Seeing as how canvas bags have been on the up and up these last few years, what better way to celebrate the trend than to buy the cheap originals the high-end pieces are modeled after? Parachute bags are no frills, 22oz-canvas bags with a zipper and button-down flap -- and that's it. 24x15x13, it's big enough for all your expensive socks and oxfords and rugged enough to protect them to boot. They do come from military pedigree, so good enough for Uncle Sammy, good enough for Uncle Bob. All for under 15.00 bucks, too. Add an additional $5 for a can of wax and go to town to make yours all-weather.
January 6, 2010
"Six Seconds, We're Gonna Be Meat Waffles."
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these are fantastic!
as are all of your posts.
good shit.
i like the second one down. one of my favorite colors :)
although would it be blasphemy to say i'd like one in feldgrau instead? hmmm.
carried mine all through china and japan. you can fit a ton of crap into these things.
Great find, shouldn't be too tough to wax them, or just throw it in the washing machine with some Nikwax, I'm sure they make something suitable for this, since they can waterproof anything else.
Nice post! I have a great army surplus store right across from my office, and I bought one of these back in October for about $17. Damn, is it roomy. More space than I bargained for, and it looks better the more beat up it gets.
Dave
You're about to jump out a perfectly good airplane Jonny, how do you feel about that?
For a bit of a modern update to this design check out the Aviator Duffels from RedOxx. Sure they're nylon, which isn't as cool as canvas these days, but they're built to take a beating, made in Montana, and not expensive.
I like the fact that these are green and army surplus it gives them some cred and manliness.
I could have used one of those today. I was bringing home my tools and welding gear from school and had to use a purple and chrome hard suitcase thing.
Also known informally as the "aviator kit bag" in certain environs. They were originally used to store aircrew baggage during flight, and the semi-oblong shape was intended to make them easily stackable and make the most efficient use of limited cargo space. They were so handy that they were pressed into other roles, like storing parachutes after a jump before re-rigging.
They're great and hold a *ton* of stuff. If they have one disadvantge is that it's easy to put too much weight in one and make it difficult to carry.
i've never had a better gear bag than the surplus canvas bags.
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