The Definitive MANBAG Thread Part I: 2009-2014

brad-t · Sep 20, 2010

Originally Posted by Yardsale

pretty much all the bags in here are too womanly. for me its Timbuk2, Porter, or Visvim.

come the **** on, seriously? seriously?

TeeKay · Sep 20, 2010

Originally Posted by Uncontrol

come the **** on, seriously? seriously?

Agreed. That thing looks pretty awful. You could find better looking bags at Target.

Farhan · Sep 20, 2010

Originally Posted by rach2jlc

No need for apologies; it's a good question! Diaper bags are actually great; I like them often better than Messengers. They have more pockets, more spaces for storage, and are often slightly larger while having a more functional shape. They also generally have a spot in them for "bottles," which function great for carrying a bottle of water/soda or whatever.

What is your budget? That will help, as lots of brands make them, from lower priced all the way up to Prada (which makes a really nice, simple, functional one.) Lambertson truex also used to make a nice one, IIRC, but they've gone out of business.

I'd like to spend no more than $300. Label is unimportant with equal emphasis on both form & function.

TeeKay · Sep 20, 2010

Originally Posted by Farhan

I'd like to spend no more than $300. Label is unimportant with equal emphasis on both form & function.

Again.

Jr Mouse · Sep 20, 2010

Originally Posted by Uncontrol

come the **** on, seriously? seriously?

To be fair, bags like that, are meant to used by bike messengers. Waterproofing is the biggest need, followed closely by the ability to secure tightly on your back with little movement as your ride. They are actually great for that purpose.

rach2jlc · Sep 21, 2010

^Again, for each individual need/function, keeping that in mind, they're fine.

However, it's interesting that he posts that, in opposition to "feminine/womanly" bags, because from a design and materials standpoint (waterproofing aside), I see nothing to recommend.

Again, to each his own, but a person who buys a bag like that because they "like it" is NEVER going to see the appeal of this thread or "manbags." From the weird plastic buckles and stiff, icky nylon, to the weird circle motif thingy and TIMBUK2 logo right in the center, to the weird way the flap is rounded at the edges... it shows all the refinement of a Salem Witch Burning.

entrero · Sep 21, 2010

You're just ahead of your time rach. Right now it's frowned upon, maybe in a decade most guys are walking around with purses, it's inevitable. We carry so many stuff that pockets are just not enough unless you got a gf(always handy).

rach2jlc · Sep 21, 2010

Originally Posted by entrero

You're just ahead of your time rach. Right now it's frowned upon, maybe in a decade most guys are walking around with purses, it's inevitable. We carry so many stuff that pockets are just not enough unless you got a beard(always handy).

FTFY. But, yeah, the first time a "manly man" feels the joys of not having his jean pockets distended from stuffing them full of stuff, and the joys of a bag made from the hide of an infant bull who was fed on grain, free to roam, and massaged daily until slaughter, with handles large enough to carry comfortably... he never goes back. p.s. in most places, the world over, it's not "frowned upon." It's just in certain sets in the USA where men have all the confidence of an eleven year old girl with braces and Rosacea.

Matt · Sep 21, 2010

you got yourself one of those handy girlfriends yet Rach?

rach2jlc · Sep 21, 2010

Originally Posted by Matt

you got yourself one of those handy girlfriends yet Rach?

Well, not yet; you promised to introduce me to one (and, IIRC, purchase me a lapdance.)

brad-t · Sep 21, 2010

Jr Mouse · Sep 21, 2010

Originally Posted by rach2jlc

^Again, for each individual need/function, keeping that in mind, they're fine.

However, it's interesting that he posts that, in opposition to "feminine/womanly" bags, because from a design and materials standpoint (waterproofing aside), I see nothing to recommend.

Again, to each his own, but a person who buys a bag like that because they "like it" is NEVER going to see the appeal of this thread or "manbags." From the weird plastic buckles and stiff, icky nylon, to the weird circle motif thingy and TIMBUK2 logo right in the center, to the weird way the flap is rounded at the edges... it shows all the refinement of a Salem Witch Burning.

I actually like TIMBUK2 bags for the purpose they serve, but think it's ridiculous to post one in this thread. They belong here no more then a backpack designed for lengthy camping trips do.

Jr Mouse · Sep 21, 2010

Originally Posted by Uncontrol

Classic.

brad-t · Sep 22, 2010

http://harajuju.tumblr.com/post/1167...-boston-47-250

Better pics + online availability of that 5351 boston

BubblyMasquerade · Sep 22, 2010

what about this boston?

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