backpacks are so fucking ugly

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

i like that one a lot

I've had this backpack

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/a8/ed/b3/a8edb33fc0909a82675703ffa6dcc6b1.jpg

for about 4 years. it's p well made, has held together perfectly.

it is kind of ugly. my wife uses it mostly nowadays and basically hates the way it looks and constantly complains about how dorky it is and how she needs to buy a new one

I love it!! What that's crazy.

it's nice imo

simpler packs are better

I bought a stylish Converse pack last year for its looks and it makes me crazy that it's unwaxed cotton canvas that sticks to clothes and doesn't slide on and off easily, and that the cute retro metal zipper teeth stick and take two hands to zip up. I'm buying an ugly functional one next time.

http://www.schoolbagstation.com/images/converse-core-plus-canvas-backpack-navy-red-cream-p1063-3470_medium.jpg

Not exactly like that but close. Anyway. It's a cute pain in the butt.

I have a boring macpac one that is I guess looks like GEAR but in a non-performative way. Usually though I'm lugging around my bike pannier which is super ugly but hey.

that skagen backpack is nice, i am having a super difficult time finding one in black without a bunch of stuff going on.

bought an APC backpack a few weeks ago but it had giant silver buckles that looked shiny/terrible in person.. returned.. bought one from want les essentiels on sale and it's too big and boxy for me, returned. still looking. i want something i can take to work because my work tote bag is pretty old. and i hate 99% of all women's bags and purses especially ones with any kind of logo or hardware or stuff going on, but i also don't want it to be made of cheap looking material. thinking of ordering something from hope stockholm

i got a black kelty redwing and i feel like god

Been using a North Face Recon backpack for several years now. Ugly, but it's lasted longer than any previous backpack/messenger bag I've owned previously.

http://a1.zassets.com/images/z/1/6/8/0/3/7/168037-p-MULTIVIEW.jpg

I think I like the way topo designs stuff looks

rains backpacks are popular in denmark atm

http://i.imgur.com/G4FYhzc.png