Post bags you use to get your laptop, tablet, and etc. around.
Starting college for Electrical Engineering has me carrying a bunch of shit.
Currently debating on getting the Thule Paramount 24L Daypack (pic related) or the Incase Icon Pack, not the slim one but full sized.
I use pic related, got it a month ago, and I must say I'm pretty satisfied with it.
Military backpack. Good capacity, good quality and only cost 35€. I wouldn't use neither of those previous bags because they look to be lacking pockets.
Where to acquire a decent surplus one?
Link it?
Also, this is my current go to. Got it for 20 bucks. Works good, seems to be built well, but I don't necessarily like it aesthetically speaking. Inside I keep my X230, external HDD, some cables, a pen or two, couple of screwdrivers, and a flash drive with some Linux distro on it. Works OK.
I need one for 17'' Laptops.
It's hard as fuck to find. Why did I buy such a huge laptop?
Why do you need a laptop during classes?
I am a CS student, and I never bring mine. It's too much distraction, heavy as fuck and writing on paper is not only faster(since you will need to make lots of equations and diagrams) but I memorize it during the writhing
Mission Workshop Sanction backpack.
>thirteen "organizational" layers of weatherproof canvas
>Unironically submitting this back-fedora
You're carrying more weight in materials than in useful stuff. It's not a fashion show, so use a damned trash bag. I would ride my bike 15 minutes in the pouring rain and my bag would stay bone dry. And there are better ways to organize the contents of your bag with customizable inserts.
is that way
/thread
Not him, but my uni basically requires every student to bring his own laptop. Not for note-taking, but for writing code, doing excercises and taking some exams. I'm a CS student too, btw.
This is a good thread. Bag tech is too underrated. The difference between a boring hike and a miserable one is a good fitting backpack.
I've bought a crapload of bags trying to find the sweet spot where comfort and efficiency intersect. And the best one I have is a cheap no-name target house brand bag that I added a sturnum strap to.
Get something that fits your height and width of your back. Add a sturnum strap if it doesn't have one to keep the backpack straps actually on your shoulders and down the chest, not pulling apart your shoulders, looking stupid and feeling like hell under load. And fuck clips, they're an annoying nusiance over time. Fuck velcro, they're subtle as a hand grenade when you come in late to the meeting/class. Good zippers that can be moved quietly are best.
I need to write an infograph, there's so much shit advice out there from frappucino-sucking memelords who only carry a bag as a fasion statement to and from starbucks and yoga class.
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Sometimes this works, sometimes we need to write and present stuff in google docs or sheets or follow along ipython scripts.
There are shops that specialise on military stuff (not weapons ). They usually double as hiking equipment shop.
>carrying a bunch of shit
Like what?
If you're carrying your textbooks around you're retarded
Laptop, pencil case, and notebook is literally all you need
And any bag will fit that
Not him, but you also have tools, measurement equipment, programming boards, laptop charger, assignments, and food/drinks.
>tools, measurement equipment, programming boards
What kind of ghetto school do you study? They can't give you the necessary equipment to work with?
They can, but they suck. And they're not always around. Or they expect you to take it with you, or store it yourself.
>you also have tools, measurement equipment, programming boards, laptop charger, assignments, and food/drinks
Friend let me tell you a secret:
You're retarded
Looking at reaffirms it
Can you specify why?
>Mission Workshop Sanction backpack.
>>Mission Workshop Sanction
>Sanction
it should be
>They can't give you the necessary equipment to work with?
Harware students bring their own FPGA, breadboards, chips, resistors, transistors etc. Surgeons carry a tool around for learning to tie various sutures in spare moments. Chefs bring their own knives, whisks and spatulas. Business and law students bring books and lengthy contracts that add up to textbooks. Chad brings axe body spray, condoms, KY, and a clean pair of underwear in case he accidentally drills the girl your crushing on for the third time this week.
Who gives a shit what he packs in a thread about "what makes a good bag"?
>you also have tools, measurement equipment, programming boards
You're an EE student
So you're gonna be carrying an oscilloscope, multimeter, a power supply, etc?
And regarding """""programming boards""""", if you're talking about FPGAs or microcontrollers, you shouldn't be buying your own since your labs will follow specific procedures
I'm trying to help you out bitch
Don't think
>I'M A FRESHMAN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER I NEED ALL THIS STUFF
because you don't
>laptop charger, assignments, and food/drinks
This is ok
I posted >Harware students bring their own FPGA, breadboards, chips, resistors, transistors etc.
What you just mentioned fits in a small container
>Who gives a shit what he packs in a thread about "what makes a good bag"?
It's tough love, I'm helping the clueless retard out
>So you're gonna be carrying an oscilloscope, multimeter, a power supply, etc?
Pliers, screwdrivers, soldering tools aside from the soldering iron, etc.
>And regarding """""programming boards""""", if you're talking about FPGAs or microcontrollers, you shouldn't be buying your own since your labs will follow specific procedures
I didn't say buy, I said you bring them. In my case you did have to buy them, from the school though.
>What you just mentioned fits in a small container
Which would would require a decent bag.
I'm starting the same degree on the 25th
>EE
>Pliers, screwdrivers, soldering tools aside from the soldering iron, etc.
Alright, I understand now. I'm the retard
I've been responding to bait this entire time
What? I used those.
I've been using this for several years now. It's held up pretty well, nothing on it is broken, it does have a few grease stains on the exterior, mostly from sitting Five Guys bags on it and dumb shit of that sort. (I probably sound like a fatass but I'm not.)
You don't need to carry a ton of stuff.
You need a laptop that with 5+hour battery life, so you can get by during lectures without a charger.
You need a charger for the laptop.
You need a charger for your phone.
Preferably, you just buy extra of these and put one in your office or lab and one in your home.
You need a notebook.
Some use one for each subject, but if you take a small profile binder, you can just move pages (and get free ones from the nearest printer) when you get home.
Tools and lab equipment is rarely needed as it is usually in the labs and you are not allowed to take things home (and often not allowed to use your own tools if they have any sense)
FORGOT PIC
>Tough love
Yeah, well. Considering the noobs who want to pack everything and the kitchen sink, okay. Have at.
>Tools and lab equipment is rarely needed as it is usually in the labs and you are not allowed to take things home (and often not allowed to use your own tools if they have any sense)
*In my situation because obviously not every school is exactly the same
Fixed that for you.
They allow students to use their own tools?
Quit now!
Nothing wrong with that.
Do they inspect the tools?
I used one of these when I was doing EE in college. Pretty sturdy and basic, just pack a notepad if you want a hard back.
>Pliers, screwdrivers, soldering tools aside from the soldering iron, etc.
>screwdrivers
Really nigga ? Also if your lab doesn't give you access to those it means you're in shit central university.
Didn't even know Thule made backpacks, I'm checking out theirs now.
>Subterra 23L
>EnRoute 18L
>Departer 21L
>Daparter 23L
what get
I spent over a thousand dollars trying to find the perfect backpack.
Pic is related, a travelpro backpack. a little pricey, but definitely worth it.
It's got a nice dedicated section for a laptop and a tablet, and a bigger section with dividers for books/papers etc.
The front pocket has plenty of space for smaller stuff, and there's even a version with an RFID blocking pocket.
I got it for work, I travel very frequently (3 weeks out of the month) but it'd be perfect for a student or a traveling technician. Also, mine came with a matching charger case.
Highly recommended
Generally not.
>Really nigga ?
Yes, though it's probably the least used of those.
>Also if your lab doesn't give you access to those it means you're in shit central university.
They do, but like I already said, they're not always close by. You don't do everything in the lab, or it requires people to give you access, all time consuming stuff.
In 5 years I used a screwdriver maybe once and it was given by the prof. Also if you don't have access to the lab you just do it in your dorm room, there's no need to carry the equipment and risk losing it, unless you can find other tools outside of the lab.
>Also if you don't have access to the lab you just do it in your dorm room
That would be like 30 minutes away, also not useful for group work which most of it was.
>there's no need to carry the equipment and risk losing it, unless you can find other tools outside of the lab.
Well, there's almost no risk anyway (otherwise I wouldn't bring my laptop either), but yeah, it's generally not easy to find tools outside of labs in school.
neckbeard spotted
>the virgin mule
>drags a 5kg 17 inch gaming laptop to school everyday only to jot down a few notes in notepad.exe which he will never look over again
>carries all his textbooks in a secondary duffel bag.
>brings power brick and wall plug even though he won't use more than 10% of his battery
>brings extra batteries 'just in case' adding extra unneeded weight
>tried to play WoW in public once but felt ashamed and was afraid it would attract too much attention and quits immediately.
>uses a kensington lock but never leaves desk
>the chad versatility
>doesn't carry a bag
>memorizes entire textbook so doesn't have to bring it to class
>borrows friends smartphone to use snapchat and tinder in class
>engraves all his notes on the surface of his desk
>his desk is always reserved for him and is known as 'Chad's desk' by the local community so he can always come back to it
>desk gets displayed at a museum at the end of the semester to be preserved as cultural heritage
Sophomore at U of I, in engineering:
-retina macbook pro 13"
-charger for mac+phone
-one five star notebook (these are too good)
-a small folder for papers (otherwise they crumple in the bag)
-herschel bag (its literally the most common style)
-i clicker (fuck this)
-bottle of water
-gum, pack of parliements and a lighter, and keys, pen on the front pouch
honestly this is more than enough, i dont do anything power intensive on my laptop anyway. when i need to i can just go to a workstation the school provides or go to my desktop....