Luggage Bags and Packs
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@prpx I can highly recommend Bleu de Chauffe. I sold all the bags I had once I got the first one from them and saw the quality.
Great sustainable brand too, all hand made by 1 artisan from start to finish in France. One of the bags I have from them is with the British Millerain material which I would say is exactly the 'rugged twill' from Filson. They call it 18oz lick wax serge canvas, it's this bag:
https://www.bleu-de-chauffe.com/en/backpack/1526-woody-backpack-25-l-navy-blue-bm-3700716018647.html
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@BalticBob - beautiful bag, thanks! i think i 'll avoid the leather straps for some time now
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@prpx Goruck GR1 heritage waxed canvas? Comes in a few colors, I think they have an olive one.
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@prpx I have a Mystery Ranch Blitz that I love and is made very sturdy.
However if i visit the Carryology website I quickly realize I'm way out of my depth with knowledge on bags.
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thanks gents, looking at them at the moment! also looking at this one from master-piece
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I never updated on the ULA Dragonfly Ultra 36L Pass-Through. It’s now my gym bag and also a travel bag. I’ll even occasionally use it for EDC. Using packing cubes and the tie-downs I can easily pack clothes and tech for 2-3 days. Cavernous water bottle holders and the compression straps can secure gear like tripods you may store there.
Highly recommended 1.5 bag that can EDC.
Think it, be it.
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Did see a dude wearing a bag from a German company making bags (and other stuff) from old firehoses. They are all different depending on the age and color and markings on the hoses.. but they have pictures online of each individual bag. Arrived today.. also ordered a small purse made from white/off-white firehose.
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@mclaincausey thanks. I've been periodically tempted by a ULA Dragonfly; I might pick one up eventually. I'd probably skip the pass through as rolling luggage is against my religion.
I've used my old school Verbockel for EDC, and it was fine. I'm guessing the ULA is a similar size. Then again, I'm one bag to do everything, rather than the Carryology quiver of superficially similar packs that each have a narrow role.
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@Graeme yeah I don’t need the pass through often but it’s cool to have the little passport pocket
And where it’s attached at the bottom creates another fairly sizeable unsecured drop pocket
So some surprising utility beyond the intended and marketed use case.
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Oh. And I got the hip belt too. I’ve tried it on but so far found no need to use it. I don’t think it would be a huge help honestly because it doesn’t aggressively attach to the frame sheet or necessarily line up to your hips depending on torso length. I did get an Ultra pocket to attach to the MOLLE on the shoulders and love that; it and my Rofmia attachments kind of go back and forth between different bags based on what I’m doing. It’s a great option for storing large glasses like JMMs in their cases.
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@mclaincausey if I'm travelling, I prefer to keep my pack below about 10 to 12 kg, or 25 lbs. Ideally, I'd like to get below 7 kg or 15 lbs, which is the carry-on limit for some of the stricter airlines. At that sort of weight, I don't think you need a hip belt, and they inevitably get in the way.
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@Graeme yeah. It was me being OCD/completionist. I have the big version and carry large loads in it and have not felt I needed it. I don’t even miss load lifters.
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I have something neat coming this week from Alpine Luddites and I’m pretty excited about it
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Looks kinda cool. Is the YKK magnetic stuff just their answer to Fidlock? Sounds like it. Side note Fidlocks bike phone mounts are pretty interesting. Work quite well! Magnetism and suction.
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@mclaincausey I liked the last iteration of the Matador and Carryology collaboration, but I didn't end up buying anything. This one seems to be using a more technical fabric, and it'll probably be more expensive as a result.
One thing that feels like a regressive step is that the previous generation positioned the side handles so that they could be used as a luggage pass-though. The new one has a separate piece of webbing down the back.
The MAG-HOOK was used in the first version of the collection. In fact, the paragraph has been copied and pasted between the two articles!
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@Graeme hah. The… talkative… copywriters took a shortcut eh?
My Dragonfly is Ultra and an Ultra based stretch fabric. Really great stuff.
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@mclaincausey they used their entire quota of words for the year, and they were forced to recycle their old prose.
I've heard good things about Ultra.
I'm tempted by the range as it might be good for weight-constrained carry-on. Some of the airlines have a 7 kg (15 lbs) or 10 kg (22 lbs) weight limit for cabin baggage, and a sub half kilo (or pound) bag eats less of that allowance.
