[RBW] Re: ISO a courier bag that will hold a 13" Macbook Pro

2016-09-09 Thread Mitch Harris 
If I carry a laptop on my back in a courier bag I want to the laptop 
sitting inside vertically and centered. Most laptop bags are designed to 
carry horizontally but on the the back, courier style that means the laptop 
doesn't match the curve of your bag and prevents a courier bag from hugging 
you, curving around you. That way it's more comfortable and secure and 
doesn't slide around. Also when you bump a courier bag on something it's 
always the sides that bump and if the laptop is vertical in the center it 
isn't affected by those bumps. So you want a bag that's 15" tall with a 
centered 10" sleeve you can slide your laptop into. Or you might modify any 
15" tall bag to create that sleeve, sewing it yourself maybe. 

--Mitch 

On Monday, September 5, 2016 at 2:42:39 PM UTC-6, bertin753 wrote:
>
> Let's just say 10" X 15" ... plus a book or 2 and the usual keys, 
> sunglasses, and other small bits.
>
> "Courier" bag, because I want something I can use on the bike.I also want 
> the design with a waist strap, not the type that cinches to your shoulder
>
> Color: not too particular, as long as it is dull: gray, black, tan, brown, 
> beige, olive, taupe -- sad sack color.
>
> Materials, ditto, as long as they are sturdy.
>
> Offers? Or, links to good buys?
>
> I've looked at the JUMBO Rivendell Grabsack; will that work? I have a 
> regular Grabsack, and that one won't.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
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Re: [RBW] Re: ISO a courier bag that will hold a 13" Macbook Pro

2016-09-08 Thread Patrick Moore 
Thanks, Corwin. As it turned out, I found a Med Timbuktu Classic in olive
at Norstrom's online for $50, so, unless TB2's quality has deteriorated
significantly since I bought my last one ~10-12 years ago, I think I'll be
set.

On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 7:25 PM, Corwin  wrote:

> Hi Patrick -
>
> I have been using a Novara messenger bag with the shoulder and belly strap
> you mention for more than ten years. I like it so much that each time
> something fails, I take it to the local outdoor repair shop and invest in
> another fix. Probably got $150 in fixes.
>
> It cost $58 new (less the dividend from REI).
>
> I think this looks somewhat like mine: http://www.ebay.com/itm/
> NOVARA-LARGE-CYCLING-MESSENGER-BAG-/142105813078
>
> Although mine is all black.
>
> Good luck in your search.
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Corwin
>
> On Monday, September 5, 2016 at 1:42:42 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote:
>>
>> Let's just say 10" X 15" ... plus a book or 2 and the usual keys,
>> sunglasses, and other small bits.
>>
>> "Courier" bag, because I want something I can use on the bike.I also want
>> the design with a waist strap, not the type that cinches to your shoulder
>>
>> Color: not too particular, as long as it is dull: gray, black, tan,
>> brown, beige, olive, taupe -- sad sack color.
>>
>> Materials, ditto, as long as they are sturdy.
>>
>> Offers? Or, links to good buys?
>>
>> I've looked at the JUMBO Rivendell Grabsack; will that work? I have a
>> regular Grabsack, and that one won't.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews.
>> By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching.
>> Other professional writing services.
>> http://www.resumespecialties.com/
>> www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/
>> Patrick Moore
>> Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique,  Vereinigte Staaten
>> 
>> 
>> *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a
>> circumference on the contours of which all conditions, distinctions, and
>> individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu
>>
>> *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the
>> world revolves.) *Carthusian motto
>>
>> *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart
>>
>> *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle
>>
>>
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individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu

*Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the
world revolves.) *Carthusian motto

*It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart

*Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle

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[RBW] Re: ISO a courier bag that will hold a 13" Macbook Pro

2016-09-08 Thread Corwin 
Hi Patrick -

I have been using a Novara messenger bag with the shoulder and belly strap 
you mention for more than ten years. I like it so much that each time 
something fails, I take it to the local outdoor repair shop and invest in 
another fix. Probably got $150 in fixes.

It cost $58 new (less the dividend from REI).

I think this looks somewhat like mine: 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOVARA-LARGE-CYCLING-MESSENGER-BAG-/142105813078

Although mine is all black.

Good luck in your search.

Regards,



Corwin

On Monday, September 5, 2016 at 1:42:42 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote:
>
> Let's just say 10" X 15" ... plus a book or 2 and the usual keys, 
> sunglasses, and other small bits.
>
> "Courier" bag, because I want something I can use on the bike.I also want 
> the design with a waist strap, not the type that cinches to your shoulder
>
> Color: not too particular, as long as it is dull: gray, black, tan, brown, 
> beige, olive, taupe -- sad sack color.
>
> Materials, ditto, as long as they are sturdy.
>
> Offers? Or, links to good buys?
>
> I've looked at the JUMBO Rivendell Grabsack; will that work? I have a 
> regular Grabsack, and that one won't.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> -- 
> Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews.
> By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching.
> Other professional writing services.
> http://www.resumespecialties.com/
> www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/
> Patrick Moore
> Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique,  Vereinigte Staaten
> **
> **
> *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a 
> circumference on the contours of which all conditions, distinctions, and 
> individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu
>
> *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the 
> world revolves.) *Carthusian motto
>
> *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart
>
> *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle
>
>
>

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[RBW] Re: ISO a courier bag that will hold a 13" Macbook Pro

2016-09-05 Thread Patrick Moore 
Nordstrom's, Classic, Med, Olive, $58 incl shipping. Done!


Thanks, all.

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Re: [RBW] Re: ISO a courier bag that will hold a 13" Macbook Pro

2016-09-05 Thread Patrick Moore 
Mark -- Thanks; you were indeed; and I now remember that. But $75 plus
shipping, while I can get a TB2 Classic for $55 or so and no shipping; *and* no
modifications needed for courier bag use. Still debating ...



On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 7:21 PM, 'Mark in Beacon' via RBW Owners Bunch <
rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote:

> Hi Patrick,
>
> I was kind enough to answer this question previously--with photos!:
>
>
>
>
> *http://tinyurl.com/hodyvj2 The answer is
> still yes. And an excellent bag. I use it every day. You will like it.
> Please buy one. *
> On Monday, September 5, 2016 at 4:42:42 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote:
>>
>> Let's just say 10" X 15" ... plus a book or 2 and the usual keys,
>> sunglasses, and other small bits.
>>
>> I've looked at the JUMBO Rivendell Grabsack; will that work? I have a
>> regular Grabsack, and that one won't.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
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**
*The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a
circumference on the contours of which all conditions, distinctions, and
individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu

*Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the
world revolves.) *Carthusian motto

*It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart

*Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle

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[RBW] Re: ISO a courier bag that will hold a 13" Macbook Pro

2016-09-05 Thread 'Mark in Beacon' via RBW Owners Bunch 
Hi Patrick,

I was kind enough to answer this question previously--with photos!:




*http://tinyurl.com/hodyvj2 The answer is still 
yes. And an excellent bag. I use it every day. You will like it. Please buy 
one. *
On Monday, September 5, 2016 at 4:42:42 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote:
>
> Let's just say 10" X 15" ... plus a book or 2 and the usual keys, 
> sunglasses, and other small bits.
>
> I've looked at the JUMBO Rivendell Grabsack; will that work? I have a 
> regular Grabsack, and that one won't.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
>

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