Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/21

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Subject: RE: [Leica] ORTLIEB ZIPCITY MESSENGER BAG
From: "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith45@bellsouth.net>
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 14:29:41 -0600

Rolfe,

I just took a look at the Pee Wee. It looks like a Domke 803, but I cannot
figure out how big it is. Have you received yours yet?

Jeffery Smith
New Orleans, LA



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Rolfe
> Tessem
> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 2:00 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] ORTLIEB ZIPCITY MESSENGER BAG
>
>
> John Collier wrote:
>
> > The bag looks great as long as you do not open it! The
> waterproof zipper is
> > right on top and would let water in if opened with out drying
> the bag first.
> > Ortlieb make fantastic stuff; fantastic for transporting gear in wet
> > conditions. It is not very good for USING gear in wet conditions. The
> > Billingham Alice and Hadley bags are rain proof and have a
> large flap allows
> > you to open the bag and still keep the water out.
>
>
> I'm trying out a new bag that is as waterproof as any I've seen short of
> something that floats. It's a messenger bag from http://www.timbuk2.com
>
> The cool thing is that the company has an online bag designer so that
> you can customize colors and features. I'm trying a Peewee in waxed
> canvas, which is a canvas that has been impregnated with wax and then
> coated with teflon. The lining of the bag is something called Hypalon,
> which the web site describes as "a synthetic rubber material coated onto
> a nylon mesh." The bag has a large flap which covers the contents with
> excess to spare and snaps down securely.
>
> The only drawback is, being a messenger bag, it doesn't come with any
> inserts. However, these are available elsewhere and I'm using several
> Domke inserts which fit well.
>
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> rolfe@ldp.com     |     96 Morton Street
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