Waterproof - Heavy duty shoulder carry bag?

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Any suggestions for a Men's heavy duty Waterproof shoulder carry bag?
I like Leather/Cordura Stuff.

Want something nice enough to carry to work, but tough enough to hit the woods with.

Any feed back appreciated.

Thanks,

Seth
 
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Eagle Creek makes several different size messenger bags, nylon with coating on the inside. I've been in some pretty heavy rain with mine and the stuff inside didn't get wet.
 
I'll second that Timbuk2 recommendation. i've carried mine for over a year and it's been great: rock solid construction, nice design and if you order on line you can choose your own color scheme.
 
I just picked up one of these Duluth Trading Messenger Bags. Pretty tough bag, LOTS of room, lots of pockets inside and outside, large and small, padded and zippered. It's probably too big for my daily carry, but nice to have on the road. I'm more used to backpacks, but this carries comfortably across my back, too. It's on sale but even the regular price is lower than most others I've seen.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
I just picked up one of these Duluth Trading Messenger Bags. Pretty tough bag, LOTS of room, lots of pockets inside and outside, large and small, padded and zippered. It's probably too big for my daily carry, but nice to have on the road. I'm more used to backpacks, but this carries comfortably across my back, too. It's on sale but even the regular price is lower than most others I've seen.
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that thing is beautiful, and AG russell likes them.

BTW, do you have any pics? It looks like it may just be the thing I've been looking for.
 
I don't have a camera, and Duluth only uses drawings in their ads. I can give you a list of specifics on the contents.

It has that padded laptop pocket inside the back (which I use for papers, schedules, reading material).
The front of the laptop pocket has a full width zip pocket (med kits and similar equipment).

Inside the front is another full length zip pocket (picnic & personal items like chopsticks) with two big open pockets inside it for candy bars or even a piece of fruit in each.
On that front zippered area are a small zipped pocket for my calculator with an open pocket for business cards, threee pen slots and a larger slot that holds Altoids.

On the front under the flap are two big zipper pockets, either of which could hold all the contents of my pockets and belt.

At the front end is a complex pocket for an MP3 or similar gadget, with a padded, waterproof pass-through for the headset wire. The pocket is padded like the laptop compartment and works well for sunglasses, too.
At the back end is a pocket for a water or juice bottle or a big flashlight.

The hardware is the most rugged I've seen on a piece of personal carry. I have a great Eagle Creek backpack/briefcase. It's held up for so many years I can't remember -- I think 15 to 20. But even its hardware and zippers are nothing on the Duluth.

Besides all the pockets, the main open cpmpartment is about 18" x 5" and takes a couple of bags of groceries. The shoulder strap and geometry of the bag made it easy to carry across my back even with that weight.
 
Timbuk 2 messenger bags are pretty heavy duty- Maxpedition just came out with shoulder bags- they call them their "gearslinger"- never owned one but I LOVVVVVE my maxpedition backpack - dont know wether its waterproof though
 
I have a Max. Condor (1st Gen) and its built like a tank. I've seen thier gear slingers and they are just as tough.
But Ive been looking for a new bag (got tired of the strange looks, my Condor is in desert camo...) and because of this thread i've ordered a custom Timbuk2 messenger! Should be here in a few days!

A few other messenger bag companies that i hear are good:

Pac Designs (a canadian company, I've read its one of the best, pricey) http://www.pacdesigns.com/

Chrome (the seat belt thingy turned me off, but ive read the bags are good) http://www.chromebags.com/

Crumpler (an austrailian company, very wierd website but nice looking bags, I've read some good reviews)
http://www.crumpler.com.au/home.php
 
Although I was long an Eagle Creek fan, the only thing they now make that's worth it are the actual travel bags.

Their stuff is tough enough, but all the designs are now yuppified. They've apparently gone the way of Eddie Bauer, etc...
 
It's unfortunate. The last time I looked, I could not find a current model of my backpack/briefcase.
 
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:eek: Ackkkkk! They're not all as bad as that one, but ...
 
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