The Bellroy Tokyo Sidebag is a small 1L sling-style bag designed to be worn on the side that hold all of your essential gear - plus a little bit more - whether in an EDC or travel context

00:00 - Introduction
01:52 - Overview
02:18 - For/Not For
04:24 - Exterior Design & Materials
09:38 - Load Carriage Strap
12:21 - Back Zipper Pocket
15:57 - Main Compartment - Access & Overview
19:08 - Main Compartment - Front Section
24:23 - Main Compartment - Middle Slip Pocket
26:11 - Main Compartment - Back Section
27:20 - Loading up & EDC sample layout
29:30 - Wrap Up
29:48 - Also Consider

Its main claim to fame is probably that despite its small size and compact dimensions it still manages to hold a surprising amount of stuff due to some clever design and subtle gusseted patterning - and does so in a way that is quite accessible with a single zip when worn on the hip. As a small side-carry style bag, it also works well paired with backpacks such as when One Bag Traveling and makes a handy plane/travel companion to keep your valuables with you at your seat when traveling by air.

Potential downsides include the curious omission of any form of keychain/key retention, comparatively (but perhaps intentionally) little organization that means a lot of things just end up being "thrown into" the bag in a jumble, and at 1L, an obvious upper bound on what you can get into this thing.

Despite (or perhaps because of) its simplicity, the Tokyo Sidebag 1L is currently my ready-to-go companion sling for when I’m doing one bag travel, packed with all of my travel documents and essentials and ready to grab before heading out the door. It also features heavily in my EDC sling rotation for the days when I am looking for a small sling for just more than pockets plus. If either of these things sound like interesting use cases then the Bellroy Tokyo Sidebag 1L may be worth taking a look at.

Bellroy Tokyo Sidebag 1L
https://bellroy.com/products/tokyo-si...

Note: All the products in this review were purchased with our own money and all opinions expressed are our own.