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Recommend a Tech Toys Bag?

Posted by Cliff on from the stuff-to-put-your-stuff-in dept.

SuperMallen asks: "With the recent purchase of an iPod and iPod-capable car radio, I am realizing that I have reached maximum capacity in terms of what can go in my pants pockets. Given that I want to take both the iPod and my radio face with me wherever I go (along with my cellphone, Bluetooth headset, wallet, keys, and possibly a laptop with mouse, power supply, and whatever reading material I'm carting around), I'm thinking that what I need is a medium sized bag or backpack with pockets dedicated for this sort thing. What does the Slashdot community do for things like this? Any brands or models you have found work for you?"

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  1. Here's what I got by jessecurry · · Score: 3, Informative

    I picked up one of these so I could take my laptop to school and with me on my sports bike.
    It works great. I think that mine is a little larger though.

    --
    Those who know, do not speak. Those who speak, do not know. ~Lao Tzu
  2. Flickr tags by Anonymous+Cowdog · · Score: 4, Informative

    Check out the whatsinmybag tag on Flickr. Lots of ideas for different bags there. Even though the focus is more on the contents, people do talk about and show their bags there as well.

    Also there's the whatsinyourbag tag, but it's pretty much the same thing.

  3. wear a jacket, research backpacks later :P by elint · · Score: 3, Informative

    Winter's fast approaching. Wear a jacket with a few pockets for the next few months (not as much of a gadget geek here, but I carry darts, cigarettes, wallet, cell phone, etc without issue between my pants and jacket pockets), and do some research on good laptop bags in the meantime.

    Timbuk2 and Targus both have bags that have satisfied my needs in the past and currently (laptop messenger and sport deluxe bags, respectively). I still currently use the Targus backpack, as I tend to carry more books around, and it has plenty of pockets and elastic straps to carry all of my random junk, but I'm sure there are fancier models out nowadays.

  4. Maxpedition Fatboy Versipack by frehe · · Score: 2, Informative

    I have used a Maxpedition Fatboy Versipack daily for about six months, and have grown to really like it.

    http://www.maxpedition.com/product/product_vp_fatb oy.htm/

    http://www.maxpedition.com/product/catalog_versipa ck.htm/

  5. Gear bags by Circle+of+Owls · · Score: 2, Informative

    While not large enough for a laptop, these shoulder holsters are great for the smaller gear: Civilian Labs Holster and e-Holster

  6. Reassess your kit by Bastian · · Score: 5, Informative

    Does that car stereo faceplate really need to go everywhere with you? Why not keep it in your glove compartment or your trunk?

    Same for the iPod - do you _really_ need to take it everywhere? It's a music player, not a binkie.

    The Bluetooth headset can definitely stay in the car. That or just leave it on your ear rather than trying to find pocket space. If you're going to try to walk around like a wannabe Borg, you might as well look the part.

    You do _not_ need to bring the mouse everywhere. $5 says your computer has a touchpad or one of those nipple things.

    Not saying you have to get rid of all of this stuff, just saying it sounds like you're carrying around more crap than you actually need.

    Anyway, if you are going to carry that much weight, I would strongly push you toward getting a small padded case for your laptop and then throw it into a backpack designed for backpacking. Most of the laptop and courier bags out there weren't designed with your body in mind. I switched to an innerframe day pack from REI for days when I'm schlepping myself around the city on my feet or my bike, and my back and shoulders have thanked me a thousand times over.