Dad's Diaper bag

Dad's Diaper bag

The Dad Bag & the Movement

Why would dad need his own diaper bag? I have three young ones and I can say from experience that each "job" has its own equipment, so to speak. Sure you could use a bagpack or a messenger bag or perhaps in a pinch you could use your wife's diaper bag. But to be an organized dad and wear something that better reflects your personal style (as opposed to the pink flowers and polka dots on your wife's bag), you will need a seperate bag.

With my first kid, I could get away with jamming a few diapers in my back pocket and going on an adventure with him, now with three kids, two in diapers, I need as much organization as I can afford. The Diaper Dude (DD) brand, which takes the traditional "female-centric" diaper bag and makes it "dude friendly." "Most diaper bags for men were backpacks, lacking in accessibility and functionality," says Chris Pegula, founder of LA-based, Diaper Dude.

Chris calls his product a movement, but I question the merit of this statement and wonder if it is merely clever marketing fodder. But if you meditate on the idea of what active fathering is, which for me is spending time with your kids, going places with them and forging those good memories and great adventures (and yes, changing their diapers along the way). Changing a baby's diaper is the most common and thankless, I may add, acts of parenting. To be an active dad and parent you must share the tasks (the good, the bad and the stinky), and for some, maybe, that begins with something as simple as a bag with a changing pad in it and pockets designed perfectly for diapers and bottles. If you look around (and I have extensively) there is an inherent lack of dad-centric products out there and he is filling a need. So for those of us guys who want to be active dads we need our "equipment" and Chris is serving it up hot and with plenty of style.

Diaper Dude | Deluxe Bag

Form or function?

These bags have star-power to boot; you cannot open a magazine without seeing a famous dad of today - ranging from Brad Pitt and David Arquette, to Matthew Broderick, Ben Stiller, Patrick Dempsey and more....carrying The Diaper Dude.

This line of bags has a number of options, both in design and in style. They have the compact Mini which seems derivative of the dreaded fanny packs of yester-year but it has been updated with a long shoulder strap which gives it a fresh look. For those runs to the park or to the store and back or the Survival Pack which will cover all the bases for you, right down to the matching insulated bottle holders for those longer trips. And yes, there is a backpack version as well, complete with a plethora of secret pockets and compartments for changing pads and bottles and such. Style-wise and street-wise, Diaper Dude covers the bases of all the dad-types out there; the urban hipster, the metro-dude, the rock star, the hippy, the techie dude, the sports dude, the list goes on.

Going beyond just diapers, the Dude brand includes items such as an on-the-go first aid kit and a Dude picnic blanket. When your kid wants to dress more like Dad, Diaper Dude has created "Little D's", a kid style messenger bag. Most DD bags are in the -110 buck range, which is on par for well design and well constructed backpacks, sports bags and messenger bags out there, but you can find DD items as low as .

Simply put, the Diaper Dude has the best options for dad on the market. Overall, I think Chris is definitely onto something, the biggest snag I have had with the bag is getting my wife from stealing it from me.

 

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