ginamlee
06-03-2004, 11:10 PM
Okay, I'm not kidding here, my oldest three have been asking me EVERY DAY about when their new school bags would be arriving. Today, we came home from an eye appointment, and the lady who cleans our house had brought in the mail and the box was on the dining table. The kids were BOUNCING until I could get that box open! I can't believe the excitement generated by a school bag!!!! (These kids get a new backpack, usually from LL Bean, every year, so I promise they are not deprived. They just had so much fun picking out the cool graphics from www.sierratradingpost.com!)
ANYWAY...we've never owned this type of bag and I'm curious about how it is supposed to fit on the body. I know, obviously, that the main strap goes across the body. Where is the bag supposed to sit? Along your side? Across your back? And, where should the bottom of the bag fall? Above your butt, I assume???
By the way, for those of you wondering about the size of these things:
I think that the Small would be plenty generous for a diaper bag. I would compare the storage space to about the size of a Lands End Do It All. It is a very generous bag. I got the small for my soon-to-be 1st grader and it is more than enough room. It could have been smaller, and it still would have been quite functional for an elementary student.
I got the Medium size for my 2 oldest kids. I can't really image using this size for a diaper bag unless I intended it for use while traveling (An excuse which makes me kinda want one...). This thing is really quite large. I would never think of using it as my every day bag. The Large must be truly enormous.
Anyway, if anyone could post a photo of a correctly worn Timbuk2, I would be very, very grateful!
ANYWAY...we've never owned this type of bag and I'm curious about how it is supposed to fit on the body. I know, obviously, that the main strap goes across the body. Where is the bag supposed to sit? Along your side? Across your back? And, where should the bottom of the bag fall? Above your butt, I assume???
By the way, for those of you wondering about the size of these things:
I think that the Small would be plenty generous for a diaper bag. I would compare the storage space to about the size of a Lands End Do It All. It is a very generous bag. I got the small for my soon-to-be 1st grader and it is more than enough room. It could have been smaller, and it still would have been quite functional for an elementary student.
I got the Medium size for my 2 oldest kids. I can't really image using this size for a diaper bag unless I intended it for use while traveling (An excuse which makes me kinda want one...). This thing is really quite large. I would never think of using it as my every day bag. The Large must be truly enormous.
Anyway, if anyone could post a photo of a correctly worn Timbuk2, I would be very, very grateful!