August 17, 200718 yr My wife and I are at the Louis V store and she's shopping for a new travel bag for yours truly. Seems she's sick of seeing me carry my electronic gear in a Canon camera bag when we travel. While I'd love to get a nicer case for my gear(we travel a lot), there's no way I'm going to carry that thing....at $1200 with NO compartments! So we struck a deal....I find a new/nicer bag to replace my camera case or I carry a Louis V on my next trip. I need a bag with secure compartments, zippers or velcro, dividers...etc. Something a geeky gear junkie like me can store all his goodies in and still slide it under seats on flights. The Louis V has a great big space for a main compartment and thing s will roll around. Only 2 end compartments which don't seal well at all. IEMS could find their way out! The LV is not functional at all. Just an overpriced status piece. You guys have to help me on this one......well the home theater, too.
August 17, 200718 yr I'm quite partial to Crumpler Bags myself. They have photography bags, messenger bags, and other things. You may want to check it out.
August 17, 200718 yr Author Thanks. I'll give that site a look when I get home. Flash and my handheld don't get along too well. Haven't checked out headroom lately. Maybe they have something? Shoot if I have to carry that LV, maybe a smallish gear bag that would fit inside the LV would be a compromise. I'm just not the sort of guy who carries designer bags like this.....and at that price.
August 17, 200718 yr I don't know if Pelican is up your alley or not -- they're more famous for their larger stuff and their durability, but they do make the occasional Attach?: link to their medium cases, and at a fraction of the price of the LV, a veritable bargain. They also have small and micro.
August 18, 200718 yr My brother has a crumpler bag for his camera stuff and it would probably be perfect for you. Plenty of space, padding, and compartments. Plus it's not flashy or anything. No real man would use a Louis Vuitton bag!
August 18, 200718 yr My brother has a crumpler bag for his camera stuff and it would probably be perfect for you. Plenty of space, padding, and compartments. Plus it's not flashy or anything. Crumpler bags rule.
August 19, 200718 yr Author That's all that needs to be said. True enough but my wife collects designer bags the way folks here collect music. I had my wife and two young ladies surrounding me telling me how great that "man bag" looked and how stylish I would look carrying it. After long discussion....oh 30 seconds or so....they finally came to the conclusion I wasn't really excited by the "man bag". Perhaps my walking out of the store gave them a clue? Anyway, I know my old Canon camera bag is old, stale and probably lame but it's got zippered compartments, padded dividers and gets the job done for this geeky old guy. If I can find something more "now" and "stylish" that has the features my old Canon bag does, I'll consider it, but if it's a designer anything, I'm not terribly interested. So far it looks like a trip to Wolf Camera or looking through the LowePro line is in order. Not much else has appealed to me so far.
August 19, 200718 yr True enough but my wife collects designer bags the way folks here collect music. I had my wife and two young ladies surrounding me telling me how great that "man bag" looked and how stylish I would look carrying it. After long discussion....oh 30 seconds or so....they finally came to the conclusion I wasn't really excited by the "man bag". Perhaps my walking out of the store gave them a clue? This story ruled. You rule, for telling the story, and for being its perpetrator. Here's what you should do -- get whatever bag you want, then make a stencil with the LV logo, then get a can of spray paint that will paint in as fine a line as you can, and spray "FAKE" on it in big bold letters. EDIT: No, even better idea, "NO REAL THAN YOU ARE". Or perhaps just, "LEGO". I would so like to do that. In fact, now that I've thought of it, I may just have to do that. Except, of course, in all black -- black bag, black stencil, black spray paint. I know just the bag I'm going to start with, too. (I already have it. It was part of a 4-piece set I got at CVS for $25.)
August 19, 200718 yr http://www.jandd.com/ http://www.tragerusa.com/index.htm really well-made and durable bags that last.
November 23, 200718 yr Waterfield bags are wicked cool...can handle carrying your gear, and have a wide assortment of smaller pouches and bags that you can use to store your stuff inside the bad. Their quality is top notch, and my Cargo Bag looks as good today as it today when I first bought it 3 years ago. http://www.sfbags.com You won't be sorry! RIDE
November 23, 200718 yr I'm quite partial to Crumpler Bags myself. They have photography bags, messenger bags, and other things. You may want to check it out. I use a Crumpler bag myself and like it. It's not as big as I want (6 Million Dollar Home), but that's what I get for not thinking about the gear I plan to get in the future. =T
November 23, 200718 yr where is the best place to check out Crumpler bags. Not an idiot, just lazy this morning.
November 23, 200718 yr I like my Crumpler bag well enough, but I could do without the velcro enclosure, which is a pain in the ass when you are trying to be quiet. Nice bags overall, though.
November 23, 200718 yr I'm using a Lowepro Slingshot 200 right now and it's pretty nice, though it's about the same size as the 6 MDH. I really wish I got the 7 MDH instead, though I'm looking for a backpack instead of a shoulder/sling.
November 23, 200718 yr One of the advantages to the Crumpler bags is that they tend to not look like a typical camera bag, which can make them less of a target for thieves.
November 24, 200718 yr I bought a beautiful stitched leather bag in Monterrey, MX made in Columbia... a true man purse with handle and detachable shoulder strap. At a great price (~$110), though it was probably subsidized by originally carrying something else. Just superb workmanship.
November 25, 200718 yr I like the Domke photographer bags. I keep audio and photography gear in them. They wear like iron and I like the plain, ballistic black nylon ones. Their "journalist" line doesn't have any noticeable logos or tags on them, either. As for other bags, Tom Bihn (http://www.tombihn.com/) makes nice ones, and I have a great laptop case from Acme Made (http://www.acmemade.com/). Acme Made makes a few messenger bags and others that might suit your needs. Great build quality, too.
November 27, 200718 yr 2 words my friend...Mandarina Duck...marginally less gay than Louis V, much more compartments "for the man who has nothing to hide....but still wants to..." - scrubs seriously though, check out Booq...i swear by em: ballistic nylon yeaaaaaa! http://www.booqbags.com/
December 24, 200718 yr Looking forward to pics of KenW and swanky new LV bag on Xmas day. :prettyprincess:
December 26, 200718 yr Camera/photo bag. Kiwi used to make photo bags and they have the typical velcro inserts so you can make the compartments any size you like. I can't seem to find them on the web just now, but head ot the loca photo place (or B&H online). Nice idea. I need something better for my commuting. I spend more time getting stuff in and out for the short trip, and sometimes opt not to bring it. Sacrilege!
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