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joelr
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Post subject: I love my kid Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 2:37 pm |
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Joined: Sun Aug 07, 2005 5:43 am Posts: 7970 Location: Minneapolis MN
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So I ordered thison closeout.
It arrived yesterday.
Other than the camo -- camo? for a man-purse? why? -- it's just what I wanted. It rides on the left side, so that it doesn't obstruct my right hand, or interfere with the seatbelt when I'm driving. It can be carried over either left or right shoulder, and it's got a belt snap if I want to attach it to me. Just about right as a substitute for the photog or 511 vest in terms of carrying stuff, all kinds of stuff.
My daughter Judy -- age 16 -- saw me unwrap it, and shook her head.
"Off-body carry, Dad?" She shook her head. "Not a great idea." She looked over the various attachments and tried it out. "Marginal," she decided.
_________________ Just a guy.
Last edited by joelr on Wed Dec 13, 2006 10:08 am, edited 1 time in total.
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jac714
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 3:54 pm |
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Joined: Sat Jul 01, 2006 7:40 am Posts: 1204 Location: Golden Valley, MN
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Sounds like the kid is a keeper.
I don't know about the cammo man purse though.
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EricMN
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 8:51 am |
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Joined: Tue Dec 12, 2006 4:30 pm Posts: 116 Location: Korea
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I'm new here, but if you are looking for non-Woodland versions check with CPGear especially in their closeout section. they have a number of variatiosn of this pack. (all Maxpedition.
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ChillyW
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 9:01 am |
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Joined: Mon Dec 19, 2005 8:37 am Posts: 198 Location: Oak Grove, MN
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EricMN wrote: I'm new here, but if you are looking for non-Woodland versions check with CPGear especially in their closeout section. they have a number of variatiosn of this pack. (all Maxpedition.
Well their current "sale" on the Fatboy is $76. That's only $11 *more* than Maxpedition sells it for direct. I don't think that's much of a sale.
I have the Fatboy in black, and I carry it with me every day. I'm not sure that I'd want to use it to carry concealed; that would make me nervous about losing it.
I don't know how people get by these days without carrying a purse. (man purse, tactical bag, whatever you want to call it.) I have a wallet, knife, leatherman, flashlight, sunglasses, digital camera, USB thumb drive, and who knows what else in that thing. Do most people not carry that much stuff, or do you all go around with your pockets bulging out all over the place?
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EricMN
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 9:37 am |
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Joined: Tue Dec 12, 2006 4:30 pm Posts: 116 Location: Korea
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ChillyW wrote: EricMN wrote: I'm new here, but if you are looking for non-Woodland versions check with CPGear especially in their closeout section. they have a number of variatiosn of this pack. (all Maxpedition. Well their current "sale" on the Fatboy is $76. That's only $11 *more* than Maxpedition sells it for direct. I don't think that's much of a sale.
It's a Canadian Military site, make sure you convert from Canadian to US, in US dollars the Fatboy is $63.50... so, pretty much equal with what maxpedition sells for...
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plblark
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 9:55 am |
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ChillyW
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 12:42 pm |
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Joined: Mon Dec 19, 2005 8:37 am Posts: 198 Location: Oak Grove, MN
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EricMN wrote: It's a Canadian Military site, make sure you convert from Canadian to US, in US dollars the Fatboy is $63.50... so, pretty much equal with what maxpedition sells for...
Oops. Boy is my face red. Didn't notice that it was a Canadian site...
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joelr
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 2:16 pm |
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Joined: Sun Aug 07, 2005 5:43 am Posts: 7970 Location: Minneapolis MN
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ChillyW wrote: I don't know how people get by these days without carrying a purse. (man purse, tactical bag, whatever you want to call it.) I have a wallet, knife, leatherman, flashlight, sunglasses, digital camera, USB thumb drive, and who knows what else in that thing. Do most people not carry that much stuff, or do you all go around with your pockets bulging out all over the place? It's the bulging pockets that have gotten me to make the move. Add in the meds, the spare flashlight, an emergency boot floppy, a paperback book, spare pens, checkbook, chopsticks, and maybe a spare mag or two . . .
I think I'm with Judy in that it's marginal for carry, even if over the opposite shoulder, messenger-bag-style, and attached to the belt -- that's not off-body carry, but it's close enough to, at the very least, set a bad example.
It's a few decades ago -- although it feels like yesterday -- that I'd never go anywhere without my book bag, which was basically a small pack, and which always held stuff in addition to books. This feels like just a smaller and more portable version of the same.
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Jeremiah
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 3:32 pm |
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Joined: Thu Mar 23, 2006 12:46 pm Posts: 1292 Location: Minneapolis
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My usual bag is a milsurp map case, in OD green, if I'm not working. I don't carry the gun in it, but all the other stuff not on my belt- book, spare batteries, pens, etc. (The multitool and flashlight are *always* on my person.)
At work, that's another story. I carry a laptop, hence, I need a bigger bag. Again, it's from G.I. Joe Surplus, just a bigger version. I love those ugly canvas bags- cheap, sturdy, and definitely not what most of my coworkers wander around with...
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Srigs
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Post subject: Re: I love my kid Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 7:11 pm |
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Joined: Fri Aug 26, 2005 5:40 am Posts: 3752 Location: East Suburbs
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joelr wrote: My daughter Judy -- age 16 -- saw me unwrap it, and shook her head.
"Off-body carry, Dad?" She shook her head. "Not a great idea." She looked over the various attachments and tried it out. "Marginal," she decided.
That is classic! Great kid.
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