The question is – is it worth it to you?
Pros
- Keeps everything neat, organized, clean, and dry
- Re-usable, and very easy to clean
- Fits in airplane carry-ons
- Easy to carry around thanks to straps that basically turn it into a backpack
- Can expand it to larger sizes by buying additional bags and zipping them together
Cons
- Cost
- Zippers can be difficult
Overview
The bag is nicely made and seems rather durable. It's lasted well through 4+ races we've taken it to, including flying with it. The KitBrix has pockets upon pockets concealed in the large compartment, with a few mesh pockets on the outside for other stuff. There was enough space in the inner (waterproof, again) pockets for a large cell phone, glasses, keys, money, credit cards, and other smaller items.
For single-race days, it is MORE than enough room to have a wet & dry side. We would toss all our clean clothes (towel, sandals, fresh clothes etc) in one side of the bag when packing, which remains zipped until after we have finished & hosed off. Once we hosed off, we could just toss all our wet gear into one side of the bag, which was now empty since we had worn all our gear during the race. We could then simply unzip the other side to find our clean clothes, nice and dry, ready to toss on. If you race in colder weather places where you might have a nice warm jacket like a DryRobe, you should be able to stuff one in, however, it would take up the whole compartment, so pack accordingly. Upon getting home, we were able to use a hose to wash all the dirt & mud out of it, and after drying, it was ready to be repacked for the next race.
It's biggest competitors? Garbage bags & home depot buckets. Before getting the KitBrix, I used garbage bags for all my races, going through several to get my stuff to & from races. And it worked…relatively well (if you ignore the waste from throwing away all those garbage bags). Unless it was raining in which my bag probably got muddy when I set it down to toss items in it. Same for a bucket.
The other drawback we found was the zippers. The bag is waterproof, so the zippers and lining are accordingly better designed to keep your gear dry when it is safely zipped up. However, we found that from time to time when trying to zip the bag the zippers would be a bit disagreeable, and not want to zip. It would take some tugging to get the bag to fully zip. A relatively minor thing, however, worth pointing out.
Overall, if you have the disposable income for it, we do recommend the KitBrix as a great solution for getting all your stuff to & from races.
4.5/5