rucksack - any ideas

[Seadog]

OK this is a bit off topic but bear with me....
Just replaced my motorcycle helmet that for various reasons not least difficult head shape - have ended up with an expensive helmet that I do not want to leave with bike. What I am looking for is a big volume, frame-less rucksack (ideally in muted colour) that can be bundled up in top box when riding and I can stuff helmet etc into when off bike- what would be ideal is something along style of old style climbing sac. I know this is not very bushy but thought one of you might have some thoughts. In the old days I would have gone and have a rootle around my local army surplus stores but they seem to have all closed down.
Any ideas would be welcome - thanks
SD

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

http://www.militarymart.co.uk/index.php?_a=product&product_id=1888
http://www.militarymart.co.uk/index.php?_a=product&product_id=1677

these might be worth a look

 

[santaman2000]

Why not use a real helmet bag? www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=military+pilot+helmet+bag

 

[Hibrion]

You could get a helmet lock for your bike or a bigger top box into which the helmet will fit, depending on the bike of course.

I generally wear a scratched up skid lid, so it goes into the saddles bags or just hangs from the bars or the foot peg. If I am using a larger, more expensive full face lid, I generally just carry it my hand, or bring the light, draw string bag it came with.

 

[santaman2000]

.....or bring the light, draw string bag it came with.

Your helmets come with such a bag? Or any bag at all for that matter? They come off a shelf here.

 

[Hibrion]

Your helmets come with such a bag? Or any bag at all for that matter? They come off a shelf here.

All my helmets have had a draw string bag. The full face is a harley davidson modular which came with a draw string back you can sling over your back. MY everyday helmet is a cheapo DOT half helmet I got for 30 euro, and even it came with a bag.

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

perhaps he wants the convenience of a rucksack rather than a hand carried helmet bag or over the shoulder one.

 

[swotty]

Not very old school but a friend had one of these.....

http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/2008...ff11=ICEP3.0.0&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=63&ff19=0

Pretty good rucksack and fit for purpose!

 

[Seadog]

Thanks all - the military mart ones look the kind of thing I had in mind.

The drawstring bag is not especially comfortable to carry for any length of time. My old helmet was a motocross type that could be easily grabbed by the chin piece, the new one is flip fronted and less handy to carry. Rather annoyingly the hard cases that came with my new (to me) bike are too small to take a full face helmet and having just bought the bike I am not up replacing them. So the plan was a cheap and cheerful fix for short term. Have not seen the military helmet bags which we do not seem to get over on this side of pond.

 

[Squidders]

http://www.ghostbikes.com/products/...ford/1698-oxford-aeropack-xcel-rucksack-.html

That would get my vote.

I have a dry bag from hein gericke that I got years ago that I used to bungee a spare lid to the pillion seat. I'd just carry it around by the dry bag closure strap but it didn't offer a lot of padding. Pity to treat an Arai RX7 like that but oh well.

 

[Chiseller]

Doh.....you said no frame......
Removed ....and rolled or scrunched ....

 

[santaman2000]

perhaps he wants the convenience of a rucksack rather than a hand carried helmet bag or over the shoulder one.

Yeah there's that. But can you find a ruck that's padded to protect the helmet like the helmet bags are?

 

[Seadog]

Thanks Santaman2000

Just managed to get a military helmet bag over here [for some reason they while they come up on US websites they are not as common on UK surplus sites]

 

[santaman2000]

Thanks Santaman2000

Just managed to get a military helmet bag over here [for some reason they while they come up on US websites they are not as common on UK surplus sites]

Yeah I'm not sure why TBH as I believe the RAF and RN use them as well. Maybe there's just not as much customer call for them on the UK market? Anyway I hope it works well for you. You can always customize it a bit with your name tape and a Union Jack patch.

 

[Corso]

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doh.....you said no frame......
Removed ....and rolled or scrunched ....
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tell us more please......

 

[Seadog]

From Anchor - but not up on website - will post pictures when it arrives

 

[MT606]

Get a large capacity scooter.....okenest: