In praise of Man Bags..

[Jenkins]

My stepfather's used one for many years, but he does have to carry various bits at all times for medical reasons. I prefer to carry as little as possible to fit it into pockets.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Having things in a shirt pocket.
Makes you look old
Makes you look like a nerd
Makes you look like a cycle seat sniffer.
I could go on.😂

I see you have been looking at photos of the annual get together of the Retirement Thread!!!!

 

[Homers Double]

I admit to having bought a small leather MB recently, its contents generally on a day out are phone, glasses, keys, a small amount of cash, buscopan and loperamide.
All of those in pockets would be uncomfortable.

 

[YMFB]

I use a leather man bag for overseas travelling, can’t remember where I bought it but it’s been to many countries

 

[Fnaar]

I've actually been toying with the idea of getting one - often I take a Kindle or a tablet/keyboard (and sometimes powerbank/charger) out to the caff, and those could go in one - sometimes I need to take a laptop with me, but that wouldn't fit in one - that's venturing into rucksack territory - on bus/train trips I like to take 'cans' (over the ear headphones) which are also rucksack-type things.
A male friend was sporting one at a party recently, and I asked him what he keeps in it. "My man things" was his reply, which I thought was fair enough
It was made of leather, and he told me he bought it in Italy, so on style criteria alone, it got my seal of approval

 

[Punkawallah]

All these ‘Johnny-come-lately’s’ with their ‘man-bags’ :-)

I was using an Army Surplus bag with shoulder strap as ‘everyday carry’ in the 80’s for my camera, extra film roll and spare lens.

 

[BoldonLad]

I've actually been toying with the idea of getting one - often I take a Kindle or a tablet/keyboard (and sometimes powerbank/charger) out to the caff, and those could go in one - sometimes I need to take a laptop with me, but that wouldn't fit in one - that's venturing into rucksack territory - on bus/train trips I like to take 'cans' (over the ear headphones) which are also rucksack-type things.
A male friend was sporting one at a party recently, and I asked him what he keeps in it. "My man things" was his reply, which I thought was fair enough
It was made of leather, and he told me he bought it in Italy, so on style criteria alone, it got my seal of approval

Well I never, I didn't know they were detachable 😂

 

[Vapin' Joe]

Cargo shorts in summer, pockets galore.

Winter? Chose a jacket with a couple of inside pockets, sorted.

 

[dicko]

Do you think mine suits me, honky tonk?

 

[Vapin' Joe]

Do you think mine suits me, honky tonk?

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That's not you, you fraud.

It's Accy.

 

[Electric_Andy]

I don't like to see stereotypes being used against anything. It all harks back to the school playground when you were teased for not having the correct brand of backpack. So-called-Manbags are very useful, and don't pull at your gusset like a pocket full of keys do

 

[Chris S]

I thought a man bag was a scrotum?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

@PeteXXX man bag

 

[YMFB]

All these ‘Johnny-come-lately’s’ with their ‘man-bags’ :-)

I was using an Army Surplus bag with shoulder strap as ‘everyday carry’ in the 80’s for my camera, extra film roll and spare lens.

We used army surplus canvas bags for school in the 70s

 

[Jenkins]

We used army surplus canvas bags for school in the 70s

Snap, but I'd call those satchels as they were quite a large size. To me a man bag is more the smaller pouch sized bags