"Man" Bags?

[Skirt Chaser]

Quiet Man's dad regularly carries a bag with a long shoulder strap to carry necessities. It has a similar style to the one Jeff shows but is less decorative nylon mesh, probably sold as a camera bag. There is a lot of variety out there so a guy working up to less masculine styles can start off on the more equipment toting bag/backpack side of things.

I'd advise people to choose things that can be worn if you are not used to holding a clutch and remembering to pick it back up again. Carrying a book around might be good practice. The memory problem is one big reason I'm a backpack person when pockets just aren't enough.

Quiet Mouse

[trainman]

Well, looks like quite a few use them.

The one I carry normally is huge. And this photo doesn't really do it justice for how large it is!

[JeffB1959]

trainman: Please don't take this the wrong way, but that kinda looks like a camera bag. I should know since I have something similar to that which I keep my digital SLR in. Is it really as large as you say? If so, does it border on cumbersome, or is it large enough for your needs? Inquiring minds wanna know.

[crfriend]

[... T]hat kinda looks like a camera bag.

That's because it is, and it handily accommodates one of Trainman's hobbies: photographing -- wait for it -- trains. It's also not something that's likely going to get confused with a woman's handbag, so it's perfectly "safe" (although I've seen women carry handbags the size of small suitcases). Camera bags are also more than large enough to carry whatever else one might want to in addition to your photography kit. A rather good idea, actually....

By the by, Trainman, the last time I tried to take a look at your pictures the site they're on seemed to demand a login. What's up?

[trainman]

It's big... And cumbersome at times. It's big, I can usually carry the camera, with the battery pack (seprate for the old film cameras), and my 28-200 lens... Which takes considerable space. I know it's a normal camera bag, infact that's what it was originally bought for.

As for my photo's. Well at the moment most of them are offline. The server had a meltdown about 3 months ago, and I've been trying to find a new host. But lack of time around work has made doing much more than sleep difficult.

[rick]

I own several man bags and find them much better and easier than pockets. Beware of leaving them in restaurants and shops I have had a few scares. I'm afraid i've fallen into the women's trap of stuufng them withm all kinf=ds of rubbish

[SkirtDude]

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[DavidsSkirts]

"Man Bags" have been around since the 1970's...


Personally, I have an assortment of satchels and travel bags - either in masculine or "unisex" styles - that fulfil the same functions; as for purses and wallets, there are some practical, and again unisex, styles available at camping, sports and surfing stores..


To each their own, but I simply find some of those "man bags" to be too feminine, and others to be expensive and impractical fashion items.

[sapphire]

THought you might find this interesting:

http://www.mensflair.com/news-trends/man-bags.php

[alexthebird]

Why are these "man bags" not purses?

[JeffB1959]

When I went out on my very first outing in a skirt, I used a fanny pack to put my wallet, car keys and house keys in, but it felt cumbersome and slightly awkward, and the pockets on the skirt were too small to hold those items. So, after work today, I went to Wilson Leather to buy myself a "man bag", however, they didn't have anything in the store (guess they must be a popular item), so I went to Sears and bought the next best thing, a woman's handbag:

http://s7.sears.com/is/image/Sears/088J ... .9,0.5,0,0

The style of this particular bag was as close as I could get to something with a mannishly functional style, especially with the shoulder strap that has a belt buckle style. I have no problem buying, and ultimately using a women's bag on my outings, I mean, we're all wearing an article of clothing most associated with women, so why not pair it with a similar accessory? It's not too large and can comfortably hold everything I figure to carry around with me on an outing.

All things considered, I can live with this choice, perhaps evven enjoy it.

[Departed Member]

http://s7.sears.com/is/image/Sears/088J ... .9,0.5,0,0

It doesn't look much different to my Flight Bag, which has now 'taken over' from other similar receptacles, as although it's smaller, I can still get all essentials for a day out in it! A 'bi-product' of wearing skirts predominantly seems to be that, when (forced to be ) tr*usered, I rarely use the pockets any more.

[crfriend]

A 'bi-product' of wearing skirts predominantly seems to be that, when (forced to be ) tr*usered, I rarely use the pockets any more.

Very interesting -- I noticed the same thing myself this evening whilst out for a "cold one" with my wife. I was wearing tr*users at the time (an anomaly, although nobody at our local watering-hole noticed) and instead of jamming the car-keys into my pocket I hand-carried them.... (It may not have helped that I already had a noticible list to starboard because of all the coins I've been collecting in that pocket.)

I rather like this notion of "travelling light"; it seems to suit me. Just don't ask that I divest myself of the bronze coelacanth I carry on my key-ring.

[Milfmog]

Just don't ask that I divest myself of the bronze coelacanth I carry on my key-ring.

I guess someone had to ask so it might as well be me...

...why the bronze coelacanth?

Have fun,


Ian.

[crfriend]

...why the bronze coelacanth?

Why not?! It's the same answer one can use if one asks why you're wearing a skirt, too!

Actually, I have a "thing" about objects with interesting textures and topologies, and can play with such objects for hours whilst using my brain for other things, and the coelacanth fits the bill perfectly.