On the topic of manbags (and beef jerky)

I’m what some would describe as a man of many hats. Full time scientist, part time freelancer, trivia host, and most recently — fledgling beef jerky baron (also mustache/charity enthusiast).

While making a meat delivery servicing various office environments around town, one of the most important details is to look really cool – as walking through an office’s doorways carrying little snack packs of delicious teriyaki jerky in a Whole Foods tote lacks a certain panache. It was suggested by a friend that since dried and seasoned meat is such a rugged product I go full bore Indiana Jones with it: Leather jacket, hat, bullwhip (maybe not), and his very stylish manbag.

Manbag. No not testicles, in fact let’s just call it a messenger bag. Messenger bag. At any rate, finding myself in the market for a stylish leather messenger bag I took to The Amazon, which is what I like to call Amazon.com to sound adventurous, and found a very leathery messenger bag on sale – the Kenneth Cole Reaction* messenger bag.

It’s not very often I would post a product review such as this, but this bag is hella sweet, smells incredibly leathery, and beside SpaceManAndy just did a product review so I’m doing one too, deal with it.

I mean, I’m not using this thing for what it’s designed: business on the go. I’m using it to essentially house tasty treats and blow people’s minds all day long when a guy dressed like a mailman (true story) with a leather bag opens the highly effective metal magnetic snaps keeping the flap shut, dumping out sliced and packaged meat products on a receptionist’s desk and swiping my Square, pivoting my foot and exiting in one sweeping motion of pure elegance.

BUT, if I *were* using this attractive and incredibly slick messenger bag for business, it comes replete with inner zipper pockets, pockets for holding your phone or business cards or calculators (for you nerds), a pocket for magazines, and did I mention the soft, full-grain leather? IT’S REALLY SOFT AND SMELLS LIKE THE LEATHERIEST LEATHER THAT EVER LEATHERED. This bag looks like a $400 bag, but it ain’t, I got it for $80. And it’s impossible to not look good with this bag no matter what you’re wearing, in fact I challenge anyone reading this to look like crap with this awesome bag.

But, on the downside: the leather is soft to the point that it’ll take damage fairly easily. And obviously it’s not waterproof, so avoid rainstorms and carry an umbrella specifically for this bag. And like all messenger bags, if you’re on a bike this thing can inch its way to the front of your body making the “one handed bag readjustment” maneuver necessary.

At any rate, this bag = good, buy it use it love it

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