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August 01, 2005
Just in time for back to school
This morning jkOnTheRun as a great discusson about gadget bags for those of us that transport far to many electronic devices with us when we roam. His recommendation is a Booq bag. If you want a backpack you pack on your back, it will be hard to beat a Booq - I've owned one for a couple of years now.
Booq's are well made and have a well thought out design. I've carried mine to conferences around the US and Europe. People often stop me to ask about the bag and I rave - in a good way. Mine is most similar to their BP3 model that it still available.
On a daily basis I use a rolling backpack, have never packed it on my back nor do I ever intend to do so, from eBags. It is heavy...way to heavy, and it doesn't have lots of storage area...though it does have an amazing amount of padding which is what I wanted in a laptop case.
Though I might consider their Boa.XS bag as a handbag replacement. I have not been that pleased with my Ameribag New Yorker as I would have liked. It is very resistent to overstuffing...and what academic doesn't end up overstuffing their bags with books, and notes, and electronics, etc?
Posted by prolurkr at August 1, 2005 08:23 AM
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Posted by: James Kendrick at August 1, 2005 08:57 AM
You are welcome James and thanks for the recommendation it does look like a nice backpack. In truth I'm trying to find something for everyday that is well...ahhh...a bit more girly. Since I'm transistioning back into a working life, in the city no less, I'm trying to find things that look slightly less techy and campusy and more "professional" womeny. It's not an easy process. I'm beginning to think I will have to design my own bag.
Posted by: Lois at August 1, 2005 09:23 AM
Thanks for the article plug, Lois. For everyday gadget handbag use you might be well served by the Victorinox mini-backpack that I mentioned in the article. I have a complete review of that bag here:
http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2004/07/victorinox_mini.html