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Taska Missionary Shoulder Bag

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  • Taska Missionary Shoulder Bag - TSK-71669
  • Taska Missionary Shoulder Bag - TSK-71669
  • Taska Missionary Shoulder Bag - TSK-71669
  • Taska Missionary Shoulder Bag - TSK-71669
  • Taska Missionary Shoulder Bag - TSK-71669
  • Taska Missionary Shoulder Bag - TSK-71669
  • Taska Missionary Shoulder Bag - TSK-71669
  • Taska Missionary Shoulder Bag - TSK-71669
  • Taska Missionary Shoulder Bag - TSK-71669
  • Taska Missionary Shoulder Bag - TSK-71669
  • Taska Missionary Shoulder Bag - TSK-71669
Item #: TSK-71669
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Price: $99.00
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Product Description:

This bag features a strong nylon construction that will last beyond your misison. Made with a comfortable frame that allows for air circulation. With an ajustable padded shoulder strap and comfortable waist strap which make carrying this pack a breeze, and perfect for riding a bike! The waist strap can be tucked away making it a true shoulder bag. The should strap has 2 reflective strips on it to help keep you safe will on the road. The large size zipper pulls allow for easy opening and closing of the bag even with gloves on. And very importantly a built-in, detachable, water proof rain cover that will protect your bag during rain.
The bag features the following specialized pockets:
Outside top pocket, perfect for a planner and pens, also includes a clip-on keychain to keep your keys safe. Pamphlet pocket, and two pass along card and name tag pockets. Side padded pocket, perfect for cameras, phones, etc. Side utility pocket perfect for small tools or snacks. Inside mesh pocket perfect for backup pens and other easy access small items. Large scripture and Preach My Gospel inside space. Two quick draw pockets for DVDs and Book of Mormon. Detachable Water-proof Rain Cover

Product Reviews

Overall Customer Rating of 5 Reviews:

TASKA

Rating:
<p>This is the 3rd TASKA bag I have purchased for missionaries, 2 of which have returned with the bag still it total working order. One bag went to the Marshall Islands (Kiribati) and one to Southern California. Both weathered the elements perfectly and neither broke. All compartments worked very well and held everything they needed/used. The newest purchase is for an elder leaving to serve in Colorado. He spent the first time trying all the straps and handles, putting things in and out and rearranging everything. He is delighted with is. I have been very happy with the responses I had from these 3 young men but there is a 4th, the one who first recommended the bag to me. His came home from as well in perfect working order.</p>

This bag does NOT handle wear and tear and does NOT protect well against heavy rain

Rating:
Though this bag may work for some missions, it did NOT work well in mine. I served in the Chile Osorno Mission, where there is heavy rain in the wintertime, and the missionaries travel either by walking or using public transportation (we didn't have bikes or cars). So my mission gear got a lot of wear.

This bag isn't sturdy enough to handle two years in a mission like mine. After only six months of being in Chile, the bag's shoulder strap broke. Other parts of the bag (such as the padding on the waist strap) later broke as well.

Although this bag is advertised as having a waterproof raincover to keep it dry, the location of the clasps that connect the shoulder straps to the bag keep the raincover from covering the entire bag. So the raincover only covers about half of the bag, which allows water to easily enter and soak pamphlets and scriptures. I had to put all my missionary gear in double plastic bags within the Taska bag to keep them from getting wet.

What I like about this bag is the waist strap that helps take weight off of your shoulders and all of the small pockets that you can put pass-along cards and pens in. However, there are better missionary bags that have waist straps and pockets as well.

Also, there wasn't a very convenient way for me to carry a wet umbrella in this bag. It would also be nice if the bag had an outside mesh water bottle pocket (though the bag has small pockets on the side that do not work very well with bottles).

In short, I would not recommend this bag to someone who is going to a rainy mission or a mission without cars.

Mrs. Surette

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I have bought two of these for two grandsons and they are pleased. I do have a missionary in our branch who has one and he is having trouble with the zipper.

Taska missionary bag

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Bought one for my grandson now serving in Kiribati and he said it's been wonderful to keep things always dry. So when a young friend was called to CA. Wanted to give him as good a bag and returned for this one.

This bag will serve me well

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To all of you reading this review, please note that I have not used this bag in the field yet, so I don't know everything about it.If you have not watched the YouTube overview video of this bag, "Missionary Shoulder Bag", by the Mr. Mac store, you should, to begin with.I got my bag on amazon, so it was shipped from the LDS Bookstore. Taska Outfitters only has a few employees, so I assume that they only make one version of the bag. In the YouTube video there is a water bladder in the back of the bag. My bag does not have this feature. That Mr. Mac video is two years old by now, so the company may very well have removed this feature of their product, but I'm not completely sure. Does Mr. Mac get different bags than the LDS Bookstore?
I was a little disappointed that there was no water bladder in the back, but since I didn't really need that part I'm still giving this bag five stars.Now for the good part. This bag is very well made! The material/fabric is thick and the stitching is good. It feels like it should last well beyond my mission. Keep in mind that I haven't actually used it.
I'm going to a mission with the iPad Minis, so I didn't need a big bag. I just need to carry the iPad, some pens, pamphlets, and maybe a notebook or something. I was surprised when I got the bag because it was smaller than I thought it would be. Here is what I can describe to you about the size. If a Preach My Gospel was two inches wider it might not fit. The entire mesh padding on the back is like a big pocket. Plenty of space for the waist straps if you want to tuck them in.
I like the water bottle holder. There is tight elastic so that if a bottle is not in the pocket it still looks nice and not stretched out.
The "Taska" stitching on the front is not bluish like on the picture, but a dark grey, close to black. The electronics pocket in the back is soft.
This bag is not waterproof, but the bottom has a fabric on the bottom that feels a little like soft leather. The rain fly does not come out of the bottom like in the YouTube video either. It is inside the bag. Fine with me.As far as the price, this is a bit much for such a small bag, but I think that this bag might last a long time and be well worth the $100. This bag is probably the perfect size for me since I'll have an iPad mini, but for those of you who will carry more than a notebook/Preach My Gospel and a few copies of the BofM, you might want a bigger bag.
Overall I'm impressed and can't wait to use it and go biking with it. :)<strong>Response: The first version of the Taska missionary bag was larger and had a water bladder on the inside. This new version doesn't have the water bladder as most missionaries found it more convenient to just use a water bottle as it was easier to fill and keep from leaking, mildew, etc. The smaller size also makes it easier for tracting and wearing while riding a bike. Thanks for your great review and good luck on your mission!</strong>
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