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Thoughtfully designed for the demands of travel, our Keep It Light® Nylon bags are the ultimate combination of style and practicality. From our best-selling Keep It Light® Weekender to the Nylon Backpack and Daily Tote, every piece is ultra lightweight soft yet durable, water-resistant ripstop nylon.
Why You’ll Love Our Keep It Light® Nylon Bags
Ultra lightweight: Our ripstop nylon is 100% nylon, 130 gsm. It feels soft, yet durable while still being lightweight.
Carry-on approved: Trolley-sleeve ready. Most of our Keep It Light® Nylon styles are sized for the overhead bin or under-seat travel. The Weekender, the Nylon Backpack, and Le Bébé Diaper Bag all feature a pass-through trolley sleeve that slides right over your rolling luggage handle. ALOHA Collection was co-founded by a former flight attendant, so every piece is thoughtfully designed for travel.
Water-resistant: All Keep It Light® Nylon styles are coated with a Durable Water Repellent (DWR) finish. Splashes, light rain, sweaty post-workout clothes, and coffee spills—it beads off the ripstop fabric without soaking through. It’s your travel companion for expecting the unexpected.
Made for every kind of day: From a weekday commute to a long-haul flight, we have a bag for that. From a Daily Tote for work, a Nylon Backpack for school to a Weekender for the getaway and Le Bébé Diaper Bag for new mom life, Keep It Light Nylon has your back.
Easy to clean: Wipe it down with a damp cloth, hand wash in the sink, or toss it in the washing machine on delicate. Lay flat to dry. Avoid the dryer. Sweat, sand, and sunscreen are easy to clean off.
A story behind every print: ALOHA Collection’s original prints draw their names and inspiration from our island home.
Every purchase gives back: 5% of our profits go to Hawaiʻi based conservation through our Hōkūpaʻa Foundation.
Where Will You Take Your Keep It Light® Nylon?
Our bags are made to move with you without weighing you down. Here's how real customers actually uses theirs:
Through security: The Keep It Light® Weekender slides under most plane seats when it’s not fully stuffed. The Daily Tote works as a personal item that holds a 16-inch laptop, snacks, and a slim paperback. The Mini Hip Pack keeps your boarding pass and phone right where you can grab them fast.
To work and back: Use the Daily Tote with its padded laptop sleeve for your 9 to 5 or the Nylon Backpack for hands-free commutes.
On a weekend getaway: The Keep It Light® Weekender is your perfect size bag for a long weekend trip. Pair it with the Nylon Backpack as your personal item and you're set with a two bag travel setup that fits in any overhead bin.
To the gym: The Sporty Duffle for cardio days and change of clothes. The Stubby Duffle for studio classes. The ripstop material handles sweaty workout clothes and is easy to clean and stay fresh.
Through new parenthood: Le Bébé is the lightest diaper bag that moms love, built for parents with real functionality and style. Pair it with our Splash-Proof pouches to create your own organization system.
Back to school: The Nylon Backpack fits a 16-inch laptop, books, and a full day's worth of supplies. The Laptop Case adds extra protection on top of that. The Lunch Box keeps lunch fresh through the morning. Set your student up for the whole semester.
On a long-haul flight: Pack a Weekender as your carry-on, add a few Splash-Proof® Pouches inside for your toiletries, skincare, and tech and you have a full travel kit that keeps leaks contained.
Everywhere else: Use it for your daily routine. Most of our customers pick up one piece for a specific trip and ends up using it every week after that.
Find Your Keep It Light® Bag
Not sure where to start? Here's the full Keep It Light® Nylon lineup at a glance designed to mix, match and travel together.
| Product | Dimensions | Best For | What Fits | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hip Pack | 8" W x 6.5" H x 2” D | Hands-free everyday + travel | Phone, cards, lip balm, keys | $48 |
| 13” Laptop Case | 13” W x 10.5” H | Tech protection, school, café | Up to 13″ laptop + charger | $44 |
| 16” Laptop Case | 15.75” W x 10.5“ H | Tech protection, school, café | Up to 16″ laptop + charger | $48 |
| Lunch Box | 10” across the bottom x 8” tall x 4” deep | School, work, day trips | Lunch + snacks + ice pack | $50 |
| Daily Tote | 14” across the bottom x 14.5” tall x 3” depth | Work, errands, travel, daily carry | 16″ laptop + day essentials | $78 |
| Zipper Tote | 13.4" L x 13" H x 7.7" D | Work, commute, daily travel | Phone, wallet, day essentials, personal item essentials | $82 |
| Stubby Duffle | 12.4" L x 8.8" H | Studio class, daily carry | Workout clothes + day kit | $68 |
| Sporty Duffle | 16.9” L x 6.5” H | Gym, sport | Workout kit + change of clothes | $74 |
| Mini Backpack | 9” W x 11” H x 4” D | Daily carry | Phone, wallet, daily essentials | $54 |
| Nylon Backpack | 12" W, 5.5" D, 16.5" T | Commute, school, day travel | 16″ laptop + books + essentials | $68 |
| Le Bébé Diaper Bag | 14.25” wide x 17” tall x 7” deep | Parenthood + travel | Diapers, bottles, baby essentials | $168 |
| Keep It Light® Weekender | 18.5″ × 12″ × 7″ | Carry-on travel, 2–4 day trips | 2–3 outfits + shoes + toiletries | $78 |
Your Keep It Light® Set, Your Way
The Keep It Light® Nylon line is designed as a travel system, every piece can be used on its own and are even better together as a set. Pair them with one another, or with our Splash-Proof® pouches, to build the kit that fits how you actually travel. A few of our ʻohana's favorite combinations:
The Carry-On Travel Kit: Keep It Light® Weekender + Nylon Backpack + a Splash-Proof® Dopp Kit - a complete two bag carry-on setup for 2-to-4 day trips, with toiletries that wipe clean.
The Commuter Kit: Daily Tote + Crossbody + Laptop Case - covers your weekday commute, your laptop, and the days you want to drop the tote and just grab the essentials.
The New Parent Kit: Le Bébé Diaper Bag + Lunchbox + Stubby Duffle - built for the family that's traveling light through the first few years.
The Back-to-School Kit: Nylon Backpack + Laptop Case + Lunchbox - sized for a 16-inch laptop, ready for the whole semester.
Frequently Asked Questions
Keep It Light**®** Nylon is ALOHA Collection's range of lightweight travel bags, launched in 2024 to celebrate our 10th anniversary. Every piece is crafted from 100% ripstop nylon (130 gsm) with a water-resistant DWR (Durable Water Repellent) coating that’s soft, lightweight, and designed for everyday travel. The line covers everything from the Weekender carry-on to the Nylon Backpack, Daily Tote, Stubby Duffle, Sporty Duffle, Le Bébé Diaper Bag, Laptop Case, and more.
Keep It Light**®** Nylon is water-resistant, not fully waterproof. The DWR coating handles splashes, light rain, sweaty workout clothes, and everyday spills with no problem. It’s not intended to be fully submerged. The seams and zippers aren't sealed for water protection. For packing anything that cannot get wet, grab a dry bag. For most everyday occasions like travel, gym, commute, or daily life, Keep It Light**®** Nylon provides the right level of protection.
Splash-Proof® is our signature water-resistant fabric used in pouches, totes, beach bags, and hip packs. Splash-Proof® bags are the ones you reach for when you are packing wet swimsuits and beach gear. Keep It Light**®** Nylon is a soft ripstop nylon with a DWR water-resistant coating used in the Weekender, Backpack, Daily Tote, and more. Nylon bags are made for carry-on travel and workdays. Many of our customers use both: Splash-Proof® for keeping your wet and dry stuff separate and a Keep It Light**®** Weekender for the journey.
The full lineup includes a range of work to weekday essentials: the Keep It Light**®** Weekender, the Nylon Backpack, the Daily Tote, the Nylon Zipper Tote, the Stubby Duffle, the Sporty Duffle, the Nylon Le Tour Crossbody, the Hip Pack, the Laptop Case (in two sizes to fit 13 and 16-inch laptops), the Lunch Box, the Le Bébé Diaper Bag, the Les Bijoux Travel Jewelry Set, the Mini Backpack, the Pencil Case, the Go-To Wristlet Wallet and the Passport Holder. Every piece is made from the same soft, water-resistant ripstop nylon and they all coordinate well together to create your own travel system.
Yes! The Keep It Light**®** Weekender measures 18.5″ wide × 12″ tall × 7″ deep — sized to fit in the overhead bin on most major airlines or tucked under most plane seats when not packed full. The pass-through trolley sleeve also lets you stack it on top of your rolling luggage so it travels through the airport hands-free.
Several pieces do. The Keep It Light**®** Weekender, the Nylon Backpack, Le Bébé Diaper Bag, and Nylon Zipper Tote all feature a built-in pass-through trolley sleeve that slides over the handle of any standard rolling suitcase. It's our favorite small detail turning two bags into one for the airport sprint.
Both the Nylon Backpack and the Laptop Case are sized for laptops up to 16 inches. The Daily Tote also includes a padded interior sleeve that fits up to a 16-inch laptop. If you're carrying a smaller laptop, even better there's room left for cables, a notebook, and snacks.
Three easy options. Wipe it down with a damp cloth to clean off everyday surface dirt and dust. For a deeper clean, hand wash in the sink with mild soap. Most pieces can be tossed in the washing machine on the delicate cycle. Please lay flat to dry. We recommend avoiding tumble drying to preserve the DWR coating.
Yes! Most bags can be machine washed on delicate cycle, cold water and laid flat to dry. Avoid hot water and the tumble dryer to extend the bag’s life.