[Leica] Re:simple pouch recommendation for m-body, one lens

[leica_korenman at hotmail.com (eric)]

googled it and found it for those interested:
http://www.majorsurplusnsurvival.com/cgi/webc.cgi/store/st_prod.html?p_prodid=837331&sid=8NxGfR10E2iY5-O



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Summicron1@aol.com>
To: <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 11:22 PM
Subject: [Leica] Re:simple pouch recommendation for m-body, one lens


> best bag I ever found:
>
> Old Swiss army gas mask bag.
>
> Unlike american gas mask bags which have a very odd strap arrangement and
> open from the front,   it closes from the top, has a slot in bak for a 
> small note
> pad, is small enough to hold two or three M lenses in comfort (I put them 
> in
> smaller black leather bags for cushioning) as well as the body, or one 
> lens on
> the body plus one or two lenses besides, whichever, and ifyou want more
> padding put an old towel folded up on the bottom, or maybe some scraps of 
> sheet
> rubber.
>
> The bag itself is made of very non-descript mottled gray leather canvas 
> that
> is water proof. The top buttons shut, the strap is just the right length 
> and
> width to hang from a shoulder and not slip on a day's ramble. There's a 
> button
> strap on the back if you want to hook it to a belt.
>
> A distinct advantage to this bag is that it does not look like a lowe-pro, 
> a
> billingham, or anything like that which, to me, screams "STEAL ME!!!!" 
> It
> looks precisely like what it is, a rather dumpy gas mask bag that 
> undoubtadly
> contains nothing worth stealing. I've worn several out over the years and 
> always
> found they gave the best service. Never had a piece of equipment in one
> damaged or stolen, either.
>
> c trentelman
> In a message dated 10/31/04 8:14:44 PM, lug-request@leica-users.org 
> writes:
>
>
>> Starting to realize that my quest for the perfect bag is like my wife
>> shopping for shoes.
>> Yes - I am man enough to admit, I am a bag fiend.
>>
>>
>
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