xpost, you might want to find a shoulder bag that you you like the exterior of and then get a drop in insert that usually provides better padded compartments.
― Yerac, Friday, 26 July 2019 02:06 (five years ago) link
also useful if you have multiple bags so you can just move the insides easily between them.
― Yerac, Friday, 26 July 2019 02:07 (five years ago) link
I used to use a timbuk2 bag that had the “bottle pockets” on the outside and had all the other bits, mostly
a full lunchbox seems like a separate concern, unless you’re wearing a hiking backpack
― untuned mass damper (mh), Friday, 26 July 2019 02:25 (five years ago) link
i live in nyc. i carry my keys, my wallet and my phone, and i don't understand why all these dudes are wearing enormous fucking backpacks on the subway. you're going to work, probably in an office building; you don't need shoelaces and duct tape or whatever everywhere you go in manhattan
the women carry small bags and it's fine; it's the chunky guy with the full backpack and the noise-canceling headphones who stands in the middle and can't hang on to anything because he's playing a game on his phone whom i will ultimately be convicted of killing
― mookieproof, Friday, 26 July 2019 02:58 (five years ago) link
the only huge backpacks here are on tourists and it crosses gender lines
― L'assie (Euler), Friday, 26 July 2019 07:50 (five years ago) link
xp: my backpack typically contains my lunch, glasses case, sunscreen, an umbrella, tissues, hand sanitizer, backup phone charger, a book, and gym clothes if I'm planning to work out on my lunch break.
― ☮ (peace, man), Friday, 26 July 2019 08:25 (five years ago) link
I've been a bag carrier for a good 25 years and it's mainly been about books and water with a bunch of other crap along for the ride. I've always been a one-strap shoulder bag advocate but my back's fucked so I'm more likely to use a rucksack these days. As an aside, I've had a beard for that long too and it bores me that everyone else has one now. I was in a pub briefly yesterday (yes, of course it was a craft place) and everyone was bald and bearded, and everyone had a bag. My life is a Will Oldham convention.
― Good cop, Babcock (Chinaski), Friday, 26 July 2019 09:21 (five years ago) link
everyone was bald and bearded, and everyone had a bag
it me
― another no-holds-barred Tokey Wedge adventure for men (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 26 July 2019 09:31 (five years ago) link
it's the chunky guy with the full backpack and the noise-canceling headphones who stands in the middle and can't hang on to anything because he's playing a game on his phone whom i will ultimately be convicted of killing― mookieproof, Friday, 26 July 2019 12:58 PM (seven hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
― mookieproof, Friday, 26 July 2019 12:58 PM (seven hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
Part of the reason why I prefer a shoulder bag is I don’t want to be that guy. People with backpacks tend to have a terrible sense of space. (Myself included who, as a child on my way to school, spun round to get my rucksack out of the way and ended up getting my head stuck in the door of a jubilee line train at west hampstead)
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Friday, 26 July 2019 10:43 (five years ago) link
Me too, btw - didn't mean I was any different.
― Good cop, Babcock (Chinaski), Friday, 26 July 2019 10:55 (five years ago) link
i didn't think you did! baggy balding beardos of the world unite
― another no-holds-barred Tokey Wedge adventure for men (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 26 July 2019 10:57 (five years ago) link
The glabrous shall inherit the earth!
― Good cop, Babcock (Chinaski), Friday, 26 July 2019 11:05 (five years ago) link
It also me.
My bag is enormous mostly because I always have like two enormous books (500 and 900 pgs. at the mo) with me at all times.
― my but is not working it kept telling me device not found. (Old Lunch), Friday, 26 July 2019 11:49 (five years ago) link
If I weren't to use a backpack, I'd probably just have to look for some kind of trousers that had more and bigger pockets.
― ☮ (peace, man), Friday, 26 July 2019 11:51 (five years ago) link
I've had a condition since childhood wherein I will literally die if I leave the house without some sort of bound printed matter on my person, so pockets-only just isn't an option for me, unfortunately.
― my but is not working it kept telling me device not found. (Old Lunch), Friday, 26 July 2019 11:59 (five years ago) link
(The technical term for my condition is 'being a nerd' btw.)
― my but is not working it kept telling me device not found. (Old Lunch), Friday, 26 July 2019 12:00 (five years ago) link
Bags come in other shapes than rucksacks, even if the EDC mob seem determined to deny this.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Friday, 26 July 2019 12:02 (five years ago) link
I bought a used Goruck a few years ago and it’s almost my perfect bag. Laptop, gym stuff (inc. shoes and flops), giant salad container for lunch, headphone (noise canceling) case, and then my assortment of things I can’t be without like spare phone battery, cables, and a paperback.
― beard papa, Friday, 26 July 2019 15:10 (five years ago) link
which one is it? i need a new bag for that kind of thing
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Friday, 26 July 2019 15:15 (five years ago) link
Ed, you might be interested in the discontinued comedy-size Chrome Kremlin.For the volume of stuff you’re wanting to cram in, plus occasional bike duty (which really benefits from a stabilizer strap), a shoulder bag will be a tough squeeze.Whereas the Kremlin is a proper messenger that can also double as a cape or poncho :D
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Friday, 26 July 2019 15:37 (five years ago) link
on the fancier side, Bedouin Foundry offers their messenger in volumes up to 45L...https://bedouinfoundry.com/pages/size-guide
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Friday, 26 July 2019 15:46 (five years ago) link
or for something more everyday practical, maybe check out the Lexdray Symmetry Mumbai or Booq Boa Nerve
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Friday, 26 July 2019 15:50 (five years ago) link
@Tracer Hand it's the GR1. I never mentioned things I do not like about it: It's heavy compared to packs made of synthetic material and it's not water proof.
― beard papa, Friday, 26 July 2019 22:38 (five years ago) link
I think you’re overestimating the size I need. It’s more about organisation. The aforementioned lunchbox is a small tin approx 8cmx 10cm x 15cm.
The peak design everyday 15 is the best I’ve seen so far but I’d really like pockets on the outside for an umbrella and water bottle
I keep hoping i’ll stumble into the perfect thing in japan
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Friday, 26 July 2019 22:54 (five years ago) link
im a john rocha khaki backpack man meself
hope thats ok
― phil neville jacket (darraghmac), Friday, 26 July 2019 23:53 (five years ago) link
I used an LA Police Gear bug-out-bag (conference freebie) from 2010-2017, until the nylon on the bottom started getting multiple holes in it. Now I have a Topo Designs mini mountain bag with a leather bottom and a shoulder strap made of seatbelt material, and I love the bag in general, but the cordura has already worn thin where it’s been rubbing against laptop edges.
― El Tomboto, Saturday, 27 July 2019 00:20 (five years ago) link
LA Police Gear sells cool Spiewak jackets
― brimstead, Saturday, 27 July 2019 02:01 (five years ago) link
I have a light grey canvas victorinox backpack, the lining is a pattern of pink sunglasses
― brimstead, Saturday, 27 July 2019 02:06 (five years ago) link
i live in nyc. i carry my keys, my wallet and my phone, and i don't understand why all these dudes are wearing enormous fucking backpacks on the subway.
I've always been a shoulder bag dude and that's why I now have a spine pain and the doctor said I must carry my stuff symmetrically on two shoulders. So I have become the dude with the enormous fucking backpack on the subway and all that's in it is a paperback and a chef's knife. Is this the thread where I can get help? Should I be the dude with the 90s mini backpack?
― mick signals, Saturday, 27 July 2019 02:40 (five years ago) link
my backpack is sized appropriately for my frame and is covered with cool patches that represent my various interests
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Saturday, 27 July 2019 02:42 (five years ago) link
there are... backpacks of many sizes
― untuned mass damper (mh), Saturday, 27 July 2019 02:46 (five years ago) link
lmao is it time for a “your fucking EDC” thread?
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Saturday, 27 July 2019 02:46 (five years ago) link
we have one of those already
― j., Saturday, 27 July 2019 02:50 (five years ago) link
lol who knew
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Saturday, 27 July 2019 02:53 (five years ago) link
where it at?
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Saturday, 27 July 2019 02:54 (five years ago) link
Backpacks of every size feel oversized to me but perhaps just categorically lack the single-shoulder grace I'm used to
― mick signals, Saturday, 27 July 2019 02:56 (five years ago) link
xp there's one on man-purses and one on all the crap you have in your bag
― j., Saturday, 27 July 2019 03:16 (five years ago) link
xp I Love Rucksacks
― maffew12, Saturday, 27 July 2019 11:09 (five years ago) link
“Feel clean. Smell fresh. Be soapy. With Axe Phoenix, explore your bathsculinity and sink into a cushion of Mint & Rosemary-scented bubbles.”
― calstars, Saturday, 27 July 2019 13:27 (five years ago) link
back on topic with a bang
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 27 July 2019 13:45 (five years ago) link
Dying @ bathsculinity
― CumuloNIMBY (Ye Mad Puffin), Saturday, 27 July 2019 17:42 (five years ago) link
I think “discover” would have been better there than “explore,” but it doesn’t really matter in light of the coinage
― calstars, Saturday, 27 July 2019 18:02 (five years ago) link
I’m intrigued, but first I need to know if it’s been specially formulated for my rugged man skin
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 27 July 2019 18:40 (five years ago) link
mint seems safe enough. rosemary sounds suspiciously girly.
― A is for (Aimless), Saturday, 27 July 2019 18:43 (five years ago) link
Just drop the rosemary into a pint of whiskey imo, very refreshing while felling a tree to provide firewood for your family
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 27 July 2019 18:45 (five years ago) link
“The Art of Self-Defense” is a good movie adjacent to this
― Hannah GAPDY (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 27 July 2019 18:49 (five years ago) link
KM brings up a good point. if I don’t like what it does to my skin, can I just drink this sh1t?
― calstars, Saturday, 27 July 2019 18:53 (five years ago) link
Just saw an ad (thankfully the sound was off) for this brand, which seems like an apotheosis of the thread topic:https://www.forhims.com/
― El Tomboto, Saturday, 27 July 2019 19:34 (five years ago) link
this is deeply obnoxious but at least less aggro than some of the worst shit we've seen in here
― Simon H., Saturday, 27 July 2019 19:38 (five years ago) link
sh1t
not very masculine
― mookieproof, Saturday, 27 July 2019 19:39 (five years ago) link