Manbag needs

[Pious Pigeon]

I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on manbags. Me and the missus are off to Skiathos in a few weeks and I li ke to have a little day pack for my suntan lotion, torch, bottle of water, camera etc.

Really I'd like something I can sling over my shoulder that sits at the waist. Had a look at the Maxpedition versipack stuff, but they look far too big and tactical looking. The M-4 Waistpack looks perfect, but doesn't have a shoulder strap. Know of anything similar?

[Ben_]

Snugpac response pack thingy?

[mikew]

The response pak can be warn over the shoulder like so....



You can get loads in them and they are cheap.

[Pious Pigeon]

That looks great for the price! Might be a little on the large size though. Will buy one anyway!

[Mr Happymoose]

The response pack is a direct copy of the MaxP Proteus bag which I have. The have a compression system that can actually make them surprisingly compact, and if that's not enough, I have used a couple of short webbing straps that I made up for next to nothing to compress mine even further. It's a great design I think, although not sure just how comfortable it would be to have the supplied strap over your shoulder like that.

[Pious Pigeon]

This is the kind of size that would do me.



While it would be nice to have the extra space of the response pak, it's a little bit large for going out in the evenings to restaurants and whatnot.

[Mr Happymoose]

I've got an M4 as well and it's a really useful little pack. You could always get a shoulder strap for it as there are a couple of loops on the back you could clip onto. Alternatively you could always make up a paracord strap for it maybe.

[ChrisR]

Interesting thread - I have been looking for something to take stuff on a commute into London each day - the iPad, a drink, lunch, keys etc. The SnugPak looks spot on so I might try one out until I know which laptop they will get me and how big a bag I'll need for that

[Ren]

http://www.nomadtravel.co.uk/p-81-tr...ulder-bag.aspx

or the larger

http://www.nomadtravel.co.uk/p-82-tr...aider-bag.aspx

[Mr Happymoose]

Interesting thread - I have been looking for something to take stuff on a commute into London each day - the iPad, a drink, lunch, keys etc. The SnugPak looks spot on so I might try one out until I know which laptop they will get me and how big a bag I'll need for that

Not convinced an iPad would fit very well into a response pak/Proteus, it might be somewhat tight depth wise.

[Mr Happymoose]

http://www.nomadtravel.co.uk/p-81-tr...ulder-bag.aspx

For £20 I do like that rather a lot

[dalliance]

http://www.nomadtravel.co.uk/p-81-tr...ulder-bag.aspx

or the larger

http://www.nomadtravel.co.uk/p-82-tr...aider-bag.aspx

For £20 I do like that rather a lot

I have one and it's great. Good quality materials and very well put together. It is small though, so make sure it's right for you. I use it for days out where it's better than loading my pockets down. This basically means camera, bottle of water and maxp micro, which fits perfectly in one of the two back pockets.

I've been meaning to post a review for ages; maybe I'll get round to it now.

[Green Tea]

Finnish Army respirator bag? I picked a brand new one up on ebay for about £8.

[ChrisR]

Not convinced an iPad would fit very well into a response pak/Proteus, it might be somewhat tight depth wise.

Yeah, I think you might be right ... the 2 Sahara bags are probably a better fit.

[ChrisR]

Finnish Army respirator bag? I picked a brand new one up on ebay for about £8.

I've tried one of those but they are a bit floppy - not much rigidity or shape to them, so they tend to tip over and spill their contents sometimes.