syls
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- First reviewNovember 13, 2011
- Last reviewNovember 13, 2011
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syls's Reviews
Organizational origami. Die-cut from wool felt, the Fluent Stash keeps your electronics, toiletries-or whatever you squirrel within its elegantly designed folds-neatly arranged and close at hand.
Overall rating
stylish, but not functional
PostedNovember 13, 2011
posted bysyls
Sizing
Runs Very Small
Runs Very Large
I wanted to like it. But it suffers from a few glaring problems.
Lack of access to the pockets when it was closed was definitely one of them. You have to unfold the entire thing and then refold it if you wanted access to whatever item it was. At first, anyway.
It loses its shape, quickly, as soon as you try to stuff anything that isn't flat in it. I was using it to hold my mini-bike lock (for my bike chain) and some related biking accessories. It ended up being a bulky mess, usually.
Also, after heavy use, the wool stretches out. Which was nice at first, because it was really difficult to close. And then it got TOO loose, and then stuff placed in the snap pockets (bike lights and multi-tool, in my case) started to fall out even while it was folded up.
That being said, I took it everywhere I took my bike, and it survived snow, sleet, etc. while still looking misshapen, but otherwise professional. I definitely got more than a few compliments on it. But it's awkward functionality with its inability to hold onto things due to the stretched out fabric finally did it for me.
Pros: Styling, Fabric
Cons: Performance, Fabric
No, I do not recommend this product.