backpacks are so fucking ugly

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I've been thinking about backpacks and this citibike initiative that NY is about to start, because the ability to grab a bike and ride it someplace in large part depends on how you are carrying yr stuff.

lets just remember to blame the patriarchy for (in orbit), Wednesday, 17 April 2013 16:43 (eleven years ago) link

i thought about buying a navy one from APC last fall but hesitated because really, do i need a $200 backpack.. surely if I have to have one i can find something in navy with no logos for less than that. i only considered carrying one for taking long walks in the city - with a shoulder bag or tote bag, I can't carry much more than a book, wallet, and phone in it or my back starts to hurt.

monogrammed ll beans were absolutely de rigeur at prep school, sometimes slung hobo-style from the end of a lacrosse or field hockey stick, sometimes embellished with flowers & big loopy handwriting in white-out pen

yeah, they were at my school & you couldn't have the exact same ll bean bag as anyone else in your class & it was necessary to write on it and you absolutely had to wear it hanging off one shoulder. they used to make these dark color, simple ones with brown leather on the bottom and they were really nice, i had one of those.. it was a pricey thing for my parents to buy, i'm sure they weren't happy when it got scuffed up/written on deliberately because that was the trend.

seriously, THIS GUY (daria-g), Wednesday, 17 April 2013 22:51 (eleven years ago) link

haha ^ totally the same at my school.

Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Thursday, 18 April 2013 13:35 (eleven years ago) link

white-out yes. also on chucks.

how's life, Thursday, 18 April 2013 13:39 (eleven years ago) link

I use a strap back for work (no laptop required) but a Jansport two-shoulder thing when I bike to the coffee shop on weekends.

the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 18 April 2013 13:39 (eleven years ago) link

yeah, they were at my school & you couldn't have the exact same ll bean bag as anyone else in your class & it was necessary to write on it and you absolutely had to wear it hanging off one shoulder.

At my school all the cool kids had army surplus backpacks and drew flowers and gothy pictures and band logos on them. I demanded one of these bags and then doubted my artistic talent or my ability to pick sufficiently hip bands and never wrote on it, and also had it long after the cool kids stopped having them (in fact my turning up in one may have been the signal all the cool kids needed to stop wearing them), thus singling me out as a nerd, though not as much as the day my can of Fanta burst and my backpack dripped all the way into school before I noticed

I observed the one-shoulder rule at the time, since both shoulders was definitely for uncool kids and tourists, but these days I'm not exactly going to be mistaken for a cool kid so I may as well have it where it's actually comfortable for walking. For all I know Cool Kid Backpack Etiquette has probably changed since my youth anyway.

susuwatari teenage riot (a passing spacecadet), Thursday, 18 April 2013 13:53 (eleven years ago) link

i also adhered to uk one-shoulder cool rule but i think two shoulders kinda developed into an semi-ironic reference as teen americana pop culture proliferated via internet wallowing

pretty amazed that record bags havent made a comeback (afaict) while bomber jackets, kickers, naf naf &c have all been and gone again

r|t|c, Thursday, 18 April 2013 14:04 (eleven years ago) link

hell yeah, Technics bag trend another one I was late to, still know where that one is so please revive now (think the zip broke though)

felt ~prepared for anything~ shoving a variety of cheap imitation swiss army knives, cheap imitation maglites, cheap lighters, etc, into the 6000 tiny pockets, none of which ever got used

susuwatari teenage riot (a passing spacecadet), Thursday, 18 April 2013 14:11 (eleven years ago) link

My Eastpak backpack was the only cool thing I had going for me at school.

These days I still have an Ugly Backpack why because convenience. It keeps out the rain, I can easily carry my computer/lunch/shopping/paperwork, it's fine for cycling. It looks something like this (I think I have an older version):

http://www.macpac.co.nz/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/466x500/602f0fa2c1f0d1ba5e241f914e856ff9/1/2/12132-blk_s.1349857666.jpg

supermassive pot hole (seandalai), Thursday, 18 April 2013 15:27 (eleven years ago) link

fuck backpacks.

rucksacks are dope though.

believe mine is same as lamp's, congratulations on your purchase lamp.

http://www.filson.com/images/products/detail/70262-main-341.jpg

plus an osprey for hiking etc. when only 75l will do.

http://www.tauntonleisure.com/prodmainimg13398.jpg

2 straps for lyfe.

Blandford Forum, Thursday, 18 April 2013 16:09 (eleven years ago) link

what's the difference between a "backpack" and a "rucksack" or a "knapsack"

ampersand cooper black (elmo argonaut), Thursday, 18 April 2013 16:47 (eleven years ago) link

other than rucksacks are dope

ampersand cooper black (elmo argonaut), Thursday, 18 April 2013 16:48 (eleven years ago) link

i feel like rucksacks always have that flap over the top

乒乓, Thursday, 18 April 2013 19:00 (eleven years ago) link

knapsack means you time traveled here from 1924

乒乓, Thursday, 18 April 2013 19:00 (eleven years ago) link

big flap or pocket that folds over the opening of the main bag = rucksack

the late great, Thursday, 18 April 2013 19:01 (eleven years ago) link

yeah what he said

the late great, Thursday, 18 April 2013 19:01 (eleven years ago) link

This is my daily joint: Nothing amazing but non-ugly and functional.
http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&size=l&tid=32972156

Lambo Sedan (Whitey on the Moon), Thursday, 18 April 2013 19:10 (eleven years ago) link

wiki:

The word backpack was coined in the United States in the 1910s. moneybag and packsack were used before; they now occur mainly as regionalisms. The word rucksack is a German loanword mainly used in the UK and in the US Army: in German 'der Rücken' means 'the back' (the part of the body), and Sack for bag. The name Rucksack is cognate with Danish Rygsæk, Norwegian Ryggsekk, Dutch Rugzak, Afrikaans Rugsak and Swedish Ryggsäck. Alternative names include Haversack, and in German language called Kraxe (in 19th century the term kraxeln was used for climbing). (The term "haversack" more properly describes a small cloth bag on a strap worn over one shoulder, and used to carry one or more "havers" or havercakes or oatcakes.)

ampersand cooper black (elmo argonaut), Thursday, 18 April 2013 20:30 (eleven years ago) link

Saw one of these today on the train and thought it was kinda tight:
http://shop.herschelsupply.com/shop.html

(I think it was a "pop quiz" model)

kind of funny that it turns out to be linked to Stussy, the brand of my early teenagerhood

charlie 4chan, internet detective (Hurting 2), Friday, 19 April 2013 16:18 (eleven years ago) link

http://i.imgur.com/n53in9X.png

乒乓, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 11:45 (eleven years ago) link

My sister gave this one to my dad, I found it somewhere unused, stole it and now def enjoy using the thing.

Is it so fucking ugly?

http://extreme-brands.com/image/cache/data/Products/oakley/oakley_base_load_backpack_black-800x800.jpg

i wouldn't mistake myself for anyone. (wolves lacan), Tuesday, 30 April 2013 14:21 (eleven years ago) link

it's on the ugly side of the spectrum but not that bad

ְ֮֠֓֟֬֩ (gr8080), Tuesday, 30 April 2013 14:35 (eleven years ago) link

Yeah. It could be worse.

Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Tuesday, 30 April 2013 14:36 (eleven years ago) link

now that the weather has turned and i'm not wearing a topcoat/trench, i need to get rid of the backpack asap

ְ֮֠֓֟֬֩ (gr8080), Tuesday, 30 April 2013 14:38 (eleven years ago) link

really not in a position to drop a few hundos on a leather messenger/brief-- any tips?

ְ֮֠֓֟֬֩ (gr8080), Tuesday, 30 April 2013 14:40 (eleven years ago) link

i think minimal backpacks look actively cool

J0rdan S., Tuesday, 30 April 2013 14:43 (eleven years ago) link

xp yeah i had to go backpack w/suit jacket yesterday and did not feel cool but i'm super strapped right now

call all destroyer, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 14:45 (eleven years ago) link

strapped like a backpack?

乒乓, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 14:47 (eleven years ago) link

i think minimal backpacks look actively cool

― J0rdan S., Tuesday, April 30, 2013 9:43 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

agree

well if it isn't old 11 cameras simon (gbx), Tuesday, 30 April 2013 17:20 (eleven years ago) link

ive had a herscehl for like 18 months now, taken it on trips, no complaints abt quality

max, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 18:40 (eleven years ago) link

xpost: tlg not sure if u saw upthread but i have the same model/color (except w/o the leather patches)

i totally love it, i just look like a doof when wearing a suit with it

ְ֮֠֓֟֬֩ (gr8080), Tuesday, 30 April 2013 19:54 (eleven years ago) link

the top compartment makes for a great secret man purse #protip

ְ֮֠֓֟֬֩ (gr8080), Tuesday, 30 April 2013 19:55 (eleven years ago) link

Lucky for me i work in jeans

the late great, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 20:03 (eleven years ago) link

http://i.imgur.com/EUqgcsy.jpg

ְ֮֠֓֟֬֩ (gr8080), Thursday, 2 May 2013 12:30 (eleven years ago) link

really not in a position to drop a few hundos on a leather messenger/brief-- any tips?

stop carrying a fucking bag around with you everywhere

TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 2 May 2013 12:51 (eleven years ago) link

any further questions, i refer you to the title of this thread

TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 2 May 2013 12:52 (eleven years ago) link

felt like this had to be recorded somewhere. from the mean streets of downtown boston, in the year of our lord 2013:

http://i.imgur.com/YX0MQs9.jpg

Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 2 May 2013 12:59 (eleven years ago) link

4 LYFE

TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 2 May 2013 13:03 (eleven years ago) link

bloody hipsters

scintilla (seandalai), Thursday, 2 May 2013 13:03 (eleven years ago) link

gr80, maybe look into army surplus retailers online for a suitable carryall? i don't know if you could find something sleek / professional looking enough to work with a suit but there are countless affordable options.

ampersand cooper black (elmo argonaut), Thursday, 2 May 2013 13:13 (eleven years ago) link

tracer will you come be my personal valet as i commute from home to two different offices on public transportation

ְ֮֠֓֟֬֩ (gr8080), Thursday, 2 May 2013 13:13 (eleven years ago) link

"ive had a herscehl for like 18 months now, taken it on trips, no complaints abt quality

― max, Tuesday, April 30, 2013 2:40 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink"

This is good to know.

This is the one I want: http://www.madewell.com/madewell_category/BAGS/backpacks/PRDOVR~56938/56938.jsp

Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Thursday, 2 May 2013 13:16 (eleven years ago) link

oh i am v v taken by this herschel backpack: http://shop.herschelsupply.com/survey-backpack.html

(i use a tin tac record bag - because i have to carry my work laptop around with me most of the time, which apparently some of us are too good to do - but it is well heavy)

snapchats and tattoos (c sharp major), Thursday, 2 May 2013 13:22 (eleven years ago) link

what do you carry in there gr80?? seriously? homework? sweet unguents? the official rules of major league baseball???

TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 2 May 2013 13:23 (eleven years ago) link

if it is your work laptop then it should be at work, surely

TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 2 May 2013 13:23 (eleven years ago) link

water bottles, camera

乒乓, Thursday, 2 May 2013 13:24 (eleven years ago) link

feel like this 'men should be MEN and not carry ANYTHING' bullshit can gtfo already

乒乓, Thursday, 2 May 2013 13:24 (eleven years ago) link

I carry so much shit around I need two bags most days. It's a problem.

Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Thursday, 2 May 2013 13:26 (eleven years ago) link


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