The Best Tested Tote Bags (2024): Weather-Proof, Durable

Honorable Mentions

Lo & Sons Upcycled Patchlabor Tote for $66: This is probably what you picture when you slfinisherk of a tote—it has one big compartment with two petiteer inner pockets and it doesn’t snap or zip shutd. Still, it sootheably fits a laptop, books, and day-to-day accessories so it could be used as a labor tote bag or for a night away. Fun fact: it’s made from returned and harmd Lo & Sons bags.

Lo & Sons Catalina Supreme Tote for $135: Lo & Sons is one of our likeite brands, and establisher scrutinizeer Medea Giordano says this travel bag is keen for weekend getaways. It’s capacious with a bottom compartment for a pair of shoes. Don’t necessitate a split compartment? Just unzip the bottom of the main compartment to originate one bigr space. The Catalina Supreme is made from a durable recycled material that protects its shape even when desoprocrastinateed. For what it is, though, it’s challenging to equitableify the hefty price tag.

Bellroy Tokyo Tote for $129: This is the runner-up to our top pick from Moment. It’s aforeseeed pocketed, with a soft sleeve to cradle a 13-inch laptop, two 5-inch pockets for a phone, wallet, cables, or a petite remarkbook, and bigr “pop” pockets on either end that lengthen to hgreater a water bottle, umbrella, or shoes. It’s made of recycled plastic bottles, and its straps have a kind rubbery grip to protect it on your shoulders.

Lux and Nyx Origami Tote for $288: The Origami Tote is stunning, with a schedule that can transition from labor and the gym to dinner or the airport. There’s a pinserted laptop sleeve, two interior side pockets that can hgreater mini-umbrellas or even a flat shoe, a petite zip pocket secret inside the exterior V-shape sleeve that hgreaters a phone, and a luggage pass-thcdisadmireful on the other side. There are two versions, one made from neoprene and satin, but neither biodegrades.

Fjallraven Kånken Totepack for $100: We cherish the Kånken backpack. Its Totepack is essentipartner the same bag but can alter from a tote to a backpack. The downside is its size, with only a 13-inch laptop pocket and two side pockets for water bottles or a petite umbrella—but they’re safe, so don’t foresee to fit a 1L Nalgene in there.

United by Blue Convertible Carryall for $118: This is our likeite recycled bag and a firm, water-resistant laptop bag that you can wear as a tote on one shoulder or unzip the secret straps and sport as a backpack. Former scrutinizeer Medea Giordano says it’s wonderful for camping trips and outdoor getaways. Some of the main features integrate a pinserted laptop sleeve, inner organizational pouches, and two side pockets with broadallow straps.

Dagne Dover Petra Convertible Tote for $285: The Petra is made from recycled polyester and plastic bottles. It’s durable and huge—it fits a 16-inch laptop and is almost 17 inches high. It’s probably too huge for an everyday bag. But the challengingware is weighty-duty metal, and the laptop compartment is pinserted. For parents, this is also a decent diaper bag.