Manbags - Yay or Nay ?

Velocitee

With the wealth of gadgetry and general day to day stuff that I have to carry around, The pockets are starting to get a little overloaded (bit of an understatement tbh).

The solution that some of my mates tend to use is "the manbag". I am a little slow to jump on this bandwagon (being very masculine and all that <puffs up chest>) Also am single so don't want this detracting from my chances when chatting to the fairer half....

So simply put, Manbag - Yay or Nay?

and if yay what type?

Looking fwd to your input

Creamy Goodness

jack bauer uses one.

jack bauer could take it up the ass regularly and still be considered straight.

NAY


YAY

justsomebloke

why is there are questionon manbags in the ladies lounge just as a matter of interest, what has it got to do with women, or do you need a women to tell you how to dress now a days?

kowloon

Get a mkVII british respirator pouch, Indiana Jones had one.
Failing that a P37 officer haversack with shoulder strap.

Predhead

Depends on the man, and the bag.

Yay for Bauer. Nay for:

Havermeyer

why is there are questionon manbags in the ladies lounge just as a matter of interest, what has it got to do with women, or do you need a women to tell you how to dress now a days?

Was thinking the same.

Howandever, blokes are getting far too metrosexual these days. I worry for my children. Fair enough there are more gadgets around these days, but they are also becoming increasingly smaller; so put them in your fookin' pocket. And take off that shirt, it's not salmon, IT'S PINK. :mad:

Rant over.

WindSock

I don't see why not. Everyone needs something to carry their stuff around in. Backpacks annoy me on public transport etc.

Havermeyer

Get a mkVII british respirator pouch, Indiana Jones had one.
Failing that a P37 officer haversack with shoulder strap.

You know too much.

Dlite

Man bags are a definite Ney, any shape or form... Don't like men with baggage:)

gollyitsolly

Predhead wrote: »

Depends on the man, and the bag.

Yay for Bauer. Nay for:

The only bags a man should have are the ones under his eyes and under his lad. ALL OTHER S ARE JUST WRONG

WindSock

jsb wrote: »

why is there are questionon manbags in the ladies lounge just as a matter of interest, what has it got to do with women, or do you need a women to tell you how to dress now a days?

My guess is he asking if it's a turn off for Women. If thats not the reason he posted here, I will move it to Fashun.

justsomebloke

nummnutts wrote: »

You know too much.

agreed

Velocitee

jsb wrote: »

why is there are questionon manbags in the ladies lounge just as a matter of interest, what has it got to do with women, or do you need a women to tell you how to dress now a days?

I posted this because I was just interested in what women in general thought of them? I know the male opinion (usually function vs the loss of masulinity)

WindSock wrote:

My guess is he asking if it's a turn off for Women. If thats not the reason he posted here, I will move it to Fashun.

You put it perfectly! Are manbags a turn-off for women?

Predhead

I sometimes have to carry a bag (like the Bauer one) because of the amount of stuff I have to have. Especially when you're out an about abroad and stuff like that. Also I have one for my laptop and other things I have to carry around sometimes.

I guess what I'm saying is, it's necessary for some people but I don't agree with just having one and having your wallet and a book or something in it!

On a side note: I used to detest those bloody 'one shoulder back packs' and people on put their phones in the front part in a pocket on the strap. Incredibley gay.

Dlite

If you are not going to college or work all you need are keys, money and phone. What is the purpose of a man bag?

*Shows up on a date, man standing with man bag, not seen me yet, run!*

Predhead

Don't get me wrong. I don't carry one everywhere. Just on occasion when I have my laptop etc. Also as I said when I'm abroad, like if you're out an about in a city you're exploring; you have maps, maybe a drink, smokes, ipod, sunglasses (when your indoors), this and that you might pick up in a shop, a camera. Basically you don't wanna be walking around with a camera around your neck and map in your hand like a goober.

But no excuse otherwise!

smashey

Pockets ftw.

Dlite

Predhead wrote: »

Don't get me wrong. I don't carry one everywhere. Just on occasion when I have my laptop etc. Also as I said when I'm abroad, like if you're out an about in a city you're exploring; you have maps, maybe a drink, smokes, ipod, sunglasses (when your indoors), this and that you might pick up in a shop, a camera. Basically you don't wanna be walking around with a camera around your neck and map in your hand like a goober.

But no excuse otherwise!

Your right you should get a man bag put all your stuff in it, then walk around like a goober!

Ask for directions or use internet cafe, pop into a pub if thirsty sure your on your holidays, whistle instead of listening to music, work on your memory. Done, no man bag needed.

Havermeyer

Pockets ftw.

Here here brother.

Don't get me wrong. I don't carry one everywhere. Just on occasion when I have my laptop etc. Also as I said when I'm abroad, like if you're out an about in a city you're exploring; you have maps, maybe a drink, smokes, ipod, sunglasses (when your indoors), this and that you might pick up in a shop, a camera. Basically you don't wanna be walking around with a camera around your neck and map in your hand like a goober.

That's still not an excuse. Apart from a laptop, there aren't enough items there to require a manbag. I need my laptop for college and that is the only time I would ever require anything that resembles a manbag, it's a laptop case though so I hope people can differentiate the two.

iPods and glasses today. Lip gloss and perfume tomorrow.

Aisling(",)

no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no

its jsut not good....pockets and if you must a bag on your back!

no handbag type stuff for boyos!

DJ_Spider

I have a wallet, does that mean the next step is a manb....man....ma...m...nope can't even bring myself to say it! The only time I carry bags is when I have to take my gear to a gig, then it all comes out. I only have one padded rucksack for my shiny thing, and that's because I don't always want it out on full view while unpacking the car and to stop it getting scratched. (it has a shiny metal case)

So no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,no, no, no, no,no, no, no, no,no, no, no, no, oh and by the way NO B A G S ! :eek:

JC 2K3

I have a purse.

I argued with my friend for ages that it was a wallet, but then I noticed on the outside that it says "FTX|Women".

So now I just accept it.

Oh and what is a manbag exactly? If I need to carry stuff around with me I'll grab my rucksack, is that a manbag or does it have to have only one shoulder strap to be a manbag?

Predhead

nummnutts wrote: »

Here here brother.



That's still not an excuse. Apart from a laptop, there aren't enough items there to require a manbag. I need my laptop for college and that is the only time I would ever require anything that resembles a manbag, it's a laptop case though so I hope people can differentiate the two.

iPods and glasses today. Lip gloss and perfume tomorrow.

Well it is an excuse and you've no idea what I was carrying and for what reason. I was just giving the above as examples. Can't even remember myself but pockets certainly wouldn't have sufficed. As I said I'd only use it if I had to abroad and that. Never here. Apart from the lappy.

Havermeyer

As I said I'd only use it if I had to abroad and that. Never here.

Don't be fooled. A manbag is a manbag wherever you are. :pac:

I have always managed to do without, and will continue to do so. Where there's a will there's a way.

Abi

Gay/bi guys/trannies pull it off (sorry) or anything that looks like you obviously have a lap-top or moosic in it (DJ ppls).

mental07

Work colleague acquired one recently. I've been doing a lot of sniggering at it, but he says his missus likes it

Seth Brundle

mental07 wrote: »

Work colleague acquired one recently. I've been doing a lot of sniggering at it, but he says his missus likes it

Maybe she bought it and is telling him to use it!
There is only one bag a man should have and thats tucked away out of sight!

ellenmelon

Yay.

You can get some awesome looking leather ones, canvas ones etc so no way do they look girly at all. Most of them are messenger type bags anyway. I could hazard a guess in saying those men who are anti "man bags" are also ones who would freak at the thought of being gay? Why shouldn't their lives be easier. Unless you're in a full suit, carrying a brief case can look a bit over the top so I'm all for a casual bag to carry all your gear in (be it laptop,paperwork etc etc). Pockets can only hold so much and backpacks can get a bit boring I would imagine and go to the other extreme of casualness.

zAbbo

Courier/Messenger bags are handy, I take my laptop round in one, just a plain buckle one.

But I've seen some cool retro/gaming/nerd ones round Dublin.

Anything which starts looking like this is a NO NO

pretty*monster

I couldn't care in the slightest, in fact I'm amazed that anyone would.

JC 2K3

pretty*monster wrote: »

I couldn't care in the slightest, in fact I'm amazed that anyone would.

QFT really.

I mean, what's so feminine about a bag?

seraphimvc

my comment to this great thread concluded in one word:BIZARRE:pac:

so any thing abit out of 'old fashion' = gay/metro/bi/perv/whatever.oh,just a reminder ,brad pitt and beckham are the icons of the METRO trendy looking males,they dress nice,look clean.ladies,brad and beck are GAY ya?

Havermeyer

I could hazard a guess in saying those men who are anti "man bags" are also ones who would freak at the thought of being gay?

Well hazard away, but I think that what you said is absolute bollocks imo. I've no problem with gay people, I know some gay people and would not just associate manbags with them, so it's got absolutely **** all to do with that. Imo, men should not require such an item of 'casualness'.

@ellenmelon. Any man that has a man bag is effectively carrying around a handbag., whether they like it or not.

Gary ITR

Laptop bag for carrying laptop yes but a bag for carrying toiletries or wallet is just plain wrong

zAbbo

What about some power tools to reaffirm our manliness.

Gary ITR

power tools are usually in a bag that the handles have been ripped off and have a man u/liverpool logo on the end

Havermeyer

power tools are usually in a bag that the handles have been ripped off and have a man u/liverpool logo on the end

....and are made out of steel with your name welded onto it.

allabouteve

Sometimes a bag is just something to carry stuff in, not a declaration of sexuality, fashion statement, or virility barometer!

Also, forget the power-tools-in-bag thing, TOOL BELTS = SEXY

Capt'n Midnight

couriers satchel ?

kowloon

nummnutts wrote: »

You know too much.

It's for my insulin.... and grenades :pac:

jenga-jen

IMO guys bags should ONLY ever be used to carry the stuff that's simply too big/unwieldy for the pockets and even then only if a coat can't be worn to increase storage capacity.

>_< man bags frighten me

do you love it?

man bags are shockin.
i think there are some gay men that can pull them off but thats where it ends

Red Hand

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

couriers satchel ?

If you are using it to actually carry something substantial like a load of books or a laptop, then yes.

Otherwise...always no!

echosound

I don't get the reaction to manbags - a bag is an item used for carrying stuff in, no? what's so wrong with that? Jeez.
Do you all smirk at a man walking home from tesco with a shopping bag cos it's somehow a declaration of teh gheyness? Why the abhorrence of a bag carried by a man? So long as it's not a flouncy frilly lacy pink handbag I don't see what the big deal is (and even if it is, well, meh).

Weidii

Why not just get a schoolbag-style backpack? They're handier to carry cause they're on your back and they fit alot more in 'em. I'm female and that's what I use to carry my stuff around with me, purses/little bags are just annoying.

speedboatchase

To anyone talking about a guy bringing a manbag on a date.... why would he? It's really just a stop-gap between buying a schoolbag (could be too immature looking for a business type job for example) or briefcase (could be too formal for the person). Jeans look rubbish with phone, wallet, keys and mp3 player scrunched in, not to mention super awkward to walk around in. If you're carrying around all those things plus a laptop (the only toiletries would be hair wax, thats bout it) I don't see the big deal. I don't own a manbag myself but they're only annoying if they're meant to attract attention and over-the-top. A low-key bag on the other hand, seems fine to me

Sangre

What kind of 'man' doesn't use something thats functional because he is worried what others will think about his sexuality?

DublinWriter

I'll have to give manbags a great-big Mr.Ed style Nay I'm afraid.

I'm sure I'm not the only red-blooded heterosexual male that sees a guy with a manbag and thinks: "hmm.....get madam"

More annoying still are the 20-somethings who bring rucksacks to the office as if they were still in college. Why?!?

All a real man needs is a few 50-Euro notes scrunched into his pocket and a mobile phone so he can ring the missus to tell her that he'll be home late.

Havermeyer

DublinWriter wrote: »

All a real man needs is a few 50-Euro notes scrunched into his pocket and a mobile phone so he can ring the missus to tell her that he'll be home late.

Amen to that, brother.

Feelgood

Weidii wrote: »

I'm female

How u doin?

Seth Brundle

allabouteve wrote: »

Also, forget the power-tools-in-bag thing, TOOL BELTS = SEXY

I disagree (and am always right!).
Toolbelts may look sexy on wimmins but not on men! (not that men look sexy to me!)
A real man doing a job that requires tools will have a proper tool case or carry them in the pocket of the trousers.

Sangre wrote: »

What kind of 'man' doesn't use something thats functional because he is worried what others will think about his sexuality?

What kind of man does?
Thats like saying, "on a fine day like this I might wear a dress because my family jewels will stay fresher"!
Everything we wear is done (by and large) to impress others. Except for those skanger wimmin who wear PJs outside!