[Closed] Modern man bags

Depends how much of an effete metrosexual you want to look. A real man would wear something like this:

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It's a handbag, as long as you're cool with that, go for it

Just get the wife to put it all in her handbag.....
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If you're a middle-aged man, you should no longer care what is "acceptable." It's one of the joys of getting older.

If you have to ask...probably not for you. Although it does have a trendy logo as a metaphorical reserve chute if you feel too uncomfortable under the harsh judgemental gaze of [s]style gurus[/s] fashion-conscious persons.

Speaking as a utilitarian it looks so low-slung to be a total PITB...*

*Is called 'Nutsaq' by Nike?

Either the Kriega Messenger or the Kushitani leg bag.
Anything else means you've caught the Ghey and the only known cure is Cat Aids.

Poof

Handbags are all the rage apparently....

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teasel - Member
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Use a small rucsac; as well as avoiding the stares of the cavemen, it's more practical.

Big packet of babywipes, some tissues, treats with lots of E numbers to revive flagging sprogs, etc.

Buy cargo trousers and a belt. Problems solved: more space in your pockets and your duds won't fall down.

hovers over report button... try a non homophobic insult sweetie

Don't be an arse, Mike.

[quote=crikey ]Use a small rucsac; as well as avoiding the stares of the cavemen, it's more practical.
Big packet of babywipes, some tissues, treats with lots of E numbers to revive flagging sprogs, etc.

this.

alpkit gourdon 20. cheap, light, comfortable, waterproof, fits a decent amount in.

Nice rucksack, oh Crikey just beat me to it

Don't be an arse, Mike.

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Those are chav bags

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Very good, Mr Hutch!

Don't be an arse, Mike.

Hipsters and scallies only round here.

Or think of it like this - would you wear a sarong?
Very practical, but it's a bit of an affectation.
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try and bring your vocabulary out of the 70's

Without trying to derail this (cos I know how vain you are) - are you the forum police or something. Give your judgemental crap a rest - it's boring.

But...I'll tell you what. If Stan is offended by the comment I'll report it myself and ask for it to be removed, how's that?

I can't use a ruscksack. Surely I'll just look like the typical Brit Dad on holiday.

Oh wait...

Mike you have to make allowances for Teasal. He knows I'm a metrosexual Londoner as opposed to his Bear Grylls like axe wielding self sufficiency. It must seem very odd to him for someone to carry a pouch devoid of tools. 😀

Stan is not offended, merely amused.

😀

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More choice here than you could imagine. Small Scottish company manufacturing in India (I recall), my man bag of choice

[url= https://www.scaramangashop.co.uk/browse/Mens/c-Leather-Satchels-Bags-1/ ]Saramanga[/url]

No, sorry, there are no situations where man bags are acceptable.

I go full Dad Bag.

I am proud to display my extreme virility whilst strutting down the street with my many children and my bulging sac swinging as I walk for all the world to see.

I care not a jot.

Saramanga

I always wondered what Bond villains did after they retired.

I use a North Face messenger bag for my work bag. I've had it for a few years and it's been tough and reliable. It's also waterproof(ish) with a couple of internal dividers and a couple of smaller pockets for little things.

[url= https://www.thenorthface.co.uk/shop/en-gb/tnf-gb/equipment-bags-small-goods/base-camp-messenger-medium-A7KU?variationId=JK3 ][/url]

Saramanga

Do they have an additional 3rd stud that other bags don't ?

crikey » Use a small rucsac; as well as [s]avoiding the stares[/s] handing over your freedom of choice to the cavemen it's more [s]practical[/s] of a PITA as you have to take it off everytime you need to reach for something. On the plus side a rucksack does lend a manly, intrepid, expedite air as the lucky wearer adventures through merciless railway carriages ('Sorry, sorrry oops yes my sac hit you in the face/boob/dislodged your toddler but it IS manly, *wink*')and navigates treacherous public seating arrangements. It has the added benefit of providing a back-rest should seating be deficiently provided**.

FTFY 😉

*Top tip- a rucsac may be easier to forget/lose if keep taking it off, so choose back-less seats if at all possible. And stay out of tight-spaces/small bike-shops/crystal emporiums.

** Note - If seating provides adequate back-rest then your rucsac will become a pain in the back. Yes you have to take it off again. Or just sit there leaning forward, glancing furtively about to see if anyone notices. As if you pooped yourself.
EDIT. There will be more intrepid men with both larger and smaller sacs. If you catch them checking you, simply ignore and break into a small jog/leap an obstacle

NOT a ticket barrier

That scaramanga site is perhaps the most hipsterish thing I've ever seen, the idea a leather tool roll for your cables is either a massive piss take or a work of comedy genius, i can't decide which

rucsacs can be worn on your front if you are spatially challenged...

Go left field,tool belts are the new look.

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gastromonkey - Member
I use a North Face messenger bag for my work bag. I've had it for a few years and it's been tough and reliable. It's also waterproof(ish) with a couple of internal dividers and a couple of smaller pockets for little things.

Kriega are fully waterproof

some rules with rucsacs though, no beards, no tan, no running in tube stations, and no unusual head gear.

rucsacs can be worn on your front if you are spatially challenged...

'papoose' is a whole other thread! 😉

(Just joking, I use all sorts of bags/sacs for the job at hand. Most often cheap/bootsale indestructible army surplus rucsac or bladder-less Lobo and sometimes messenger/satchel.)

I do everything with my Timbuk2 messenger bag, had it for 11 years now and apart from not being as bright as it once was it's still absolutely fine.

I tried a messenger bag for work, pretty impressed tbh.

Can't stand having the strap over my neck and didn't feel happy carrying a laptop over one shoulder so gone back to rucksac/briefcase depending.

Brilliant for river fishing though.
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Klunk - Member
some rules with rucsacs though, no beards, no tan, no running in tube stations, and no unusual head gear.
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Lots more offensive than teasels post IMO. Just sayin'

Brilliant for river fishing though.

Snap! That's all my ancient timbuk2 gets used for these days.

Bored Troll is obvious....

This is like the BMW 0-60 thread, isn't it.....?

I got one of these last year, after years of stuffing crap into pockets I'd had enough, don't care about the handbag comments, wish I'd done it years ago.

Nearly did get one of the military style haversack things all the cool kids had at school in the 70s.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Muchuan-Vintage-Messenger-Shoulder-Backpack/dp/B01A2JFQKM

My wife says I'll look a bit if a tit, and tbh she's quite good at this fashion lark.

I might get a cheap on to we how I and whether usefullness overcomes the pointing and laughing.

My wife says I'll look a bit if a tit, and tbh she's quite good at this fashion lark.

Then you're asking the wrong people! Simple solution is go shopping with wife? Whilst trying on bags be sure to ask 'but is it [i]modern[/i] enough?'

I got one of these last year, after years of stuffing crap into pockets I'd had enough, don't care about the handbag comments, wish I'd done it years ago.

Ooh, I like that. It's not vastly different from the Manta Ray one I have which is due for replacement.

Any "handbag" comments (and I only had few because my friends aren't 12) are easily dealt with by not caring. It's like being back at school, kids only taunt you if they know they'll get a rise out of you. I just explain, I'm a geek and my trousers are at capacity. (-:

I can only see them becoming more popular with the males of the species as tech like the "phablet" becomes more ubiquitous.

A friend of mine uses a Vaude Tecoleo messenger bag. He uses it for working away, stuffs his footy kit in it when we play 5-a-side and uses it for photography/laptop duties too.

Carrying all your crap like phones, camera, wallet etc does require a bag when it's too warm to wear a coat.

I got one of these last year,

Does Muchuan actually exist outside of Amazon? The listing implies other sizes and colours, but that one bag on Amazon is the only one I can find anywhere.

Ah, seems to be a generic bag with a lot of rebrands.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/sulandy-Vintage-Messenger-Shoulder-Military/dp/B00O33QNH4/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Koolertron-Canvas-Crossbody-Messenger-Shoulder/dp/B00EB3P22S

Hmm.

i use a Billingham. (Hadley large without the camera insert) use it for shopping, laptop, general stuff like iPad/headphones/keys/books.
i dont have self conscious man-bag issues or anxiety over it being mistaken for a handbag. its just a nice looking waterproof canvas bag thats very hardwearing and ages well.

Got a black Knomo that fits an ipad mini. And a Coach in brown. Mrs TiRed won't carry a handbag on holiday, so normally it's me and a rucksack.

Should be worn low. With a decent width strap to say man bag 😉

Ah, seems to be a generic bag with a lot of rebrands.

When I got it it was one of those Amazon offers you had to be careful which option you chose as there were 20 or so different bags on one advert - all fitting "Unisex Military Style Messenger Bag"

The Muchuan one was cheapest and on Prime so delivery was quick. I'd guess there are multiple far east sweatshops churning them out with different lables on.

It's been pretty hardwearing though, mine gets slung about and everything's has held together.

That's handy to know, as there's quite a few complaints on some of them regarding quality; hard to tell sometimes whether there is actually an issue or whether someone's expecting a £20 bag to be the same as a £150 bag.

I had one of these a few years ago when the kids were young, they hold a lot of stuff, with plenty of pockets etc. It was a better alternative to rocking the red and white polka dot nappy bag the Mrs had.
http://www.adventurestars.co.uk/Shop/Maxpedition/Maxpedition-Versipacks/1433-Maxpedition-S-type-Fatboy-Versipack.html

Has a worrying models own image Kerbdog that looks are though he's about to pull a Glock 9mm out of it.

Not the use I had in mind.

And we've ventured into messenger bag territory. What I wanted was a small not-bumbag for keys, wallet & phone ideally.

I love my Tatchell satchel. It makes me feel stylish and hip.
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Barbour cartridge bag.

Some of these bags look like the fishing bags my granddad used to have decades ago. Get yourself a backpack if you need to carry more than you can fit in your pockets.

Some of these bags look like the fishing bags my granddad used to have decades ago

How about a camera bag? You don't necessarily need to carry a camera in it.

This bag from Case Logic is just the best bag I've ever had. I do carry an SLR around in it mostly, but also use it as a carrying stuff bag.

Very comfortable, single strap but has a stored waist strap for cycling etc. Used it 3 weeks cycle touring in Peru and was brilliant. Carry a bottle in the side pocket, jacket on the outer straps.
Brilliant.

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You say that like its a bad thing

It's not, if you're going fishing that is. Walking about town with a fishing bag to keep your phone. purse and baby wipes in? Bizarre!

I used to carry my large Timbuktu bag everywhere, but frankly it's totally unnecessary for most of what I need a bag for, so I got one of these off eBay:

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Small-Canvas-Webbing-Haversack-fishing-satchel-Daysack-military-messenger/141472715713?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D37256%26meid%3D2d56049e6cb7485fbe5d83c02eb00cca%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D131329502542

Straight copy of the original army gasmask bag, or whatever else needed to be carried, my dad had a battered old one, probably his original army issue bag that he carried his flask and sarnies to work in. Costs about £7-8, I carry a travel flask, camera, binoculars and a lightweight jacket in mine when I'm out walking, and very little if I'm in town, maybe small items of shopping.
They get better with age.

What I wanted was a small not-bumbag for keys, wallet & phone ideally.

Urban Tool (!) Shoulder Bags

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No. If end up looking like some kind of urban commando wearing that ^^

I liked Countzero's bag but Mrs K says no. And has no better ideas so has reverted to pockets. :/

I like my Timbuk2 messenger bag XS. Its a nice size for wallet, camera, bottle of water etc.
Mine is reflective pink, so a very stylish man bag. 8) There are more subtle colours if you prefer.

Urban Tool (!) Shoulder Bags

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I used to work with a guy who had one of those armpit holster things; he kept a Psion 5 in it.

All joking aside, that thing that Kayak pictures is better in use than it first appears. I have a friend who uses something very similar filled with various gadgets and pass cards strapped to the...uh..strap.

He makes it look very cool; kind of futuristic/Manga type affair. It's a work thing for him but very practical if you need instant access to stuff throughout the day and don't want your troos slipping past your knees every other step.

I love a good man bag.

Go all out and get a large bum bag with a shoulder strap.

Or something handmade from that craft website Ette Etihad or whatever it is called.

I like a nice bit of hand dyed felt, with hand stitched leather

I'm eagerly awaiting delivery of a small canvas man bag, £13 from Amazon. Just big enough to keep assorted gubbins in, for holiday pottering.

It has a small zipped area with pockets + slots for organising pens and small items - I'm already looking forward to deciding which items will live in each pocket 😀

I'm eagerly awaiting delivery of a small canvas man bag, £13 from Amazon.

Link?

Forget bags,just get a [s]nice[/s] practical waistcoat.

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Bags? Waistcoats? Pah!....

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Winner^^

Manbags don't really work. I take a bag if I have enough stuff to justify it, or i'm doing something with the kids where a bag is useful

Otherwise men get pockets, women get bags (and sometimes pockets too grrrrr)

Remember when phones became heavily gender-stereotyped ('For your daughter? Ah, that would be the pink clamshell sparklephone')

Then things evolved and we realised that a phone is a piece of tech to do shit and no big 'gender' hand-wringing required.

I feel that way about bags - ie at this point in time it seems they're something that *could* be a functional no-brainer - yet somehow has to provide extra space for a whole load of 'identity' and status, er, baggage.

[url= https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eshow-Retro-Multipurpose-Canvas-Shoulder/dp/B00GWYTAF4/ref=sr_1_135?ie=UTF8&qid=1471339384&sr=8-135&keywords=canvas+bag ]This[/url] looks good

Maybe I'm getting old, but I recall a time when people who wanted a bag would go out and buy a bag rather than wading through 78 posts to determine whether or not said bag would suit...

Otherwise men get pockets

And that was sufficient, before they were walking round with phones with 6" screens.

I've not got my tablet with me today (it's the 2012 Nexus 7, I retired it when it got killed by the Android Update Of Doom; I've now fixed it but not got back into the habit of carrying it again). But I've got two phones (personal and work), medicine cos I is poorlysick, notepad, USB pendrives, SAK, torch, keys, work passes, darts (not as weird at is sounds, we have a board at work), hairbrush (in case I have to be vaguely presentable suddenly), charging cables and other odds and sods. If I had that lot in my pockets I'd be walking round like ED-209.

And sure, a lot of that isn't necessary; the thing with storage is you tend to carry more and more crap just because you can. But most of it is useful to have.

Maybe I'm getting old, but I recall a time when people who wanted a [s]bag[/s] bike would go out and buy a [s]bag[/s] bike rather than wading through 78 posts to determine whether or not said [s]bag[/s] bike would suit...

How is "bag" any different from asking recommendations for any other purchase? A new fridge, a smart pair of shoes, a mobile phone, a computer, a TV, a set of Allen keys...?

How is "bag" any different from asking recommendations for any other purchase?

It's not.

I do read some of the things on here and wonder how people manage to decide which underpants to wear when they get up. Although it's safe to say that the majority of recommendations will be a lot more expensive than they actually need to be, but it is Lotsofdisposableincometrackworld after all.