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QueenLouis · Oct 14th, 2007, 08:42 PM

I've never brought one of my Tokidokis out when it's raining. I'd assume that the nylon repels the water well, but I'm just so nervous of doing anything that might damage my bags.

How do Tokis hold up to the rain?

paintednightsky · Oct 14th, 2007, 08:48 PM

yeah don't worry. Toki is my bang bag :) It repels water fine. The leather doesn't do anything either since it's treated. It's not like untreated vachetta that will spot but repels it

Littlesinner · Oct 14th, 2007, 08:51 PM

Yeah don't worry. I was caught in a hail storm once and used my CR corriere toki as a shield (LOL!) and it is just fine.

angelic*ruin · Oct 14th, 2007, 09:16 PM

Actually, the leather WILL spot & be ruined if it gets too wet. I had one of my bags get ruined in a heavy rain storm.

devila · Oct 14th, 2007, 09:26 PM

I had my Trasporto campeggio out during a drizzle. It came through fine.

Hoodster777 · Oct 14th, 2007, 09:30 PM

The only bad thing that ever happened with my one of my Tokis and the rain is that I was in NYC one day, carrying my zucca, and it was raining heavily and it was super windy, so my umbrella didn't really work, and my bag actually soaked through and some papers inside of it got wet!

gingiemay · Oct 14th, 2007, 10:28 PM

I had my Pirata Corriere at Disneyland on Friday and it went through Splash Mountain and Pirates of the Caribbean OK. I wouldn't recommend using it in a super heavy rainstorm, though, the leather will spot. The leather is the reason you can't put it in the washer. The nylon fabric on its own can get wet; you can put the baby pad from the Cucciolo in the washer.

Miyoshi637 · Oct 14th, 2007, 10:40 PM

My first tokidoki was bought for being my rainy day bag. And it still looks great! So if you get caught in the rain, don't worry about it, you'll bag will be fine

ecny · Oct 14th, 2007, 11:02 PM

The leather on my CR CC actually got darker after I got stuck in a rainstorm. I think they end up changing color like the leather on LV bags.

arkouneo · Oct 14th, 2007, 11:29 PM

I've had my tokidoki out in the pouring rain before and it's still in great condition.

snapcat · Oct 14th, 2007, 11:42 PM

I've had one of my toki's leather get a little damaged in the rain... The leather is untreated vachetta so it will spot if it gets wet... of course the nylon parts are fine though.

TokidokiAngel · Oct 16th, 2007, 08:41 AM

I've used my tokis through rain and snow and they've held up fine

tokibebe · Oct 17th, 2007, 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by Hoodster777

...my bag actually soaked through and some papers inside of it got wet!

Yeah, unfortunately the nylon fabric is "water-resistant" and not waterproof!

The non-Toki regular LeSportsacs are also just "water-resistant." I'm sad they couldn't figure out a way to make them a little more waterproof somehow. I could have sworn that my super old LSS cosmetic bag that I bought sometime in the late 80s/early 90s had a plasticized interior bonded to the nylon ripstop fabric, so it was great for my feminine products.

Well, it was great up until it started giving up the ghost about 10-15 years later and the plastic-y part started peeling off!

Sorry, wandered a little off-topic! Back to the subject -- I got caught in a drizzle with one of my Tokis and just brushed off as much of the droplets as I could, wiped off the leather, then aired it and it was ok.

photoobsessive · Oct 21st, 2007, 12:46 PM

i live in florida. so far, just fine.

ashleyavocado · Oct 21st, 2007, 09:50 PM

i still get nervous with mine in the rain!
i have to walk to school, and i know this sounds pretty dorky, but you know they big colored plastic lesportsac bags that they come in from SH?
i wore my l'amore bv, and put the plastic over it haha!
so basically it looked like i was wearin a huge green plastic bag on my shoulder, but i figured better safe than sorry?

Oct 14th, 2007, 08:42 PM	#1
QueenLouis OP Toki-holic Joined: Mar 2007 Location: Near Chicago Posts: 1,907	Tokidokis in the rain? I've never brought one of my Tokidokis out when it's raining. I'd assume that the nylon repels the water well, but I'm just so nervous of doing anything that might damage my bags. How do Tokis hold up to the rain?
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Oct 14th, 2007, 08:48 PM	#2
paintednightsky Member Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,386	Re: Tokidokis in the rain? yeah don't worry. Toki is my bang bag :) It repels water fine. The leather doesn't do anything either since it's treated. It's not like untreated vachetta that will spot but repels it
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Oct 14th, 2007, 08:51 PM	#3
Littlesinner Member Joined: Aug 2007 Location: Phoenix Posts: 53	Re: Tokidokis in the rain? Yeah don't worry. I was caught in a hail storm once and used my CR corriere toki as a shield (LOL!) and it is just fine.
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Oct 14th, 2007, 09:16 PM	#4
angelic*ruin Member Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,626	Re: Tokidokis in the rain? Actually, the leather WILL spot & be ruined if it gets too wet. I had one of my bags get ruined in a heavy rain storm.
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Oct 14th, 2007, 09:26 PM	#5
devila Not Angel(a) Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 105	Re: Tokidokis in the rain? I had my Trasporto campeggio out during a drizzle. It came through fine.
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Oct 14th, 2007, 09:30 PM	#6
Hoodster777 Sectumsempra Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Staten Island, New York Posts: 965	Re: Tokidokis in the rain? The only bad thing that ever happened with my one of my Tokis and the rain is that I was in NYC one day, carrying my zucca, and it was raining heavily and it was super windy, so my umbrella didn't really work, and my bag actually soaked through and some papers inside of it got wet!
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Oct 14th, 2007, 10:28 PM	#7
gingiemay Principessa Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 674	Re: Tokidokis in the rain? I had my Pirata Corriere at Disneyland on Friday and it went through Splash Mountain and Pirates of the Caribbean OK. I wouldn't recommend using it in a super heavy rainstorm, though, the leather will spot. The leather is the reason you can't put it in the washer. The nylon fabric on its own can get wet; you can put the baby pad from the Cucciolo in the washer.
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Oct 14th, 2007, 10:40 PM	#8
Miyoshi637 Member Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Bay Area Posts: 2,356	Re: Tokidokis in the rain? My first tokidoki was bought for being my rainy day bag. And it still looks great! So if you get caught in the rain, don't worry about it, you'll bag will be fine

Oct 14th, 2007, 11:02 PM	#9
ecny Member Joined: May 2007 Posts: 513	Re: Tokidokis in the rain? The leather on my CR CC actually got darker after I got stuck in a rainstorm. I think they end up changing color like the leather on LV bags.
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Oct 14th, 2007, 11:29 PM	#10
arkouneo Member Joined: Mar 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 414	Re: Tokidokis in the rain? I've had my tokidoki out in the pouring rain before and it's still in great condition.

Oct 14th, 2007, 11:42 PM	#11
snapcat Member Joined: Mar 2007 Location: Arizona- USA Posts: 449	Re: Tokidokis in the rain? I've had one of my toki's leather get a little damaged in the rain... The leather is untreated vachetta so it will spot if it gets wet... of course the nylon parts are fine though.

Oct 16th, 2007, 08:41 AM	#12
TokidokiAngel Member Joined: Apr 2007 Location: nYc Posts: 1,997	Re: Tokidokis in the rain? I've used my tokis through rain and snow and they've held up fine
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Oct 21st, 2007, 12:46 PM	#14
photoobsessive hold me back, girls Joined: Oct 2006 Location: "Sunny Sunny" So Fla Posts: 8,082	Re: Tokidokis in the rain? i live in florida. so far, just fine.

Oct 21st, 2007, 09:50 PM	#15
ashleyavocado Member Joined: Aug 2007 Location: San Leandro, CA Posts: 75	Re: Tokidokis in the rain? i still get nervous with mine in the rain! i have to walk to school, and i know this sounds pretty dorky, but you know they big colored plastic lesportsac bags that they come in from SH? i wore my l'amore bv, and put the plastic over it haha! so basically it looked like i was wearin a huge green plastic bag on my shoulder, but i figured better safe than sorry?

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