Modern man bags

A bit fed up of crowding my pockets / my trousers falling down when out with kids. Is it acceptable for a middle aged man to wear one of these small item bags on holiday / during the school holiday season:

Hurry up on on my way past a SportsDirect as I type…. 🙂

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

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…..

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 style gurus 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….

teasel – Member
Poof

hovers over report button… try a non homophobic insult sweetie

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.

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.

Those are chav bags

🙂

Very good, Mr Hutch!

Don’t be an arse, Mike.

No worries, try and bring your vocabulary out of the 70’s

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.
🙂

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

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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.

Saramanga

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

crikey » Use a small rucsac; as well as avoiding the stares handing over your freedom of choice to the cavemen it’s more practical 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.

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.
🙂

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.