Messenger bag or Backpack?

[narutofan]

north face recon... like every other asian

[nettiemoore]

i use a backpack for school. never owned or used a messenger bag.

[plongin]

I rotate between a HeadPorter Briefcase, HeadPorter messenger, Fred Perry Sling, a small crumpler messenger and an Eastpak backpack. All the bags (cept for the hp messenger) can hold a laptop, which is pretty necessary for me cause I carry a laptop to school everyday.

[arem]

I have an Ogio Metro backpack that is great for carrying my 15" Macbook and all the stuff that goes with it everyday, and I only paid about $50 brand new on eBay. I used to carry a messenger bag but it was just too uncomfortable with the weight of the comp, power supply, etc. Plus things tended to get a lot more banged up in a mess bag than they do on my back.

[JasonRexing]

I prefer backpacks. Messenger bags are harder to handle when you're moving quickly from one place to another.

[chronoaug]

Are you sprinting from place to place?

I prefer messanger bags most of the time when i'm walking to and around campus. With most backpacks i feel a bit too childish, especially that eyesore i had before. I just have a simple military surplus bag.

http://www.militaryclothing.com/IBS/SimpleCat/Shelf/ASP/Hierarchy/030I/showall/60.html

I have the black vintage paratrooper bag. It has worked out well for me and was really cheap. I bought it at a military store for $20 and it has held up well. I sometimes carry a pretty heavy load of books and stuff and it hasn't shown signs of breaking.

[flipside72]

Seattle only came later (I believe) and I agree

[KidDynamite]

I have a Dakine Heli-pro just like every other person in Colorado.

[heyleroy]

jack spade messenger bag

[Akura]

if you are going to be carrying lots of heavy books i would get a backpack because you're going to have HELLA cramps from a messenger bag. If you're looking for more business oriented you should just buy a brief case.

[B-15C]

Freitag backpack. Chrome is half as expensive and probably twice as good. I like the side zipper on my Chrome bag but it's not worth the pricetag. Also, it makes me look like an adult child.

I wear it anyway.

[isdenn]

for day to day i use a coach leather messenger bag. for greater capacity or daytrips i use a patagonia one-compartment backpack. both are many years old and well loved