Originally Posted by
snarkypup
my bf, who is quite manly with his mountain climbing and deadlifts and prolonged silences and drinking of beer, uses one of those rei waistpacks. He loves it. I think it looks silly. Fortunately for both of us, he's secure enough to not care when i think something look silly. He says all the mountain-climbing-deadlifting-silent-beer-drinking types he knows wear them.
lol!
Please review my post directly above yours (post #12).
Maybe you can add some leaather straps to the REI pack to make it look less "silly".