Overall impressionsĬlearly a lot of thought went into the design of the ISOPACK. I have not been asked to write a review and was not provided anything for free or as compensation for writing this or for any other reason. In its defense, I loaded it the hell up and it was very heavy, and damn if I didn’t miss the wheels on my usual roller bag.ĭisclaimer: this review is completely and totally impartial. I was visiting family in Oregon and knew I’d be hitting the gym daily, so I wanted my gym bag and usual goodies and also wanted to see how it would fare when stuffed with clothes and into overhead bins on the plane. I’m writing most of this review on a long Delta flight from Portland to Atlanta, having just taken this bag with me as my carry on and only piece of luggage. It also has a large, slender pocket that holds a laptop or tablet – it holds my iPad Pro comfortably. It’s a backpack style bag with a large (huge, really) main compartment, a small front compartment, mesh pockets on the sides for 4 shaker cups/bottles, a couple smaller pockets, and also a separate pouch for cold storage with a removable insert (the main compartment of the bag just gets about 5” deeper if you remove that insert). In the end I settled on the ISOPACK from Isolator Fitness. Just the ability to keep maybe 2 meals cold is typically what I need at most. I don’t need to take meals with me often but when I do, it would be nice to NOT have to bust out my first generation 6 Pack Bag that is itself falling apart by now, and also far too big for what I typically need. So I went back to the drawing board and searched again…this time specifically thinking I’d get something a little nicer – higher quality materials, and ideally a food storage/meal prep bag also. It actually served me pretty well for over a year, until eventually it started to fall apart (it was pretty cheaply made…duh) and it’s shortcomings became more and more evident. But it had the organization and features I wanted, and at that price I figured it was essentially disposable so even if it was trash it wasn’t a big loss. In the end, I purchased a gray duffel bag with mesh end pockets for $11.99 from I’ve long been a believer of the theory “spend your money where you spend your time” and I spend a LOT of time with my gym bag. There was a feature set I knew I wanted, and I didn’t really care where along the price range the right solution landed. I searched high-end options, cheap-ass options, and everything in between. I was recently in search of a new gym bag as my old one was A) seriously lacking, and B) looking like it got left outside in the rain a few too many times.
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