Help!! After a ton of research and several returns, I’m convinced the Caraa Diaper Bag is the one. I cannot justify that price - someone please tell me there’s something else out there that opens wide, has insulated pockets, an easily accessible changing pad and diaper situation etc.

Rejects: Dagne Dover Indi, SkipHop Mainframe, Jujube New Classic

Update: we have a winner. The Calpak! Doesn’t come with stroller straps or a changing pad but easy fix. The SkipHop Forma was a very very close second. So well designed but not the best quality.

Anyone have one? Debating between the black cotton and the black nylon diaper bag, but truly want the clay colored nylon one. The black cotton is machine washable. The black nylon is more waterproof. The clay is dreamy, but I’m afraid it will be dirty in two seconds. Nylon ones are only spot-cleanable.

Also lusting after the changing sling and the stroller pack - both only available in nylon.

Can anyone speak to any of these products? There are tons of YouTube videos on medium vs large sizes of the diaper bags, but not so much on cotton vs nylon.

Thanks!

Any Caraa fans out there? I've been wanting a cara backpack for a long time so I finally pulled the trigger. I had some doubts about the material, but I figured if you're paying over $200 for a backpack, the materials must match the price. The third time I used it, all three sides of the backpack were destroyed. I wore it in the rain with an umbrella, definitely not heavy rain. It looks like there are three giant oil stains. I contacted Caraa to ask for any sort of care or cleaning guides, But they were not helpful. I looked through the reviews to see if anybody mentioned how poorly they hold up, and now I see that they're obviously filtered. Anybody out there know how to get these water stains out?Caraa bags are not water resistant!