[Closed] I need a man bag

no one *needs* a man bag. Fact.

just use a small rucksack or courier bag.

Wallet goes in your pocket.

Packed lunch goes in one of these.

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Bags are for purses and makeup.

Just get a laptop bag, and put your lippy and tampons in there.

STM do some good ones.

http://www.stmbags.com.au/catalog/laptop-shoulder-bags/

It was the courier bag style thing I was thinking of. Fact.

No you dont. Sex change maybe, but you dont need a man bag.

OP, you see that thing called 'credibility'?

You just lost it.

I've got a Howies man bag. Seems to swallow everything I need but might be a bit OTT for your needs. Takes laptop, jacket, various network cables and chargers etc, pens, pads, copy of PVW etc etc

*Sigh*

I should have expected the alpha males to come strutting through 😀

Let's do this another way, requirements.

1. Must be smarter than a carrier bag.
2. Laptop bag has laptops & 7" vanity mirror in, so can't use that.
3. Not a rucksack, I'm not 12 or a hiker. I think they just look a bit daft with work attire.

This isn't going to go well is it?

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This isn't going to go well is it?

You kinda knew that before posting ,you should have saved it for a Friday thread 🙂

I'm not into man bags but if I were, something like this would be as close to acceptable as I can think;
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3. Not a rucksack, I'm not 12 or a hiker. I think they just look a bit daft with work attire.

and you expect a man bag will somehow allow you to avoid looking daft?

Do you live in London?

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The one on the left can pull off a man bag, but thats about it...

I bought a frodo s from [url= http://vaho.ws/bags ]Vaho[/url] while I was in Barcelona last week.

I wanted something similar to you, needed to carry my iPad and A5 diary and notepad along with glasses and lunch for going to work. I really like the ethos of this company in re-using waste products too.

Gold gives with [i][b]everything[/i][/b] darling...

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OP, you see that thing called 'credibility'?

You just lost it.

You've clearly never read my previous posts.

Jamie's laptop bags look a world better/larger than my work-issued canvas pap; think I'll plump for one of them.

Must be smarter than a carrier bag

You've clearly never read my previous posts

I don't recall them, for sure.

Did I mistakenly assume you had some credibility to lose?

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You could go for the Indiana Jones look.

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I had about 10 genuine WWII civilian issue respirator bags I used when shooting for cartridge bags. When I gave up shooting I gave them away, I bought the lot for £5. Looking on ebay they go for around £30 each. 😕

I use a Timbuk2 'man-bag' - actually a small courier bag. Works for me - and I only get mild abuse of my two sons!

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@wrecker - Fjallraven for added mountain coolness.
Whattaboutthis:

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this one's quite popular.
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next you will be asking about make up to put in it 🙂

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Why don't you make a list of all the bags on offer and which one you like and what you like about them?

Oh and don't forget matching shoes ,very important 😉

Yeah, terrible idea, it was on-trend [i]three months[/i] ago! What are you thinking?!

http://blog.debenhams.com/junes-must-have-for-men-the-canvas-bag/fashion/mens-fashion/

I've got what I think they call a "despatch" bag. What can I say, I'm a geek, my pockets are at capacity. Something like [url= http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10701_10001_083010705195_-1 ]this[/url] only smaller; fits a 7" tablet, wallet, two phones (work and personal) and assorted crap without being too huge.

Waitrose bag for life?

For life? Not sure I'd be prepared to make that sort of commitment 😕

Suit - briefcase.
Anything else - rucksack.

As for this:
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Jesus H Corbett in an skunkshit powered sidecar, nay, nay & thrice nay.

'Sculpted' beard, Wee Willie Winkie hat, Christmas jumper, knobster jeans and kiddies trainers?
They'd have the fillings out of your teeth before you stopped gurgling if you ponced around here dressed like that. 😀

The bag's not that bad, tbh.

I can see the point of courier bags, but a rucksac is just a much better design for actually carrying stuff.

I can see the point of courier bags, but a rucksac is just a much better design for actually carrying stuff.

It is if you like a sweaty back 🙂

Rather sweaty than painfull. 🙂
And the one's I use hardly touch your back. So it's a moot point.

Courier bags are not a good idea if you have to carry heavy stuff.

Scaramanga do some nice leather satchels and bags at reasonable prices. I have one, very useful

[url= http://www.scaramangashop.co.uk/ ]Scaramanga Link[/url]

Panniers, there I said it

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http://www.allycapellino.co.uk/shop/men/multi-satchel.html

Tatonka Earl or Baron ... they have 3 other colours but I just like this particular colour.

[url= http://www.tatonka.com/Products/Backpacks-and-Bags/shoulder-bags/Earl/1757 ]Earl shoulder bag[/url]

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[url= http://www.tatonka.com/Products/Backpacks-and-Bags/shoulder-bags/Baron/1758033 ]Baron shoulder bag[/url]

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I have one of their older version but in blue ... 😆

chewkw - Member
Tatonka Earl or Baron.....

From the Tatonka link.....

As well as the standard access through the front, the Baron also has a "back door"

😯

Go for a smaller crumpler messenger bag? They seem pretty rugged. Failing that, just be a man and use a rucksack. Or a jacket with pockets.

Problem solved;

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You too can look like this!!!

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hilldodger - Member

As well as the standard access through the front, the Baron also has a "back door"

😆 It's the German ...

Rapha Backpack. I use almost as daft Patagonia pack with suits, sports jackets and goretex.
Fashion critics will receive adjustive therapy with hammer to vertrebrae and discs to help them understand why backpack is better for injured spines like mine.

I use a Timbuk2 'man-bag' - actually a small courier bag. Works for me - and I only get mild abuse of my two sons!

I just bought one of them and I luuurrrvvve it. But not in a gay way, obviously ....

You want something to carry work stuff in? Sounds like a job for a briefcase:

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Tell me, do you find the air around you getting quite dusty at times?

Maybe a cartridge bag or a game bag.?

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If I was buying a man bag and wanted something which looked neat, I'd be buying a leather bag from Fossil. Damned dear though! They seem to do courier bags and briefcases, if that makes it easier than opting for a man bag.

I disagree with you on the backpack/12 yr old thing though. You see guys in very expensive suits carrying very nice poking rucksacks all the time. The best looking ones I've seen personally were by Victorinox - or I assume they were since they had the Swiss cross on them.

I've got one of them, a Wenger thing. It's a nice bit of kit. I just don't think they go well with suits type; the whole semi-industrial multi pocketed look rucksack, with a suit & tie? Can't see it, plus it's overkill for my tuna rice salad and wallet.

I'd like to ditch a laptop bag altogether tbh, but then carry lunch and gubbins in something. I imagined something leather, quality and discrete in a satchel style. The above suggestions are not what I envisaged!

Although I genuinely like the look of Bencooper's briefcase pic!

pfft,

you need one of these (or another one in the range)
Proper man bag - with space to carry your Glock and a spare mag.

[url= http://www.maxpedition.com/store/pc/FATBOY-S-TYPE-VERSIPACK-4p49.htm ]Cheers - Arnie[/url]

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I was never sure about the leather ones. I mean, I'm comfortable with my sexuality and all, but they always struck me as something you'd stick your guy-liner and boysturiser in.

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I can see the point of courier bags, but a rucksac is just a much better design for actually carrying stuff.

I'm comfortable with my sexuality and all

Appears you're in a slim majority on this thread.

Seriously though, that briefcase thing above is in the right ballpark for me. It doesn't quite tick the boxes, but that kind of thing I think is fine - nicely made and a discrete,quality, bag/satchel/briefcase/closit homosexual statement.

Cheers Danny B

Not a fan of black and not sure of the emblem, but closer!

Cheers, Danny B

How about:

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Check http://oberondesign.com/oberon-accessories/messenger-bags/leather-and-canvas-messenger-bag.html and then wince at the price but be rest assured they are the nicest bags you will ever see and I am buying one as soon as I can afford one.

Oi, Bear-needs-accessories!

What about a comment on MY man-bag suggestion?

(I have one of those, btw, carries my phablet galaxy note2 and my wallet, plus headphones, paracetamol etc.)

Am saving up for a Glock.

Cheers,

Glocky B

I have some of the "gayest" bags ever stitched.

Your girlfriend loves them.

8)

Sounds like you need a crumpler weenie like mine below, hold a 13" macbook and book/magazine/water bottle - i never leave the house without it as the filthy state of it will attest to but it is over 8yrs old, adorned with a columbus tubing patch and my "honorary" membership patch to the W.O.M.B.A.T.S , i dunno if that makes it more of a man bag than anyone else's but i do like a cup of tea.

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I got given this River Island "man-bag" for xmas a few years ago but it's never left the wardrobe as it's too fancy/city boy for my liking, £18 posted and you can have it.

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It looks like soft leather but it's not, very good quality though and it was rather expensive at the time

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The lining is black but the camera turned it purple for some reason

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CountZero - Member

I can see the point of courier bags, but a rucksac is just a much better design for actually carrying stuff.

Rubbish. If you need to put anything into, or get something out of, a rucksack, you have to take the damn thing off, then open it up.

I wasn't just talking about ease of use.
Carrying heavy loads in a courier bag is not good for your back.
At all. 😀

[url= http://www.next.co.uk/shop/gender-men-productaffiliation-accessories/category-bags-category-wallets ]Next[/url] have some.

Mulberry all the way. If your going to have a man bag, have a nice one

Danny B - to be honest, I was rather interested in your post and I clicked the link...FFS, how much??!!!

I was thinking £100ish tops for something nicely made, hopefully in UK, but purely for nostalgic reasons.

Somafunk, I'll bob you an email - worth a shot for that money.

Cheers, Wobbly Knees.

Oi, Bear-needs-accessories!

What about a comment on MY man-bag suggestion?

Sorry. Honestly? It's bloody ace; I love it. However, my requirements are for a work-related item for the 'suits'. In a casual environment, yours would be top of the list!

Mulberry all the way.

Not a chance. Nicely made, good quality, and then times 4 price purely for branding. Pas pour moi!

Howw's about something from [url= http://www.htleather.co.uk/ ]Henry Tomkins[/url]?

I treated myself to a [url= http://www.htleather.co.uk/satchels/large-satchel ]large satchel[/url] several years ago - sounds like the [url= http://www.htleather.co.uk/satchels/small-satchel ]smaller [/url]one might be ideal?

Very, [i]very [/i]robust, pretty timeless and made in the UK.

This is my macho man bag I bought for I think £15 or £16 from TKMaxx ... in blue ... very metro ... 😆

The material is brilliant.

Material: Tarpaulin 1000 (polyester).
Dimensions: 28 x 37 x 12 cm.
Volume: 14 l.
Weight: 550 g.

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I prefer lemon colour but they don't have one ... 😆

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Billingham Hadley with the camera insert taken out.

I've been looking for a bag as well for carrying my mini about, been looking at these
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[url= http://http://shop.ilsoigneur.cc/products/off-the-shelf ]Tweed musette[/url]

Manfrotto do some nice shoulder bags that would probably work ok.
Tempted to get one myself.

http://www.manfrotto.co.uk/unica-iii-messenger-bc-stile

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That is so Sheldon 🙂

Multi-purpose, waterproof and adapts to the load it carries.

Perfect.

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Try here:

http://www.trakke.co.uk/

Another vote for Henry Thomkins. I've had one of his satchels for years. I reckon it'll pretty much last forever.

http://www.htleather.co.uk/category/satchels

Seriously BN - saw my colleagues today and would spunk the money on one of those Oberon ones without a second thought if I had the cash spare.

They are the most stunningly well made bags...

Danny - you forgot to sign your post.