I'm looking for a new messenger bag, and was wondering if any of you guys have any suggestions on any. My criteria are...
To give a little perspective, I have the 5.11 COVRT 18 backpack, which is near enough my absolutely perfect backpack, so I'm looking for the messenger version of that. I've had a look at the 5.11 Rush messenger bags and they're not quite what I'm after, if only for the fact that the design screams tactical.
My main contender right now is the Vertx EDC Courier. The only downsides I can think of are the water bottle pockets seem quite short, and I feel the front pouch bit which people say you can hold a helmet or whatever seems a bit of a waste, since it doesn't seem very convenient to use as a regular pocket and get to easily. Also I've read that the company restricts importing out of the US; I haven't tried buying one yet, but if I can't then that'd be a major downer.
- External bottle pockets which can also fit fatter bottles
- Lots of admin pockets
- Roomy main compartment and around 4-6" deep (not height-wise, the front-to-back measurement, if that makes sense. Enough room to fit a camera foam insert with camera gear in it)
- A bag which can pass as an ordinary bag (i.e. not tactical covered in MOLLE with no option to conceal it)
Bonus: - If it has waterproof/water resistance then even better
- If it's a flip-over type cover, then easy access to the main compartment without having to actually fully open it up would be nice
To give a little perspective, I have the 5.11 COVRT 18 backpack, which is near enough my absolutely perfect backpack, so I'm looking for the messenger version of that. I've had a look at the 5.11 Rush messenger bags and they're not quite what I'm after, if only for the fact that the design screams tactical.
My main contender right now is the Vertx EDC Courier. The only downsides I can think of are the water bottle pockets seem quite short, and I feel the front pouch bit which people say you can hold a helmet or whatever seems a bit of a waste, since it doesn't seem very convenient to use as a regular pocket and get to easily. Also I've read that the company restricts importing out of the US; I haven't tried buying one yet, but if I can't then that'd be a major downer.
