. The new version is listed as 1,281 cubic inches, but if you multiply the specified dimensions (17 x 10.5 x 5.5) you only come up with 982 cubic inches. So in one case, multiplying the dimensions indicates the bag is much bigger than specified on the website, while in the other case the bag seems to be much smaller. The only true way to measure the volume on these irregularly shaped pieces (although the new version has less of a taper to the top) is to get a bunch of packing peanuts, fill up the bag in question, then dump the peanuts into a square or rectangular shipping carton, and then measure the depth of peanuts when leveled. From there the calculation is easy. Lacking a pal in the shipping department, all I can do is to report that the new version, compared side by side in the store with the older version, is significantly smaller. Where the old version could stand-in as a substitute for a backpack on a weekend trip, the new version is more like a small gym bag. Change in size apart, the new version is better in almost every way. First, the zipper runs truly left to right across the top of the bag, whereas the original version ran at a diagonal, giving the original version an irregular appearance when empty or packed. On the new version, the drawstring alternative to the zipper closure makes more sense. Now, the drawstring closure is located ABOVE the zipper, while in the original version it was below the zipper. Using the zipper on the new version allows some moderate over-packing; on the old version, it actually reduced the available volume. The new material (polyester with polyurethane coating) on the new bag has a nicer “hand,” and isn’t glossy and doesn’t crinkle like the original silnylon version (silicon impregnated nylon). In terms of appearance it is much nicer to most eyes (and is more opaque), but the original version was much more waterproof, there was no coating to flake, peel, or wear off, no water repellent treatment was ever required. The new version has a slightly beefier strap, thanks to slightly wider trim on each side (the material in the center seems the same), which should help alleviate the “bunching” problem on the original version, where a heavy load could cause the fabric at the clasp to pull to one side. It’s a personal opinion, but I think the original version held closer to the “monk’s bag” design motif – certainly that bag in the darker colors looked more suitable for unisex use. The new version looks suspiciously like a large purse, which is inevitable with bags that ARE essentially large purses, converted to “man bag” use principally by the use of “rougher” materials like thick Cordura nylon, ballistic nylon, or tarp. I regret the fact that the new bag has migrated slightly to the distaff side of the bag world, because at heart it is one of the lightest, sturdiest, most practical travel bags on the market. The zipper closure alone takes it out of the realm of most messenger bags which are prone to pilfering and spillage. BTW, one poster (most of these posts refer to the original version) didn’t think this bag can handle heavy loads. Well, imho it can. I’ve used it to fly across the Pacific, as my carry-on bag, and I’ve stuffed it with heavy water bottles and food from local mini-markets to “smuggle” back to my hotel. Also as a gym bag with a judo gi in it and the rest of my training gear. It’s sturdy, it just isn’t thick. | |
| NorCalHiker at Patagonia on 02/20/2009 | |
Great despite four drawbacks | |
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| I bought this bag to carry my laptop while on travel, since I travel with only a carry-on. The Rick Steve's backpack was too small, and this messenger bag looks more professional. I now use it for everything - work bag, disc golf bag, gym bag, camera bag, man purse, etc. It is my favorite bag ever. It does have some drawbacks. From annoyance to nit-pick: (1) The bag is 17 inches wide on the inside, but the zipper opening is only 14.5 inches. My 14" widescreen laptop in its sleeve is too big to fit through the opening the long way, so I have to put it in short-edge-first and then rotate it. It's also a pain to put in my Crumpler camera bucket, which fits just fine once it's past the opening. With the redundancy of the drawcord, they could have made the zipper opening larger. (2) With my laptop or other heavy item in the bag, the strap will slip through the buckle, not when walking, but definitely with any quick up/down motions. I've tied two half hitches to keep it in place, but that defeats the purpose of the buckle. (3) The strap is not grippy, and the bag slides around my body if I lean forward even slightly, as when riding a bicycle. (4) I bought the bitter chocolate color, but it looks slightly purple under a lot of lighting conditions. I hereby rename the color "chocolate eggplant." | |
| StephenT at Patagonia on 10/16/2009 | |
Almost perfect | |
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| We got this to use as a travel diaper bag b/c our normal diaper bag was too bulky. It holds quite a lot, particularly when not using the zipper function, but just the cinching function. The side net pockets were handy for holding bottles/sippy cups. We shortened the strap so we could hang it on the stroller, and minor annoyance - the excess strap hung loosely, and I couldn't find a way to store/bind the extra fabric. Some sort of loop function might be useful. Also, after hanging on the stroller (I know this is not the intended function of the bag, but I just mention this as FYI), I noticed that strap kept turning where it is clapsed in the shortening clasp - probably from the weight of the bag, and hanging on the stroller handles. Again, just a minor annoyance. It is very lightweight, and water resistant, which is fantastic. We will continue to use as backup diaper bag back home. | |
| SFmummy at Patagonia on 10/28/2009 | |
great design + efficiency = excellent value | |
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| i was fortunate to pick one of these up about two months ago during the last big patagonia sale and got it for $30 in kelly green. i figured for $30 if it didn't work out it was not a big investment. now that i've used it for a while - i just purchased a second one in black at full price. they rock. it folds up to nothing - with two of them I can comfortably put groceries the equivalent of four disposable plastic grocery bags and not compromise any comfort. they are light and have great utility space. great for gym, beach, or overnight stay. i'm going to give one for a hard-to-buy for relative as a birthday gift next month. i have told friends and they love them after their purchase. home run - AGAIN for patagonia. | |
| meg28401wilmingtonnc at Patagonia on 09/09/2008 | |
LOVE this bag! | |
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| This bag is a must-have! I take it everywhere, from a full day on the trail to an evening out to dinner. In black, I can use with nearly anything I wear. This bag has pockets just where you want them, the outside end pockets are perfect for holding your phone or a small camera for immediate access or a small water bottle, the top zips and cinches closed for added security during travel. The strap is incredibly comfortable and the bag fits nicely on one shoulder or across your chest. It is so light-weight and roomy, you can easily use it as a purse or stuff it full of enough clothes for an over-nighter. It truly is the perfect bag. I don't normally spend time reviewing anything, but this bag rocks! | |
| Smartie at Patagonia on 09/02/2009 | |
great stow away bag | |
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| I bought this bag to take on a trip in Italy. I used it everyday as my handbag. Good thingsQ. Shoulder strap was adjustable and paddedR. The bag looks greatS can hold a lot ChallengingQ The shoulder strap would slip. The clip closure would slip with weight in the bag such as a camera and wallet. IdeasQ If possible put a key bob on the inside of the bag and not just in the front zipper sectionR Would have worked better for me if there was a way to have divider on the inside. I found I was always fishing for things at the bottom of the bag. That said I would purchase the bag again. It served it's purpose and help up well. | |
| travelbug at Patagonia on 07/28/2009 | |
Awesome Bag! | |
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| I purchased the bag as a lightweight alternative to the half mass bag. I hate carrying a backpack when I ride my bike because of the extra weight and the lack of ventilation on my back--this bag sits in the right place! The bag holds everything I need to carry (I commute to work on my bike) and keeps the contents dry in nasty weather. The bag has just enough compartments to organize what I need to carry. The only suggestion (and this is not a complaint), add a strap that will keep the bag from shifting off the back when using it on a bike (similar to the half mass bag). That would make it perfect! | |
| telegal at Patagonia on 10/29/2008 | |
Universal Bag | |
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| An everything bag. I keep it handy for times when I need more space than what my purse provides. I grab it on my way to the grocery when I am only purchasing a few items. I carry it to the book store when I think I might buy something to read. I used it as a beach bag and airline carry on while traveling to Roatan this summer. Best thing is if I need to carry it but not use it directly it folds into itself and I can tuck it away into a jacket pocket or clip it onto a belt loop! The Do Everything Go Anywhere Bag. | |
| vertuesolo at Patagonia on 09/17/2008 | |
versatility! | |
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| I bought this bag to stuff inside of my new MLC Wheelie on work travel. I wanted to stop wearing my laptop around the airport. Once at my destination, I can put my laptop, a notebook, file and other necessities into the bag. Note: it's not padded so you wouldn't just throw your laptop around when in the bag but it's worked great for my application (i.e., 'rough' travel in MLC wheelie and then 'light' travel in courier bag). My second baby is on the way and I definitely plan on using this as a diaper bag. The applications and uses of this bag are really endless. | |
| sabele at Patagonia on 03/17/2009 | |
If I can choose again, I will not buy this bag! | |
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| When I firstly see this product in its website, I like its super-light weight, its suitable volume and its packable feature as well as its appearance. Then I buy it and use it to travel for two days to Macau last week. I put all my necessary things into this bag. After I using it not more than half day's trip, I find its serious problem! is that the shoulder strap will loosening itself after using sometime. The flip-latch actually can not lock up firmly against the strap. My experience is the strap loosen to about 5-6 inches more! And also always bunch together. This is absolutely a fail design. If I can choose again! I will not buy this bag! | |
| Anonymous at Patagonia on 04/15/2009 | |
could be good | |
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| This is a great bag, but not for everyone. It did not look just like it did in the picture. I was more shimmery in appearance. It might have been more well liked by my girlfriend. I think it would be good for an around town carry-all, but I wanted a little more heavy duty out of it. It won't really serve as an on-the-go day pack. I returned it. | |
| none at Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS) on 07/20/2008 | |
