JJ Cole Beach Tote, Prairie Blossom

I use this tote as a diaper bag for my two children when I drop them to the babysitters. Its extra large and holds everything they need while they're away from home. Its extremely durable!

Love this, it's great for the beach and fits a lot of things! If you need a big bag then this is for you!

If you think the glowing reviews are a bit of hype, then you probably will look at this review no differently. However, as a parent of several kids, who've used this bad almost exclusively for all of our trips to the beach and pool last year, I can't recommend this bag with anything less than 5-stars.PROS:Where do I start? First, the material is smartly made of polyethelyne. Why smart? Becuase if you use the bag as designed, you will encounter both salt-water, sand, and sun. This material is sturdy enough to hold several pounds of beach items, but also is smooth enough to not take a lot of sand and water home with you when you're done. Next, functionality--it's got both cubbies, straps, and pockets galore. However, the key notes are the un-zippable bottom (to let water/sand out) that's meshed in. It keeps your shoes/clothes in the bag, but allows for either water/sand to exit, or air to come in and keep things dry. Also, the size is enormous! At 14 x 7 x 15.5, you'll definitely be able to keep a family of 4's beach stuff in it. We have double that, and it still is great for towels, sunscreen, extra clothes, and diapers--yes, you could even use this as a XL diaper bag if you wanted--it's got enough pockets for all the baby items. As far as straps, you can either use the short ones for a hand bag (don't recommend as the bag is HUGE), or the longer shoulder strap. Additional hide-away straps in the bottom of the bag let you sling towels or bulkier items (we usually put a rolled mat) outside the bag--the straps can be cinched, so it keeps whatever on the outside secure to the bag. Finally, it's a sturdy bag that holds shape. Having to juggle many kids, I don't also like having to prop a bag to go through it while I'm holding a toddler or two. This bag stands upright both empty and full, wet or dry--good stuff.CONS:Not many here in my opinion. First, this bag is pricey, but you're really paying for quality. Second, color choices are non-existant--well as far as Amazon's concerned, you have the option of two floral patterns.OVERALL:During the summer, we go to the beach almost every other day, and to the pool on off-days. This bag has seen the test of time and use (we have lots of kids) and is very little worse for wear since it was new. If you have the money to spend on a bag, and are going to use it the way it was designed, then this bag is as close to perfect as we've been able to find. I highly recommend it.

This is a lot bigger than I expected! (Yes, there are dimensions on the product page but it's hard to picture.) There's plenty of room for whatever you want to bring to the beach including a couple of towels, snacks, sunscreen, toys and more. There are a couple of external pockets that can easily hold your keys and other essentials that you don't want to lose at the bottom of your bag. Cool thing--there's a zippered bottom so you can dump out all the sand that mysteriously finds its way into your bag. With a thick, solid strap as well as handles, you can put a lot of weight in this bag without worry that it will collapse or fall apart.

This is a HUGE bag. I originally thought it might make do as a general "carry all" bag, but it really is made for the beach.Well constructed, there are multiple large pockets both outside and within the bag. The mesh pockets on the side are useful for wetter items as is the mesh bottom on the inside. The handles are well made and durable. In truth the bag is just too large for everyday use, but I can see it being handy for someone on vacation and wanting to pack everything into one bag for going down to the beach. Bottles, towels, extra snacks and even wet clothes can get toted all in one bag.

I got this through the Amazon Vine program to review. This is a very cleverly designed bag that is great for the pool, beach, or gym. We recently used it while camping at a campground that had a pool nearby. It is very roomy and fit three beach towels inside easily along with some pool toys. The elastic mesh pockets along the side are great for sunscreen, bottles of water, shampoo...whatever you need to make your day at the beach/pool and the shower afterward work.The most clever part of this bag in the bottom. The bottom zips away and there is mesh in it, which is awesome both for allowing wet items to dry and for shaking sand out of you toys/towels. Additionally on the part that zips away there are straps that can swing down that can be used to hold an additional beach towel or two rolled up underneath. This is great if you have extra towels that won't fit inside the bag or towels that are really wet.The bag also has handles, a longer strap, and special clip-on attachments to hang onto a stroller or bike. It really is well designed and incredibly useful.Although this is clearly intended as a beach/pool bag....it has enough room, pockets, and general functionality that it would great as an overnight travel bag or larger diaper bag as well.Overall this is an incredibly well designed tote. There are some very clever design features to it, it looks nice, and is incredibly spacious and functional. I would definitely recommend.

This is a good bag. Very useful for the beach andI really like the mesh bottom zipper to remove the sand when on the beach. What is keeping this from being a 5 star review is simply two things. The capcity of the bag needs to be a bit larger if you have more than one child and just because I am a mommy doesn't mean I should skimp on style, but even with this two dings. alll in all a nice bag for the purpose of beach.