Luggage Bags and Packs
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Touchdown of the GR1 today. I'm impressed, it's fairly heavy as mentioned before. I like the denim, but I will need to get used to how high it sits on my back. I guess that will prove to be comfortable in the long run, but for now it is fairly unusual.
In other news, I'm getting a leather briefcase made for work (I'm a lawyer). Met the guy behind this business on the Heritage Post (the magazine) trade show last year: https://siegmundundfritz.de/
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@goosehd: Here's a picture of the work in progress, the leather and the tweed for the inner lining.
The technical detail behind the bag is: they're in principle made of one piece of leather. Thus you're limited in the size of the bag because bulls only grow up to a certain size. As I wanted to have more storage room, the upper closure will get a little shorter, whereas the volume of the bag increases.
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Obsessed with this thang. Got my EDC load out set with all of the batteries, chargers, adapters, office supplies, etc, with only a hero clip left to add to the mix, and I have hella space left thanks to the efficiency of organization.
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GR1 with patches up.
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Anyone have one of these bags? Looking at the Wilder backpack. Looks pretty solid.
Any advice on a waxed canvas and leather backpack? Like to use it as a day pack for hiking and fishing.
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@chrisjohnnick that’s a hell of a find!! How do you like the bag? I’ve been considering their Wilder
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@Mizmazzle it's definitely well built, but I'm finding it's not really my style compared to a couple other bags I've got.
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@chrisjohnnick gotcha. Thanks man. I’ve been wondering how comfortable the wilder is for actual hiking and backcountry use. I do a lot of 6-12 miles hikes to fish high alpine lakes. Wondering if the wilder is going to be comfortable for that type of use…or is it just a cool looking we’ll build bag that isn’t necessarily comfortable for deep hikes.
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@Mizmazzle Yea, it looked great and fit what I needed in it. I went with something else because I didn't really like the roll top style, and the leather straps weren't comfortable on my shoulders. I decided I needed zippers and padded shoulders.
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@chrisjohnnick i broke down and bought the Bradley Mountain Wilder 10th anniversary backpack. Shit is not cheap! But nothing well made is haha.
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I bought this from a German company (Steinkauz) recently for bushcraft type shorter activities. It combines the functional with waxed cotton and some leather bits and is surprisingly comfortable. For anything where function and light-weight really matters (longer hikes, mountains etc) I would go for something purely functional and light.
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I am after a backpack for work which will allow me to carry a fair bit (25 - 30 litres) but also will have a relatively well protected compartment for a laptop. I have scrolled through this section and got a few ideas but wonder if anyone has a particular recommendation for what I am after?
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@Crispy-Heron I have one from a company called ebag, pro slim weekender. Really happy with it, using it for work/work related travel. Have it since four years and it doesn’t show any signs of wear.
https://www.ebags.com/backpacks-bags/travel-backpacks/pro-slim-weekender/117783XXXX.html
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@Dmart -thanks. They look promising. I will look into them.
