We Should Get Out In Front of This: The Return of the Fannypack

[caleb]

Last weekend I was walking through an outdoor store when my eye was caught by this:





Okay, so times are achangin'. When is it okay to wear a fannypack non-ironically?

Some might say never, ever again. While that might be a good general rule, there are exceptions. For example, this is entirely permissable:

[chasea]

ONLY if you're the biggest motherfucker in the room, or can beat up the biggest motherfucker in the room.

[doctor855]

ONLY if you're the biggest motherfucker in the room, or can beat up the biggest motherfucker in the room.

If you have a gun in there you don't need to be able to do either.

[David Tollefson]

Bring back the fannypack!




















And the mullet.

[caleb]

If you have a gun in there you don't need to be able to do either.

If I saw a guy walking down the street with a fannypack, I'd assume there was a gun in it. The fact that I'm serious is probably indicative of how paranoid our society has become.

The reason the reincarnated fannypack caught my eye was it looked really useful for skiing and hiking with my dogs. With the dogs I'm usually carrying:

- Treats
- A leash
- An ecollar remote
- A Garmin Astro handheld
- Wallet
- Phone
- Sometimes a camera
- Sometimes a map

That's a lot of junk to fit in my pockets. As uncool as a fannypack might be, it seems really practical.

As for carrying a pistol, it's crossed my mind, although probably not for the sort of reasons that most people think about packing heat. Last summer I ran across at least two sick and aggressive raccoons while walking the dogs, and fortunately I was able to get the dogs away before a very bad situation could have transpired. The thought of sticking a little pistol like the new Walther PPK/S .22 in with all my other hiking and skiing junk has crossed my mind since I'd really rather not leave rabid animals running around on my hiking trails.

[-HvA-]

For that lethal grandpa style:
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[-HvA-]

The hot chick gets away with it because she's a hot chick. Duh. Hot chicks can get away with a lot of stupid shit.

How about this one?
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Just say no to fanny packs.

[burgess1108]

It'll be cool as soon as Rapha says it's cool.

[David Tollefson]

How about this one?


Just say no to fanny packs.

You need to drop for 20 for that offense.

And it's no surprise that this picture was taken inside a WalMart.

[RickM]

If I saw a guy walking down the street with a fannypack, I'd assume there was a gun in it. The fact that I'm serious is probably indicative of how paranoid our society has become.

The reason the reincarnated fannypack caught my eye was it looked really useful for skiing and hiking with my dogs. With the dogs I'm usually carrying:

- Treats
- A leash
- An ecollar remote
- A Garmin Astro handheld
- Wallet
- Phone
- Sometimes a camera
- Sometimes a map

That's a lot of junk to fit in my pockets. As uncool as a fannypack might be, it seems really practical.

As for carrying a pistol, it's crossed my mind, although probably not for the sort of reasons that most people think about packing heat. Last summer I ran across at least two sick and aggressive raccoons while walking the dogs, and fortunately I was able to get the dogs away before a very bad situation could have transpired. The thought of sticking a little pistol like the new Walther PPK/S .22 in with all my other hiking and skiing junk has crossed my mind since I'd really rather not leave rabid animals running around on my hiking trails.

-->> Fannypack in earnest use in an outdoor activity; Okay. On the street? No.
-->> Nice to se Walther bringing back the PPK in .22...it was a very good chambering for that gun...the PP in .22 was truly a very practical pistol of it's type. Personally I would not use a PPK for the purposes you describe. There are other options. Since this is a bike forum, and not a gun forum. I'll suggest that if you care to exchange opinions you can PM me.
-->> For killing very small types of fauna...you don't need a real firearm. A good pellet pistol will do it and be easier/less hassle to obtain, carry, etc...
-->> Dunno where you live, caleb, and that of course does figure in to things, but it's not really your job generally to kill sick fauna unless they are in dire misery, and then a .22 may not be enough gun. Car-struck or poisoned coyote, car-struck deer, demented nasty bull raccoons, etc.. require at least a .22 magnum in my experience to get it done mercifully. Also, rabid raccon populations collapse fairly rapidly, so those guys will not be around long. NOT lecturing...just offering what may be a different POV.
--> Have you got your dogs belled? It helps.

Best,

Chance "That's not the way I would have done it" Rider

[Chad]

My daughter has one, made by The North Face, wornover the shoulder ala cody.wms's pic. I called her a dork for having a fanny pack, she said I was the dork for not knowing what a roo was. Not sure if I was right or she was...

[Mabouya]

car-struck deer

Driving home from work late one night (actually about 2:00 AM) about a mile from my house I came across a fairly big deer lying in the middle of the road. (very little traffic at that time of day) Some idiot had hit it and left it there. I got out to drag it off to the side when I realized that it was still breathing, but could not get up. That was really the first and only time in my life that I've wished I owned a gun. Not having one, I drove around the deer and went home to get my huge-ass sledge-hammer which I used to put the poor thing out of its misery. It was a messy job, but I felt I had to do it.

Also, I realized why deer are so stupid - they're heads are tiny. You can still see the gash marks in the road from the swings that missed.

[caleb]

Since this is a bike forum, and not a gun forum. I'll suggest that if you care to exchange opinions you can PM me.

Sounds good. I agree that this isn't the place for a detailed pistol discussion. I live in far northern Minnesota without any animal control, and sometimes these conversations from a unique or minority perspective don't translate very well for a general audience.

[boxerboxer]

ONLY if you're the biggest motherfucker in the room, or can beat up the biggest motherfucker in the room.

ill-beat-a-motherfucker-with-another-motherfucker.jpg

[boxerboxer]

P.S. I'm so glad this thread is back <3

[chasea]

P.S. I'm so glad this thread is back <3

That makes one of us.

[hampco]

Bento boxes: aren't they the cycling version of fannypacks?

[caleb]

That makes one of us.

Hater.

If it makes it any better, the girl on the right is the fanny pack model in my original post. She must be doing something right - she did win a world championship last year.

[boxerboxer]

That makes one of us.

And yet you can't stay away *grin*

[rmplum]

60% of Japanese engineers coming to the US to test cars still proudly rock the fanny pack. The more colors and the stranger the inspirational message on them the better.

RP