Messenger / Courier Bags List

I can just always fold that part in, I did test it out before I order one mind, should be fine for general use.

I'm only playing with you Ed..:)

For me it would be:
Grobags
Pac
Chrome
Rest of the wannabes.... :p

Absolutely huge update today.

I'm going to need a lie down.

:(

The best bag in Rickshaws range is now no longer available..due to reasons i probably shouldn't discuss too openly. The designer and only guy capable of making it has now had to move on...:)
The 'technical messenger' was a damn nice bag....:(

Look out for him starting his own company soon...damn nice guy too.

What do people make of these Howies messenger bags? Tres cher but look pretty damn hot in an school stylee for matching the Sunday tweed.

That's almost as bad as the Brooks bag.

But better than Howies last effort.

The best bag in Rickshaws range is now no longer available..due to reasons i probably shouldn't discuss too openly. The designer and only guy capable of making it has now had to move on...:)
The 'technical messenger' was a damn nice bag....:(

Look out for him starting his own company soon...damn nice guy too.

I thought Rob Honeycutt was one of the partners in that. Has he walked away from another messenger bag company? I know that Erik Zo has been getting seriously wound by these guys - not that it takes a lot to wind him up!

It's a guy called John Mc Comb who designed the technical messenger bag...he's now gone.

My custom bagaboo bag arrived this morning, Fantastic product and reasonably priced (even with a weak sterling/euro ratio). I sent the designs in late december & it was done in mid January, however post from Hungary is very slow so the wait was longer.

It's been said alot already but i'd recomend bagaboo, the customer service was good too.

They're downright antiquated and anti-fashionable by today's standards, but I have been using the same Courierware bag since 1993... I've managed to season it over the years, but it's certainly held up well.

Admittedly there weren't many options back then and they were local (at the time) with a discount for messengers.

My custom bagaboo bag arrived this morning, Fantastic product and reasonably priced (even with a weak sterling/euro ratio). I sent the designs in late december & it was done in mid January, however post from Hungary is very slow so the wait was longer.

It's been said alot already but i'd recomend bagaboo, the customer service was good too.

This post is useless without pics... ;^)

Indeed, this thread is useless without pixies?

Sorry. Very childish. Back to beer and Valentines sweatiness.

Adam is right. Charco, post a pic, or I'll nick your new wallet.

Sorry. Bad taste. I don't know whats wrong with me today.

;)

They're downright antiquated and anti-fashionable by today's standards, but I have been using the same Courierware bag since 1993... I've managed to season it over the years, but it's certainly held up well.

Admittedly there weren't many options back then and they were local (at the time) with a discount for messengers.

I have one of their fliers from years back somwhere!

Zugster has a new trick:

I've been watching Adams progress on those....coming along nicely.

I've added bags from LowePro, Billingham, Tamrac and Domke.

These are all shoulder/one-strap bags, made by the best camera bag makers.

Domke have protected reporters' gear in the midst of jungle warfare in Vietnam; Tamrac and LowePro are industry leaders, and Billingham have provided old-school styled bags that are more than fit for the job - speccing military guage webbing and canvas.

Designed and made by companies that know their bags are to protect gear from nearly all atmosheric conditions, these are sturdy, and well padded.

NOTE:
One of the reasons the Billinghams seem so puny inside, is due to the immense internal padding.

EXTRA NOTE:
Only the Packington of the Billingham's, has a secondary fastening method (waist strap) that stops the bag from sliding around.
Since Billinhams are quite deep, they will slide around easily on the back of the wearer. They meet the Messenger Bag criteria by being tough-wearing, highly water-resistant, and carry heavier loads safely. BUT, since most messenger bags are wider than deep, and the natural flat of a person's back helps keep it (mostly) in place; its this criteria that the other 2 listed Billinghams lack.

I had to mention this, since someone could buy it via internet shopping, and feel that its weaknesses weren't highlighted.

Added the very original KATA, and also a National Geographic bag, which joins the Billingham, and possibly the Howies bags,
as being perfect for the next TweedRun.

Plan ahead eh....

I already have the Howies bag, it's a great bag, althought it's not sepcifically designed for walking Mount Everest or cycling through the Pyrenees, but as a day to day bag, it's comfortable and very useful.

ughe, lol that list is lousy with camera bags, backpacks and tote bags

I absolutely love my Domke bag but would never use it on my bike - it would just swing everywhere (the same fact makes it great to work out of)

The inserts however are removable and if I want to take my camera with me i just take out the padded insert and transfer it to my (ghetto) messenger bag - et voila :)

ughe, lol that list is lousy with camera bags, backpacks and tote bags

Actually, I did edit (and keep editing) the list, to ensure that the bags named are either
A) Directly described as Messenger Bags, or
B) Can fit a Messenger Bag's design brief.

I absolutely love my Domke bag but would never use it on my bike - it would just swing everywhere (the same fact makes it great to work out of)

Most camera bags are designed to carry expensive equipment, in a highly protected manner. It means the straps would be strong, and the waterproofing, quite good. This makes it a possibility as a messenger bag. What normally excludes camera bags from being compared to messenger bags, is that camera bags would normally be backpack type, and not normally of the one-strap type. Also, traditionally, camera bags are deep, which would have the effect of rolling around ones back like a ball. A stabilising strap would be essential, or a narrower, wider design; plus a padded main strap.

Its with these things in mind, that I still added some bags from "out of left field", just to provide a bit of variation.

You'll be fine anyway...it never rains in England....:)

haha - was discussing these with ladyfizzystardust last night - also, how the heck do you look over your shoulder to see traffic! all you see is bag :-)

my bagjack has a big issue with being able to see behind you whilst riding. It's ok if you tuck it in under the flap, but the amount of time I've thrown a package in my bag and gotten on my bike without thinking until I tried to look behind me is uncountable.