Carryology have a new GoRuck collaboration launching next week. The theme is Vikings.
Edit: The design article has been posted at Carryology.
Carryology have a new GoRuck collaboration launching next week. The theme is Vikings.
Edit: The design article has been posted at Carryology.
@Cutlasshound I'm not @Anesthetist, but I had a chance to look at the white Speedy in Melbourne a few months ago. It's prettier than the original, and a bit less tool-like.
If I was buying a Speedy, I'd go for the white dial.
@Anesthetist I meant to reply yesterday, but my Internet dropped out.
Shame about the water bottle pockets. It's probably a compromise to make the bag packable.
I'm looking forward to seeing your Mission Workshop too.
@scarfmace I like the Stahler better. The top of the frame sits nicely along your brows, but the main reason is that the detailing on the arms is more interesting than the Vendome.
That said, both styles work well on you.
@EdH the theory that Andrew Lock promotes is that most injuries are down to a weakness, and it's the muscle that's working overtime that's hurting.
I'm glad that yours is on the mend. I've been struggling with back issues over the last few months, which I'd rather not have to deal with.
I resisted the sale. There were a couple of pieces that I was tempted by: The IHDR-502bb and the Big Buck shirt. But I wasn't sure about fit as I keep on changing size and shape, I'm currently unemployed, and I've agreed to spend a chunk of my dwindling savings on a puppy...
@EdH take a look at the Andrew Lock Big Three as a basic shoulder rehabilitation series.
He's added a fourth exercise to the sequence recently. If you've got access to Instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/andrew_lock_strength/reel/C3HAYNxSzIm/
Dr Lock is a genius physiotherapist who specialises in strength athletes. I used Dani, the girl in the first video, as a PT for a while to rehabilitate my back. (She fobbed me off on her boyfriend, as she felt his training style would benefit me.)
@GraemeE I got a notification from this thread because our usernames are a letter apart.
I can't think of anything to suggest off the top of my head apart from get well soon. Also, please avoid trying to die. Apparently, our name is now extinct, so we're a dwindling breed.
I believe that they were run for a season in 2018, and they didn't sell in big numbers. I picked mine up from the Outlet.
I had an earlier iteration of the denim M-65, and this piece is heavier.
I've still got the Mountain Parka, and occasionally wear it. Here it is being modelled with Flash, who I was walking at the Greyhound Adoption Programme on Saturday.
@mclaincausey Defy are currently working on a version of the Verbockel with a pair of their Ultimate Straps. There have been a few stories on Instagram mentioning the project, and I'm curious to see how it turns out.
I think that the Matador bag might be a bit small for me, however the box created by the dimensions has about 10% less volume than a cinched-down Verbockel. Depending on the patternmaking, it might work for me for minimalist travel.
I think that it could be useful for one bag travel, never mind this 1.5 bag nonsense.
Domestic Australian airlines have a weight limit of 7 kg for carry-on which is generally enforced. It's not like the US where everyone boards with a roller case, a backpack as their personal item, a purse, and a couple of carrier bags full of miscellaneous stuff that they picked up enroute to the airport.
I've used my Verbockel a few times as an only bag, but the problem is its weight. The Matador will be at least a kilo lighter, but it's also a bit smaller than a cinched down Verbockel, and I'm not sure if I could cut my packing list enough to make it work.
Anyway, I'll see what it costs when it drops on Monday. I might be tempted.
Another week, another Carryology collaboration. This time it's with Matador, and it's packable 22 litre backpack that weighs in at about 370 grams / 13 oz. The design article has been posted, and the bag goes live on Monday.
@goosehd I'm on the mailing list, but I'm also in Australia, so the release times for Viberg are normally at 2 am or 3 am, when I'm asleep.
I'll keep my eyes out for a pair of the Dark Olive Janus Suede boots, but I'm currently between jobs, and I've got enough pairs of footwear to keep me going.
Thanks @goosehd. Viberg's customer service was good, and I'm very glad that I got a pair.
I've been after a pair of Vibergs for a while, and generally they're all built on the 2030 last, which I don't get on with. Or they sell out immediately in size 13, like the style on the 2040 last that I really liked. Or, more often, they don't even make them in my size. (If Rivet and Hide do another made-to-order event, I'm going to try to get them to remake the Jungle Boot with a stitch-down sole.)
I picked up a pair of Service Boots from the Archive Sale, although the transaction didn't go smoothly. My bank blocked my debit card, and before I could get them to unblock it, the sale was closed. Fortunately, Viberg were keen for me to buy them, so their customer service team emailed me an invoice the following day, and I managed to pay for them.
Then the pair of slides I tagged onto the order were out of stock, Viberg suggested an alternative colour (grey instead of maroon), then they thought those were sold out, before finding them again!
Despite all this, the boots arrived this morning. They've built on the 1035 last with Ridgeway. The uppers are Oryx, which is a South African antelope, and has scars from its life in the wild. It looks a bit like one of those badly distressed leather jackets that were popular in the nineties. They fit comfortably, maybe a bit snug around the little toe, but they'll give and be perfect before too long.
@mclaincausey I'm sure that your wife would appreciate a pair too.
@mclaincausey I'm sure that your wallet applauds that decision.
@SamD I've been eyeing up that jacket in the Outlet. It looks lovely.
I like the new AP. I was going to post it, but I was beaten to the punch.