backpacks are so fucking ugly

i cant think of any other part of the modern urban wardrobe where function so entirely eclipses fashion:

http://i.imgur.com/0MLZyRc.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/SgWx7oC.jpg

laptop backpacks are the worst, of course

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

how is something this hideous so commonplace??

http://i.imgur.com/A2HW6W2.jpg

otm

i dont fuck w backpacks

there are some alright ones tho

fjallraven seems p popular here but also seems to have run its course

i like all the yuppies/yuppies in training w/ chrome messenger bags and no bikes in sight... i guess i associate them w/ backpacks because these dudes always keep em strapped real tight and highup

bear in mind how you wear it is an important part of the aesthetic. casually hanging off one shoulder - yes. firmly strapped to both shoulders - no no no. unless you are actually hiking.

ime Swiss Army seems to have the largest market share:

http://i.imgur.com/7x5tyqe.jpg

how can a brand known for such a classic design be so successful creating these monstrosities?

http://i.imgur.com/U1qDeQ7.jpg

those are both made by wenger, the 'lower' of the two brands

oh i guess its a diff company, but still smdh you dont get to claim swiss and make this shit

victorinox isnt that much better though :/

dirty confession: i have a wenger laptop backpack, used it for about a year freshman year, never used it again after getting a messenger

always find myself walking behind some business man wearing one a swiss army backpack, on both shoulders of course, a suit, and fugly trainers.

^^^^^^^^^this

i think its the rigidness of the hardfoam laptop compartment that really makes backpacks look bad

http://limitedhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Picture-14.png

these type of artisanal units are popular and can be alright, this one is kinda meh but you get the idea

I've got a Tumi laptop backpack, it's baller

i fuck with: peters mountain works, nomadic wise walkers, jansport single compartments

xposts: yeah but it seems like you could make one that still had a hard foam interior without 17 oval air vents and a half dozen zippers all going in crazy angles like you have a size 26 Jordan strapped to your back

i like these minimal american apparel ones too

http://thinng.com/system/images/6671/large/american-apparel-denim-backpack.png

http://www.jetpens.com/Nomadic-WL-25-Wise-Walker-Multi-Compartment-Day-Backpack-Navy/pd/9177 <--- this is the one i use

xposts: yeah but it seems like you could make one that still had a hard foam interior without 17 oval air vents and a half dozen zippers all going in crazy angles like you have a size 26 Jordan strapped to your back

― ְ֮֠֓֟֬֩ (gr8080), Tuesday, April 16, 2013 10:13 AM (49 seconds ago) Bookmark

yeah this victorinox looks p ok

http://www.swissarmy.com/us/product/Travel-Gear/Category/Collections/Altmont-3-0/Flapover-Laptop-Backpack/32389309

always used to be strictly backpack-on-one-shoulder but when I did my knee in a few years ago (which my legs never quite recovered from) I had to admit that it's a lot easier to walk with a backpack on both shoulders

Backpacks a) are ugly, and b) prohibit you from getting out any of your stuff until you get to A Place. Phone, cigarettes, keys, whatever, I am gonna need that shit before I get to the office. No dice.

i wear my backpack on both shoulders like so http://i.imgur.com/G0y64z9.jpg

this is what i have, i like it a lot, but its still pretty doofy looking when commuting in a raincoat and oxfords

http://i.imgur.com/9YpP0Ew.jpg

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

what do u put in there

hang on, laying everything out for my EDC photo

b) prohibit you from getting out any of your stuff until you get to A Place.

waht

Because you have to get it off your back and hold it up to open it, it's really clumsy to get anything out while you're walking or in a crowded place. NB I go for crossbody bags mostly so that's where I am coming from.

i think most bags that hang off your body whether backpack or messenger can look kinda silly, briefcases are probably the way to go but it can get tiring

mine has a little pouch on the top that's like a secret fanny-pack, can usually get stuff out of it by just throwing the bag over a diff shoulder

the problem is as soon as you need to carry anything more than a laptop and a few files (water bottle, lunch, change of clothes), a biefcase doesnt work

yeah for sure.... at that point i just hire a porter

I guess that's a problem if you have the shoulder straps super tight but if you wear them loose, you can remove one shoulder strap and swing the bag around to the front to go through it; I've worn backpacks for approx. 30 out of my 35 years of bag-carrying and have never had a problem getting things out of them mid-transit

Yeah my pref for looks is the one-handed duffel or bowling or bucket bag, doesn't pull your clothes around etc, but they're inefficient because you can't up the weight when you have to hand-carry.

yeah but youve never had a lady style bag so you dont know how much easier it could be xp

backpack w/ a suit is particularly invidious... youre ruining the lines of your suit & your silhouette, gentlemen

tru confession, i have one of those hideous swiss army backpacks, i used to have a laptop shoulder bag until it fucked up my back and jaw real good one day. i'm up for something nicer-looking in theory but only if it won't destroy my body

this is the way to go if you want to be cool

http://ak1.ostkcdn.com/images/products/P13588670.jpg

Things I hate include when I am standing in a queue (e.g. a bus queue) and I take my backpack off my shoulder to get something out (e.g. the bus passes which the bus company helpfully makes too big to go in a wallet) and the person behind me moves up into the space my backpack was in and is going to go back into in 10 seconds

oh that is secretly great because you get to hit a big dummy with your backpack

that is another thing is that people w backpacks take up twice as much space and are generally oblivious as to the fact that they are doing so, worth considering who the big dummy is in the situation really

i mean really are you entitled to the space yr backpack use to be in

I would rather have my backpack on my back than some random person

like seriously, if we are not on a crowded train you don't need to stand that close to me

if we are on a crowded train, I'm not wearing my backpack on my back anyway

if you take it off on the train i give you a pass

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

That seems like it's just one deep pocket. Where do your pens and A5 / A6 journals go

i have a rains holdall i use for the gym, they make nice v minimal bags. not so into that backpack tho, just a bit long for my liking.

https://www.blackleaf.com/en-US/Rains-Classic-Duffle-Bag/bl3337165.htm?colour=Black&sku=290487&productid=82623&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Shopping%20API&gclid=CjwKEAiAn7HEBRDHwNqitoWqsQcSJAADWmI2Z59ncrbpWos6NoG3_CDrwrWWTV807F62I61mf6yZlBoCGgfw_wcB

It's not a backpack but I think this is the thing that'll replace the current bail out tactical man purse

http://i.imgur.com/5Y0RAKM.jpg?1

I'm done with black bags for a while I think

NEW BAG IS HERE

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/54/77/b7/5477b74fee729e442b8afc3448c6f4e7.jpg

accurate post wrt to thread title

i keep seeing this in a shop window on my way to work and i really want it

http://www.brooksengland.com/en_uk/cycle-bags/rucksacks-backpacks/pickwick-small-backpack-7.html

new topo designs field bag is attractive but I think I hate the velcro closure too much and it's too small. I'm now worried I'll never get away from the tactical bug out bag.

http://i.imgur.com/pr4Mmiv.jpg

Thread delivers.