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    • DougNgD
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      Tfar, not completely sure that the stitching will rip out before the clip will. The ends of the strap on the messenger bag are sewn into an X pattern…unless the strap itself rips in half...I really don't see the stitching ripping before the plastic snaps...but that's just my opinion...

      I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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      • DougNgD
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        Been using this bag as my carry on for the last couple of years. Been holding up great

        http://www.tadgear.com/shop.php?id=508

        I beat the crap out of these, had the first generation (they're up to their fourth), wore it into the ground after a few years, then TADGear replaced it for free, so I'm using a 3rd generation bag now. When I trash this one, I'll trade it in for another one.

        I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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          cowsareforeating
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          Not sure what I feel about the styling, but I've heard good things about BAD. http://www.badbags.com/
          Kind of unbreakable like IH's but I don't own one myself.

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            LandoCal126 0
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            Last night while carrying around my duffel I accidentally set it down too hard, breaking a bottle of Knob Creek… Needless to say, my duffel is out of commission at the moment after a thorough spray down and hang dry. Still wreaks of Whiskey, but I guess it could be worse.

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              You didn't wash it? I hope you can get the stench out without washing it. Imagine you have that in your car and get pulled over. 😃

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              • DougNgD
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                @tfar:

                However, the breakage point will not be the buckle itself but where it's sewn on the fabric (IH or not). Unless you have a glass buckle the sewing will rip out before the buckle breaks.

                I did some checking on this, and was wondering where you got this information?

                As I was told, according to mil spec standards, the buckle should break before the stitching so that someone can't be choked out/dragged by their pack

                I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                  Common sense and the fact that I've sewn and worked with textiles quite a bit. I also doubt that IH duffels are built in accordance with American Mil specs, or are they?

                  Of course, it will be possible to engineer such a combo where the buckle breaks before the stitching, but is this the case here?

                  It would be relatively easy to test this but it's a very theoretical point. Let's just hope we are never in a situation where we get dragged behind a train due to our bags.

                  Till

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                  • DougNgD
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                    Honestly, I really hope the buckle snaps before the stitching. I've lived in NY all my life, and using the train and bus is a way of life…I've seen more than a handful of people dragged when a door closes on a bag. Someone was killed on the subway not that long ago by this method.

                    I have a pretty wide array of tactical nylon over here from TADGear and Maxpedition, the IH bags are built just as tough. I can take pics of the attachment points if you want, but I'll just say for now that the attachment points are bartacked with 2" bartacks...twice...

                    I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                      I know what you mean, Doug. But bartacks and box stitch can only go so far. You could arc weld a steel plate. If the material around it gives in right at the edge of the stitching what you get is a hole in the material in the shape of the attachment point. So one would have to test the buckle for breakage point, then the material for tear resistance, then the stitching and then the combo.

                      My bet is that the textile material will give out before even the plastic buckle unless the plastic buckle is engineered to have a certain breakage point below that of the stitching. On military gear that is certainly possible and makes sense. On IH gear, I just doubt it.

                      Till

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                        hiddenrivets
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                        great bag, really stiff. I got a size M and I was glad I could
                        take it with me to the plane (as hand luggage) when I was travelling!

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                          DrPat
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                          Giles, are the duffel bags a limited run (like the shirts) or will they always be around (like the jeans).  I would like to get one, but probably not right now.

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                          • GilesG
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                            @DrPat:

                            Giles, are the duffel bags a limited run (like the shirts) or will they always be around (like the jeans).  I would like to get one, but probably not right now.

                            They come and go.  I have a few here and there are a few in Japan.  We repeat the run, albeit infrequently, so no desperation on the commit front, if you don't mind a possible wait

                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                            • DougNgD
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                              I love mine. It's my luggage when I go down to Maryland once or twice a month

                              I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                              • BeatleB
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                                Dear Giles..what is the status on a size M ? I hope u don´t mind checking ur storage room - website tells me M is available ,

                                We can do anything

                                http://bybeatle.com

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                                  I got the last one… I believe.

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                                  • BeatleB
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                                    I know..but from what I can tell they are available again in Japan - so it´s always worth asking. Don´t want to travel light to Inazuma

                                    http://item.rakuten.co.jp/rebirth/941835

                                    We can do anything

                                    http://bybeatle.com

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                                      @Beatle:

                                      I know..but from what I can tell they are available again in Japan - so it´s always worth asking. Don´t want to travel light to Inazuma

                                      http://item.rakuten.co.jp/rebirth/941835

                                      Alright.

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                                      • BeatleB
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                                        We can do anything

                                        http://bybeatle.com

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                                        • GilesG
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                                          They are actually being shipped to me on 13th…G

                                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                          • BeatleB
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                                            see- always good to ask…u know what to do, Giles - m, put it on the pile*

                                            We can do anything

                                            http://bybeatle.com

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