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2 hours ago, Shyheels said:

Are they just called Swiss military surplus?

Yeah I just seached “swiss military rucksack” and got a bunch of hits

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6 hours ago, Shyheels said:

Nice backpack, that. I’d love one of those.

I just did a quick search on eBay and there are still quite a few out there.  

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Count me as being one of the admirerers.  I regret that I don’t have knee high boots with that high a heel yet, so I will likely be in the airport wearing my usual 19” tall western boots next month.  However I do plan to pack a pair of heels to wear into the office - haven’t decided which ones yet.  

I don’t use PreCheck so I take off my knee high boots at every checkpoint.  I’ve done this dozens of times now and interestingly no one has ever said anything.  

I think most business travelers use a backpack for ergonomic reasons.  It seems ergonomics has had a surge in awareness over the last decade and accounts for most of the increase in backpacks in offices and airport lounges.  In airports, it is to the point now where a backpack over a business suit is more of the norm than the exception.  Though this might change again as laptops are getting very small and light now.  

When I was a student most kids would wear their backpack on one shoulder, which defeats the ergonomics, but when you are young it is all about form over function. Leave it to me to be the weird kid who had abandoned the backpack already by junior high, and used a messenger bag every day.  I liked the look a lot better than dragging a backpack on one shoulder.  The habit stuck - I have never carried a backpack into the office.  I still like messenger bags because it is relatively easy to find a leather one that looks good and fits well under the seat of an airplane.

I think the general style of the bag has more impact than whether it is a backpack or a messenger bag.  There are some nice leather backpacks out there with interesting hardware details that will not ruin a business outfit.  On the other hand, wearing a plastic bag with red stripes makes you look a little like you have left work and are heading for the gym.  

On the rare occasion that I travel with a backpack I use a Swiss military surplus bag.  I love buckles and there is not a single zipper to break on it.  Solid canvas and leather with a metal reinforcement beam.  They just don’t make them like they used to.  Definitely not what you would find in a school campus.  

They are not that noticeable under the jeans - you can probably just keep them on.  Besides, isn’t Kentucky horse riding country?  I imagine boots with some heel are not all that strange there.  

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Sounds about right for mainstream journalism.  The writer puts together perspectives from a limited segment of the people to support cliches that everyone wants to hear.  Unfortunately this is the lazy way and it does a disservice to both the people that fall into within the cliche and and the ones that are trying to deviate from them.  Thorough research to produce truly informative journalism is hard to find anymore, and we have to rely more on expanding personal relationships and conversations like we do here to get the real news.  

Wear the tall boots and pack the other ones.  I always wear the tall boots when I travel.  It is easier to wear them than to pack and haul them around - they would take up so much space in a travel bag.  

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1 hour ago, SF said:

P1.....   Hey, that looks good.....   Have fun....

I liked your earlier comment about an Asian guy looking for a good deal....  Made me laff...    Now days everyone is so hypersensitive, sometimes it's good too poke fun at ourselves...  But one question, don't you think us "round eyes" want a good deal too???  ha ha  

Take care, enjoy your heels.....   sf

LOL everyone deserves a good deal!  We live in an interconnected world of so many products and choices now.  Shopping really should be a pleasant experience, especially for non-commodity items.  The factors that close a deal vary from person to person, and it is up to us as consumers to shape what that looks like.  

Had a good time at Dillard’s Monday night when I picked up that bow tie. Too bad I ran out of time and they were closed when I walked by the shoe department.  I was wearing my custom boots and one of the staff approached up to me as I walked by and wanted know what kind of shoes I was wearing!  Might have to swing back there again when I have time - they seem to have a gigantic shoe department.  

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