backpacks are so fucking ugly

We Angelenos don't need backpacks.

Honestly I'm surprised when I see people out wearing socks

http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2466615

I never expected a Gartner article to be linked in this thread.

take it to ILE

www.gartner.com is currently unavailable due to scheduled maintenance.

"Yiur grandfather and I had to carry three or four books at a time, plus notebooks for taking notes!"

http://i.imgur.com/tOWL55f.jpg

TURTLE POWER

one thing I've always complained about re: backpacks is that they don't look enough like kevlar vests; finally someone gets it

spotted one of those in the wild today, on a 275lb man wearing khakis

what are you supposed to keep in it though

magazines, documents, envelopes, maybe a pizza

http://pics.streetpeeper.com/sites/default/files/meredith-wendell-backpack.jpg

this backpack is not fucking ugly at all. actually ME WANT.

I inherited this Swiss Gear backpack from my kid last year and thankfully one of the main zippers has shit the bed. I hated this goddamn thing so much.

I think the secret is to buy sporty backpacks ie ones specifically made by athletic brands, like I have two identical adidas backpacks that I really love & I think are p fly

I need external water bottle pockets, but I don't really need any other kind of pocket, is my deal. I carry a book or two, a small lunch, and over-ear headphones. Sometimes some paperwork.

Whereas my current Jansport doesn't have enough different pockets. There is no such thing as enough different pockets for me.

mil-spec normcore

http://www.lapolicegear.com/backpacks.html

http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/policestuff_2439_19305397273

I know right

https://www.peakdesign.com/product/bags

i like the look of these, though they are aggressively trendy and expensive

those look ok and less than what i just spent. :|

the strap on my giant digital-dj backpack ripped in two, and duct tape is only working to hold it together temporarily. i'm not going to sew it together right now, i don't have the time or the stuff or the skills. i really should learn how to do that. anyway i ordered a new backpack from amazon yesterday. it took two hours of looking and caused way too much anxiety. there are a lot of ugly-ass bags out there. i ended up spending $50 more that i don't really have on a travel/gym under armour bag instead of going for the really inexpensive stuff with brand names like Vitalismo and Kaka.

it's got that under armour bro-core thing going on but i feel somewhat more confident i'll be happy with it

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41ImaylkF0L._SY300_.jpg

xp to la cop tombot

"nice" bags get out of my price range like instantly

and god help me i will never own something with the word "OGIO" on it

or FUL.

with the line over the U

Yeah, the last one I had (also inherited from my son) was FUL, and I felt like one.

http://i.imgur.com/ZewkQj5.jpg

i feel this way about running shoes

http://i.imgur.com/S7cqevn.jpg

oh god yeah, why are running trainers so horrible-looking? I'd love a pair of kix I can run in that don't look like some sort of 80s-futurist neon nightmare.

I like it, I usually go for the most obnoxious colorway available.

http://thesolesupplier.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Nike-Free-Run-2-Triple-Black-01.jpg

i feel the same way karl, most athletic gear in general is so ugly to me

http://topodesigns.com/collection/klettersack/

― ְ֮֠֓֟֬֩ (gr8080), Tuesday, April 16, 2013 10:20 AM (three years ago) Bookmark

unfortunately everybody i know owns a klettersack now

https://i.imgur.com/amYGvJC.jpg

i have this thing from cote & ciel, it's decent enough i guess and inconspicuous for the office

i have one of those in a slightly different model - i liked it a lot more in the pics online than when it arrived, it was way bigger than it looked and i learned a lesson to check the size of a bag by measurement. ended up abandoning it and will prob sell it.

https://www.hyperlitemountaingear.com/metro-pack.html

so expensive but i really want p much everything they make

http://i.imgur.com/3V3pFHU.jpg

one of the good things about LOL health goth is that it made sportswear look kind of sleek and stylish for all of 6 months. looks like we're back to dayglo bile now though

we live in the golden age of sportswear everyone stop being ignorant theres a wide variety of styles available to you

i own this AA bag which is nice for slouching around, guess they dont make them anymore, too bad they came in all colors

http://i.imgur.com/ITDTeCB.png

https://www.hyperlitemountaingear.com/metro-pack.html

so expensive but i really want p much everything they make

― jason waterfalls (gbx), Tuesday, December 20, 2016 10:04 AM (eight minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

have to say some of this stuff is cool but other shit looks like those free reusable bags that are made of recycled plastic

kind of remind of that trend in puffy down jackets that look like shiny black trashbags

oh for sure, the appeal is mostly utilitarian -- they're waterproof and p much indestructible

we live in the golden age of sportswear everyone stop being ignorant theres a wide variety of styles available to you

yeah it's not like you couldn't wear black sportswear before whatever dl's interpretation of "health goth" existed or afterwards.

the psychology of gear is... interesting

lol

http://i.imgur.com/04SiQfI.png

My current backpack is a vendor freebie I got from a tech conference. Can't get much more stylish than that.

it becomes cooler with age, if the company goes out of business then ur the coolest

my gf got me this a few years back and it consistently gets compliments http://www.skagen.com/us/en/products/kr%C3%B8yer-canvas-backpack-pdpsmh0086p.html