minhi (geeky)

i am a bag freak!

like i said before, i'm a nut for bags. i've wanted a boblbee bag for close 10 years. Ever since they came out in 96? or 97? but they were (and still are) so expensive. They start around $130 for the smaller ones and get to over $200 for the larger ones and the executive models. And then that's before all the accessories you can get for them! padded waist straps, cargo nets, clip on bags etc, you can easily spend as much as the bag!

Even though I can now afford these bags, i still can't justify it. But then i find out that ebags.com is selling the "old" version of the megalopolis for just about 50%--well actually it was $90 - an ebags special 20% more. So after shipping i paid $82.10 and it came directly from boblbee.

So what's the difference from the "old" megalopolis and the new ones? As far as i can tell the only difference is an internal organizer. On some of the other models there's also a dedicated compartment for a laptop, but functionally they're still the same.

Now I admit i do have plenty of bags so other then the fact that I've always wanted a boblbee why did i buy this? Well I spent an afternoon walking around with my Timbuktu bag (which i've owned for 8 years) and the next day my back was killing me, even though it wasn't that full! Old age i guess.

The boblbees are famous for comfort. And it's true i spent an afternoon walking around and it is comfortable. Other side-benefits are you rarely see another one of these, most people give you wierd looks because it is pretty funny looking and you can put stickers on them!

Minuses are they don't hold all that much, about the same as a small backpack. There is only one small pocket in the top flap. The top flap clips over the mouth of the bag, so no zipper to secure it. And inside the bag there are no compartments or pockets so you have to organize things with mesh bags or no organization!

So of these things you can solve, they make bolt-on bags that clip to the outside and fit into the little curve on the back, this gives you somewhere to secure items you need quick access.
I'll post some follow up thoughts, if you want to see more, just click on the pic to go to my flicker set.

posted by minhi @ 3:25 PM