ooohhh...love that Utility Tote color combo!
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ooohhh...love that Utility Tote color combo!
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That was Kelly and Navy. They brought back Kelly for a short while not so long ago in the Cafe Bag series — the year of the limited edition Small Cafe Bag releases. It was when they started using Navy Parapack for the Bag interiors. Kelly outside and Navy on the inside worked very well for those Medium Cafe bags. They also had Kelly and Steel, if I recall correctly.
ETA: Kelly Cordura was reintroduced as a Cafe Bag option in April 2014. See New colors: Kelly, French Blue, and Steel in the Cafe Bag
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Last edited by moriond; 12-20-2020 at 01:08 PM.
A return of the Utility Tote would be awesome. I have toted my crimson one around the world. It’s been so handy. I’m weirdly careful with my halcyon shop bags, especially in lighter colors like zest, that might show stains and try to avoid scraping them against something that might cause a hole in the fabric. But with these cordura UTs, I do not worry about them at all. They are tough as nails and true workhorses.
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I bought a Cocoa/Olive UT on eBay last year in my quest to have All The (shop/tote/utility) Bags for evaluation... I've ended up using it to haul things back and forth from apt to office a lot - it's a neat bag. I don't think I've use the outside & inside pockets simultaneously, but it's cool that they're all there and available, depending on what I carry.
@pammy - did your crimson UT have a second color w/it? pic please!![]()
Last edited by G42; 12-20-2020 at 03:40 PM.
I like all the blues and greys...and all the happy citrus colours too! My search unicorn is the Sapphire Dyneema original Small Shop Bag...
Maybe we could get Audrey (@falconea) to post pictures of her Utility Totes
What I also remember is her enthusiasm for Kelly, which was one of Darcy’s favorite colors. When the Synapse 19 debuted they made a few (less than a handful) in Kelly, and a few in Crimson, and I know she wanted Kelly. Also, see her post in the How many TB Bags? thread. (You have to be logged on to read it).
Forgive my bad photography skills. They actually look better in person. But here are my two Utility Totes.
As always our amazing TB historian @moriond is correct; it is indeed Crimson/Steel. I think the other one is Storm.
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Is the bottom of the Crimson a different colour,,,?
On my Cocoa/Olive, the Olive wraps to form the bottom panel... and it only has the small rectangular TB tag on the mesh, not the Portable Culture or other large tag - though I since I bought mine used, maybe someone removed it
I like all the blues and greys...and all the happy citrus colours too! My search unicorn is the Sapphire Dyneema original Small Shop Bag...
Same with mine, the pocket fabric continues underneath the tote to form the base. I think my UTs are the older version just based on the old style label with the phone number and "Port Angeles."
Edit: Also, my Utility Totes do not have a dyneema pocket like yours. There are no inner pockets. I think the zippered pocket would be very useful, so that's a nice addition to the original design.
Here is a pic of the backside of my UTs:
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Last edited by pammy; 12-20-2020 at 05:23 PM.
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@G42 , They redesigned the Utility Tote in 2007 (that’s why there was a blog post with that date), so the variations depend on when you got your utility tote, just as the older Swifts don’t have the supporting rand at the bottom of the Bag and were all two colors. The labels on @pammy ’s Bag show that they are older — could be 2004.
Last edited by moriond; 12-20-2020 at 05:23 PM.
@moriond , you're right. My very first TB purchase was a secondhand Plum/Olive Swift, and it does not have the black band. Being cordura and not having the band makes it a little floppier than my ballistic ones with the band.
Exciting to think new Utility Totes may be on the horizon. I am hoping for a return of Azalea or Pink.
Last edited by pammy; 12-20-2020 at 05:33 PM. Reason: Brain dead today
Seeking Solar shop bags and Solar packing cube shoulder bagAlso coveting an Iberian Synapse or Copilot