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I carry one of these:
https://www.cambridgesatchel.com/products/15-inch-classic-batchel-in-leather-vintage
It's NOT a handbag (it is totally a handbag!)...
And one of these:
Also NOT a handbag (definitely a handbag!)...
I hate myself ;-P
I find Troop London have a decent range of well made, attractive bags and can be found at heavily discounted prices.
Not sure where you are but there's a shop inside the Stratford shopping centre that often have them in at very good prices.
Topper
Another vote for not having a messenger-style bag – you’ll screw your back up.
Seriously, if you can’t carry a Book, a sandwich and an iPad in a messenger bag without injuring yourself there is something seriously wrong with you 😂
Timbuktu gets my vote (or Crumpler if you want it a bit more robust). They have a selection of "smart enough for a meeting" and "tactical enough not to get bullied" laptop bags in a range of sizes. Waterproof, with stabilising straps if you're going on a bike, lots of pockets etc etc.
Seriously, if you can’t carry a Book, a sandwich and an iPad in a messenger bag without injuring yourself there is something seriously wrong with you 😂
+1
I've been commuting every day with a messenger bag for 15+ years and not had a problem yet!
Try to imagine a world where sometimes you want to carry a bit more than that and a messenger bag is a crap tool for the job, that you bought out of a misguided attempt to look cool.
That world is the actual world we live in. 😉
+1 for Eastpak Delegate
I bought one a few years ago after recommendations on here and it still looks good.
They also come with a 30 year warranty.
Try to imagine a world where sometimes you want to carry a bit more than that and a messenger bag is a crap tool for the job, that you bought out of a misguided attempt to look cool.That world is the actual world we live in. 😉
I literally [b]never[/b] look cool. No bag ever made could achieve that.
I just don’t like carrying a backpack every day, and I’ve never had any issue carrying a bag over one shoulder 👍
Started using messenger style bags almost 40 years ago with a paper round, and always preferred that style.
This^
Getting a rucksack on with an armoured Motorbike jacket is painful.
Sling bag just so much easier.
Try to imagine a world where sometimes you want to carry a bit more than that and a messenger bag is a crap tool for the job, that you bought out of a misguided attempt to look cool.
I walk about a mile and a half, so about half an hour, each way to work every day. I use a messenger bag (Timbuk2 I think) slung across my body, so not just hanging from one shoulder, to hold my laptop, sandwiches, little brolly, keepcup wotsit, chargers, cables and various other bits of ephemera that accumulate in it. Works fine and it's not turned me into Quasimodo.
For work I tend to use an Ally Cappelino satchel if on foot, for greater volume an Aguille waxed cotton 20l rich sac and for travelling a Cotopaxi Allpa.
As the weight goes up I go to 2 straps.
For very light carrying an old manga pattern il Soigneur musette.
Wouldn’t all you backpack advocates get a bit of a sweaty back wearing one while walking for 20 minutes in your work clothes?
I never had a problem with sweating in Manchester.
Just go TK MAXX and pick a rucksack or messenger bag that you like the look of. Trust me, nobody other than you cares what it looks like. You’re not exploring Peru or going on a military operation. Any old shit will do 👍🏼
If it's just for your smarphone and lip-balm, then a 'Dakine Field Bag' for that 'over-the-shoulder-urban-chic' motif ...
If you need to carry the 'Complete Works of Shakie' and a re-usable coffee mug, then a Douchebags 'The Backpack' should be your go-to Manbag ....
This is what you're trying to look like with a sling bag 😛
What's that Grum - like I never train legs?
nealglover
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Another vote for not having a messenger-style bag – you’ll screw your back up.Seriously, if you can’t carry a Book, a sandwich and an iPad in a messenger bag without injuring yourself there is something seriously wrong with you 😂
Agreed. I did too wonder how delicate some people’s backs must be.
Although to be fair - the the backpack with shoulder straps bag he recommended looks safer for children with growing bones.