Man Bags - what's your weapon of choice?

[Cloudane]

I thought about it but was reminded that literally no-one in this town or indeed anywhere North of Manchester carries a 'man bag' and that I'd therefore look like a twat.
But then have I not learned recently that dignity is overrated
Wouldn't mind that Rainbow Dash one...

For now I've been getting away with an 11" Macbook Air bag for some pub visits (because both me and my dad are antisocial and bring laptops to the pub ) I'm a little braver with mine and use the shoulder strap.

Found one for Giles...

I thought this was a man bag thread!

[OX mkII]

I don't do man bags

[Marius]

I have two, one Nintendo-themed and one Zelda-themed. But I usually wear a backpack instead, mainly because a man bag is not really very good for you to wear over time, especially if it's kinda heavy. And the anatomy-books I usually carry are very heavy.

[Marius]

Surely......

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Where could I get a hold of one of those?

[gilesgoat]

Question is : what the heck do you need a bag for ? To put a laptop in/around ?

[Marius]

I usually wear it at flea-markets and such, when I buy smaller stuff.

[Cassiel]

Where could I get a hold of one of those?

Sorry, I should have pasted links first time:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181197578593? ... 1423.l2649

is where I bought the messenger bag. There are loads of other styles and designs of commodore branded bags. A quick google will get you a nice selection.

[RiK]

Question is : what the heck do you need a bag for ? To put a laptop in/around ?

Well obviously for carrying more stuff than will fit in my pocket! See the very first line of my first post...

Personally, when I'm out & about I generally have at least the following with me:
- Wallet
- Phone
- iPad
- Notebook
- Pen
- Business cards

So as a general rule the small bag goes with me everywhere. Then obviously the bigger one if I need to take the laptop somewhere, which is quite frequent for me now with my personal coaching or photography training clients.

[Cloudane]

This is the other concern sitting in between "want" (which I do) and "need" (which I don't). Right now, I get away with wallet, phone and keys (left, right, rear jeans pocket)

If I got a manbag, I'd get that temptation of carrying everything including the kitchen sink around even though 99% of the time I don't need any of it. Certainly the 3DS would go in there (it's already often in my coat pocket, but less useful there in summer), pen, torch, maybe a bottle of water, some USB storage, some mints, etc etc etc. I dare say a small pony plush would hide in there as well I would suddenly see a "need" for stuff that I've never genuinely needed to cart around any time in the past.

[Markie]

Knomo Bungo 17" messenger bag.

That's some proper bag porn right there. Nice.

"Bag Porn" ... fantastic!

[Baggypants]

Kensington Contour Laptop Bag, Lightest laptop bag I ever had and a carry handle I could hold for hours.

[venusian]

Just ordered one of these after a go with somebody else's yerterday. More straps than one normally sees outside Soho.. Not for everyday use though.

[Xstreme]

I've got one of these North Face jobbies at the moment. Had it about 4 years now and use it regularly on the bike so it's getting pretty tatty looking.


I may replace it this year and treat myself to one of these:

[Surfr]

This just popped up on Mashable http://mashable.com/2011/08/29/laptop-b ... -main-link

[Cloudane]

eek. G3 ponies.

I like the fox one!