My New “Man Bag”

I’ve been in a quandary of late.  My “Man Bag” I’ve used for years is finally starting to fall apart.  What to do about a replacement?  I’ve seen several church pastors whose blogs I read rave about the “Timbuk2″ custom bags they’ve purchased but I just couldn’t make myself pay the high price for one.  Lo and behold, just as I’m about to give up on my search, I stumble across the blog of church planter Matt Mehaffy who writes about a “man bag” he purchased based on the popular bag carried by “Jack Bauer” of the television series “24″.  The “Heavyweight Classic Messenger Bag” (pictured above) is available online for a fraction of the cost of those other bags and is designed to last.  With shipping and handling, I paid a little less than $27 for the bag above and it’s significantly better than the bag I have now.

I have a feeling this bag will be a popular purchase for the rest of us who are budget conscious but need something trendy and durable.  I like the basic stuff but you can actually purchase this bag in a number of different styles (of course, they cost more).

The funny thing was, Mehaffy’s blog was visited by thousands based on this post!  My friends at Moleskinerie picked up on it due to Mehaffy mentioned he carried his Moleskine in the bag.  Truly the power of the man bag is here!  I can’t wait to receive mine.  I’ll let you know more about it once I’ve used it for a while!