KULKEA Boot Trekker - Waterproof Ski Boot Backpack for Travel & Hiking - Perfect for Ski Resorts, Mountain Adventures & Outdoor Gear Storage

This is a well made, well designed... should I even say well engineered bag. Finally someone put real thought into designing a 100% usable boot bag. I started off with a Dakine brand bag with deployable boot carrying straps, at least that is what they called them. Ugh. This bag by Kulkea is just simply the best. The construction is top notch. The heavy duty vinyl bottom wipes clean of mud etc. should you need to set it down in the parking lot. The individual boot pockets are roomy and easy to load/unload. This is so not the case with strap based boot carry systems. My helmet and googles fit nicely inside the rear pouch with additional room for socks, underwear and a T-shirt as well. There is even a deploy-able helmet carrier should you need that interior room for something else. (Kitchen Sink?) The large center pouch accessed from the top is roomy enough for ski pants, jacket, gloves, a pair of jeans and perhaps a beverage too. This will be a snug fit but totally doable. Extra zippered storage areas on the hypotenuse side of each boot pouch are large enough for lunch or other goodies which are better when not crushed in a main compartment. The carry handle and shoulder straps are both substantial and comfortable and the padded waist strap is perfect with short wide (read tangle resistant) webbing to a sturdy plastic clip just as you would expect to see on a high end backpack. I know its more money than other options, but if you can make this reach the Kulkea Boot Trekker is a way better value than the cheaper options I tried. I also looked a the Swix bag of this ilk. The Swix bag is larger (too large for me) but also had thoughtful design features. The Kulkea however still fits into a standard school size locker with a little shoving. That nice wipe-able waterproof bottom is stiff when brand new thus the required shove and push to get the the locker door closed. Thanks Kulkea for such a nice thoughtful bag.