Re:Ask HN: Good hacker backpack?
by chrisrickard on Friday July 07, 2017 @08:13PM
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This. I have owned a Crumpler DRY RED NO 5 for ages, highly recommend. Great laptop compartment (super padded), and heaps of other compartments to store things. I use everyday (laptop, lunch etc), but also use as my primary travel bag.
These look really nice and I want to get one, but shipping to the US is $40. :/
Looks like as of 2017 they now fulfil to US via Amazon :)
https://www.marketplacepulse.com/amazon/usa/crumpler https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0118QTUKU?psc=1
https://www.crumpler.com/au/dry-red-no-5/
https://www.crumpler.com/au/about-us/
> The first Crumpler bag was made in the early 90s when Stuart Crumpler couldn’t find a bag that let him cycle home with a slab of beer on his back.
Stu’s solution to this common problem was a tough, handmade messenger bag – he sourced the best materials he could find and even sought the expertise of a local parachute maker who pulled the prototype apart and showed him stronger methods of stitching.
During this time, Will Miller and Dave Roper ran a courier business and needed quality bags for their riders. Seeing the potential in Stu’s bags, the three of them founded Crumpler with a handshake and the rest is history.