I need a murse - aka - ManBag
Okay, I've been fighting it for too long now, and I finally need to break down and get some kind of a smaller bag for carrying my sh*te around when I'm out on the town.
*I already have a large backpack for work, when I need to carry lunch, books, and all the other stuff.
*For the most part, this smaller bag will carry a wallet, phone, a book, and keys.
*I dress fairly nicely, so I want something that will be stylish, with a lean towards that side of things.
Bags I'm considering:
*Maxpedition Jumbo Versipack (Digital Camo) - Perhaps a bit too large for what I need, but it is stylish, highly functional, and a little bit geeky. All good things.
*One of these tiny passport bags: http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Fanny-Pack-Shoulder-Passport-Bag-Purse-Wallet_W0QQitemZ300080445116QQihZ020QQcategoryZ16085QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Not too stylish, but more practical.
*One of those generic triangular sling bags. Lots of different styles - I might be able to find one I like.
Recommendations?
Dude! You need the Jack Bauer Messenger Bag!
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It's been a long-held secret belief of mine that it was acceptable for an american male to carry a purse. My wallet has ruined my spine, and my cell phone always breaks from being in my pocket.
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Don't do it. No man needs a manbag when they go out on the town. Either get bigger pockets or cut down on what you carry.
Fanny bags are bad.. bad..
check out Tumi
www.tumi.com
They make a ton of small bags that you can sling over your shoulder.. and look manly doing it.
I'm a Tumi freak.. I own way to many of their products and they are all highly crafted and almost indestructible.
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Okay - maybe I should qualify:
I don't need to frighten any terrorists, nor do I wish to attract any Leprechauns!
I really like Oakley's bags. Here's an over-the-shoulder-boulder-holder from them.
http://oakley.com/o/o2306d/p13990
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Hmm. There are a number of directions you can go in.
1) Laptop case. It makes you look professional.
2) Briefcase. Same as above.
3) Timbuk2 messenger bag. Great for scamming on treehugger chicks.
4) Camera bag.
and finally...
5) a gender-ambiguous fanny pack like this one:
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I have one of these I bring things to and from work in:
http://www.targus.com/us/product_details.asp?sku=TCG200
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Get it as close to Indiana Jones' leather satchell as you can. I have this nylon book bag I used when I first started going to school. It folds over and clasps in as non-sissy way as I imagine can be done. It looks like I'm carrying mail or art books.
Or nazi documents!
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I really like Tom Bihn bags.
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Check out your local army surplus store. They always have canteen bags and the like kicking around.
Sturdy, fashionable, and they look tough... or as tough a murse can look.
I had a nice over the shoulder green one for a couple of years and it was perfect. Large enough to carry around a paperback, the wallet, a portable gaming device, a cell phone and other tiny assorted odds and ends. Plus if you can pull off a few days scruff you look like a burnt out hipster!
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After you get your man purse, you can come back and start a thread asking for recommendations on nail polish and high-heel shoes.
Fedaykin98 wrote:
Yeah, you might want to "lose" your man card now. We'll be asknig for it.
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Thought this needed to be specific. These won't be feminine nail polish or high heel shoes, but ones specifically designed for men. "Tactical" high heel shoes, made of ballistic nylon.
Actually, I was thinking about starting a new thread about how many homophobes and Archie Bunker wannabies frequent these forums...but then I thought it probably wouldn't be worth my time to start a whole new thread on it, since this one seems to be doing the job at outing all of you anyway!
Whoa there. I wouldn't call it homophobia. Associating a man purse with homosexuality seems kind of unfair, since being homosexual doesn't mean one feels the need to accessorize.
I don't fear gay people, I just like calling people out for surrenduring their masculinity. It's humorous.
Edit: The more I think about it, the more I'm just anti-feminine. Girls just get away with it a lot more because I'm attracted to them.
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Fedaykin98 wrote:
I'll give you the benefit of ignorance, since you don't know me or my community, but if you were hanging around with the men I hang around with, you would feel like a childish little boy once those words left your mouth. I think your concept of masculine and feminine energy has more to do with First Stage (read: Caveman and/or Archie Bunker) mentality than it does with the actual essence of masculine and feminine. But, those are just my viewpoints from my own practices and beliefs.
But, if you're going to continue to drag this thread into some kind of 'Real Men Don't Wear Bags' kind of thing, I'm happy to kill it right now. That discussion can and should happen elsewhere.
Have you thought about just sewing on more pockets? What about a guitar case?
Personally, I bought a bookbag with an extra padded area for my laptop. Keys, wallet, and phone still go in my pockets, though.
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my buddy just started a man bag company, it is pretty upscale though.
www.baronmodeste.com
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Those actually look pretty nice. I like the laptop one (though I'm sure it's no good for walking to work in the rain or snow).
To be clear, Sym, when you say "out on the town," are you talking about nightlife? That was my presumption.
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Wordsmythe is my hero. - rabbit
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So far, I like this one quite a bit: http://www.ogio.com/product.php?product=301
And not too expensive, either.
~smythe - "out on the town" means just that - when I'm driving around town, running errands, shopping - whatever. When I go out to dinner or a club or something (aka: nightlife), it is just me, in a suit, with a money clip and carkeys and my cell. I definitely would NOT be taking this thing to a club or a bar. Though I have seen that more and more frequently...and it is not a style I'm particularly fond of...
Huh. I just wear cargo pants. Problem solved.
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I really like the Boxhead one. Let's see when I'll reach a point where I can actually hope to buy it
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[url=http://www.eddiebauer.com/eb/product.asp?product_id=31132&nv=5|21474|209&lview=&cm_cg=C209&tid=&c=&sc=&lp=v1i001]This is my bag[/url] for the next few years. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy to have it. Up until recently it was pink and said "Hot Mamma" on the side.
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