| Re: messenger bags?
On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 09:36:41 -0800, r15757 wrote:
> The Timbuk bags have a fatal design flaw--the side
> which slides around against your back is 3-piece
> instead of one solid sheet. This causes the bags to
> come apart at the seams long before the rest of the
> bag is toast. Trying to sew or otherwise shore up
> the seams is ultimately a lost cause.
I'm sure there are much better bags than the Timbuks, but I've never seen
such a failure. Mine is six years old and so well used that the colors are
bleached grey by the sun, but shows no other wear at all. If indeed it did
split at the seam, just drop into a reputable dry cleaner that offers
alterations, they'll be able to lock stitch it with some strong-ass thread
for a couple bucks.
People forget that there are folks with needle and thread out there that
are vastly more talented than the rest of us. Use them. Support your local
cobblers as well--there's nothing like a fresh set of "cat paw" heels on a
pair of vintage boots.
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