On Nov 23, 2005, at 18:07, Sue Harvey in Norfolk, UK wrote:
What on earth is a "fanny pack" ?
And here I thought that "fanny" was the *Brit* euphemism for "bum" (US: "butt")... :)
A "fanny pack" is a smallish, shaped, pouch, usually made of the light-weight, rip-stop nylon. It'll, often (though not always), have a "roof" closure (a flap that goes over the top opening and part-ways down the pouch itself), which will be kept down either by its big overlap, or else by a Velcro spot. The simpler models don't have the extra flap and close via a top zipper.
The pouch it threaded - via loops, on the side opposite to the opening - onto a belt (some fanny packs come with a belt of its own), and the belt is cinched around your waist. The fanny pack rides - comfortably, because of its shape - on your back, below the waistline, covering some part of what's known as "the small of your back" - the flat part below the waist, limited by: waistline (on top), the rounded cheeks of your butt (at the bottom) and the reach of the flat "plates" of your hips (side to side).
Think of it as "reverse kangaroo pouch" <g>... It's used - extensively - by many bike (pedalled, not motor) riders, because it frees both arms and shoulders, doesn't mess with the balance (the way a backpack might), yet allows one to carry the - most basic - necessities in comfort (not everyone has panniers or even a single basket attached to their bikes), the back of a bike rider being bent/exposed anyway.
I've always thought that "fanny packs" are a modern extension of the craftstmen's tool-belts...
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