Volume29 L
Weight420 g
Dimensions50 × 48 × 10 cm
Maximum depth22 cm
Sandqvist · GRID Expandable Tote Bag
GRID Expandable Tote: flat at the office, expanded in the evening for the shopping.
The GRID Expandable Tote Bag is a 29-litre Sandqvist tote weighing 420 g, in water-resistant recycled ripstop nylon. In the morning it's 10 cm deep, with your laptop and notebook inside. In the evening, you open the two side zips and it grows to 22 cm, enough for the food shop or your gym kit. Carry it by hand, on the shoulder or crossbody.
Office · Shopping · Travel
Flat in the morning, opened right out in the evening.

Expandable
Two zips on the sides: 10 cm deep, or 22.
Closed, the side zips keep the tote flat under your arm. Open, they take the depth from 10 to 22 cm, enough for the food shop or your gym kit.


Laptop
A 16-inch in the main compartment, in its sleeve.
The tote has no laptop compartment: the 16-inch slides into the main compartment, ideally in a sleeve. The zipped inner pocket pulls out of the bag, so you can grab your keys without rummaging.
16-inch
In the main compartment, no laptop pocket: a sleeve is recommended.

Ways to carry
By the handles, on the shoulder or crossbody.




Colours
Black or olive.
Black
Matt black, aluminium hardware: it sits on a city coat without drawing attention.
Olive
A khaki olive with dark green straps: the colour of a field jacket.
Colour on this page
The details
Press studs for your jacket, 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.
See the GRID Expandable Crossbody 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.
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Photos to the same scale: 30, 28, 40, 44 and 50 cm tall. At Eiken, the GRID series also includes two roll-top backpacks, 14 and 16-inch.
In the rain
Light rain in town: it runs straight off the ripstop.
Light rain
Water-resistant fabric
Recycled polyester or nylon (ICON, GRID): light rain and road spray run off it. In steady rain, water eventually gets through.
This bag
Heavy shower
Rain cover
A waterproof cover goes over the whole pack. The Sandqvist one, in recycled ripstop nylon with a reflective strip, packs into its own pocket; it's sold separately.
Proper rain
Waterproof fabric
PU-coated recycled polyester and YKK Aquaguard waterproof zips (STREAM): the fabric keeps your things dry in the rain.
The tote is unlined: in steady rain, slip the laptop into a sleeve.
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
- 420 g for 29 litres, and a depth that goes from 10 to 22 cm: one bag for the laptop in the morning and the shopping in the evening.
- Worth knowing
- No laptop compartment and no lining: the 16-inch travels in the main compartment, so bring a sleeve.
- Who it's for
- Anyone who'd rather carry a tote than a backpack, and whose day doesn't always fit into 10 cm.
Baptiste, Eiken
Specifications
- Volume29 L
- Weight420 g
- Dimensions50 × 48 × 10 cm (height × width × depth); 22 cm deep with the zips open
- Laptopup to 16 inches in the main compartment, no laptop pocket: a sleeve is recommended
- ClosureYKK zip
- Storagemain compartment, zipped inner pocket that pulls out of the bag
- Attachmentpress studs on the top strap, to hold a jacket over the opening
- Carryby hand (handles), on the shoulder or crossbody (adjustable, removable strap)
- Fabric100% recycled ripstop nylon, water-resistant, unlined
- Webbingrecycled nylon
- Hardwarematt aluminium
- Veganyes
- Sandqvist guarantee2 years, manufacturing defects
- Sandqvist reference258205 (Black: 258205999, Olive: 258205613)
Specifications, dimensions and weight: Sandqvist data (sandqvist.com, October 2026).
Questions
What are the dimensions and weight of the GRID Expandable Tote Bag?
50 × 48 × 10 cm (height, width, depth), 22 cm deep with the zips open, and 420 g empty, for 29 litres.
Is the GRID Tote 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.
Does the GRID Tote fit under the seat on a plane?
No: at 50 × 48 cm, it's bigger than the free under-seat bag (40 × 30 × 20 cm on Ryanair, 45 × 36 × 20 cm on easyJet). As a cabin bag, its 48 cm width is also over Ryanair's 40 cm and Air France's 35 cm. Size limits checked in October 2026: check with your airline.
GRID Tote or GRID Expandable Crossbody?
The Crossbody, 28 cm tall and 9 litres (13 with the zips open), expands in width and is mostly worn crossbody. The Tote, 50 cm tall and 29 litres, takes a 16-inch laptop and can also be carried by hand.




