I'm hot on the trail of a messenger bag. I'm liking the size and such of the ID. But here's my question: Which messenger bag would you get that could hold a size 5 Brain Cell, a few books, a sweater, a small power brick, an iPod, a small digital camera, and an external optical drive. The drive's dimensions are: depth: 5.7"; height: .8"; width: 5.7". Also I'm concerned about the safety of the optical drive. The thing costs $250 and doesn't have a nice rubbery skin like the iPod. Is there a messenger bag with like a sturdy slot for such an item? If not, does anyone know if there's like little protective cases out there for external optical drives? What do you all do for your external drives' safety? I won't be going dirt biking with the bag, but I will be in taxis, planes and trains and bags do get bumped and squished frequently. Thanks everyone!
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For the external drives that I carry in my EBs - I use the Domke wraps recommended to me by Ken on this very forum. Check them out here
Basically, they are lightly padded wraps that have velcro on the corners. You can wrap up just about anything in them and keep it relatively well protected in your bag.Jim Hall
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My hard drive enclosure came with a leather case. It seems that if a external drive doesn't come with a case, it'll be hard to find one that's made for hard drives in particular. The wraps jehingr mentionned are the best solutions I've seen.
It'd be cool if the organizer pouches offered already came in lightly padded versions. I keep my gameboy or my pda in a small one and my psp in a medium(it's just a little too long for a small, unfortunately).Owner of:
Imago in Cocoa/Cocoa/Wasabi, Large Cafe Bag in Black/Wasabi, Various organizer pouches/stuff sacks/travel trays, Small Shop Bag in Steel and Iberian, Synapse in Steel/Steel, and a Medium Cafe Bag in Plum/Wasabi.
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Originally posted by traveler. . .an external optical drive. The drive's dimensions are: depth: 5.7"; height: .8"; width: 5.7". Also I'm concerned about the safety of the optical drive. The thing costs $250 and doesn't have a nice rubbery skin like the iPod. Is there a messenger bag with like a sturdy slot for such an item? If not, does anyone know if there's like little protective cases out there for external optical drives?!
Originally posted by timarelayIt'd be cool if the organizer pouches offered already came in lightly padded versions.
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