Messenger Bags / Courier Bags

https://www.baileyworks.com/professional/super-pro/options/

I have this one, or one roughly the same. Between myself and the friend I bought it from, it's been in use for probably 8 years, still no signs of fall-apart.

i will always rep for BW bags they stand up to real messenger work v v well

also a friend of mine just got into the custom bag business and i could possibly hit him up if anyone is seriously considering a custom job

also a friend of mine just got into the custom bag business and i could possibly hit him up if anyone is seriously considering a custom job

I'm actually pretty serious. At the very least I believe I'm obsessive enough about the aesthetics and details to design the perfect bag that would make it all worthwhile.

https://punditfromanotherplanet.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/mad-science.jpg?w=590&h=449

e. telecom, materials testing sesh

Chrome competitors incl:

Reload
BaileyWorks
Crumpler
Vaya
Fabric Horse

BUT tbqf: I got my Chrome bag in 2008 and it's still working great. I just took it to the store in NYC to get re-velcroed the other day and now it is p much good as new except for some obvious wear (but it doesn't look nearly as beat to hell as it should after 6 years of p much daily use.

Also, Chrome iirc is the only bag w/ nice cushy padded shoulder straps and the buckle really is wonderful. I've tried others and I'm so stuck on Chrome

ALSO because the liner is separate from the shell, you can hide things btwn the layers.

what do you hide in yours?!?

$150 is kinda what yr gonna pay I think, but seriously these things last so fucking long. I've never had anything come close to withstanding as much use as my Chrome bag has. You could even get one used for cheaper and prob not have to worry about it being shitty!

xp w33d at shows, duh

most good bags have padded straps and spots for [redacted] what with messengers being hedonistic scumbags and all

Yeah I have a Chrome Kremlin bag that has like an iPhone / oz-in-a-Baggie size Velcro pocket hidden along a seam.

Speaking of which anyone want to buy it? It's ridiculously huge, discontinued, and I never use it as I'm definitely a backpack person.

put backpack in Kremlin problem solved

I'm a backpack guy too but I always wanna get a messenger bag and pretend I'm YT from snow crash

BP4LYFE

Wait, wasn't the Kremlin the one that was 1 size bigger than the Metropolis (also discontinued)? That thing was INSANELY huge

i'm a backpack person too (i actually really like the idea of carrying all my stuff on my back, makes me feel like a hardy lil mule)
but the person i am buying this bag for is not, so i have to keep trying
thanks for your help everyone

i'm sure eventually i/he will find something

xp indeed, it's like the size of a tent

it makes more sense if you think of it as a poncho with a pocket

i have never been able to carry a messenger bag without fucking up my shoulder/neck/upper back, is this an indictment of the poor condition in which i keep my shitty body, or am i cursed with cheap bags?

You're a backpack guy

So last year I bought that Chrome Citizen BLCKCHRM thing I talked about on ILX, and it came with this (forgive the shit picture):

http://i.imgur.com/D33UDq9.jpg

I don’t remember whether my messenger bag came in this stupid bag or what, but I just wanted to ask if any of you who are more into this stuff than I am know what the hell it’s for. Can I toss it? Do I need it? Thank you.

your bag came in it, it's supposed to be a cool reusable bag, if you have no further use, feel free to give it away or junk it

btw I bought a new bag for laptop and stuff and it might turn out to be the favorite I've had, even though it has bunch of aesthetic boondoggles that are not quite my thing. but the functional bits are exactly what I need!

OK, thanks. I will probably get rid of it.

What did you get?

http://static1.squarespace.com/static/52f30b8ce4b0adcf03f82584/540cf575e4b01f1007d2c606/540cfbcfe4b0b42412d6b93b/1410137045707/BP_ash_scale.jpg?format=750w

u pigs

Last year I got a new Mission Workshop messenger bag and then two weeks later ran over it with a car.

i got this on sale in black https://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/121285?page=l-l-bean-x-flowfold-crossbody-tote&bc=50-516672&feat=516672-GN1&csp=a

My Chrome messenger bags from the beginnings of this thread ten plus years ago are still going strong and have daily hard use.

same.they're basically indestructible. still kicking myself i didn't get in on their waxed canvas run from like 2009.

I still have a Reload custom bag because of this thread. The velcro placement is super annoying though and always gets caught in my scarves and sweaters.

Yeah I'm still using the MW bag, little hole but it's fine

replaced a decade old timbuk2 bag w/ a new one, and the new one has nicer colors than my old one, but it's not the same bag they used to make, esp. the shoulder strap is now filmsy and tangles easily, the cam clip thing is a total joke, but they are still about half the price of most other messenger bags of similar durability

I've had one of these Overboard messenger bags for 5 years now:
https://www.over-board.co.uk/collections/waterproof-messenger-bags/products/waterproof-messenger-bag-black
It's extremely waterproof. Many times I've walked from work to the bus station (over a mile) in torrential rain, got completely soaked through, but whatever's been in the bag stayed absolutely dry. The padding may be a bit thin to use as a laptop bag though.

i do recommend vaude bags. i have had a series of very nice durable vaude pannier/msgr bag fusions things. very durable, look good shouldered. one style has a pretty rad quick-release pannier bar for more orderly shoulder periods.

Red Oxx finally came out with a messenger bag that might just cross off all my demands. (just wish it was less expensive)
https://www.redoxx.com/cc-rider/70004/product

the quest for the last bag is never complete