I forgot to add that we stopped in Rio Grande on the way home to get some peanuts at Marshalls. (They have these big cans of Virginia peanuts that you would normally pay 20 bucks for on Amazon for $8.99. I eat them every day.) I spied this Hurley sling bag, and was intrigued. I’ve bee looking at replacement bags for my strange Amazon messenger bag I got when I fancied the notion that a Microsoft Surface Pro could be the one device to rule them all.

This bag is great in that it’s light and small, but can go from carrying an iPad Mini to a MacBook and two iPads. It’s cheaply made and the zippers require careful packing to avoid scratching your devices. That, and it’s not very deep, so attached stylii are always a worry.

I’ve avoided the multi bag ethos thus far; I have a messenger bag and I always use just it. The bag has changed over the years, but it’s always been one bag.

But there have been many times (like this weekend) where a sling with an iPad would be perfect. So I got this but only because it was inexpensive.