1950's or 60's La Fuma hiking pack. The Baggins resemblance is lovely. This thing rides perfectly on a porteur rack or will sit right down, shop sack style, in the "huge" Wald basket on my Atlantis. Messenger bag-like in the sense that it expands immensely, ideal for transporting large or awkward objects. Yet, due to it's mostly canvas and leather construction, will fold up nice and small if it's capacity isn't being pushed. Perfect for rides to the laundromat or grocery, and ideal for train or airplane travel. I've used it as-is, lashed to a rear rack on tours as a daypack for off-bike excursions. I had envisioned possibly making some modifications, removing the external frame (it's easy to remove and/or put back in place) and make a saddlebag out of the thing but didn't have the time (or heart).
I've included a few pictures of the bag in the Wald, and a few other pictures of the side and front pockets filled with water bottles in order to give an idea of it's size. You'll also see a tape measure in at least one photo. (No images attached because the of size issues) I've only seen others like it on sale via Etsy pages hailing from France, (and all over $125 US) therefore I know not much more of this handsome bag. $85 plus shipping. Let me know if you have any other questions. Link to CL posting with all the photos: http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/spo/4789261024.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
