sounds very rude to me.

sewn to it. Most people wear it with the pouch on your back, just above your fanny, hence the name.

In the UK it would somewhere else round the front.

I've used them at amusement parks that way. It's somewhere to stash my glasses during rides.

Fanny. UK, Australia, NZ. Fanny = pussy http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fanny

Okay. I am sure Americans have words that Brits laugh at or think are weird, too!

That's how it got its name. There are also waist packs designed to be worn as in this picture but I think this woman is wearing a fanny pack backwards --- that's why it's drooping. Her butt is supposed to be supporting the weight. Waist packs tend to be smaller.

To be fair though, a lot of people wear fanny packs this way for easy access and a little more security.


Small backpacks have been in fashion for decades in Northeastern cities, even for people beyond college age. Always saw them on mass transit.

In the US fanny means buttocks. A fanny pack is a zippered pouch attached to a belt, like outdoorsy people or badly dressed tourists might wear.

they're pretty handy, actually. no purse!

where young filled with distractions, snacks, bottles, etc.

I just keep my laptop in it and a few things like my contact lenses and such but mostly it's in my car.

a lot lately. Love them. So convenient and lightweight.

I can carry my laptop and supplies in it.

I only carry it on stairs.

Don't know where it is right now. I like those things, though. Had a really neat canvas one with metal buckles, in high school. I used to love it!

One more a book bag, one a day pack. The larger (book bag) often goes to the grocery store with me if I have to sherpa heavy items home (I live in a city and do my shopping on foot). The smaller goes with us on vacations and holds our supplies (guide books, medicines, etc) when we're out touring for the day.

I used to use one to commute, too, but it's awkward in a crowded bus (especially since I'm not a small guy); for that I prefer a messenger bag, which is more easily repositioned (back or hip while standing, front while sitting) and easier to take on/off in a suit and overcoat. (I gave up on briefcases a while back for ergonomic reasons.)

So it has that slight smokey smell to it. Need to wash it before I travel to try to remove that.

and one daypack for work.

sounds like something from DUNE... gotta pic?

now that I think about it, both of my large backpacks (used for my Sierra excursions) also have hydration bladders.

http://shop.camelbak.com/packs/outdoor/browse-all/l/120?PageNo=0

and this http://www.shoebuy.com/keen-harvest-iii-backpack/565565/1175791?cm_mmc=googleproductads_pla-_-none-_-none-_-{keyword} for everything else.

Neat stuff: really strong and light but also water resistant.

I found the bag, with the tags on, at a thrift shop for a few dollars.

Wallets, so if you ever went waterskiing (who carries their wallet for that?) and you drop your wallet..it will float...or something like that.

My black one I use all the time.

My niece gave me another as a gift some years ago when she worked at Wilson's Suede & Leather, one that is a brown sort of brushed suede that is beautiful and that I've been thinking of finally breaking in.

Would love to see it!

I just retrieved it from the closet and took this pic, which I'm afraid doesn't do it justice (not to mention all the dust on it).

any good if its not a little beaten up and dusty!

Not big or bulky...

...more orangey in color and made of heavy leather. It has lasted forever. There was a time when I carried it everywhere.



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Thanks for sharing!

Daubers for the most part, a few rabbits feet, and face napkins.

And I don't recall anyone other than students of all ages walking around with them. My company issues rolling cases for our laptops (better on your back, neck, shoulders).

To me -that's not a look I could go with.

And a big loud 'no' on the fanny pack too. Just no - no - don't do it.

A bit more sleek. But I don't use it. I pick of Bagghy bags when I'm in Italy and I'm using one with Holly Go Lightly on it right now.

The bag in that pic is not my taste at all.

like to see what you mean.

I beleieve the preferred term is "messenger bag"

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My first backpack was from high school in the -- cough -- late '70s. LL Bean, boring blue, functional and sturdy. I also wore a hooded Izod jacket and see that they're being sold "vintage" on ebay for up to $70! Damn.

I live in an area with a lot of college students, so yes, I see them around. But I also see purses, briefcases, messenger bags, fanny packs, tote bags, small wheeled suitcases...

for school and for groceries (since I can't drive). I'd much rather not walk around with a big old backpack all day.

are really nice too but I prefer the nice compact day pack.. which you can run around with all day and hardly notice its there.

and a full size one that I use for traveling on short trips.

I haul my lappy around in it, and my purse!

Very convenient for the motorcycle, in fact the bag was made by H-D.

They won't fall apart after a year will they?

The stitching on the straps has just started to pull loose, and it will need to be resewn or replaced soon. The rest of the bag is still in solid shape.

I do beat my bags up though- I tote around whatever heavy objects I can stuff into it. My bags usually last maybe 6 months, so it's done rather well.

I still remembered it fondly so I went online to search....and of course finally found one...

In fact this time I bought 2 for when one finally wears out....I LOVE them THAT much! I use it as my only purse every day...

and worth paying the wee bit extra for the brand.

Harley...

Sorry...there is just no other "vibration" that will do!

but my 30 year old Honda eats them for lunch.

and secondly, I could even almost sleep on the back of a Harley....not a Honda!

This is from a purely passenger perspective....nothing beats riding on the back of an Ultra!

the back of my bike is like straddling a slightly padded plank.

Gold Wings are pretty comfy though.

but yeah...Goldwings are comfy...they just lack that one important feature....

Lunch, phone, wallet, umbrella, iPod...it's a purse by any other name but it's functional.

I buy Ful backpacks. They have lots of pockets for keeping things organized. Then I put superhero stickers on the outside!
[hr][font color="blue"][center]"There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in."
Leonard Cohen, Anthem (1992)[/center][/font][hr]

that I sometimes take when we travel, if I'm not carrying a whole bunch of gear. My husband has one that we also take traveling if we're going to be out all day and want to carry food, water, etc.

We don't have the big ones with the frames because we don't go for really long hikes.

I do use one every day, I like it so much better than a plain bag. The one I'm using right now is a bit small, but it's all I need, I usually end up carrying way too much stuff that I never use.

I also have a really old black leather fanny pack that I use when I need to be somewhere where I don't want to have a purse--going out to camp, working a volunteer event, those kinds of things. I'm afraid I'm a bit paranoid if I can't have my "stuff" right where I know it is all the time.It looks really stupid to wear, but I love it.

The big one:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dMdVx5DLy7g/SmNTdKhAYTI/AAAAAAAAACk/4Wq6EpJbaig/s320/Arc%27teryx+Bora+80+Backpack.jpg

the one I cherish most is my large Camelbak with the 2litre bladder... use that one whenever I go anywhere for more than a few hours. I also have a small 1litre unit for short hikes and skiing, a separate briefcase/pack with thermal padding for my laptop... it gets cold up here for half of the year and a clod laptop isn't a good thing. I walk a lot, even when I drive to town (towns around here are small) I park in one spot and hike it until it's time to hit the grocery store when I head out. I usually park near the store.

Two are for actual backpacking, one for me and one for a friend who flies up from Florida
One is for an inflatable boat we'll pack into backcountry ponds in the Adirondacks on day trips.
One is a daypack for light day hikes

I use a shoulder bag for business, carrying a laptop, etc.

1-WW1 complete pack, including meat can w/pouch.
1-WW2 USMC marked, including entrenching tool, rubberized liner, tent half, poncho, butt bag, and LBE including ammo belt with 2 canteens and compress bandage. All 1943 marked
1-WW2 British Army, marked, including LBE w/303 pouches, large bag, water bottle, bayonet frog, and compress bandage.
1- Incomplete WW2 Japanese kit
1-WW2 German pack, including gas mask can, LBE ammo belt w/ "Y" straps, water bottle, med kit and bayonet frog.
No Russian, to rare and way to expensive.

... with a "no flat" foam wheel.

All the most important stuff I keep in my head.

Just an every day deal, what you take to work.. what you take camping.. were not talking bomb shelters here

My laptop and a few clothes to change, washable in a hotel sink, dryable over the radiator.

My big warm jacket with all the pockets (a sonic screwdriver in one) has been to the dry-cleaners twice in thirty years, both times after unfortunate accidents.

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No need to remove the backpack to get anything and it is easy to wear in a crowd. You just slide it around to the front.

looks great.

The ones I bought new, and which I have put serious miles on are a top line Eagle Creek component Travel Pack, an old Kelty exterior frame Super Tioga for hard core wilderness backpacking, an old Brenthaven day pack that could also be used for overniters, a Targus laptop backpack, and a retired Jansport daypack that I plan to give away. I have 3 other Jansport everyday day packs, two of which I currently use for musical equipment cords and connections, one Leow Alpine daypack I currently use, and Eagle Creek daypack, a Brenthaven computer backpack for my office stuff, several cheapo daypacks that i got for $1 apiece from the Dollar store, and a Black Sheep spare overnighter for guests who might want to backpack here.

I buy quality slightly used or new backpacks cheap at 2nd hand stores for ridiculously low prices and give them to people who need them. If you give a quality backpack to someone who can't afford a backpack in a Third World country, you will have a friend for life.

I like backpacks. Home is a backpack, the journey is the goal.

so I don't have to take it out when I go through security. It's getting a little ragged though.. time to replace it.

Specially designed to carry my laptop and other personal items. Who needs a purse? It's my 21st century briefcase, except much handier and it's still just as good as new when I bought it ten years ago with the application of a bit of saddle soap and polish.

I'm not sure how much weight it can support, but whatever that amount is far outweighs my ability to carry it.

Backpack for multi-day wilderness trips, check.
Portage pack for multi-day canoe trips, check.
Day pack for intraday outings, check.
Large backpack for camera gear, check.
Fanny pack for small amounts of camera gear, check.
Fanny pack for intraday outings when I don't need a lot of stuff, check.
Tiny belt pack for small water bottles and a bit of grub for runs, check.

Use it to go to the gym every day.

I have one that carries my laptop snug as a bug in a rug, and has room for other things. I love it.

Plus, I still have two hands free at all times.

It's pretty rare to see anyone without one. On the other hand, my personal backpacks get used primarily for hiking, camping, and other travel. I carry my daily cruft around in a scruffy old laptop brief case.

of course they were useful for school.

but afterwards i bought a mini one when i was going to travel somewhere. it was for a wedding and very short but i wanted something so my hands can be free. and i continued to use it after because it is so easy to use.

i tried using a handbag for a while but the backpack was just far more better for me.

so far i have only had the jansport ones. but i want to get a few more "fashionable" ones for when i'm not in my usual jeans and shirt.

but when going to work, I use a messenger bag. Easier to manage on public transport.