The First Bag Adam Savage Obsessed Over
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- Adam is obsessed with containers (have you seen his collection of vintage boxes?) but he's also specifically obsessed with the design of bags. From his own EDC line of shoulder bags to leather satchels to house his props and electronics, he loves a distinct and purposeful bag design. Adam shares the story of the Russian military map bag that launched his love for these kinds of bags, and his recent acqusition of a few bags that capture that aesthetic.
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Hey Adam,
I too am a lover of bags. It started in the late 80's when I got my hands on a US military surplus demolition pouch. Just big enough to fit a couple D&D books in plus some writing materials. Damn I miss that bag..
So currently I'm sourcing a leg pouch because being in a wheelchair makes getting into your pockets a pain. I'm currently looking at MOLLE style leg pouches to hold my wallet, flashlight etc on the top of one leg.
When. I was a teenager a friend described my obsession with packs, military load bearing equipment, other parctical luggage and the like as "the hobby of collecting, packing and unpacking little bags". I feel it is safe for me to say "I get you Adam".
I don't really have the space but I'd love to get an industrial sewing machine, a roll of cordura or 3, a pile of hardware and start making bags and backpacks for fun and maybe profit,
Canvass, US military messenger/mail bags are a hobby of mine. WWII - Vietnam era stuff is still out there to be had, even in Army Surplus Stores.
you should make a backpack in that red EDC colour
Hey Adam,
Your Swiss bag is actually also a map bag and not for medical supplies. The form factor matches standardized swiss maps, the velcro-compartement is for pencils etc. and the small extra pouch is for the compass. This model was produced for most of the 20th century and because of that is a very common sight in thrift shops overe here in Switzerland. You might also like the old Swiss army bread bags ("Brotsack") made from leather and very sturdy canvas.
The rectangular pocket on the right hand side of the brown German map case is for a Deckungwinkelmesser, a small hand held optic tool used to help calculate distances and heights for indirect (or volley fire) fire from machine guns, artillery and mortars. The little slot cut in the pocket was for a leather strap that was used to help pull the tool out (missing on Adam's map case).
Alright, hear me out Tested crew :
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His puppy-like levels of excitement when he's talking about them is what the world needs.
This is now your mission.
You do not have a choice.
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I always wanted the bag that Indiana Jones used!
@@mbmurphy777that’s a British Gasmask bag, which strangely hadn’t yet been designed yet when the first Indy films had taken place. When a new stockpile of surplus is found, prices drop, so keep an eye out and be patient. My brother and best friend both have one in unused unissued condition.
I just bought one myself and it is a great size for a bag. Search for a MK VII gas mask bag and away you go.@@mbmurphy777
@@mbmurphy777 I believe that is a British Gas Mask bag. Not sure if it was WWII era(the bag), but I think so.
This reminds me SO much of the bags by Galen Leather in Turkey. The matriarch of the company, who sadly passed away only a few years ago, was always interested in these sorts of bags. She used one example of a Swiss medic bag to inspire and design what they call the Writer's Medic Bag.
I purchased one from them when we were living in Austin. I loaded it with watercolor supplies and toted that thing all over Big Bend, Marfa, and the many trails of the Texas Hill Country. It's held up beautifully. I love the story behind it and the legacy of this mother and wife who designed it.
Not affiliated with Galen Leather in any way. Just a loving admirer of their work who enjoys sharing stuff like this. Thanks for the wonderful post! Off to shop for some EDCs!
I'd love to see your take on a trendy fanny pack Adam
Well that's a wild Kyle.
Love your work man, cool to see you on one of my other favorite channels
Kyle? In the comments section well dang lol nice to see you here
Not sure “trendy” and “fanny pack” is ever going to happen! 😂
thumbnail made me think it was a rogan fannypack. otherwise agreed.
That's basically the function that last bag serves.
Absolutely love your honest and unfiltered enthusiasm! It never fails to bring a smile and a laugh. I’ve been looking for that Russian bag myself after i saw it in HBO’s "Chernobyl". I love leather bags and i am currently rocking a 4 year old Indiana satchel from Saddleback Leather goods. They are built so solid that it is just now after 4 years of use that the good patina is starting to show.
i LOVE all the little pauses when you're thinking. so many channels cut out every single moment of silence
I've said it a thousand times and I'll say it a thousand more...
Adam is the Fred Rogers of making.
Every time his face shows up on screen, my day is instantly better, and I always learn something new.
Hi Adam. I bought one of the vintage cartography bags while I was in the middle of this video, and it's been my daily driver ever since. I'm an elementary school teacher, and it's been a literally perfect solution for the various things I need to have on hand around the school! Thank you so much!
Scott Christian Sava uses a vintage medical bag as his watercolor & sketching kit when he's outside. He's made a couple videos on it. Beautiful bag. He's also an awesome artist!
Came to say this same thing. Its amazing how perfect that bag is for all his things.
Adam, the streetwear potential of Savage Industries is off the charts, at least judging by the success of EDC 3. You should really come out with some coveralls or EDC pants made from upcycled material. I'd love to get an Expanse cosplay on with some coveralls with a huge Savage Industries patch on the back
As a person who carries an iPad, sketchbooks, and pens and suffers constantly from tiny (or nonexistent) women's pockets, I am now begging for a map bag-style Savage Industries bag.
I have a love for these old cold war map bags and have one very very close to the one you have. Whenever I come across one, I end up buying it, because I'll never find it again. I keep one in my jeep to keep the classic vibe going. I bought my first one back in 2001 for road trips my brother and I would do. Still have it with all the original road trip notes and maps we had to use for back then.
This was a fun little video! I'm a leatherworker and occasionally make bags, so seeing what Adam looks for in a bag is fun to see.
I have probably over a hundred bags, including dozens of Maxpeditions, various Saddlebacks and Mountainbacks, and no end of cheapies. The standout for me is the Domke F-802. I've removed the stiffener bar and given it a wash to make it less boxy, but now it is the perfect man bag. A few pockets for organisation, big main space, single clasp, grab handle, and a nice grippy strap without jangly hardware. Big pocket on rear to quickly dump anything out of your hands, and even a laptop and/or document pocket. Thick canvas and minimal padding protects contents without adding bulk. Summer, winter, smart or casual, it's a chameleon.
I have also felt such an interest for bags/containers which i can not explain. A well crafted, purpose built and built to last bag is just so satisfyingly beautiful =)
When I saw the thumbnail, I was reminded of WW II German military binoculars in their case. Beautiful case, beautiful binoculars. The quality of their optics was amazing. Zeiss lenses are superb.
Vintage camera bags/cases and vintage briefcases are some of my favorite things to look for and own.
Galen Leather makes a lovely modern version of the leather medical bag, but with some of the convenience features of the second map pouch. They call it their "writer's medical bag" as it includes pouches and pen loops for easy access.
I use mine for my Urban Sketching kit and love it.
woah, looked this up and this bag is LEGIT. Definitely modeled after the medical bag, but whoa, talk about nic and naks!
Adam your enthusiasm is awesome! Bags are cool but vacuum tubes are much more interesting and fun to obsess over.
I'm reminded of the 'CANVAS MAP CASE SHOULDER BAG' I used for a time, simple, not leather but good enough to bring a book on the train.
I love the sound of Adam's chair trundling across the floor at the beginning of a video... It makes me happy!
I too stumbled onto the Russian map bag. I saw it in Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War. I immediately fell in love with the look and design and ordered one right away. It is my go to bag when I don't want to carry a backpack.
I have that Russian Map Bag! I carry my iPad in it and had that as my replacement for a backpack while in college. I take it EVERYWHERE. The smaller iPad 11inch iPad fits perfectly in there with its case and apple pencil, and I take it everywhere to draw and do art. Its fantastic!
MapBags are the GOATS! LITTERALLY first bags I got hyped and stunned as a 20y old.
Now my fiancé' ended up finding one of these bags, it was a leather camera bag. i don't remember the brand/maker of said bag id have to look it up when i find it again, but its absolutely something to look into Adam, leather camera bags/military camera bags. some of the most interesting bags I've seen in a long time top be honest, i feel like they are right up the alley of the exact vibe you are looking for. that and they can come in various sizes. from small satchels like the one you have, to sizes big enough to use as a 72 hour pack damn near. such cool concepts and uses man. absolutely love all your work.
Hi, the "Swiss medical bag" is in fact a sabretache or Säbeltasche in german. In the former military gear ordonnance (officially valid through 1990, but that was only slowly implemented over a few years after that date), NCOs would be equipped with that part - so was I in 1996.
Its dimensions were ideal to keep maps. Yours is pretty broken in, but in their new state they are totally stiff, with the leather being easily 2 to 3 mm thick. Not only the year it was manufactured is stamped by means of a cutter, but also the name of the saddler who made it (the MoD would typically split such contracts to a lot of contractors throughout the country). The little bag on the strap was to hold the compass, they were made by the still existing RECTA factory ; these compasses are among the most clever, no nonsense that you could find. Also, notice the bottom strap with which you can hitch the bag to your belt in your back (or to anything that would do), in order not to be impeded when leaning forward, cycling etc...
Whole video about bags.... and the most interesting bit is the sock flying across the room to land so perfectly on the shelf!🤣
I also collect bags... my edc and work bag was the 5.11 MOAB rush 10, now it's the messenger bag. I love their tactical design, lots of pockets for organisation, and the messenger is easier to find things
Fantastic to see a fellow bag enthusiast; I got my first map bag in highschool and have been making and buying some funky styles over time; I made a peacock fanny pack, electrically heated instrument bags (for 15 woodwind instruments) and recently bought a recycled rubber belt bag that clips around your thigh (handmade by a group of rastafarians in Turin). On the wishlist is a bike/backpack hybrid and a specialised toolbelt for both mechanical as well as textile tools.
You might like the Freitag bags from Switzerland, which are made out of recycled truck tarp, seat belts and bicycle tubes.
For me, the ultimate 'hand' bag holds all essentials without requiring my attention, such as holding it, keeping it on my shoulder or otherwise. "The bag as a garment", let's say.
As a gongfu tea server, I’ve gotten obsessed by antique camera bags for storing and transporting my tea set. My fav is a 1940s Japanese camera bag
When I was in college I found an M-51 Engineers Field Bag at an army surplus store that I absolutely loved. It was my main bag for years and I wish I still had it!
Polish Bread Bag is pretty slick! It's canvas though.
Still in the same vein.
Great bag, dirt cheap, many uses.
I make leather bags and often look at military bags for ideas and inspiration.
I have been playing around with the WW2 vest backpack combo for sometime now.
It’s great to see Adam get excited over bags as much as I do.
My edc is the letter size messenger bag made of waxed cotton by motorcycle gear maker Aerostich in Duluth MN. Made in the USA, it’s a good size and highly functional yet decent looking bit of kit, especially for those who may not like leather. And the are at least the last time I ordered one, under $100 usd. It’s great to see someone else who geeks out over geeky things. Thanks for the video.
Could NOT get this map bag out of my mind. Then I found one with all it's original gear. Pencils, compass, etc. Could not hit that "buy me" button fast enough.😂 Oh yeah, and back in the day, I did a little Cartography, so, win-win! Adam... Thanks for turning me on to this. 🤗😁
I can't believe when you brought up the "first bag you ever obsessed over" it wasn't the Indiana Jones satchel, which was a WWII British MK VII gas mask bag customized with a leather strap.
My favourite eBay bag purchase was an Eddie Bauer leather satchel/ book bag made by Roots Canada. Full grain leather with rugged brass hardware; it will outlive me.
For several years I've been obsessing over a specific bag. Back when I was at school in Aberdeen, Scotland in the '60s and early '70s we had these canvas bags which we kids saw as nothing special - everybody had one. A few years ago I needed something tough to carry small rocks for polishing, and realized that my old school bag would have been perfect, but I hadn't seen one in decades. I couldn't remember what happened to mine - probably handed down to the next gen. School kids round here don't use them any more, and research showed me that maybe it was just my region used them rather than all of UK as I'd assumed, and only for a decade or two after WW2. I drew a blank with all my searching... until recently. Now I think I've identified the bags as WW2 British army surplus gas mask bags (Mk VII, with the metal studs and push clasp buttons on the flap). Apparantly the original Raiders movie used this exact bag as a period prop - they would have been readily available in the UK still, except Indy used a leather strap instead of the stock canvas strap. Btw there seems to be a lot of obvious fakes out there serving the Raiders memorabila community (miraculously pristine, 80 year old bags...?). But, I think I just got hold of the genuine article. I've seen more genuine looking ones on sale in Australia/NZ, but shipping would be horrific. I guess the bags were issued to ANZAC forces too.
The first bag I was obsessed with was a US ARMY canvas map bag. While I was in the service a buddy of mine gave me his. It served as a great map, admin and art supply bag (holding my sketchbook and pencils I used during down time). I’ve had it for 19 years now and it’s still one of the best bags I own. Functionality and durability is amazing.
4:00 Woah, the map in Metro Exodus looks like a similarish layout. Really cool!
The Mark VII Gas Mask bag, or copies thereof, are right up your alley- for reasons you'll recognize! I have a replica WWI British Officer's musette bag I love. Charlton Heston wore one in "Secrets of the Incas", my favorite movie... Now all I need is to find a tinner who will retin my 1916 Bacon Tin...
I absolutely love medic pouches. You can find the ones with the belt looks AND strap. They usually have dividers which I find very helpful
Hello, Adam, I'm also a bag lover) and now I'm making bags and use them, I think it started when I was 6, from a leather camera cover, when I was a student I used different tipes of bag and now I can release many ideas using my experience...really enjoy mapbags idea, thank you!
Ok I feel vindicated for collecting bags, specially after watching Adam enthusiasm. ❤
I used a fishing bag as a purse for years. You know, the bag the fish you caught would end up in! I loved it and had many questions about it. 👍🏼🐠
For me it was the MK-VII. Adam and many others will know what that is, but for the casuals that's Indy's bag. Whatever Indy needed, be it excavation tools, gloves, or a place to stash a sacred stone, that bag answered the call. I coveted it throughout childhood, and over the years I spent a lot of vacation money at the military surplus booths of various flea markets trying to scratch that itch. In my teens I found Indygear and finally learned why, despite finding several very neat satchels, I had never seen THE bag. WWII stuff wasn't showing up in surplus stores by the time I was browsing their shelves, and on top of that it was British. I eventually got a repro from Magnoli, and it's a great bag, no lie. With a tiny bit of modification(remove the divider from the main compartment and pull the stitching from the bottom of the rear slots to make them deeper), it provides perfect storage for my earpods, cased tablet, phone, wallet, and power bank with plenty of wiggle room for cables and other miscellaniae; the strap rings are a great place to clip my keys or anything else small that I might want to have extra handy, and the front compartment is perfect for my pocket protector and a few snacks.
Aside from that my current favorite is a Venturer Portfolio bag, which is much smaller but with careful arrangement can hold all the same stuff i usually have in the MKVII except for the tablet, making it perfect for a day of casual errands.
Ooooh. I am SO going to start using "venned" as part of my vocabulary. LOVE. IT.
I have a few rugged leather EDC bags and always love how the bags react to an application of saddle soap being applied to them. The bags go from crunchy leather relic to supple vintage leatherwork.
Hey Adam. Not vintage or old by any means but I think you would love the pochi bag. It’s a holster style bag designed for EDC and for people to wear while riding a bike/skateboard (or one wheel). Have a good one!
Yeah I can’t stop buying bags, thinking the new one would be better than the current carry and yet, I always seem to go back to one of my MANY Chrome Kadet slings….they just seem to work for me. I have taken them all over the world with me. I love how they carry, easy to get on and off…water resistant enough for walking in the rain…😊😊
I have been making bags for years. I have always been a camper and have made many bags to hold specific pieces of equipment. My favorite materials to work with are various kinds of canvas be they cotton or synthetic. Some years ago my birthday or father's day present was a brand spanking new sewing machine.
I was already down for the map bag AND THEN YOU OPENED THE TRI-FOLD FLAPS and I just lost my mind. I absolutely love that style of bag.
Fellow sf resident here and can confirm it's almost always sweater weather here when I'm not sweating from walking uphill
The swedish m/39 gasmask bag is one of my first love of bags. Awsome size, small comparment on the outside. Made of canvas and leather. I do think you'd enjoy one.
Also readily available and cheap
The small pouch on the strap of the swiss army bag was meant for the compass. The swiss army bread bags are also worth a look.
Lamplighter and the Couranteer by Wright & Rede! One based off old map bags, one based off sheet music bags.
It's nothing so unusual or interesting as those, but I bought a canvas satchel or "messenger bag" (I'm not sure which it technically is) at Staples many years ago. And it has been amazing. It carries small tools, cables for electronics, batteries for devices, has separate flat space for papers, and separate insulated and lined space that is the wrong proportions for a laptop but has the strap you see with a laptop bag. That last space I've found works amazing as a lunchbox. I keep drinks in it with a little silica bead packet to fight condensation and they stay cool for hours, and it deforms well enough to let me take canned food or boxes on one side and chips on the other with nothing getting mangled or crushed. And with the outside being canvas, it's lasted way longer than anything else I use daily.
Finding the right bag for you can be life changing. It seems like a simple thing but it makes so many things so much easier. But I kind of feel like you have to live with it for a while to know if it's the right bag.
I have the same love of pouches as you do with bags. It started when I was a kid and my dad gave me two U.S. GI canvas compass pouches probably from the Vietnam era. You can still get them for a little south of 5 bucks. I'm in the Army now, and still obsess over little pouches I can throw on my kit or assault pack. Wonderful video!
I got on a quest for military bread bags. Currently I have German, Swiss and Polish military bread bags. They make great day hiking bags. All are similar to a typical haversack.
Hi Adam. I have been buying different bags at surplus and second hand stores for years, but I always seem to come back to my vintage US Military M6 Lightweight gas mask bag. Nice storage area with a few pockets. Some attachment points for extra stuff. I love the closures. I have been thinking about trying to waterproof the canvas with oil cloth treatment, or maybe even reproduce the bag in leather. Enjoy!
M6 Gas Mask Carrier
The M3 and M4 series of Lightweight Service Gas Masks required a new carrier bag due to the shorter hose length. The M6 bag was used for both the M3 and M4 masks (and others) to hold the mask itself, the canister, plus accessory items such as anti-dimming sets (to prevent fogging of the eye lenses), covers and protective ointment. The bag has interior pockets for accessories and is stenciled with "Army Lightweight Service Mask" on the exterior front, near the bottom. The M6 bag has a top closure that is secured with three LTD fasteners. Like other WW II webbing and bags, the bag color was OD #3 early in the war but changed to the darker OD #7 shade in 1943.
It’s wonderful to see someone as obsessed with storage organization as I am, storganization.
My favorite bag is the Swedish gas mask bag (M36). It's leather and canvas - slightly smaller and oddly shaped but lasts a lifetime with the proper care. They used to be $5 in the 90's, but they're running on short supply and perhaps high demand so they might be an investment, too!
I use an old US Naval gasmask bag for my film camera gear. Light meter, a few rolls of film, grey card, microfiber cloth. It's a fantastic little light weight canvas bag. If you see this and you buy one and use it, it will make my dad's day. I use one for my photowalks because it's the same bag my dad always used for his when we were growing up. Touring the California coast with my dad, from LA to SF, and any time he would see something he'd want to photograph, he'd grab his Mamiya 6 and that bag and we knew we were going for a walk.
USN U gas mask bag MK IV should get you on the right path, if you're interested.
There are a bunch of old Swiss army bags on Ebay.. Some of them have patina on their leather exterior that looks like the sheet of leather on Adam's workbench...
I have a small Finnish messenger bag of some sort, may have been a map bag bag, but I doubt it since it's canvas not leather, but it is my go-to EDC bag. It has a pouch that is the perfect size for a Nalgene, and enough storage for all my pocket litter and I'm still able to fit a light jacket in it if needs be. But what really makes it shine is that in addition to the shoulder strap, it has a waist strap that you can click on taking some of the load off especially when you have a full water bottle in it. I personally find messenger bags to be highly fatiguing, and this takes a significant portion of that load off the shoulders.
Sounds like a M/61 Gasmask bag. They used to be very easy to find, but unfortunately their supply has dried up few years ago.
@@wryyyy yep that's the one! Thank you I would have never found it on my own :-)
@@MobiuSphere Around the same time when they were making those gas mask bags, they also made a bag model for "marking equipment" whatever those might've been. But its a very similar bag, just a tiny bit slimmer, but with plenty of pen holders and pockets for notepads on the outside of the bag, under the flap.
World Famous has made a series of cheap utilitarian canvas bags for years that you could always find in surplus stores. They made great EDC bags an bike bags. I always wanted to try waxing one but I wasn't sure if the weave was too rough for that.
Bags are awesome but I got the ultimate bag so I have no need for more now. It's Suraya Hawthornes satchel from the Destiny 2 video game's collectors edition. It's a satchel/messenger bag but it comes with 2 straps that can be removed, so you can turn it into a backpack, or even have it hang sideways or upside down, whatever you want. I keep the straps in an X shape across my chest. It's got something like 13 pockets, some of which are hidden, and I can fit everything I need for a 3-4 day trip in it. Extremely high quality, really durable materials, the hardware is easily the best hardware I've ever seen on a factory produced item, and all the snaps and buttons and stuff are super sturdy. Highly recommend if you can find one second hand.
As a fellow bag "enthusiast" (i own more bags than my wife) it was great to watch. I use an old '50's Czech ammo pouch to carry cycle tools on my bike and a '70's Czech sub machine gun pouch as a pencil case for work.
Brooks England (the bicycle seat manufacturer) used to make beautiful leather bags just like these. I have several, and i expect they will outlive me.
I really like the Polish(?) surplus bread bags. The ones I've happened across have some very well laid out pockets, like an internal spot for a water bottle and a few small snap closure pockets on the inside for small things or loose things like coins, lighter, small keyring, wadded up bills or whatever.
i've got a canvas Swedish gasmask bag from I dunno when, that I use for my bushcraft hobby. I found them online ages ago now for cheep as free so i picked up several. this one has a divider in it that separates the inside pocket into two asymmetric pockets that's covered by a single flap. it's got some small pouches inside along the outside wall that are great for holding tiny things.
People tend to overpack when they go camping, and this moderate sized pack keeps that from happening as I run into size and weight constraints. it's designed to go about your waist and hold onto your hip. but i've modifed it so it's more a shoulder bag.
If you are looking for something a little larger (messenger bag sized) and are OK with canvas I suggest the Israeli paratrooper bag. I carried one on multiple deployments and it held up really well. I am now an archaeologist and I have one that is my "field bag" and another that is my "dig bag". Each has the basics I need to pedestrian (field) or sub-surface (dig) and they are great, durable bags. I like the canvas so I can add patches though it is not as water proof as leather. I refer to them as my Murses i.e. "man purses".
I'm also a bag geek. Military gas mask pouches and parachute bags are neat, too!
Omigosh. I fell in love/obsession with map bags in the 1990s, too! I found a batch at an Army/Navy store and bought out their stock to give to the attendees at a (small) “1960s TV Goes to War” convention. They were pretty inexpensive at the time (and place). I need to dig mine out and put it back into everyday use!
So here's something to look for: at my job as an AV Tech (Audio Visual Technician) My boss has in the back a vintage German lamp box that we used to store our mics in. We joke can only call it the grenade box because we didn't know how to translate German and we're just being cheeky. They're really neat. They use a leather clasp closure and I feel like you would really have fun with one.
I picked up a leather skeet shooting bag at a thrift store. It's now my car trunk first aid kit.
You can find them with either a shoulder strap or a belt loop.
Oh my!! I'm a leather crafter who has made mostly wallets and belts and one random costrel....I've wanted to delve into bags, but none have really hit my fancy.....but that last one with the 3 dimensional flap....why yes I want to try that!!
That bag is so awesome, the possibilities
EDC is the perfect name for a bag and I hope people who carry one appreciate the irony of being able to tell people about their "every day carry" and then be able to whip out one of these haha
is it just me, or is that russian map bag like the perfect DnD bag? the map parts look good for your character sheets, plenty of pencil holders, and even some storage for dice/books that would fit/other paraphernalia
Yup 'container' love is a real thing. I enjoy the look and patina of leather but i am always using canvas(cotton). They take a battering in the field and can be washed easily.
Clearly a British Mk7 gas mask bag, with a leather rifle sling replacing the original canvas strap. I find it to be reasonable practical when I dont want to carry a backpack but still bring some things along.
Adam you gotta get a Swiss medical bag - they have this awesome fold out "tray" for lack of a better word to lay things out on when it opens. So rad
When i bought my mosin nagant rifle it came with a care pouch thag was pretty great. Also came with a couple of leather ammunition (or whatever) pouches. I love the look and shape.
The story about why you need a bag for all your stuff, especially when its warm and you don't want a coat, is so relatable. Literally the first thing I made of my own design when I got into leather crafting , was a hip pouch, not much smaller than your Swiss bag for exactly that reason. PS: I was 30 in 97 as well
As a proud owner of a different vintage map bag I wholeheartedly approve this entire video!
Just ordered a Soviet-era map bag from an Etsy seller. Also ordered a sketchpad cover from a different seller.
Here's my goal: my wife is WAY into sketching, but, the last time we traveled, she had her purse and a bag for her sketchpads and pencils/pens. The map bag form factor is an excellent melding of the two bags that she carried on that trip, so my intention is to take the two items and incorporate the best of both into one bag that can hold her "purse stuff" and her travel sketch/art stuff in one bag!
I remember when I was helping a friend make a Fallout Armored Vault Jumpsuit from FO3 has French ammo pouches on the belt around the back. We got some at an army surplus store.
Hello there! Not in the line of those leather bags, and maybe bigger, but both Serbian and Finnish Gas Mask Bags are a beauty. I got mine both made by 1974, and they need next to none service or repairs.
Cheers from Argentina!!!
Ha! I saw that thumbnail and immediately thought: "oh, that's gotta be one of ours". Swiss military stuff just has that certain look, lol.
I’ve always like bags and storage things like this. Finding ways to store all your stuff or things you would use everyday is often something people overlook!
Lovely sharing!! Thank you!
I've always loved a good bag since my Scouting days. Small bags are useful. The old chinese student's canvas satchel in white or olive was the bomb in the 80s. I was later drawn to the light canvas double-section claymore mine bag satchel with extra wide shoulder straps.
While its not easy to escape from synthetic materials today, cotton canvas and leather are such comfortable materials and they pair extemely well.
Macpac makes bags with an amazing material called Aztec. Which is made up of threads with a polyester core (for strength) with cotton spun around it. So whennit gets we, the cotton swells and seals all the micro pores so that water doesnt get in any fuether. Like good ol' high density cotton canvas, but with ployester strength for wear and mold resistance. Unfortunately they are making less and less of these bags due to rising cost and lesser knowledgable customers. (Too technically advanced for most markets.)
My oldest Aztec Macpac (Kauri 30ltr) daypack still in use is 21 years old and it doesnt look a day older than 3 years old in comparison to other packs if used daily. It's been through many expeditions with me.
Ive reduced mu daily carrying to sub-20ltrs now. My current EDC straddles between 3 bags, a Timbuk2 leather canvas backpack, Fjallraven G1000 18ltr backpack, and a Barbour Utility messenger satchel in canvas and a leather double brass buckle-strap flap. Each one has its strength and shortcomings. But I like them heaps!
Thanks for bringing up the subject of bags!
My favorite shoulder bag is my Belstaff Colonial 554, which is the bag used in I Am Legend and throughout the beginning of Batman Begins.
I have a bag made by an old friend. A master leather craftsman. Out if antique leather , 30 years ago. I use it often. You can’t get another.
I have the smaller version of the Swiss bag. It was my father's med kit bag from when he was an Eagle Scout in the 50's. I put new belt loops on it and use it to carry my Dungeons & Dragons dice and sundries.
I love old military bags. I’m currently using a smaller “tactical sling bag” to carry my stuff in.
I have been using a WWII USA m36 haversack for 30 years. Amazing bag.
I don't have any bags yet but I did buy some surplus German leather ammo pouches and some surplus Polish military boots for a Hellboy costume. It's definitely neat to get these pieces of history, and I know what you mean about the smell, you can just smell the history
Thanks for the video!
I am emotionally attached to canvas and leather bags. My favorite is a canvas and leather bag from Banana Republic, back in the day when they did that kinda stuff. Just the right size to hold the stuff you talk about…I can’t find any bag that comes close…it is pure perfection! I need a new one!
I think it was made in England!