June 30, 2007

Add +1 Satchel to Inventory

I needed to find an efficient way to carry a camera on me at all times. My first conclusion? I need a man purse. So I conducted the obligatory and all too extensive web research to find the perfect satchel. A messenger bag, masculine, not too expensive, compact, yet big enough to hold:
  1. Sketch/Notebook
  2. Digital Camera
  3. MP3 Player
Low and behold, I found this on ebay:


Made out of genuine camel leather in the ancient fortress city of Jaisalmer, India by a small family business that hand cuts and sews them on an antique Singer sewing machine leftover from the British Raj period.

You can't get more authentic (or Indiana Jones) than that!

2 comments:

GeologyGuy said...

So . . . did you buy the camel skin satchel?

Nate said...

Absolutely!

It was $50 (including shipping) - which, if you shop around, similar leather bags start at $150 and don't have the authenticity/free-trade value of this one.

It arrived in 2 days, beautifully packaged and exactly what I expected. It's perfect.

I want to carry a whip in it just in case I ever get mugged so I can pull it out and and muggers would be like wtf? and probably just let me go.