yes definitely a woman's bag. The narrow strap and the woven band style do look like a purse bag.
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Carrying your iPad in public...a MANLY thread!
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magiclaffs said:Try the Fossil City Bag- by Jackson, available at Amazon.com
I bought the one pictured and I love it. Very mannish, and for 3.00 they'll include a faux chest-wig. JUST KIDDING!!!
Can you take some pics of the inside with the iPad in there? I was looking at the same bag in black but want to see how it fits.
Looks too much like a computer bag for my taste.
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Try the Fossil City Bag- by Jackson, available at Amazon.com
I bought the one pictured and I love it. Very mannish, and for 3.00 they'll include a faux chest-wig. JUST KIDDING!!!
Looks very rugged and that it would wear very nicely over time.
You just go to Apple store and ask for the staff to try it by yourself.
- play ur favorite game that exclusively made for iPad.
- watch movies
- read books on iPad.
- surf the Internet
- view pictures.
I handled one at a Fossil store in SLC, and I think I'd disagree. The leather felt a bit too thin/cheap to age well.
The bag looks good but the buckle clasp looks like it may be cumbersome to get in and out of the bag.
I just got the Skooba Netbook Messenger in the mail the other day (the red one). I really like it. It isnt so small that it looks feminine while wearing, and it is large enough to fit an iPad and fair amount of other stuf.
It has a pocket that fits a naked iPad perfectly, maybe even in the Apple Case (I dont know for sure, as I dont have one). I probably wont be using the specific pocket all that much, because Ill just be slipping on my iPad in my Waterfield Sleevecase, but it is good to know I dont need a Sleevecase every time.
It has a ton of pockets for small items, which is really nice. I bought it to take on a trip to a convention where I mostly will want my iPad and my advanced point and shoot camera, so it fits the bill perfectly for that.
It has a pocket that fits a naked iPad perfectly, maybe even in the Apple Case (I dont know for sure, as I dont have one). I probably wont be using the specific pocket all that much, because Ill just be slipping on my iPad in my Waterfield Sleevecase, but it is good to know I dont need a Sleevecase every time.
It has a ton of pockets for small items, which is really nice. I bought it to take on a trip to a convention where I mostly will want my iPad and my advanced point and shoot camera, so it fits the bill perfectly for that.
I think it all comes down to the eye of the beholder.
In my case, style and functionality go hand in hand. It can't meet my needs then I skip over it no matter how awesome it looks.
I personally can not stand the black nylon sytle bags that look like the free laptop bags most corporations give their employees. I prefer leather first off, then a messenger bag style, and then it must function and hold all my belongings that I plan on keeping in the bag. It also cannot be too big and bulky.
Those are my requirements. Some may think my bags look too much like a purse, but IMO, it's just a slightly smaller version of my laptop bag that I have been carrying for years. So, is it the size that turns off people? I've actually got quite a few compliments of my bags from both man and women. I even had one guy say that would be the ONLY bag he would ever carry (which I found sort of amusing).
I never understood the whole "man purse" thing. Just because a guy carries a bag it has to be a man purse? Why is there not the same thing for when a woman carries a briefcase?
Maybe it is just me. Maybe I got up too early. Who knows?
Whatever it is, have a great Monday.
What bag do you use?
I currently have a Bottega Veneta Woven Messenger Bag in gray (12w x 11h) and a Louis Vuitton Andrei in brown (11w x 11h). I probably prefer the Bottega Veneta one over the Louis Vuitton because the LV one is too structured. Both fit my iPad, Apple wireless keyboard, iPad dock, charging cable with wall Jack, P&S camera, wallet, business cards, car keys, and a couple pens without any issues.
I also have the Muzetto Personal in Copper on order and should have it middle of this month. I have a feeling that it will not be as roomy as my other two bags.
The bigger question is do you carry your murse's on either one of your shoulders straight down or do you carry it with the strap across your chest lol.
I'm a across the chest guy myself I'm 'one shoulder curious' on occasion but that's because I have to carry my kid in a hurry and can't do the across the chest move quickly.
I'm a across the chest guy myself
I'm 'one shoulder curious' on occasion but that's because I have to carry my kid in a hurry and can't do the across the chest move quickly.
The bigger question is do you carry your murse's on either one of your shoulders straight down or do you carry it with the strap across your chest lol.
I'm a across the chest guy myself
9/10 times I carry mine cross body. The few times I have carried it on one shoulder was when I was just going into the house from the car.
JonMPLS said:
This is funny. Since I carry a camera frequently, I am familiar with the carry of a bag..and normally carry across the chest. Pne thing nice with the across the chest, at least with the one I have linked to below, the strap can be long enough to allow the pad to be actually behind my arm and actually toward my back.
Hammie said:
Actually, I didn't think I was going to like this http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002R2EJSS/ref=ord_cart_shr?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER but one thing I have decided I like is that the strap can be quickly adjusted from shoulder up close, to long shoulder, to across the chest. Or, it can be taken off completely. The front pocket is god for carry a bunch of stuff. The inside of the main comport,net is not as soft as I would like, but I can put something in there to help with that.
I know several have commented against a computer style bag, but for me, this is pretty ideal at least for the time being. It is less than $13...and gives me time to explore other options. But for running in and out of Lowes, Target, and other errands, it is good blend of desecrate...and it doesn't show up in the car under my seat on dark carpet, etc. if I do leave it behind. And, for basic eating out, like lunch at Jack in the Box, and even say a quick dinner out at a Mexican Resturant, this still works. Maybe for a nice dinner to Carrabbas, then it is too casual.
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Definitely across chest is the more "Manly" way. It should look heavy duty not fashiony
Also your bag should have a wide strap.
I wish this bag was sold in black, it looks ideal. The girl doesn't suit it either.
I could imagine Solid Snake carrying his iPad in one.
http://www.stmbags.com/catalog/ipad-bags/scout-extra-small-laptop-shoulder-bag/
Nice bag and great price!
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Definitely across chest is the more "Manly" way. It should look heavy duty not fashiony
Also your bag should have a wide strap.
Small/Medium sized backpack is much easier to carry, no strap going across body, can wear comfortably on one shoulder and never gets confused as a man bag/purse/murse.
True...but getting stuff in and out of a backpack is not easy. Backpacks are great if you are GOING to a location and want to unpack there...like you are going to the library to study. Backpack might work if you are going to go on a walkabout for the day, but I think getting in and out of the car, accessing your iPad from time to time, you still need something else.
My litmus test is this...I am standing in line at the return counter at Best Buy... one of the worst in town...and almost always a 10-20 minute wait just standing there...although Walmart was so long the other day, I left the line and went and shopped...came back and it was still a 20 minute wait (ok, I return/exchange a lot...sue me...but it could be the doctors office, or sitting outside a store while the wife shops, take your pick).
How easy can I whip out my iPad? It it is in the backpack...not so easy. If the bag has a flap over, still not as easy, at least not to jam it back in the bag. It has got to be easy to access...really easy to access.