Admittedly, I am not much of a backpack person...until motherhood came along and changed the rules of the game. I tried babywearing and carrying his diaper bag and it was definitely one of the most calorie burning activities ever and the arm was definitely very used by the end of day.

Gaston Luga is a Swedish backpack retailer located in the heart of Stockholm, Sweden and armed with a vision for stylish lifestyle backpacks, they are designed for any occasion. Choose from their 3 different collections - the Clässic, Clässy and Pråper.




So we put it to test in our first family vacay, dropped the diaper bag and replaced it with a backpack. Spot the two loves that makes a relaxing holiday? An instagrammable float and a functional backpack!




Pråper: Black was our choice of colour though if it weren't for the fact the Hubba was the one providing muscle power, I'd have chosen the baby pink!

What sells?

It's all in the details. I particular loved the leather detailing of the tassles and that flap - smooshy squishy smooth leather (Ima leather girl at heart and cannot help carressing the leather...if only it were made in full leather!)




Buckles to adjust for different wearers.




These slots are great for inserting pens or even hooking his toys to!




Practical features: The backpack has a minimalistic design yet sports features like hidden pockets for storage of accessible items (super important for valuables). Each backpack is also equipped with an inner compartment which can hold 13-15" laptops with ease which in this case was duly replaced with his diapers, bottled feeds and even a change of clothes!






The hubba wearing it.






It's versatile enough for each of us without looking like a frump mom or dad!



Easy to sling too!


 

I just had to snap so many pictures with the new baby.

What doesn't? 

Personally I found the straps a tad thin for carrying heavier loads. Otherwise, all's fine and dandy with our choice and I'd love if they have bigger size options for these backpacks!




Discount code

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So for the Pråper: Black retailing at $249 it's slightly under $150 after all the codes! PLUS, it gets sent right to your doorstep within 2-3 days. SOLD!

The Gaston Luga Pråper Backpack was given for review. No monetary compensation has been received. All thoughts and comments are purely our own.