i didnt read any of the posts in this thread but i like backpacks a lot, because you can put stuff in them and carry them around while keeping your hands free
they are not that aesthetically pleasing though i guess thats the downside... but what upside!
― Reggie (Lamp), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:17 (eleven years ago) link
x-post - I'm into the daypack but they need more colors or dots or something. They're all very manly. Not that there's anything wrong with that but I think they should branch out a little or something.
― Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:19 (eleven years ago) link
herschels remind me of outdoor products backpacks which are super big among teens in hk http://i.imgur.com/Ja5bzfY.jpg
― 乒乓, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:19 (eleven years ago) link
these are kind of like herschel, but prob better made:
http://makr.com/
― ְ֮֠֓֟֬֩ (gr8080), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:19 (eleven years ago) link
Oh! I like those a lot. And they look more adult than herschels somehow which is good.
― Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:22 (eleven years ago) link
here's some girly stuff, maybe on the small side tho
http://www.utilitycanvas.com/collections/backpacks
― ְ֮֠֓֟֬֩ (gr8080), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:22 (eleven years ago) link
these guys are military grade or something
https://www.goruck.com/Gear/Category?category=41
― ְ֮֠֓֟֬֩ (gr8080), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:23 (eleven years ago) link
x-post - Those are almost a hundred bucks!?
― Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:23 (eleven years ago) link
you can put stuff in them
this is actually a downside! WAKE UP!!!
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:24 (eleven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/NatwGXR.jpg
― 乒乓, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:24 (eleven years ago) link
also one time i was at a karaoke night for a friend's birthday and this kinda overweight nerdy kid sang something really jammy for karaoke while wearing his black canvas backpack and it made me really happy because he looked like such a dork and he seemed like he just dngaf and then later that night i was getting out of a cab to go to a party and i saw that same kid still wearing his backpack and invited him up to the party and told him that i liked his backpack and then apologized for calling him 'backpack' but then the girls who's place it was was really mad at me cuz it turned out this kid looked like he was like 15 and it was supposed to be a cool drug party or w/e and he was obv really uncomfortable w/the whole scene so i had to get him to leave after his first drink but he didnt seem to mind that much
anyway the moral of the story is that backpacks are so cool that they can get you invited to parties but also asked to leave parties
― Reggie (Lamp), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:24 (eleven years ago) link
http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/bebezeva/default/lisa-frank-backpack--large-msg-131429435446.jpg
― am0n, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:26 (eleven years ago) link
double edged pack xp
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:27 (eleven years ago) link
feel like theres been a submeme of getting a bieber pack http://i.imgur.com/JUCfWJL.jpg
― 乒乓, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:27 (eleven years ago) link
MAKR stuff is pretty good & well made & nicely designed but also just... kinda bland, imo? like why not use a color that's not a tasteful neutral, at all, ever
― ampersand cooper black (elmo argonaut), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:27 (eleven years ago) link
im glad durant stopped http://i.imgur.com/ap9GC3X.jpg
― 乒乓, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:28 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, I agree. I was looking more everything is just so beige and grey.
― Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:28 (eleven years ago) link
oops x-post
makr is v much 'craftsmanship, quality, privilege, etc etc etc' imho
― ampersand cooper black (elmo argonaut), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:29 (eleven years ago) link
that's not an insult btw
― ampersand cooper black (elmo argonaut), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:30 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.filsonitaly.it/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Immagine-3.png
this is the backpack i have. i carry it around in a similar fashion except instead of being loosely held by the strap its usually slung across my back with both straps over my shoulders
i mostly only use that one in the summers though cuz i use my bike a lot more since its been so cold wet i carry my stuff around in my messenger bag
― Reggie (Lamp), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:30 (eleven years ago) link
beige and grey are good colours for backpacks cause they go w everything
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:31 (eleven years ago) link
This is true but I also like color.
― Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:32 (eleven years ago) link
u cant have any sry
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:36 (eleven years ago) link
a friend of mine recently got this backpack, which i admired:
http://jonathanandolivia.com/images/GREG-BACKPACK-RED-4303P.jpg
i am kinda surprised by how many thoughts i have about backpacks, which always seemed like the overnight bag's younger, less glamorous brother but maybe backpacks are kinda stylish. its just that its a lot harder to be cool when you're wearing one i guess unlike that suede overnight bag you casually tossed into the backseat of your convertible or w/e
― Reggie (Lamp), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:37 (eleven years ago) link
Oooh red
― lets just remember to blame the patriarchy for (in orbit), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:38 (eleven years ago) link
I wear stylish backpacks ppl talk about them when I walk by
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:43 (eleven years ago) link
I have a very large backpacking pack (65L?), a more modest climbing pack (35L), a commuter pack (mission workshop, p low key), an old general purpose backpack that I never use anymore, a ski pack, and rad lil daypack that is the Best Backpack
I want more backpacks
― well if it isn't old 11 cameras simon (gbx), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:46 (eleven years ago) link
bags can def be addictive
― 乒乓, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:47 (eleven years ago) link
sry we r rationing backpacks now
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:47 (eleven years ago) link
This thread is making me look for a new messenger bag, my old one is held together by safety pins and still has blood on it (tbh those things are both awesome, I just want a new bag).
― lets just remember to blame the patriarchy for (in orbit), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:49 (eleven years ago) link
this thread has made me realize what my next sewing project is going to be
― ampersand cooper black (elmo argonaut), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:53 (eleven years ago) link
i have this one: http://www.castlebergoutdoors.co.uk/acatalog/23510-031-1.jpg and my girlfriend seems to get complimented every time she uses it
― diamonddave85, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:55 (eleven years ago) link
i like the idea of describing backpacks in terms of how many liters they hold, that is really something. alternate idea though: how many exterior zippers they have e.g. this guy well hes a regular daypack, you know like seven zippers. but this guy i just use for hiking remote trails in the mountains of lost zembla and its got like thirty-three of 'em so cool
ues for lyfe
― Reggie (Lamp), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:55 (eleven years ago) link
i see it on camera forums - people searching for the 'perfect camera bag' and they end up with like 20 diff camera bags
― 乒乓, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 17:01 (eleven years ago) link
i have like 5 camera bags = (
― 乒乓, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 17:02 (eleven years ago) link
jansport "heritage" line not so bad, but definitely no good for laptops
http://f5torefresh.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/0304-JANSPORT-03-WAYBACK-600x412.jpg
― chinavision!, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 17:06 (eleven years ago) link
still no perfect one? my domke is started to develop some holes.
― chinavision!, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 17:07 (eleven years ago) link
I've got a vaguely ugly orange LL Bean backpack from some time in the early 2000s and I love it - perfect size, chest strap, built in camelback slot, long enough for my giant torso, and the thing just won't die. I haul my laptop, pyrex lunch container, and various books, electronic components, tools or hardware, gym clothes, and all sorts of shit on a daily basis on foot or by motorcycle and can't imagine using anything else. I actually fear the day that it wears out as I'll be sad trying to find a replacement. No laptop holder but I have a padded Chrome case that works just fine inside it.
I don't care how tacky it might look or how unhip it is - it works, fits under airline seats, and holds everything I need comfortably.
― joygoat, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 17:08 (eleven years ago) link
well i settled on the domke shoulder one, and i just bought a lowepro backpack for medium format stuff xp
― 乒乓, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 17:09 (eleven years ago) link
I thought domke was supposed to be invincible :(
jansport still makes this bag:
http://www.freshbornmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Screen-shot-2010-10-21-at-12.59.30-PM.jpg
― chinavision!, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 17:10 (eleven years ago) link
or makes it *again*, I guess. doesn't look as cool all shiny and new though
― chinavision!, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 17:11 (eleven years ago) link
i have a vintage jansport w a leather bottom and a supreme backpack i've carried daily for eight years.
backpacks are the best
― the late great, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 17:20 (eleven years ago) link
lol @ jansport heritage backpack with "ice axe loop."
― lets just remember to blame the patriarchy for (in orbit), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 17:24 (eleven years ago) link
Okay I could get into this: https://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.svpply.com/large/246845.jpg?1360647978
― lets just remember to blame the patriarchy for (in orbit), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 17:26 (eleven years ago) link
outdoor products upthread don't look a stitch different from ones we all had in middle school in 1979 afaicr
― life is good (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 17:28 (eleven years ago) link
love these topo designs backpacks
http://d1beyoca8gf94e.cloudfront.net/wp-content/shopp/cache_560_600_0__100_topo_designs_rover_pack_aqua.jpg
― the late great, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 18:04 (eleven years ago) link
http://images.asos-media.com/inv/media/9/7/9/9/1769979/khaki/image1xxl.jpg
I have this which is alright but in a world of zips and buttons the buckles seem like a bit of an unnecessary inconvenience. Was thinking about getting one of the simpler Fjallraven ones having liked them when seeing them around, but shit they're disproportionately expensive, when I replace this I'll probably go for some £10 polyester piece o crap.
― the kind of man who best draws girls' eyeballs (Merdeyeux), Wednesday, 17 April 2013 14:51 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, i have a leather briefcase that buckles and they can be a huge hassle if you need to get something quickly
on the other hand buckles will probably be functional forever while zippers break are prone to all sorts of problems
― ampersand cooper black (elmo argonaut), Wednesday, 17 April 2013 15:09 (eleven years ago) link
ykk on your zipper
― 乒乓, Wednesday, 17 April 2013 15:12 (eleven years ago) link