backpacks are so fucking ugly

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

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

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

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.

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

other than rucksacks are dope

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8518/8518198015_9450ec875a_c.jpg

i feel like rucksacks always have that flap over the top

knapsack means you time traveled here from 1924

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

yeah what he said

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

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.)

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

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

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

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

Yeah. It could be worse.

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

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

i think minimal backpacks look actively cool

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

strapped like a backpack?

i think minimal backpacks look actively cool

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

agree

went for it

http://indigoandcotton.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/thumbnail/465x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/t/o/topo-designs-klettersack-navy-leather-8.jpg.pagespeed.ce.4emP3Naa6v.jpg

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

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

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

Lucky for me i work in jeans

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

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

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

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

4 LYFE

bloody hipsters

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.

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

"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

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)

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

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

water bottles, camera

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

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

but where will i put my sweet unguents

pls imagine here a link to that piece about how the "minimal lifestyle" is in many ways a demonstration of how wealthy you are, that you don't need to hold on to stuff because you can buy whatever you need at any given time.

men don't carry bags, that's why they invented cargo pants and cellphone holsters

sweet unguents?

lol i do actually usually have a small tube of neosporin and a bottle of aspirin in my backpack-- hilarious, i'm sure

my current employment has me alternating between two offices in two separate buildings. even on weeks when i'm scheduled to be at one office two days in row, there's a chance that could change overnight, so i take my laptop and external drive home with me every night, along with some essential paper files and notes/notebook

additionally, being adverse to waste and having an affinity for coffee and water, i usually have a steel water bottle and a travel mug with me, and occasionally a small tupperware container with lunch inside

as dayo speculated, i usually have one or two cameras with me (usually just a compact point-and-shoot, but occasionally an SLR with a bulky lens).

depending on the weather, i may need to stuff a small umbrella or a scarf inside too

also, an ipad for reading material on the train as well as a small pouch with my earbuds inside

once or twice a month i might have a change of clothes with me, depending on plans

i'm way jealous of your ~everything's in the cloud, maaaan~ lyfestyle but i like having things with me i guess; kanye shrug

It's crazy to me to think that anybody without a car, or as I sometimes wistfully think of them "rolling storage lockers," could leave their home for 8-10 hours every day and not have some sort of bag, particularly if that person's job requires carrying any sort of material around. Even if women's clothing came standard with practical pockets and I was traveling light that day, I'd still have to take a purse with me to hold something to read on the train.

Plus to gr80's point re: not wanting to be wasteful, even if you didn't give a shit about generating a lot of trash, not carrying a water bottle/your own coffee/lunch gets insanely expensive if you aren't lucky enough to work somewhere fancy that provides coffee and water.