bumbakpaks
Check out these really nice messenger bags by Bumbakpaks. They have a number of really nice features, including multiple pockets in and out, waterproof lining, quick access zippers, and multiple side pockets. But the really sweet innovation is the convertible shoulder strap that turns the messenger into a backpack. It hangs low against the ass and seems very balanced for carrying heavy loads. A little steep at $95, but I might just order one.
[saw this in this month’s Wired.]
http://www.crumpler.com.au/home.php
Chris, I think Crumpler has the best range of bags… no, this isn’t spam, this is a genuine plug for a great product. And their website is pretty funny, too.
They have great names - I’ve got a wonder weenie with a scrote attached. I wore it all over New York and a few people asked me where I got it (in Sydney, at Mountain Designs). But walking through Greenwich Village on my second-last day in NYC I stumbled across a Crumpler store under construction… assuming they’re still there, you should go and have a look.
Oh, it wasn’t in Greenwich Village, it was on Spring Street in Nolita… apparently I was lost.
Be wary of getting anything that’s completely on your back (or bum!) that’s so small like that. Women are told to never allow shoulder-strap purses to swing behind them, because pickpockets are notorious for using that as a means for getting your wallet, if not the whole purse. You could run into the former issue with this, I’d think.
Not to say..you’d be wearing a purse. Well…sorta. “Messenger bag.” …purse.
..yeah.