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Ideal bag for mobile lifestyle
Jamie Phelps | Feb 28 2006
I'm having some trouble with my bag situation. Right now, I am carrying my LLBean backpack. This works pretty well for the most part. What it doesn't do so well is manage my laptop's cables and adapters well. I carry my charging brick and it's extension, retractable USB cables for my cell phone and iPod, display adapters for my Powerbook, a retractable firewire cable (just in case I need to do target mode), the cable for my digital camera (I know this isn't entirely necessary most of the time, and I could make this better by getting a retractable one.), and I think that's all... Then, I carry my moleskine (the smaller one), a mead marble memo pad, another journal for writing song lyrics and chord progressions I come up with, mints, Advil, antibacterial lotion, Crabtree & Evelynn Gardener's Hand Therapy, at least one book that I am supposed to be reading in for class, at least one legal pad and a steno pad, a couple file folders of project support material, and some spare file folders. What I would like is a messenger style bag that handles my laptop and its cables as well as handling my other life stuff. I also want it to fit my 12" Powerbook nicely. I think I will get one to fit a 15" though so that if/when I get a MacBookPro it will still work. It would also be nice to not have to carry a separate gym bag if at all possible. Since I am on the move a lot, I also want a stabilizer strap to keep the thing from bouncing on my hip. So far, the "Embarrassment" line from Crumpler seems to fit what I want, but I would like to know what my fellow boarders think. Have you used these bags? Do you recommend something else? 21 Comments
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 Crumpler bag suggestions?Submitted by Berko on March 7, 2006 - 11:57am.
Emory mentioned Crumpler bags, but I'm hesitant to drop that kind of scratch on a bag that I haven't had a chance to mess with hands on, so if any of you guys have experience with Crumpler bags, please post your thoughts. So far, I have considered the Crippy Duck, Considerable Embarrassment, The Luncheon, and The Part and Parcel. I'm not sure which one to choose and the "See inside this bag" pictures almost all look the same. The Considerable Embarrassment doesn't appear to have the pocket inside the flap, which I thought would be ideal for either my Powerbook's power cables or my (clean) gym clothes. So far, the Crippy Duck looks like the best choice. I really prefer a messenger bag for really quick access to stuff in my bag (especially if I move everything in there - keys, cards, phone, iPod, etc.) but if a backpack style bag does what I'm after, I think I could be persuaded. Here is a picture of what I am currently wrangling, with a comment outlining what isn't pictured. Part of what concerns me with choosing a bag is that I have so many small items, especially the iPod and digital camera. I would like a bag that has a bunch of small pockets (at least a couple padded) for all this little junk. Some sort of separate area for cables and such would be nice. I sometimes carry gym clothes with me, so an area where I could hide those away would be nice. Obviously, a place for pens and pencils is a must. It would also be nice to have slots for credit cards and such so that I could ditch my wallet. I'll clip them up with a binder clip if I am going out without my bag. Thanks for all your input thus far. » POSTED IN:
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