Coffee and bag geek
I'm a coffee geek, but i'm intrigued at the idea of being a bag geek. How does one geek out over bags? What are the cool things bag geeks know that ordinary people don't?
I'm a coffee geek, but i'm intrigued at the idea of being a bag geek. How does one geek out over bags? What are the cool things bag geeks know that ordinary people don't?
For instance, I still haven't found the right carry on backpack that's sturdy, doesn't cost $200+, allows me to take clothes for a couple days and a laptop. It's either too big, too expensive, too heavy, too fragile, take your pick. So I can understand how someone can become a bag geek if they have to travel professionally on their own (without assistants who carry your baggage). Bonus points if I can detach a small laptop bag to take with me in order not to leave it at the hotel with the rest of the bag. So far I've always had to carry around the backpack and leave clothes in the hotel room. Pack, arrive, unpack, carry laptop, repack, go home.
I've seen the Go Ruck GR2 and it doesn't fit my requirements.
Having a subdivision of the main compartment bigger than 2 is also important. Laptop, papers, cloth, food maybe.
I'm in Germany and looking for a shop nearby where they have a diverse selection of bags to inspect. I'm kinda tired of ordering bags and having had to send them all back. Amazon is threatening a penalty for returning too often, so there's that :).
First world problems, right?
A bag geek is someone who tries to find the perfect for the current occasion. So if you travel for one week, a bag geek will try to take only one bag. Which material to choose? Are you going to take a laptop with you? Shoulder or backpack? Are you going to bring gifts back to home? Etc... these are all questions that can’t be answered with a single bag. For example checkout Tom Bihn bags and their community of bag geeks (they have a forum).