eBags Lunch Bag Flight Crew Cooler Jr (Black)

This was my replacement for a very old and badly deteriorating lunch bag. It took me a long time comparing features of many lunch bags to settle on this one and I'm glad I did. It snuggly fits two Healthy Packers 4.7" x 7" reusable flat ice packs and the Pyrex 3-cup rectangular storage dish and lid (about 7.5"L x 5.5"W x 1.75"H), and round Pyrex 4.75"Diameter x 2.5"H on top with a little room left over. Makes a great little healthy and reusable lunch delivery system. The rectangular dish holds a sandwich or leftovers to be heated in the microwave at work and the round Pyrex holds fruit or other goodies. You can every fit two of the round Pyrex bowls on the top! With one, you have room for a snack. The top compartment holds my metal utensils and a cloth napkin. There are plenty of other zippered compartments for condiments or gum or other things. The bag is well made and the the fabric sturdy. The zippers look like they'll last a long time, unlike some others I've seen (my old bag had a finicky one). The shoulder strap is perfect to help you bring in your lunch while you have other things like a coffee mug and documents in your hand. I leave it out on my work desk for lunch and it has no problem keeping the food cool. It's nice not to have to use the communal refrigerator. It's not too bulky like a lot of the lunch bags I considered, which seemed big enough to double as a beer cooler. This one hits the sweet spot -- durable, the right size, well-made, attractive, practical, and performs well. The only thing might be if you like your lunch bag to reflect your personality or be more "homey," this one is a basic black and has the personality of a small suitcase. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but it depends what you're looking for.

I am a self proclaimed lunch box junkie. I own a small army of lunch boxes. I have totes, coolers, messenger bags. I change up frequently according to my daily carrying needs and sometimes just to match my outfit of the day. After having lusted over the eBags Crew Cooler for some time, I found it on a Lightning Deal. I ordered it, and was in love as soon as I opened the box. It is the Holy Grail of food transport. Unfortunately, it is too large for my work locker. Darn it! So it is being repurposed for travel and light grocery shopping. So a bit later I found the Crew Cooler Jr. on a Lightning Deal. I ordered it and waited anxiously for its arrival. I was horrified by how tiny it was. I was almost mad. But then I packed it with some of my containers representative of my work lunch. And you know what? It works. It fits 2 Rubbermaid Take Along flat containers and 2 water bottles on top. Will also fit Rubbermaid Lunchblox Entree and Sandwich Kits. My 7 inch Kindle out of its case fit in the top compartment. And my wireless ear buds in the front pocket. Plus room for keys and slim wallet. Now it won't fit my other stuff like umbrella and hat, and such, but I can always use one of my larger bags when I need everything. So yes , it's a darn good compact, well thought out bag. Just small.

Love this little power house of a lunch box, everything stays really cold and love the top compartment for utensils, I've had mine for 2 years now and still looks new, they hold up really well, would buy again

Overall, I have been pleased with my purchase of this bag. I would have preferred a slightly larger bag, or rather a bag with a couple of larger pockets. The main insulated compartment is fine for carrying my lunch, as would be the snack compartment on top if lunch was all I wanted the bag to carry. However, my work requries that I go through a metal detector each morning. I wanted a bag which would easily hold tlhings like cell phone, wallet, mp3 player, keys, change, etc. in addition to my lunch. The front pocket, although clealy not designed for it, holds my small flip phone, mp3 player, and ear buds. The snack pocket can hold a small pack of cookies, my wallet, flash drive, and keys. I have also tried using one of the water bottle pockets for my flash drive but that was not ideal. If I could design my perfect bag, I would start with this one, make the font pocket larger, replace one of the water bottle pockets with a pocket large enough to hold my wallet, add a key fob/clip in this pocket, and then I would have the ideal bag for my needs. I might add that I carry my lunch in small round glass containers with plastic snap on lids. This bag would not accommodate a full size plate. The quality of the bag materials, including zippers, handles, liner, etc. is first rate. I have no doubt that I will be using this bag for a long time to come. For the quality, the price was very good. If it had the features I described above, I would have given 5 gold stars.

I wanted to post photos so you could see it full. I use this lunch cooler as my handbag and lunch bag. So I only need to take one bag to work. This bag holds everything I need it to. Lunch and snacks. The first photo shows it empty. I can fit a surprising amount in this bag. Not shown in the picture is two fit and fresh ice packs I also placed inside. You can see with everything the bag isn't bulging out. It is made of sturdy luggage type materials. The liner inside easily comes out for easy clean up and if need be can be replaced for free by contacting ebags at their direct website. This bag can take a beating and will still look great. Can hold multiple containers. However, if you are packing a lot of meal prep containers spring for the larger size. The Jr can fit meal prep containers, but they have to stand up on the side not lay flat on the bottom on the bag. It is short so if you have taller items they won't fit unless you lay them across. Depending on the size and amounts of containers I would recommend the crew cooler 2. For your average lunch the Jr works great for me.

Bag is soooooo small. Big enough for Barbie but not Ken . Buy the bigger one. There is no point at all for a grown ass woman to carry this tiny ass cooler.