Luggage Bags and Packs
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TAD Gear EDC Fastpack. Haven't used this for a while as suffered a back injury last year and been trying to minimise the amount that I carry for work and this bugger is heavy on its own so been using my basic goruck pack.
Took some work home last night and thought I would break out the beast once more. Especially I was trying to justify purchasing a goruck GR0 the other day.
Excellent construction. Loads of pockets, removable beaver tail (which I removed), laptop sleeve with reinforced back plate, couple of tad pouches attached to straps and a few tad patches thrown in. Lots of storage capacity and the opportunity to add more pouches.
I'm thinking of pumping it be replacing the buckles with austrialpin cobra buckles just to over engineer the fuck out if it!
Loaded out today with laptop and accessories, two a4 lever arch files with documents, chinos, tshirt, IH-95.
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Lol Freudian slip!
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After travelling with a Tom Bihn Brain Bag for the past 3 weeks I feel pretty confident in saying that it's not up to IH level of quality. Bag smelt of plastic on initial opening, and has stuck with the bag for weeks. The zippers catch all the time, the Brain Cell (laptop protection) was annoying to get in/out and feels of cheap plastic. Most of the hardware feels of cheap plastic. The bag didn't hold up to a light shower; soaking the contents of my bag. The straps are way to freaking long, and I would tread on them at least once-twice a day. The sternum strap felt again, cheap, as well as never properly adjusting to be fully load-balancing/retaining.
Would not recommended.
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Yesterday I ordered the MAKR Farm Rucksack in black @ the OEN-Shop in the UK.
Today I got the bag, two thumbs up for the OEN-Shop and FedEx.
The first Impression of the rucksack, bombproof, thick and heavy canvas cottonduck and thick natural leather straps. Simple nice but nice design, enough space for my 13" Indiego-died MacBook, some books and other stuff for school.
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that's a nice clean design pack JCM, would love to see some construction details, when you get a min…
@specmvl great choice, I do enjoy mine still every time I use it.... but be warned, women will run after you and stop you on roads, just to find out what backpack you are wearing.... happened more than once, no kidding....
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Tried my best…
Main compartment with interior pocket:
Small pocket with snap:
Solid hardware, thick Horween Leather:
Rivets on the straps:
Clean construction:
More Horween leather straps + hardware:
Double canvas bottom, pretty stiff:
Enough space for big 0,5l bottles:
Not as spongebob squarepantish as I thought:
PS: Nice Seil Marshall
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@Chiba:
Anybody on here own a pack from Mystery Ranch? Happy with it?
I'm having one of their asap packs delivered soon. Waiting for my mate to deliver it to me as he lives in NYC.
If you live in the uk get someone in usa to buy it for you. I originally tried to buy one in October last year. Long and short is that if billing address is in uk they won't ship to you (not even to a us address) and refer you to a bunch of completely useless c*nts called Edgar brothers. Six months later I still didn't have it. Plus the cost would have been at least £120 more off the bat.
In the end I cancelled my order with Edgar brothers and got my friend to buy directly from MR.
Which one do you want?
Once I get it delivered will post pics etc.
I also have a TAD pack which is excellent (pics a few posts back).
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Look forward to hearing your thoughts on the pack.
I'm in Tokyo. There are lots of stores with many MR packs in stock. I'm looking at their sweetpea / 3 day assault (33L) or the slightly larger komodo dragon / snap dragon (38L). The Made in US models are very, very expensive here. But their made in the Phillipines models are reasonable and the quality seems very comparable to the made in US models.
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With the Briggs and Riley in the field a few weeks ago. Seemingly indestructible suitcase, 5+ international trips in and looking like the day it was purchased.
As you know Snowy I LOVE B&R…
Acronym 3A-1
Love this bag. Pretty light, extremely comfortable to wear even with my brick of a laptop in it, surprisingly expansive storage (the pockets can really open up a ton and the main body's wedge shape can accommodate a whole lot), great ergonomics including a two-way main compartment zipper, waterproof right side/front access zipper, quick release buckles, a quick release adjustable shoulder strap (called QLQR I think), routing for cables (you could easily stow a phone or tablet in the bag and listed to it without having any pockets open), a cool, waterproof laminated fabric, and a spartan aesthetic. Built like a tank too. The one thing they should have added was that the interior pockets could have benefited from loops to secure pens in addition to generic zippered pouches (also welcome) and slash pockets (also also welcome). Since my leather notepad (complete with pen loop) will be a constant companion in here (and also serves as a back pad by happy accident) this problem doesn't really affect me though.
The QLQR thing is so nifty, it allows you to rapidly cinch the case up high where you can wear it against the small of your back, and quickly whip it around your torso to examine/access what's inside. You pull a release tab, and the case drops like a stone for easier removal and for dealing with its contents at arm's length.
Despite being a soft bag, stands upright at rest with minimal structural support, and shaped to fit comfortably in the small of your back. A mesh area makes sure that isn't a sweaty proposition:
Not recommended unless you are comfortable wearing a messenger from your left shoulder across to your right hip. The whole design and ergonomics, such as the front/right side access zipper, is predicated on that.
This is the first messenger I've ever enjoyed owning, always been a rucksack guy. But this has some advantages. It's every bit as comfortable as a rucksack, if not moreso, for normal office / commute loads, easier to access while being worn, easier to put on and take off…
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Very nice old boy! Did you purchase directly from acronym? If so did you get the version they rereleased/updated in the laminated fabric that breaks in with age?
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Sorry, only just saw this question!
Quality is very good. The waxed cotton is thick and takes a little while to break in. Hardware is also tough and durable. Both the leather strap and waxed cotton on mine are now much softer than when I first bought it. The bag has a very basic design, which I like, and I'm still using it everyday for work. The evo on the bag as it gets dings and scratches looks pretty cool too. I'll see if I can get another pic for you…
@Cutlasshound:^nice
I just bought this Superior Labor engineer shoulder bag.
I was looking at one of these. What's the quality like? Looking forward to the review
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Cheers dude!
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Very nice old boy! Did you purchase directly from acronym? If so did you get the version they rereleased/updated in the laminated fabric that breaks in with age?
Thanks mate, I did, this is this season's, so it is in a laminated "Limonata" fabric. I really like it and think it's more my speed than the sailcloth-derived one used previously.
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Thanks mate, I did, this is this season's, so it is in a laminated "Limonata" fabric. I really like it and think it's more my speed than the sailcloth-derived one used previously.
Yeah it's much nicer, especially for the price. Have one of their tote bags in the x-pac. I can appreciate it from a technical point of view but the limonata is definitely nicer in the flesh and feels far more substantial in terms of weight!
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