A while back, the Daughter gave me a "Man bag", and I have been under pressure to use it. BUT it has ten pockets, this means that if you put something in the bag, that's the last you see of it! Its got so many pockets, there's no room for anything like a rain coat or hat etc. On top of that, using it I feel naked, I can't feel my wallet in my strides, My classes case, or my MOB phone. But last, if someone steals my "Man bag" they have everything.
It has answered some questions though, "Why do women take so looooong to get going in the car, yes organizing their woman bag, why so long at check outs, yes ! trying to find what's in that bloody great sack they carry around.
I say no to Man Bags!
Rob Driver said
08:22 PM Mar 22, 2022
They take so long to get going mate because they can never find the bloody car keys in that rats nest of a bag they all carry.
I will be off now in case Angie reads this.
Dont anyone post on this topic so it drops off the front page before she sees it in the morning.
Whenarewethere said
09:14 PM Mar 22, 2022
There is a spectrum from 1 to 10 pockets, ie taste to trash.
The backpack which I often use has 2 pockets!
Tony Bev said
12:46 AM Mar 23, 2022
Hi Ian, hope you are doing well
You could always hang it over the back of your vehicle seat, as an organiser
Hope that my daughters, do not give me a man bag
They gave me a skivvy once, said it would pull me into the 21st century
It looked like a skivvy the Pope would wear, as it was sort of holy, and let the breeze in
86GTS said
06:07 AM Mar 23, 2022
Whoops, I thought this thread was about scrotums.
iana said
06:24 AM Mar 23, 2022
Hi Tony, Yes I am well, now living just down the road from you at Mandurah. Yes the daughters been re-clothing me as well, now have a wardrobe of bright colored tee shirts and shorts, probably will only wear half of them.
Wannabe nomad said
06:44 AM Mar 23, 2022
10 pockets may be 5 too many. BUT who does hubby go to when out when he needs a band aid, free shopping bag cos his arms are to full, mirror when he got something in his eye, stamps to post a late birthday card, need I go on. Not to mention borrowing my credit my credit card when his cracked when he sat on his wallet. AND I always know where my keys are IN MY HANDBAG. However, I do understand that he might feel a bit 'camp' using a man bag, plus my man would probably loose it while out anyway. I've been carrier of a 4 pocket bag for many years, why change a habit if it's working.
Dougwe said
07:44 AM Mar 23, 2022
MAN BAG! Yikes!
Not me sorry however, I have been known to carry wallet phone keys etc in a green shopping bag around a shopping center. Doesn't look like a man bag and just looks like I'm shopping. Yeh I know, I'm cheating but it works for me
Keep Safe out there.
Magnarc said
08:42 AM Mar 23, 2022
Man Bags go very well with ponytails and earrings.
valiant81 said
09:23 AM Mar 23, 2022
I use a old laptop computer bag. Only one big pocket and a small one for other things ? Also room for my mobile phone. I also have a couple of magazines to "pad the bag out". Works for me and everyone thinks I'm just carting my laptop around.
Rob Driver said
09:33 AM Mar 23, 2022
Since I have had to go off for medical treatment each fortnight I got myself one of these for convenience.
Mine doesnt have compartments, it is just a bag. It is good for extras you might need for the day including lunch. I take my iPad and all my required paperwork for the doctors etc.
I will say this though, for a man that has never carried a bag it is very easy to get up and leave it when you arent used to carrying it.
I should say as an edit that this style of bag is hardly something you might use at a more formal outing.
-- Edited by Rob Driver on Wednesday 23rd of March 2022 09:35:01 AM
Yes two pockets max. I think the wallet and MOB need to stay in the pocket. Yes I have a hessian shopping bag I use for the Green shed.
peter67 said
10:19 AM Mar 23, 2022
Rob Driver wrote:
Since I have had to go off for medical treatment each fortnight I got myself one of these for convenience.
Mine doesnt have compartments, it is just a bag. It is good for extras you might need for the day including lunch. I take my iPad and all my required paperwork for the doctors etc.
I will say this though, for a man that has never carried a bag it is very easy to get up and leave it when you arent used to carrying it.
I should say as an edit that this style of bag is hardly something you might use at a more formal outing.
-- Edited by Rob Driver on Wednesday 23rd of March 2022 09:35:01 AM
Many years ago I entered a hotel bar with a beautiful young lady who carried a shoulder handbag similar to yours. Hers looked quite heavy and made a jangling sound when she set it down on the table. When it was time for her to buy drinks she began to unload the bag as her purse was at the bottom. Among the items now on the table were two large ring spanners, a roll of 50mm masking tape, a can of flat black aerosol paint, exacto knife and finally the purse. She was a car detailer.
ps 86GTS you cracked me up.
Rob Driver said
10:25 AM Mar 23, 2022
Hahaha peter67,
I thought you were going to say *she* was a *he*
JeffRae said
11:26 AM Mar 23, 2022
I have carted around a man bag for 52 years. Never lost it, always know where everything is.
Think I have 5 different bags in that time. The first 3, I always carried in my hand, I use one with a shoulder strap now.
Jeff
oldbloke said
02:01 PM Mar 24, 2022
Rob Driver wrote:
Since I have had to go off for medical treatment each fortnight I got myself one of these for convenience.
Mine doesnt have compartments, it is just a bag. It is good for extras you might need for the day including lunch. I take my iPad and all my required paperwork for the doctors etc.
I will say this though, for a man that has never carried a bag it is very easy to get up and leave it when you arent used to carrying it.
I should say as an edit that this style of bag is hardly something you might use at a more formal outing.
-- Edited by Rob Driver on Wednesday 23rd of March 2022 09:35:01 AM
I have 3 of those exact bags. Fantastic for fishing.
AndyCap100 said
02:42 PM Mar 26, 2022
in my humble opinion those 2 words should never go together . Just aint right . Even worse i suppose is the phrase `fannypacks` as the yanks use .
bratboy said
06:40 PM Mar 26, 2022
not what i thought this thread was going to be about
rgren2 said
08:15 PM Mar 26, 2022
Or bum bags as Ausies use.
slowboat said
12:26 AM Mar 29, 2022
iana wrote:
A while back, the Daughter gave me a "Man bag", and I have been under pressure to use it. BUT it has ten pockets, this means that if you put something in the bag, that's the last you see of it! Its got so many pockets, there's no room for anything like a rain coat or hat etc. On top of that, using it I feel naked, I can't feel my wallet in my strides, My classes case, or my MOB phone. But last, if someone steals my "Man bag" they have everything.
It has answered some questions though, "Why do women take so looooong to get going in the car, yes organizing their woman bag, why so long at check outs, yes ! trying to find what's in that bloody great sack they carry around.
I say no to Man Bags!
I use my daughters old "book bag" she made it at craft in school. now in her 30''ies it makes her eye roll like mad LOL.
the wallet and phone are always in pants pocket tho.
Whenarewethere said
01:11 PM Mar 29, 2022
Decades ago I used a briefcase. I suppose the 2020s version will be a ballistic shield briefcase.
Whenarewethere said
10:13 AM Apr 1, 2022
This would make a serious man bag, an old medium format (pre digital) camera bag. I have a second one a bit smaller for the other shoulder. About 30kg both fully loaded.
A while back, the Daughter gave me a "Man bag", and I have been under pressure to use it. BUT it has ten pockets, this means that if you put something in the bag, that's the last you see of it! Its got so many pockets, there's no room for anything like a rain coat or hat etc. On top of that, using it I feel naked, I can't feel my wallet in my strides, My classes case, or my MOB phone. But last, if someone steals my "Man bag" they have everything.
It has answered some questions though, "Why do women take so looooong to get going in the car, yes organizing their woman bag, why so long at check outs, yes ! trying to find what's in that bloody great sack they carry around.
I say no to Man Bags!
They take so long to get going mate because they can never find the bloody car keys in that rats nest of a bag they all carry.
I will be off now in case Angie reads this.
Dont anyone post on this topic so it drops off the front page before she sees it in the morning.
There is a spectrum from 1 to 10 pockets, ie taste to trash.
The backpack which I often use has 2 pockets!
You could always hang it over the back of your vehicle seat, as an organiser
Hope that my daughters, do not give me a man bag
They gave me a skivvy once, said it would pull me into the 21st century
It looked like a skivvy the Pope would wear, as it was sort of holy, and let the breeze in
Whoops, I thought this thread was about scrotums.
10 pockets may be 5 too many. BUT who does hubby go to when out when he needs a band aid, free shopping bag cos his arms are to full, mirror when he got something in his eye, stamps to post a late birthday card, need I go on.
Not to mention borrowing my credit my credit card when his cracked when he sat on his wallet.
AND I always know where my keys are IN MY HANDBAG.
However, I do understand that he might feel a bit 'camp' using a man bag, plus my man would probably loose it while out anyway. I've been carrier of a 4 pocket bag for many years, why change a habit if it's working.
MAN BAG!
Yikes!
Not me sorry however, I have been known to carry wallet phone keys etc in a green shopping bag around a shopping center. Doesn't look like a man bag and just looks like I'm shopping. Yeh I know, I'm cheating but it works for me
Keep Safe out there.
Man Bags go very well with ponytails and earrings.
Since I have had to go off for medical treatment each fortnight I got myself one of these for convenience.
Mine doesnt have compartments, it is just a bag. It is good for extras you might need for the day including lunch.
I take my iPad and all my required paperwork for the doctors etc.
I will say this though, for a man that has never carried a bag it is very easy to get up and leave it when you arent used to carrying it.
I should say as an edit that this style of bag is hardly something you might use at a more formal outing.
-- Edited by Rob Driver on Wednesday 23rd of March 2022 09:35:01 AM
Many years ago I entered a hotel bar with a beautiful young lady who carried a shoulder handbag similar to yours. Hers looked quite heavy and made a jangling sound when she set it down on the table. When it was time for her to buy drinks she began to unload the bag as her purse was at the bottom. Among the items now on the table were two large ring spanners, a roll of 50mm masking tape, a can of flat black aerosol paint, exacto knife and finally the purse. She was a car detailer.
ps 86GTS you cracked me up.
I thought you were going to say *she* was a *he*
Think I have 5 different bags in that time. The first 3, I always carried in my hand, I use one with a shoulder strap now.
Jeff
I have 3 of those exact bags. Fantastic for fishing.
not what i thought this thread was going to be about
Or bum bags as Ausies use.
I use my daughters old "book bag" she made it at craft in school. now in her 30''ies it makes her eye roll like mad LOL.
the wallet and phone are always in pants pocket tho.
Decades ago I used a briefcase. I suppose the 2020s version will be a ballistic shield briefcase.
This would make a serious man bag, an old medium format (pre digital) camera bag. I have a second one a bit smaller for the other shoulder. About 30kg both fully loaded.