I bought two fifth season squall sacks, and I am impressed by their quality and simplicity. You could get a grab sack and have one of the many outdoor gear repair companies modify it. There's a lot of cross pollination and up cycling going on.
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 9:23:25 PM UTC-6 Bikie#4646 wrote: > Michael, ditto on the Acorn Basket Bag. While I use a Swift Sugarloaf > myself, I have a buddy who has an Acorn basket bag and loves it. (Somewhat > smaller than my Sugarloaf, I think.) > I am a long-time fan of Acorn and their business model - American cottage > industry and pure perfection on their workmanship. I have had a dozen over > the years. Nine in rotation currently, since I move some larger bags to > storage for summer, when I will bring out smaller bags. All but my mountain > bikes typically carry a front and a back bag. > BTW, I think they are currently phasing out their X-Pac material bags in > favor of their original waxed cotton. What's left of the X-Pac bags went on > sale and are priced to sell, including the basket bag. If you want one > better jump on it. > While many good bag makers have surfaced since they began production, > these bags are a bargain, considering the quality. If memory serves me, > back then only Carradice could match - and that company lacked models like > front bags, since I suppose the English are hardheaded about their > saddlebags, ha. (I have owned many of those myself.) > Paul Germain > Midlothian, Va. > > On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 5:12:54 PM UTC-5 Michael Ullmer wrote: > >> Hi all, wondering if anyone has any recommendations for bags like the Riv >> Grabsack from small-ish makers (i.e. not Timbuk2)? I'm looking for >> something like the Grabsack in size/function but with a better strap and >> open/close function. >> >> Now with winter here, I need more space for gloves, hat, etc. than my >> little Swift hipbag can accommodate. >> >> Thanks all! >> Mike in Minneapolis >> > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ae7bbaf2-c8ee-4ff5-a88b-609bd70dc41cn%40googlegroups.com.
