This morning as I was leaving for work, I was wishing I had more than 2 hands.
I had the following things in my hand before leaving the house:
My Wallet, phone, Garage keys, Car Keys, House Keys, Sunglasses case(with sunglasses).
I was thinking of buying a fannypack (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Canvas-Mens-Travel-Waist-Bag-Fann…) - something like this.
Am I the only one with this issue ? How do most people get around it?
Pockets are too uncomfortable with so many keys.
the options are ugly (bumbag - fannypack is an American term)
Looks like your belt is digesting a small animal.
never thought of that, but now thats what I will see every time - just like that python that ate a wallaby the other day
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-02/python-makes-meal-of-w…
Yikes!
Back on topic:
OP you should go for a SQUARE side bag/messenger.
It doesn't look too "feminine", is small enough to not be obtrusive, and should hold a few items for you.
Here's a Google photo example:
http://www.songsfromanarmchair.co.uk/images/images/category_…
There was more photos of this bag from different angles at this site:
http://www.songsfromanarmchair.co.uk/Online-J-By-Jasper-Conr…
Obviously, its just an example, there's plenty of variety of this form for you to look into.
All the best.
(and don't pay too much attention to what everyone thinks, you can't please everyone even if you tried)
I'm female but I don't get why messenger bags are considered pretentious? Maybe a bit too much carrying capacity for short trips but I don't look down at someone who just wants to keep their shit together easily.
Its really pretentious, obviously. I mean how dare people try to impress others by carrying things in a bag that's not on their back, the nerve of them. (I don't get it either)
I've had one for ages.
I just think it looks good… never really considered about what other's think of it.
However, I do get it why they're called pretentious.
It's a current hipster fashion/movement.
You need to have the retro glasses, retro hat and a messenger bag to be a Level 1.
The second level includes bicycle commuting, drinking Craft Beer, and networking on Insta and all lesser known social networks.
The third level includes signing up to many non-profit organisations, pushing movements to all your friends, and growing a moustache (women included).
Level four? Not sure I wanna go that far.
But the proto-hipster is this.
There is no equivalent
Cristiano Ronaldo would disagree :)
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/0e/47/4d/0e474d7bc…
:)
looks like he is carrying a shaving bag.
these kind of "man purse" is quite popular with middle age "business man" where I came from (Hong Kong), and it is usually made by Louis Vutton (or look alikes :)) the guys there usually carry them under their arm pits, even my dad had one at one stage lol.
so my impression of these things are "old" and "lame", rather then fashionable :)
Why does it matter that he didn't use a 100% Australian-approved term? A little bit of lexical variety can be nice.
Have a look here for some inspiration on men's bags, they have 10 subcategories…
http://www.asos.com/au/men/bags/cat/?cid=9265
How do most people get around it?
Well, how fat is your wallet? Personally I use the Stocard app and don't need more than 3-4 physical cards in a slim wallet like this. You can also combine wallet and phone into one these days, especially with Android/Apple Pay.
I have a little swivel keychain clasp like this to quickly disconnect the keys I don't need depending where I'm going. For example I can disconnect my house/garage keys from the car key if I'm going on foot or by bus or Uber. Or if taking your car you can leave your house keys in your car. Could you also leave your sunglasses case permanently in your car? When I get those $9 flights I just transport sunnies on my head. Even if it's a night flight.
Where did you put your coins?
They are very annoy me. Bulky heavy n noisy
Most jeans/pants have a 'coin pocket' on the front. Dump them in a money box when you get home. Otherwise the wallet I linked can hold coins in the middle along with folded notes.
Who carries coins and for what purpose? In fact, who uses cash these days?
If I ever use it or get change, as soon as I get back home or back from lunch, I empty it my daughter's moneybox or work drawer.
Where did you put your coins?
You put them in a deposit ATM and use card from now on because it's 2017. :)
There are still times you need coins.
Parking now attracts CC surcharges.
Also, when it doesn't work the onus is on you to pay in cash, often with coins only.
That's true, jiggly in the car I guess. But there are occasions you need cash. Why break a note for something that's $1? And then guess what, you'll have coins as change anyway…
Give them to your wife/gf in exchange for some real estate space in her handbag!
Very detailed reply - thanks. Some really good tips too!
I'll get a couple of those swivel keychains.
With sunglasses - I don't feel comfortable leaving glasses in the car. They can warp and get damaged in the heat. (I live in qld)
Thank you.
Glad if it helps. You can clip multiple keys onto the clasp, so you probably only need one at a time, but it's useful to have spares. The one I linked is a 10 pack.
One can also slip keys flat into a wallet.
op have you considered a key wallet like this? http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/like/302145401948?lpid=107&chn=ps
Have a look here for some inspiration on men's bags, they have 10 subcategories…
The flight bag, as they call it, is the most fashionable at the moment — also named a vertical or festival bag.
The smaller and more impractical the better. Ideally barely big enough to fit a few snap lock bags of various pharmaceuticals and a cash float of twenties and tens.
Stocard FTW!
A sling bag?
I think this may be the solution. But what about days when I'm not going to work?
I agree with a sling/satchel bag for guys. There are lots of different styles to choose from, you can get the more formal full leather ones or the casual canvas/fabric ones. Another option is backpacks, once again, there are fabric ones and full leather ones. There are lots of brands that make full leather ones these days, they're making a huge comeback.
One the days you're not going to work, just chuck your stuff in your wife/partner's bag (assuming you're going together), that's what my hubby does.
I kinda have one that's smart casual (ish). It's alright, used it a lot during holidays.
With a sling bag, you run the risk of looking like your heading to Stereosonic/Defqon
Or bankstown/livo
It's called pockets. typical 5 pocket pants can accommodate everything bar the sunnies, which you can tuck into the collar of your shirt.
If you're wearing slim cut pants, generally pockets aren't as usable as they are on regular pants.
I guess I should start wearing regular cut pants.
Unless your keychain looks like a gaoler's, you kinda don't. I wear skinny/slim fit jeans and unless it's new raw denim, fit my phone in my front left hip, keys in the right, wallet in the back. Also don't know why you carry garage keys when leaving them in the car would suffice.
OTOH if he is a gaoler, he should fit in by putting his keys on one of these:
http://www.keyring.com/key-bak-super-48-key-retractor-48-inc…
In any case it might be a better choice for keys than a briefcase, which is what I would consider the traditional equivalent to a purse to be. A briefcase would look out of place if he doesn't go to lots of meetings and it would be odd to just put a key-chain in there.
as you can see, slim/chino are not practical. They were designed for women who have a bag to lug the extra stuff around and have sexy legs to show off.
You can consolidate your phone and wallet, store sunnies on your forehead and keys are keys. My spare set of car keys unlatch from my main keys so if I go to the beach I only have the alarm and I can lock the rest in the glove box.
I don't know what slim jeans you've been wearing but I wear Skinny (tighter than slim) nudie jeans and I can easily fit the following into them:
Phone - front right pocket
Keys - front left pocket
Wallet - back right pocket
6" kindle - back left pocket
And these are size 31 jeans…….
Bro do you even squat?
I dont wear any, my calves wont go in them.. Might be different now since I stopped mountain biking. My thighs were getting tight in a lot of my jeans and rather buy a size up which would mean they fall down on my waist I just quit mountain biking for a year
Still, you could just get a phablet and not use your phone and kindle
@WT:
If you go to a quality denim store they have jeans with largely varied waist, leg and foot hole sizes.,
If you're overly athletic there's a good chance of the rack jeans will not fit you well
Yep, he's a dandy.. I don't want to be a dandy!
That's a lot of stereotyping from someone who was about to buy a bumbag :p
"He's a dandy" is actually a quote from that whole segment of Seinfeld. I don't know why he was downvoted.
If you're a wog a bum bag.
They're actually quite practical.
If you have a big upper body you don't have to deal with tight shoulder straps or irritation when wearing a tank top.
They're also handy with running shorts which don't have pockets. You can access them at hand level and they don't bounce around as much when running.
Picturing a bronzed hairy body builder from your description…
Because anything over the shoulder causes rope burn from your gold chain or the fulsome hair on your back to matt.
I'm not hairy, but the rest is spot on. :#
Wallet and phone in pocket.
The rest in a small backpack.
Need to bring more shit to work. I bring a bigger backpack.
Wow. Weird. I was just thinking of posting a thread similar to this yesterday. In fact, it was a solution. I purchased, for $25, about 2 years ago, this bag. It's a Londsdale Bag I got from City Beach.
http://www.citybeach.com.au/shop/en/citybeach/lonsdale-sterl…
In fact, it's a tiny bit bigger. I'm a corporate professional (as well as a uni student). I purchased this much before this became a "bad boy bag" being carried around by trouble-causing teenagers.
It carries sunnies, bluetooth headphones, powerbank with cable, wallet, keys, phone, asthma puffer x 2, strepsils, mouth fresheners, tissues and a pen.
I always carry it with me and it is by far the best thing I've ever spent my money on.
I find it awkward carrying it into work…I've never really come up with a solution for that - up until recently…I'm going Vietnam soon, and plan to get a leather "Holdall" Stitched up for me. It's a small clutch sized bag (with one button) (Shaped like an envelope), which I plan to carry under the arm pit on the daily (carrying just the bare essentials).
But I hope I helped!
The model for this bag has his cap backwards.
Because this model suits the bag
Thanks! Yeah, I think I may have to get one of these/something similar.
Good to see others using it!
If you do look at updating the bag for aesthetic reasons : https://www.luggagegear.com.au/samsonite/7722-samsonite-trav…
This one is worth considering.
https://www.luggagegear.com.au/samsonite/7722-samsonite-trav…
I think this bag is the winner for me.
Men don't carry bags. You keep your stuff in your pocket.
No, they refuse to carry bags and end up asking their girlfriends/wives to carry their stuff. If you wanna talk about questionable 'masculinity' then I'd say not being able to admit that you need a bag to carry your shit in is a good example of weakness.
Men need to get over it and carry a bag.
How you wear the bag makes a big difference.
Strap on shoulder and bag hanging directly below is feminine.
Strap on shoulder, strap crossing torso with bag on opposite hip is more masculine. Like a messenger bag.
When I'm desperate for storage and don't want to use a backpack (but I have too much for a bum bag) I'll grab an old 15" laptop bag and wear it like a messenger bag.
People will laugh at you and question your sexuality
And this is bad? ¬_¬
question your sexuality
This phrase is totally unacceptable in 2017. Why is this supposed to be a bad thing?
Why would you want somebody to think you are gay when you're not? I wouldn't want anybody to think I'm something I'm not.
For example:
I don't want people thinking I'm a criminal, hence I don't have tattoos.
I don't want people thinking I'm a cheapskate, hence I don't use the Entertainment Book vouchers at 5 star restaurants.
Wow I carry a bag, have tattoos and use vouchers at restaurants. I must be your worst nightmare
I wouldn't want anybody to think I'm something bad I'm not
I think this is what you meant. Would you care if someone thought you were a celebrity? A millionaire? A tourist? As if.
Both your examples show you only care if someone thinks you're something that would reflect poorly on you.
Why wouldn't you want somebody to think you are gay when you're not? Do you think gay people care if people think that they're straight? Do you see gay people purposefully wearing these bags so people don't assume they're straight?
People who have to question someone's sexuality because they have a bag are projecting their own sexual insecurity.
My Wallet, phone, Garage keys, Car Keys, House Keys, Sunglasses case(with sunglasses).
Keep wallet in back pocket, phone in one pocket, both sets of keys in the other pocket and sunglasses(why need sunglass case?) on top of head or hanging from neck opening.
Problem solved, and hands free to go about rest of the day ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Wallet in back pocket?
Pickpockets delight!
That and ridiculously uncomfortable when sitting.
Yes. This. I get constantly reminded of that seinfeld episode where george costanza had a lean sitting down from his bulging wallet. That cant be good for anyones spine.
Thats why you carry a punch to the face in your right arm.
I've got one of these:
http://www.trooplondon.com/troopbag-men/style/across-body-ca…
There's quite a range of sizes though.
I chose that size 'cos I wanted to accomodate a 7" tablet and a small bottle of water.
I have a more slimline nylon man bag / across body bag too. While canvas looks better and is more durable, it's not as water resistant and it's much heavier.
I have a Peak Design Everyday Messenger bag
https://www.peakdesign.com/the-everyday-messenger
I know these are marketing for camera gear, but I use it for normal work and its awesome.
Hold everything, easy access to everything, looks pretty good.
For something smaller they have the Everyday Sling
https://www.peakdesign.com/product/bags/everyday-sling/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBzMFjsreVs
For starters sort your keys out
I leave the house in car and garage remote stays in the car and my key ring is the car key plus one house key
Next Clean out your wallet.
No need for coins as per comments above. Scan your store cards on to astorecard app. Slimline wallet is all you need
Done.
Otherwise If function over fashion is your thing then you might as well go a bumbag or manbag but I see this for folks who can't organise
Good advice - thank you. Will be implementing a couple of the suggestions. a storecard app sounds useful.
Big w sell a business backpack in black or army green if you don't want guys chatting you up on the bus/train
Like, stylish messenger bag/purse, can I touch it, mmmmmm
Agree with blue dinosaur totally. My hubby refuses to carry any bag and always dumps his stuff into my handbag. My solution? Get him to carry my handbag when it gets too heavy:-)
Depending on your age group, there are many choices of manbags around these days. Get 2: one for work and another for casual. For casual,look at Crumpler.
Sunglasses: we live in Qld too. Hubby puts his in the compartment above the rear vision mirror. Never an issue.
I use this sunglasses clip for the visor. It can be used one-handed too…
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/2016-Hot-Sale-Auto-Fastener-…
I still worry about sunglasses and the car… I had some that I used to keep in the centre console that got warped. After that, never again.
Yeah, a car with the spot near the rear view mirror is ideal but that is an expensive solution!
Hmm I really dont understand how your sunglasses can get warped….
If it's a hot day, you'd wear them and not leave in car.
At night you leave in car and temperature would have come down…
I'll have a look at crumpler for casual. Thank you.
I dump all my stuff in the wife's bag but she doesn't like it lol :/
My solution? Get him to carry my handbag when it gets too heavy:-)
makes a loud whipping noise
Forget overpriced crumpler crap. These are what the cool kids actually use, join the secret club of Aussie Disposal man-baggers for less than $10 (its actually is a secret club, you will get nods when you see another aussie disposal man-bagger on the street haha):
http://www.aussiedisposals.com.au/camping-gear/backpacks-bag…
Been using one for years. Actually had a bigger one when I was in High School 30 years ago, but we didn't need to carry as much shit as the kids do today.
What are those satchels Harley riders wear on their backs while out on their hogs?
I reckon they're the only thing a man can carry if he's worried people may think he's gay.
You mean the Harley riders who cover themselves in brand names and leather chaps or do you mean the DH's with embroidery, that are too scared to take on the world alone
You should consider getting a Diesel bag. They are very nice for men.
A vest, like they have in the military for carrying spare clips
clips
*magazines
They're soldiers, scrooge. They don't have the time let alone the space to pull out a womans weekly and start flicking through it in the middle of a battle. Not when bullets are flying all around them. I mean, really scrooge, magazines? Magazines??
When you're in the trenches bogged down with dysentery you won't take such creature comforts for granted.
not sure if you're trolling or not :P
Never heard of "I need a mag" as in a magazines from movies?
And they carry magazines now, not clips. If you want to get into technicality. Hehe
There is no equivalent.
Well nothing you would want others to see you with - the options are ugly (bumbag - fannypack is an American term)or they are pretentious (messenger bags).