Today is your lucky day. I’m going to make shopping for this year’s Father’s Day gift a whole lot easier. How? By telling you about the Messenger Bag by DadGear, a must-have for any dad who’s all about looking cool even when he’s changing a diaper.

I was able to review the slate blue Retro Stripe Messenger Bags along with the olive green Retro Strip–no, not two separate bags but rather one bag with a removable front panel. How cool is that? My diaper bag has been the same boring black since I bought it. If a diaper bag gets style options it should be mine! (Removable panel is sold separately.)

DadGear claims their messenger bags offer a “hands free” approach. You can “change, feed, and entertain your child without ever having to set the bag down.” I can pretty much do that already, but my husband has nowhere near the skills I do. He needs all the help he can get, and DadGear gives it to him. Ingenious features include a quick-access wipes window (under the front panel) and two bottle pockets accessible from either the exterior or interior. Yes, you can get to the bottles from inside our outside the bag! Dad will be impressed with the oversized side release buckles and heavy-duty hardware. The strap is even manly with an oversize cam buckle and optional three-point harness.

You know, I don’t think I’m giving my husband this bag for Father’s Day. I think I’m claiming it for myself. I’ll give him my old black one and throw in a nice soap-on-a-rope (because he’s worth it).

* Giveaway! DadGear is giving away one of their awesome backpacks. We’ll draw the winner by the end of the week and contact her via email. The winner will have 24 hours to claim her prize or a new winner will be chosen.

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