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It’s Gen Xers and Millenials who continued using their bookbags as they did when they were children, but grown up.
Waist, Fanny, Lumbar Pack for EDC Items
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Twelvefret
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What an astute observation!
If you're carrying it more than a few paces using both straps is just better, it stays put on your back and you can forget it's there. Using one strap I either need to hold the strap, in which case I might as well just carry the bag in my hand, or I have to keep hitching it back onto my shoulder.
Burgundy
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Millennial snowflake reporting in.
My work bag is a leather satchel. Mainly because a rucksack over a suit or blazer (and overcoat at this time of year) looks naff. Holds papers, pens, planner, tech, lunch etc.
More casually, my ‘EDC’ is a few keys, a keyring torch, a small wallet and a phone - so pockets are perfectly sufficient. No need for penknives. I keep a few tools and useful bits in the car.
If I need to carry more, I have rucksacks for that. One shoulder if just a short walk. Both if actually walking. I don’t see a need for one of those sling bags that I think this thread’s referring to… but to each their own.
I also keep an ‘emergency bag’ in the car. I’ve only had to use it once - there was a whiteout several years ago and I had to walk 12 miles home as the snow and ice was too much for a) my car (and tyres), and b) my skill as a driver at the time.
My work bag is a leather satchel. Mainly because a rucksack over a suit or blazer (and overcoat at this time of year) looks naff. Holds papers, pens, planner, tech, lunch etc.
More casually, my ‘EDC’ is a few keys, a keyring torch, a small wallet and a phone - so pockets are perfectly sufficient. No need for penknives. I keep a few tools and useful bits in the car.
If I need to carry more, I have rucksacks for that. One shoulder if just a short walk. Both if actually walking. I don’t see a need for one of those sling bags that I think this thread’s referring to… but to each their own.
I also keep an ‘emergency bag’ in the car. I’ve only had to use it once - there was a whiteout several years ago and I had to walk 12 miles home as the snow and ice was too much for a) my car (and tyres), and b) my skill as a driver at the time.
Twelvefret
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I also carried business luggage at one point. We referred to them as catalogue cases. Since I worked out of a company leased van or car, I kept the computer and other office items inside the car. I only needed the items pertaining to the job with me.
An EDC case, whichever you decide works for your life style, is different in my mind. If I am walking on a trail or to run errands, and depending on the time of year and the clothing that I might be wearing, a small case of some sort to compliment the pockets of whatever I am wearing is just an added convenience. Like I noted, I do not like the large phone stuffed into the front jeans pocket. My favorite phone of all time was referred to as a Razor which allowed it easily to be slipped into a tight pocket.
Yes, the fanny pack type can be worn over the should. This has become popular with women. I just bought a granddaughter a Lululemon. "everywhere" one liter bag.
Twelvefret
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Thought I would add to the conversation about what I think may be best practices for me. I'm keeping the pack in the truck for now. I load the pack once I have arrived at the destination. Today I clipped in the keys and put the phone into the outer compartment, then stepping outside the vehicle clipped the back on my waist. I think over time this will just become as natural as putting the keys in my left front pocket.
After shopping I retrieved the phone from the front to pay. I found taking in out and then back in was effortless and so was closing the zipper without looking. The older Mountainsmith packs had huge, branded zipper pulls which can be operated with winter gloves. If you are considering one of these packs, definitely make sure the zipper pulls match your intended use of gloves or not.
After shopping I retrieved the phone from the front to pay. I found taking in out and then back in was effortless and so was closing the zipper without looking. The older Mountainsmith packs had huge, branded zipper pulls which can be operated with winter gloves. If you are considering one of these packs, definitely make sure the zipper pulls match your intended use of gloves or not.
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@Twelvefret have you ever tried a cellphone/dumbphone holster? a few people i know including my brother have been using one since they got their first cellphone...
Twelvefret
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I have not. They remind me of Ray Ban sunglass holsters.
Twelvefret
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You're making a storm in a teacup there mate...
