Volume9 to 13 L
Weight340 g
Dimensions28 × 38 × 12 cm
Width opened out50 cm
Sandqvist · GRID Expandable Crossbody Bag
GRID Expandable Crossbody Bag: two zips on the front take it from 9 to 13 litres.
The GRID Expandable Crossbody Bag is a 340 g Sandqvist crossbody bag in water-resistant recycled ripstop nylon. During the week, it stays flat and holds your wallet, keys and a book in its 9 litres. On Saturday, you open the two zips on the front: it widens from 38 to 50 cm, goes up to 13 litres, and the evening jumper fits.
City · Walks · Weekends
Flat during the week, wider on Saturdays.

Expandable
Two zips on the front: 38 cm wide, or 50.
Closed, the two zips keep the bag flat, at 9 litres. Open, they release a gusset: the bag widens from 38 to 50 cm and goes up to 13 litres. Inside, just one zipped pocket, which pulls up so you can grab your keys.


Water-resistant or waterproof
To scale
A little shorter than an A4 sheet, almost twice as wide.
With the zips open, it widens to 50 cm; the height and the 12 cm depth stay the same.
- GRID Crossbody28 × 38 × 12 cm
- Zips open50 cm wide
- A4 sheet29.7 × 21 cm
- Phone15 × 7 cm
Ways to carry
Crossbody, on the shoulder, or in your hand by the handles.



The details
Cord zip pulls, matt aluminium hardware.



The GRID series
From the small zipped bag to the big tote: five sizes in recycled ripstop.

GRID Shoulder Bag Mini
5 L · 200 g · 30 × 22 × 12 cm
The small zipped one, on the shoulder or crossbody.
See the GRID Shoulder Bag Mini
GRID Expandable Crossbody Bag
9 to 13 L · 340 g · 28 × 38 to 50 × 12 cm
The crossbody bag that widens with a zip: from 9 to 13 litres.
This bag

GRID Shopper Bag
18 L · 240 g · 40 × 32 × 12 cm
The light tote closed with a press stud; a 16-inch fits, though there's no laptop pocket.
See the GRID Shopper Bag
GRID Shoulder Bag
20 L · 220 g · 44 × 40 × 18 cm
The zipped shoulder bag, with a zipped outside pocket.
See the GRID Shoulder Bag
GRID Expandable Tote Bag
29 L · 420 g · 50 × 48 × 10 to 22 cm
The biggest: a 16-inch in the morning, 22 cm deep in the evening.
See the GRID Expandable Tote BagPhotos to the same scale: 30, 28, 40, 44 and 50 cm tall. The GRID series at Eiken also includes two roll-top backpacks, for 14 and 16-inch laptops.
In the rain
Drizzle at the market: it runs straight off the ripstop.
Light rain
Water-resistant fabric
Recycled ripstop nylon, unlined: light rain and splashes run off it; in steady rain, water eventually gets through.
This bag
Proper rain
Waterproof fabric
PU-coated recycled polyester and YKK Aquaguard zips: your things stay dry in steady rain.
Steady rain eventually gets through: slip anything that mustn't get wet into a pouch.

Sandqvist
Bags for the city and for the forest, designed in Stockholm since 2004.
Three childhood friends, Anton, Daniel and Sebastian, founded Sandqvist in Stockholm: they split their time between the city and the forest and couldn't find a bag made for both.
Every prototype is carried by bike around Stockholm, on trains and planes and along forest paths before it makes the collection.
Sandqvist guarantees its bags for two years against manufacturing defects: zips, buckles, seams. For a bag bought from Eiken, the claim goes through us.
Eiken's take
- Why we chose it
- 340 g, and two zips that take the bag from 9 to 13 litres: the same crossbody bag for the morning commute and the Saturday wander.
- Worth knowing
- Just one pocket, on the inside: the small things travel together in the main compartment.
- Who it's for
- Anyone who wants their hands free in town, and a bag that grows on the days they carry more.
Baptiste, Eiken
Specifications
- Volume9 L; 13 L with the zips open
- Weight340 g
- Dimensions28 × 38 × 12 cm (height × width × depth); 50 cm wide with the zips open
- ClosureYKK zip
- Storageexpandable main compartment, zipped inner pocket that pulls up
- Carrycrossbody, on the shoulder or in the hand (two handles); adjustable, removable strap
- Fabric100% recycled ripstop nylon, water-resistant, unlined
- Webbingrecycled nylon
- Hardwarematt aluminium
- Veganyes
- Sandqvist guarantee2 years, manufacturing defects
- Sandqvist reference258103 (Black: 258103999, Olive: 258103613)
Specifications, dimensions and weight: Sandqvist data (sandqvist.com, October 2026).
Questions
What are the dimensions and weight of the GRID Expandable Crossbody Bag?
28 × 38 × 12 cm (height, width, depth), 50 cm wide with the zips open, and 340 g empty, for 9 litres (13 with the zips open).
Is the GRID Crossbody waterproof?
No, it's water-resistant: the fabric copes with light rain and everyday splashes. In steady rain, water eventually gets through; a pouch for anything that mustn't get wet is all you need.
GRID Crossbody or GRID Tote?
The Crossbody, 28 cm tall and 9 litres (13 with the zips open), is mostly worn crossbody and grows in width. The Tote, 50 cm tall and 29 litres, takes a 16-inch laptop and can also be carried in the hand; its zips take it from 10 to 22 cm deep.
Does the GRID Crossbody fit under the seat on a plane?
With the zips closed, its 28 × 38 × 12 cm fits the size limit for the free small bag that goes under the seat (40 × 30 × 20 cm on Ryanair, 45 × 36 × 20 cm on easyJet). With the zips open, its 50 cm width is too much. Size limits checked in October 2026: check with your airline.



