Backpack or crossbody bag?

Backpack for heavier things and documents when I go on holiday.. I can then use it for the beach or days out....I also take a crossbody bag for smaller for personal items..

Lots of young people wear their backpacks on their front nowadays to stop the pickpockets. Not the most comfortable!

I’ve noticed quite a lot of people use the backpacks over their fronts these days!

I prefer cross body bags myself , mainly for security reasons as at least you can wear them under your coat /cardigan or at least tuck them under your arm.
I always feel that back packs are easy prey for pick pockets as you can't see who is behind you .

I have a backpack and a small Kipling crossbody bag for essentials for travelling.

I have a backpack for holidays - one that can be used as a shoulder bag as well. It has a zipped pocket in the area that rests against my back, so that can be used as more secure storage for important items.

I find that backpacks hurt my back, and also are more inconvenient to get to. I always use a cross body bag, a small as I can manage. Kipling do some lovely cross body bags. And they are lightweight.

Personally I don't like backpack type handbags they look as if they could be an invitation for an opportunist to dip their hand in, happened to someone I know when she was on the tube. I do like a backpack rucksack on the shoulder with not too many things in, or an across the body bag. Also have a Radley purse largish for a purse, big enough for keys, wallet with cards and phone which I hang on my wrist, it has a loop, good when out for a walk.

I use a backpack everyday, If at a airport I put small crossbidy bag, that holds a passport, money credit cards and other items I need.

Depends where you are going. In some tourist hotspots, thieves can cut open a backpack and relieve you of the contents within seconds, then vanish into a crowd before you even notice. If you hang a cross body bag at the front of your body, it’s not such an easy target.

I always use cross body bags but they are inevitably smaller than most back packs, which hold more, but need to be removed to get at contents.

Thank you Allegretto, I’d not heard of them. I shall have a look

I’d get both tbh!
If you need to lay your hands on stuff quickly and often (tissues, water etc) a cross body one is better (although I prefer them over the shoulder)
But for an iPad and heavier things I’d say that a back pack is best.
I think that you need to experiment to get the right set up for yourself

Have a look at the healthy back bag company. I use the small bag or the large bag let all the time. The small bag should accommodate your needs. It is the most comfortable bag I’ve found.

Backpacks make my back ache, so I wear a cross body bag.

No one can help themselves to stuff in a cross body bag, unlike a backpack plus when I moved I inadvertently knocked into people, well the backpack did.

I have sciatica, and my physio told me to always use a backpack as it evenly distributes the weight and you can adjust for your height etc.
Cross body bags are bad for your back.