Well, my new bag from Dank bags. Had it for about 2 weeks. Perfect timing too. Dating a fellow arty fartsy chick, so lugging her stuff and mine isnt a pain anymore.

I took pics of groceries because I was out of beer, plus Id figure that you guys would get a better idea on the size verses a big box. I could have fit more crap in there but was too tired, oh well. I forgot to take some books and misc. stuff out of the front 2 pockets.

Cory is a cool guy that would probably make whatever bag you want. There were a few too many straps when I got the bag, so I took them off. The image he did is me, kinda sorta, not really. I love the starps on the side of the bag for my u-lock. Now I dont have to take my bag off and on every lock up.

Heres his site. I told him id post some pics to help get the word out.
https://www.dankbags.com

I got the same one except the 3D pockets are red and I'm absoloutely pretty happy with how it feels under heavy loads. I can carry way more in this bag than my old Chrome.

That thing looks pretty serious. What's up with the hardware on the inside back?

niiiice. what's that mark to the right of the "DANK"?

It looks like a guy's face with big bushy hair and beard, at least to me.

Cause it is Lucky... the actual image is a little curver but oh well.

The hardware? My girlfriend saw the bag and saw the plastic plates that keep the screws together. She insisted that shed make some metal ones. (Shes into metal... the craft not the music, well kinda) Anyway, I should call Cory and maybe tell him these might hold up a little better.

figured it was.

It's hard to tell, but it looks like there's a bit of screw poking out past the nut/plate. If I were you and you were me and I had that bag which I/you just got, I'd/you'd be a bit worried about them poking some holes in either the bag itself or something I was carrying. If that made any sense...

Well, maybe... but I'd figure that out if it ever happens. Thanks for the concern though.

How are your plastic "washers" then?

i like the food

Is there plastic 'wall' to keep stuff from poking into your back? I always wondered if any bags offered that.

Yeah there is... pretty thick too.

nice one! i dig the bag.

in the spirit of things, here's a reload i just had made. i know, i know, the photo sucks - my gf's camera died after about two shots; i'll upload more later if anyone's interested. i ain't the picture guy, i'm the sound dood...

Neat bag! I've been trying to figure out how to attach some kind of U-lock holster to my Chrome like that thing has.

Diggin the Reload. How much did you pay?
We should turn this into the battle of the Dank Backpack vs. Reload Backpack thread. pros and cons?

yeah, i'm diggin the bag so far. hauled an arseload of groceries from whole foods last night (mmmmmmm..... whole foods....). it's huge, but the whole backpack design makes it surprisingly easy to carry. i always had shoulder issues with trad. mess bags, and this resolves em nicely.

it was $235 shipped. yep, pretty expensive, but this thing looks like it might beat up an SUV in a steel cage match. sometimes, just sometimes, 'you get what you pay for' rings true.

Another REload backpack :

This bag was a slightly used one that ellie happened to have floating around the shop. I'm pretty happy with it - I can carry a laptop, 20 pounds of work tools and random crap, and still be comfortable. Beats the piss out of the chrome backpack I had before it.

i love the side and bottom compression straps on the reload backpack. doesn't look like the dank pack has them, although i'm sure you could have them added.

Well, like I said, I took some straps off. Personal preference I guess.

That's why I went with the Dank actually. I wanted a backpack more minimal with the least amount of straps. My climbing packs have all these compression straps that flap around that I rarely use. The Dank does have a compression at the top.(which is all where I would need it.)

Tomorrow i will post pics of the Chrome Backbone and all its glory

Maybe if you had a cheaper bag you could eat a bit better?

And I thought my Kremlin was big. Wow. Great bag.

Nice. I like the bag, and especially the food choices. Nothing like a bunch of random food.

... and the frisbee, dont forget the frisbee.

Did you buy the frisbee at the grocery store? Or was that already in the bag?