any cool messenger bag recommendations?

[jimmyweave]

hello

im looking to get a new bag, messenger style i guess. Quite like the look of someone of the Freitag ones, any other recommendations? some cool camo ones perhaps? bags available online would be preferred, or at least in the UK

cheers in advance

[guffer]

jas m b from libertys/harvey nics or their own shop

[Tisswat]

http://www.bree.de/

Reporter: "What do you think about western civilization?"

Gandhi: "I think it would be a good idea."

[size08]

love my patagonia critical mass & jack spade bags.

also have to plug the local philly guys. their bags are dope!!!

http://reloadbags.com/shop/contact.php

miuzi weighs a ton

[gomi no sensei]

what actual couriers use, made in a store front in my hometown in portsmouth, NH:

http://www.baileyworks.com/

They're good look and will last forever. If you want them in a specific color/fabric, email them and I'm sure they can do a special order. It's literally just a couple dudes sitting in a store front with sewing machines.

[beeingmike]

Checkout www.timbuk2.com, they have great durable bags and you can design your colorway or patterns.

Peace!

http://www.ilovebeeing.com

[Kasper]

just bought a Burton Dj Bag. i did a lot of shopping around and it came out as the best one i could find. i'm really satisfied with it, especially the headphone compartment and all the pockets it has. and it's really confortable. http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/528/b68403014ec.jpg' alt='b68403014ec.jpg'> [/img]

www.burton.com

for more simpler bad, i recomend Manhattan Portage

www.manhattanportage.com

[Hemidart]

Courierware [url=" http://www.courierwareusa.com"] <a href="http://www.courierwareusa.com" target="_blank">http://www.courierwareusa.com </a>

Handmade bags...I carry one everyday. A small super deluxe black on black. They will do a camo one. I asked a few weeks ago. BTW...their website kinda blows....Do a google image search for Courier Ware or Courierware. You can then see what they look like. Courierware only has drawings of the bags on their site. I almost didn't buy one because of that, but am very happy that I did.

R.E.Load [url=" http://www.reloadbags.com"] <a href="http://www.reloadbags.com" target="_blank">http://www.reloadbags.com </a>

I have a Courier from them in camo, red lining, red velcro and red piping. I saw quite a few R.E.Load's in Tokyo

Chrome [url=" http://www.chromebags.com"] <a href="http://www.chromebags.com" target="_blank">http://www.chromebags.com </a>

From S.F. My brother-in-law swears by them.

ZO Bags [url=" http://www.zobags.com"] <a href="http://www.zobags.com" target="_blank">http://www.zobags.com </a>

Another S.F. company...Saw a few in Tokyo also.

BTW...try and get a bag made by people with a courier background and made in the US, or your own country. Personally I would never buy a Jack Spade....they are overpriced and made in China.

[sr20det]

Quote:

just bought a Burton Dj Bag. i did a lot of shopping around and it came out as the best one i could find. i'm really satisfied with it, especially the headphone compartment and all the pockets it has. and it's really confortable. http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/528/b68403014ec.jpg' alt='b68403014ec.jpg'> [/img]

www.burton.com

for more simpler bad, i recomend Manhattan Portage

www.manhattanportage.com

--- Original message by Kasper on Jan 24, 2006 02:26 AM

by far the best bang for the buck IS the burton dj bag. i just picked up last year's version. holds laptop, 2 cd sleeves, headphones, cellphone, the whole nine. definately worth it if you can get it cheap too. super durable!

http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=5508

[Yakboy Equals Nurturer]

Pac Designs make great bags. Get a proper courier model if you can bring yourself to part with the cash. Extremely comfortable and secure while cycling and totally fucking indestructable.

http://www.pacdesigns.com/about.htm

[HUNCHBAK]

G-STAR got a nice denim bag for like $89-99.00

[djrajio]

If you're in Japan I recommend Porter or Master-Piece. http://www.master-piece.co.jp/ The bags can be had at Liberty in UK.

Edited by djrajio on Jan 24, 2006 at 09:58 PM

[cchen]

Jack Spade has a camo messenger bag, but its a bit expensive. I have a bag from their Greene Street line and I like it a lot...

[mcflip]

I'll second reload. I live in Philly and it's amazing to go into their shop and see what they come up with.

Their bags are really well-made and have great detailing and custom options. I plan on getting one when my 9 year old Manhattan bag finally shits the bed.

Edited by mcflip on Feb 27, 2006 at 01:24 PM

[evisu 2000]

i've been trying to find a mailbag style...bag. like a usps (or canada post, for that matter) one. anyone know who makes them or if it's possible to get them?

i saw a mandarina duck one in an ad like 8 years ago and i've been trying to find it ever since.

[sybaritical]

Wow so many cool independent bag manufacturers I'd never heard of ...

I dig Freitag the most for a bunch of reasons and I lusted after their messenger bag for years, but now I have one I've gone back to using the debranded plain black cordura crumpler I bought in Oz 7 years ago for £25. It's an awesome design with so many unseen ergonomic touches that keep me happy. Such a shame that when they got big they started selling their bags in wrong places and rotten colourways.

[LA Guy]

Quote:

jas m b from libertys/harvey nics or their own shop

--- Original message by guffer on Jan 23, 2006 01:26 PM

If you are looking for a leather bag, as opposed to a utilitarian one, Jas M B is one of the best companies out there. I would also endorse the Canadian Company that used to be called Rugby USA (they have a TO store), but changed their name to some number in one of the worst marketing moves of all time, and Martin Margiela bags, though these are wicked expensive. I carry a John Varvatos from the first season occasionally, but their quality has dropped off a lot recently. If you can find one from F/W 2001 or 2002, pick it up though. They are tough and nice, but really urban and cool looking at the same time. Tough to beat.

[evisu 2000]

apparently jack bauer uses this bag (heh), and it's only $20.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002A6UUW/sr=1-1/qid=1141085841/ref=sr_1_1/103-6906707-2885433?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance

[kilgore]

http://www.alchemygoods.com/

[mlproject]

having gone through many of the mentioned bags, i wouldn't buy anything but a baileyworks or a reload. they are they only two brands that have held up. my timbuk2's eventually blow out at the seams and a manhattan porage bag i had awhile back fell the fuck apart in a few months.

... if you want durability over fashion, go baileyworks. if you want total flexibility with colors down to the stitching and applique coupled with awesome service, go ReLoad.

Edited by mlproject on Feb 27, 2006 at 09:15 PM

[dystaind]

gonna back Chrome bags. got mine and it's taken a beating, a sleeting, some raining, and some snowing... and a bit of hail. this bag is styled for your back when you're on a bike, so casual wear might not be too ideal since it'll be on one shoulder the whole time (also depends on your load, i have a large bag and pack it to the brim a lot)

[youwish]

Diesel makes really good messanger bags. This season they have some excellent military style ones. Pretty hot if you ask me.

[triniboy27]

Can anyone recommend a messenger bag that doesn't look like the bike courier bags?

I've been looking at the Jack Spade bags for a long time now but was just wondering if anyone knew of anything that had a similar look at a similar price point?

[mlproject]

bike courier bags = messenger bags ...

anything else isn't.

[triniboy27]

Fine.

Messenger-style bags.

Happy?

Perhaps you'd also like to debate the use of basketball shoes off of the court and military clothing off of the battlefield?

[keska]

messenger bags are 2005!

get a duffle that u can also wear as a messenger like;

anyway if i had to buy 1 i'd go with;

tell us what u did buy.

Wanted: Sucarcanes SC40500N, Imperial kings. 31x34

[evisu 2000]

^ do you have that?... it looks really nice. or does anyone know if tough make good bags... or belstaff?

[tm]

where to find the Burton Dj Bag for a good price?

anyone of you that own it have any pic of you guys using it?

thanks

[denimmademedoit]

Tough Bags out of Hong Kong, available online at urtbanoutfitters.com, best bag i have ever owned

[Kasper]

Quote:

where to find the Burton Dj Bag for a good price?

anyone of you that own it have any pic of you guys using it?

thanks

--- Original message by tm on May 31, 2006 01:36 AM

check online, i googled real quick and found some site carrying it. however, they didn't carry the nicest color. just check a bit more, i'm sure you can find. you can also go to your local skate/snowboard shop, they might be sold out (i had trouble finding mine back in november) but you never know. like i said before, for the price that bag is sold, i don't think you can find a better deal.