Customer Reviews L.L.Bean Zip Top Boat and Tote Large

This bag is very heavy duty canvas and well made. I sent it back as it was too thick of a canvas for my use.

Happy with the dip top, although I think I could've ordered one size bigger. Construction is good and strong.

I bought one bag for my friend right before she left for her honeymoon. Her new last name is 10 letters long, it looked pretty good on the bag. I ordered one for myself and the scale was off. My last name is 9 letters long and the text looked small and smooshed together. Other than the monogram issue, the bag seems to be good quality. The zipper is smooth and the canvas is stiff, but I like that because it stands up and is sturdy. If I were to consider reordering, I would highly recommend spending the extra money on a zip top. You have the option to add more to the bag without having to worry about the contents spilling out.

Love the bags , would like them more if they were a little more economical.

I love my small and medium totes. I liked making/ choosing my own colors , handle length , zip top and outer pocket. I miss making my own. Please bring back the make your own tote! Thanks

Pros - Perfect Size, Variety of accent colors, durable material, extremely good quality Cons - No Pockets I would love an outside pocket to stash my car keys or an inside leash to clip my keys to. Also inside pocket with zipper closure would be great for small items like lip balm, a pen, hair tie, etc. But even without the pockets, I will be using this bag for decades I'm sure!

Durable and very functional size at a good price. My old Bean tote has a small outside pocket, which is really nice for a phone, keys, etc. Really miss that and wish they would add it back, as well as an inside pocket!

As expected. Ordering the monogram was difficult, but turned out well.

These are my regular standbys - have a collection that function as carryalls, hold all's and then some. Well made, great quality. Please bring back the "custom" canvas totes. While I love these bags my favorites are the ones I chose my own color combinations. They are not only functional but great to look at. Choosing only bottom, handle and (maybe) monogram color is not the same!

These totes are roomy & hold everything I need to take when visiting our grandkids, or even just going into town for groceries. They are extremely strong so I never worry about how much I stuff into them & they make great gifts. However, they would benefit by having a small key ring &/or pouch to corral a phone or keys in !! The zipper top is the best feature, esp when used as a carry on when traveling by air. I highly recommend spraying with a water proofing product before use to keep them looking their best. I missed that on my first one & it looks a bit travel weary.

The bag is heavier than expected due to the heavy duty canvas used and was extremely rigid. It is not flexible at all. It is really good quality but these two downsides make it hard for me to use as a daily bag.

I love these bags as baby gifts for people who travel to family or holidays. They pack a ton of small kids' clothing and even stuffed animals. They zip closed to keep everything in. HOWEVER, they need to come in more colors! I just gave them as a gift for twin girls and had to get green and blue (didn't want to get one girl red and the other green or blue). Would love them, say, in orange, turquoise, lavender, yellow, lime green. Come on, LL Bean, update your colors!!

bought as presents ....appears to be good quality as Beans things always are

As I have purchased several of the Bean Boat Totes, I absolutely love the durability of the totes . . . In fact, I have recommended them to a few friends. Because we are members of various organizations and programs, I use the Bean Totes as my means of organization - I use the colored handles as my color coding & keep pertinent materials, binders, etc in that tote which allows for grab & go! All that being said, my last tote was purchased for a friend/teacher. I was disappointed in the monogram - the font didn't appear as was shown on the screen when I was placing the order and instead it was a bolder font making one of her initials run together.

It's a bag. Sturdy. Cloth. A tad overpriced, but that's the cost of getting it out of a catalog. Too heavy for shopping, and wouldn't want to expose something this expensive to all that dirt,wear and tear anyway. Good for odds and ends on a car trip,or for taking things to and from a boat.

It took 2 months to receive.

This bag is the perfect size for me to take on a one or two night trip that doesn't require a lot of complicated packing. The one thing I will say is that if you fill the bag to the brim, it can be difficult to grasp both of the regular handles.

The Boat tote in general is great & well made. I ordered one with a zipper top. The weight of Fabric used for the top is lighter than the tote, and I believe this will not hold up like the rest of the bag. I recommend that a similar weight material be used for the zipper top.

Love the quality of this tote, but there needs to be some internal pockets for keys, work IDS, cell phones, etc. Need to put a store in Charlotte, NC!

I've never owned a tote but I'm glad I bought this one. Stays clean due to the vinyl on the bottom. The only thing I wish it had - interior pockets. As it is, I just dump everything into it & use it as a purse.

What a great bag. I have it in the marine blue and monogrammed. I used it as my beach bag on vacation and it was spacious enough for large beach towels, my son's beach toys, change of clothing and snacks. However, I would have loved an inside zipper pocket. Rummaging through the large bag to find my cell phone, car keys and tiny items was not the most pleasant. Despite the lack of inside pocket I highly recommend this bag. LL Bean, please consider adding a zipper pocket or pouch inside which would make this already great bag - top notch.

I love the bag that I ordered. I was especially impressed with how quickly it came in, even with the monogramming. The price is also very reasonable. I ordered the long handles because I wanted to be sure that I could carry it over my shoulder comfortably. They are extremely long! It is awkward to carry when I have a lot of things in the bag. This is my only regret about the bag.

The quality of this boat bag has always been and continues to be excellent. There is one fault with this newer model that I hope the company corrects. There is no zipper tab to hold onto when you zip the bag closed. Also, because of the lack of the tab, it's possible to lose the end of the zipper when you zip it closed. You have to stop just short of closing it to keep the zipper pull from disappearing down in the end of the bag. I sure hope the company corrects this problem. All my other bags have the zipper tab. This was a gift so I had to warn the person I gave it to.I didn't like that.

One of the main reasons that I bought this is that I was tired of my usual large tote that was floppy. That makes it difficult to pack it. This Boat and tote stands open and is so easy to pack, I love it. It is sturdy and waterproof. I bought the long handle bags to carry over my shoulder. I would like to see an adapter to make the straps stay together and sit more comfortably on the shoulder or an option to have a cross body strap, other than that it's perfect!!

My family bought me the large size with the zippered top and had my initials stitched on it for a cruise I recently took. I'm short(4'11), so the long handles worked for sliding the bag over my shoulder keeping my hands free. It's a very durable bag and can hold quite a bit. We had two large beach towels, sunscreen, two pairs of extra clothes, swimsuits, sunglasses, a waterproof pelican caseand could have stuffed a bit more in if we needed. It was handy to have it zipped in but it would be terrific if there was an outside or inside pocket to fit sunscreen and small items that always made their way to the bottom of the bag. Overall, it's a gorgeous bag and I would recommend a purchase to anyone who wants all their supplies in one place.