Friday, October 5, 2007

Ode to my Chromes.

I love my Chrome bags. I have the metropolis and the mini-metro.

They aren't the cheapest in the world, but there is a lot of cool features that make them worth it! I am all about paying more up front and getting something that lasts.

Today I fit my largest-ever order in my metro: 11 sandwiches, 11 bags of chips, 11 cookies, and a Coke. The bag was about to explode, but it performed flawlessly.

It was raining; nothing got wet cuz the bag is waterproof. It was overstuffed, but the backup reflective straps kept it closed. And I easily wiped all the condensation from the beverages off when I got back, huge bonus points for that waterproof liner.

My mini-metro survived endless travels with me. If I cleaned off the outside, it would look brand new. I was going through some of my travel pics the other day, and realized that a prop in a lot of them was my mess bag.


Artsy.


In front of Taipei 101, currently the world's tallest building, in Taiwan


MRT station in Singapore, the 'fine' city ($1000 for smoking, $500 for eating)


Ruins of Portuguese church in Macau


Bank of China Headquarters in Hong Kong


Another plus, the bags are fairly unique in Ames. They are everywhere in Minneapolis, and fit the wardrobe of the stereotypical tight-jean wearing, trucker-hatted, bug-eye sunglass'd, Aerospoked, top-tube padded, negative-rise step with riser barred, Oury-gripped, brakeless, platformed, stoplight-running, (probably missed something) fixie-riding hipster.

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