[Closed] man bags.. not really

homo?

sapien...

probably a really homo type question

Go to Paris, every man and his dog has some kind of bag/satchel.

question?

a girl's one?

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You're missing the root cause of you losing your wallet...you wife is putting it in her bag.

I can stand having shedloads of stuff in pockets and i want to get a bag which doesn't look:

a) like a girls one.. cos I'm a real man.. grr
b) doesn't look like a sports rucksack

So why you want a bag if you don't mind stuff in your pockets?

🙂

homo as in sexual

maybe I need to add a

c)

then..
as in

c) I don't want to look like a frenchman

What are you carrying? Wallet, loose change, keys, phone.

What need for a bag?

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Edit: oops, I never added the usual useful Singletrack response.......you big woman!! 🙄

Ask flashfart. He was asking about manbags the other day, in the guise of some bollocks about a laptop and change of clothes carrying accessory.

satchel.

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although I normally use a rucksack if I expect to be carrying any amount of stuff or shopping.

this particular one is £35 from Fat Face

http://www.fatface.com/bags-and-belts/mens-despatch-bag/invt/28953/&bklist=icat,4,shop,menswear,mensbagsbelts

fanny pack

I would definitely opt for the Goa Hippy look in your situation..

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Wallet: back pocket
Phone: front left
Keys, loose change: front right

Works for jeans, trousers and shorts!

And as mchamish said: tell your wife to stop putting your wallet in her bag!

Er, is this where I mention that i have a couple and find them very useful, work out what you want to carry it in and to be honest i have a canvas and leather one which gets used all the time, looks more like a modern satchel/small smart courier bag, by Duffer of St George, have had it for a few years so probably doesnt help.

Wallet, phone, keys. What else do you need to carry?

I have a really nice brown leather one I got from White Stuff. Looks proper cool. Haven't used it lately but will be resurrecting it for my iPad. 🙂

well a bag is easy isn't it?

and to be honest, I lose stuff, so having something bigger would be harder to lose

Hmm, sounds like you are best off having a responsible adult looking after your wallet then. Just let the wife keep hold of it.

cheers all

I'm starting to garner support, I can tell..

good point though, I'll have a word with mrs bedds..

oi.. mrs bedds.. NO!!

I'm starting to garner support, I can tell..

Once the tide turns 😉

You need to be Italian to carry a man bag! Even their cops do it

what you actually need is one of these bad boys...

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cheers headfirst.. stylish, practical and sure to mean I never forget stuff again 😉

The only manbag I would have is my bawbag anything else is gay.

I would suggest for longevity Timbuk2 their stuff is ace otherwise fat face, gap or white stuff are worth a look

Can I nudge you in the direction of a mate's website?

http://www.blokesbags.co.uk/index.html

do you star on the site higgo?

I have one, very useful for carrying a lock, waterproof, fleece, minipump, tyre levers, multitool, book and a magazine when I ride my bike to the pub.

looks a bit like this one...

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Also handy for travelling, can stick a camera, water bottle, snacks, passport, flight itinerary etc and anything else I want to hand in it.

Kev

Not too bad..

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Carry less crap

Take responsibility for your own crap

MTFU

You are over 12 years old aren't you?

I really can't be doing with stuff in me pockets all the while. It's like when I'm on me bike. If I have coins in my shorts the constant 'chink-chink-chink-arrghbastudlog-chink-chink-oolookasquirrel!' gets on me tits.

So I have a manbag. From John Lewis, which while being the gayest department store in the UK, if not the world, makes decidedly hettie manbags. Less 'Priscilla, Queen of the Desert', more 'My Name Is Norman and I'm a Chartered Accountant' type. Still, it does and it even allows me to tell people I'm 'straight acting'. 😛

i have a few most of the time ilug around my 25ltr bag filled with nappys/clothes/coats ect but put all pocket bits in it aswll but when on my own i use something about this size
http://www.sportfusion.co.uk/Dakine+Rucksack+%7C+Dakine+Glacier+Pack+08+-+Black/1394spfp.htm

I just got one of these for a tenner. Won't suit everyone but is handy for taking stuff to work for the day and whatnot.

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http://thevintagebin.com/Vintage-Canvas-Medic-Bag-Khaki-with/M/B000BFJE7Y.htm

I pretty much always carry this with me:

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Do Homo`s all have man bags or is that just stereo typing, i also note your opening question states you have a wife, and that youre a real man, why do you really feel the need to masculinise your sexuality while deeming someone elses.

Get a satchel.

🙂

more for amusement value than anything else project.

I'm a bag freak to be honest.. and want something else.. quite liking the look of the visconti's

Back when I was very much younger, around the time I left school, the most common bags for blokes to carry stuff around in were army gasmask bags or newspaper bags. My dad had a gasmask bag for taking his sandwiches to work in and I had a green canvas paper bag which I used for carrying work and college stuff in. Just like a messenger bag, really. I've got three messenger bags, a little Polaris one, which is a handy camera size, a Karrimor one which is my everyday work one, with all sorts of junk in, and a big Timbuctoo one for weekends for shopping and other stuff. Wouldn't be without any of them. As far as 'manbags' are concerned, I always think of those stupid little holster jobbies that hang over one shoulder for carrying keys and mobies in, and looking a **** in. Match up with denim harem pants for the complete urban pranny look.
Edit] these are really classy bags:
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Chrome bags http://m.chromebagsstore.com/bags-1.html

+1 for Chrome. i have the above in orange for bike use. i also have a small knomo bag that carries netbook/ipad sized device plus keys, wallet, papers...

To be honest, as soon as my bag comes out, my wife ditches hers!

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

So you think manbags are only for italians and frenchfellas??

You been anywhere other than your back garden in the last say, 5yrs?

I've been using them for years now and the best one I have came fron Florence and it's by Frattelli Rossetti. It's ipoo size and has a few zip pockets inside too.. it's rather lovely.
I also use Raphas musettes which are a perfect size.

Anything larger than ipoo size and you'll look like an aging skoolkid.

higgo - Member

Can I nudge you in the direction of a mate's website?

http://www.blokesbags.co.uk/index.html
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Does he offer a STW discount?

There's these as well:
http://www.saddlebackleather.com/categories/98-Satchels-Large/products/2047-Leather-Satchel-Large-Chestnut
$335.

give yourself a damn good slap and then MTFU.

I have a messenger type bag and I have christened it the Tatchell Satchel.
Reclaim the man bag brothers.

This is the answer, very manly, and not gay at all. Maybe
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Can I nudge you in the direction of a mate's website?

Can you nudge your mate and tell him to stop using that shit "zoom in on a small corner" mouseover view? If he's got a a bigger picture then just display the goddamn thing, I'm not a gynaecologist.

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With cougar on the poxy mouseover view thing. It sucks.

I have one for when I have to work up in london for the day. My dakine nomad doesn't go well with pinstripe.

''chink-chink-chink-arrghbastudlog-chink-chink-oolookasquirrel!'
lol i would prefer to give my change to a tramp than have a man bag. the managing director of the company i work for has a man bag & he looks like a right pompous ****. its wrong in my opinion but each to there own 😆

Bollocks to all those fancy 'man bags' satchels & other rubbish pandering to a fashion.[url= http://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/index.cfm/dep/equipment/cat/rucksacks/subcat/bum-bags/fuseaction/products.list/group/225/level/3 ]Just get a bum bag.[/url]
(also available from other retailers)

Cougar - Member
Can I nudge you in the direction of a mate's website?
Can you nudge your mate and tell him to stop using that shit "zoom in on a small corner" mouseover view? If he's got a a bigger picture then just display the goddamn thing, I'm not a gynaecologist.

Always helps to read the instructions:

"Place cursor over image to see in greater detail or [b]click on image to see larger version[/b]"

why not wear stuff with more pockets?
barbour,belstaff,or a domke photographers' jacket.
or a lunchbox.seen some mx ones,probably do mtb ones too.
or carry a briefcase.
or get a brompton and get a front bag.that way you get to buy a new bike.

Carry less crap

Take responsibility for your own crap

MTFU

You are over 12 years old aren't you?

+1

North Face make good bags, get one.

Man up by making your own!
Diytactical.com

Always helps to read the instructions:

If I have to read to read the instructions for a web page, the interface has failed.

"Place cursor over image to see in greater detail or click on image to see larger version"

So why have the mouseover at all? Pointless and distracting.

Veering vaguely back on topic; I use a 'man bag' (godawful term) sometimes, because as a geek my pants are often at capacity. It's a small satchel affair in a sort of earthy dark green.