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Archive for the 'Military Bags' Category
Friday, June 30th, 2006
Over at Digg, user detour99 points to a page of Oakley computer cases and labels it “If Jack Bauer made laptop bags . . .” He adds:
These rock-hard laptop bags from Oakley would appear more at home dropped into a war-zone rather than carried on the bus. They do however score a high amount of [...]
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Posted in Backpacks, Bag Contents, Commentary, Details, Gadget Bags, Laptop Bags, Law Enforcement Gear, Man Bags, Manufacturers, Military Bags, Public Image, Role Models, Shoulder Bags | 5 Comments »
Friday, June 2nd, 2006
Speaking of 24, over at Yahoo! Answers a reader named Miss D writes in with a query:
If Jack Bauer is so badass, why does he carry a murse?
Twenty would-be wise guys try to explain. Including Dave, who lays it out:
That’s where he carries all his whoopass. Sometimes he has so much of it, it spills [...]
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Posted in Bag Contents, Commentary, Electronics, Gadget Bags, Law Enforcement Gear, Man Bags, Messenger Bags, Military Bags, Public Image, Role Models, Shoulder Bags | 2 Comments »
Thursday, June 1st, 2006
Looking for the canvas messenger bag carried by Jack Bauer, Kiefer Sutherland’s character on TV’s longest-running week-long show, 24?
According to our visitor logs, so are a lot of other people. We don’t get it. What, exactly, is the virtue of carrying a man purse identical to that of a fictional, independent, go-it-alone secret agent? So [...]
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Posted in Gadget Bags, Law Enforcement Gear, Man Bags, Manufacturers, Marketing, Messenger Bags, Military Bags, Public Image, Role Models, Survival Gear | 25 Comments »
Wednesday, May 17th, 2006
Our last post on Google Trends and its implications for man-bag carriers everywhere left out a few terms that people might use to refer to a man’s handbag. So today we’ll set out to see if we can find a better answer to a simple question:
If you want to make it sound as innocuous and [...]
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Posted in Backpacks, Diaper Bags, Duffle Bags, Gadget Bags, Holsters, Laptop Bags, Man Bags, Messenger Bags, Military Bags, Straps, Wallets | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, May 9th, 2006
A reader writes . . .
Like many, I got tired of having so much banging around in various pockets. Tired of stuff falling out when I leaned over. Tired of not having what I needed, of not having things to help me fritter away some time when I got stuck somewhere.
Now, I always have a [...]
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Posted in Backpacks, Bicycle Bags, Man Bags, Manufacturers, Military Bags, Recycled Materials, Saddlebags, Shoulder Bags | 2 Comments »
Thursday, April 27th, 2006
We spend most of our energy at this site exploring bags and satchels that serve a broad cross section of the male population. But men hesitant to jump on the man-purse bandwagon should be aware of the myriad specialty man bags that have provided for the extremely particular needs of male workers conducting important, technical, [...]
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Posted in Commentary, DJ Bags, Fashion, Man Bags, Manufacturers, Military Bags, Recycled Materials | 1 Comment »
Thursday, April 20th, 2006
Writing in the current issue of Make magazine, technology columnist Andy Ihnatko enumerates the hassles of storing gear in your pants:
Every night, you have to empty all of your pockets. Every morning, you have to fill ’em up again. And portable pockets (in the form of belt pouches) are a mere Band-Aid solution. Unless your [...]
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Posted in Belts, Electronics, Handheld Bags, Holsters, Law Enforcement Gear, Leg Rigs, Manufacturers, Military Bags | 2 Comments »
Monday, April 17th, 2006
Regular readers of the Satchel Pages are probably aware that we do not shy from media criticism, especially when the work of journalism in question exhibits shoddy reporting or lazy generalizations. But if we’re going to point out flaws when they are apparent, we should also dish out kudos when they are deserved, especially in [...]
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Posted in Bandoliers, Commentary, Fashion, Marketing, Military Bags, Public Image, Role Models | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, April 5th, 2006
Today, more man purses that can keep their mugs shut — this time culled from the rough-and-tumble world of tactical-response gear.
First up: the Covert Radio Holster from Arktis North America. Yes, it’s built for a two-way radio, but it doesn’t take a modder to realize that one of these could make a great holder for [...]
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Posted in Chest Packs, Gadget Bags, Holsters, Leg Rigs, Manufacturers, Military Bags, Shoulder Bags, Small Purses, Unobtrusive Bags | No Comments »
Thursday, March 30th, 2006
Men got along fine for quite some time without carrying purses. Why the need now?
The obvious, short answer is gizmos. The number of iPods, cell phones, and handheld computers has increased exponentially, whereas the number of pockets has stayed pretty much the same (cargo pants, of course, being the valiant exception).
But is there any more [...]
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Posted in Accessories, Bag Contents, Commentary, Electronics, Gadget Bags, Man Bags, Military Bags | No Comments »
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