That Packpack Thing? Own Up - What's In 'Em Then?

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

That Backpack Thing? Own Up - What's In 'Em Then?

Just curious, like. Never gave it a second thought before July 2005, but now you come to mention it, seems like about 90% of the commuting population appear to carry backpacks in various states of scabbiness. I mean, I commute. Season ticket in placky Southern Rail wallet, which also contains a small quantity of nicely folded dosh and the usual array of credit and debit cards. House key in one pocket, swipe cards for office in another pocket. Leave Daily Mirror on the train in the morning. Leave Evening Standard on the train in the, um, evening. I mean, what's to carry?

Come on, 'fess up? What's in YOUR backpack? Mummy's tupperwared sarnies? A sensible raincoat? Stash of porn? Pet hamster?

And do you also have your mittens tied to your anorak?

 

[Albion Rob]

Just the sarnies my mum makes me and a tin of soup to heat up plus a yoghurt.

Christ knows why though as I always chuck them away and leave the soup in the kitchen then eat out.

Stupid really.

 

[beardy gull]

I must confess I do carry Porno in my 'man bag' currently.
The Irvine Welsh book - honest.
and my head set.
and my ipod shuffle.

 

[Cian]

I have an addidas backpack I use most of the time. All its got in it - laptop, wireless card. Possibly a magazine or two. Headphones and a USB key if they're not scrunched up in my pocket

I use a backpack as its much less of a target than either of my two laptop bags - one of which has "SONY" across the back in silver letters and may as well actually scream "STEAL ME! STEAL ME!", and the other of which is massive, Samsonite, and looks exactly like a laptop bag.... its used for airports, as it really protects the laptop

 

[Curious Orange]

Cagoul, TUNA sandwiches, an apple, a book, and some headphones.

What of it?

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

I carry a small fillipino boy in mine.

 

[Gwylan]

Notebook, wallet, mobile phone, newspapers, water and lots of other crap.

 

[Meade's Ball]

Pad for my writings, many pens, glasses, birth certificate (can't seem to think of anywhere else to keep it), spare clothes for cycling sweatiness, Independent.
I make sure i never store bananas there any more.

 

[HampshireSeagulls]

Lightweight waterproof, pump, Gerber multitool, Park cycle multitool, Camelbak UnBottle, cheque book, sarnies, bike chain, keys.

MP3 player is cabletied to the strap, and it only has one earpiece so that I can hear music in one ear, and traffic, people and police shouting "Stop or I fire" in the other.

 

[captainmorganrum]

I make sure i never store bananas there any more.

Have you mentally recovered from that incident with the pack of baboons?

 

[Faldo]

MP3 player is cabletied to the strap, and it only has one earpiece so that I can hear music in one ear, and traffic, people and police shouting "Stop or I fire" in the other.

No backpack for me today... all my worldly possessions have been jammed into pockets or just plain forgotten (slept in this morning).

 

[Hiney]

Work papers, pens, season ticket and ipod

 

[Meade's Ball]

Have you mentally recovered from that incident with the pack of baboons?

Mentally, yes. Anally, no.

 

[captainmorganrum]

Mentally, yes. Anally, no.

Who'd have thought they'd go after the bananas in THERE?

 

[London Calling]

LOst my grey water proof panier last night.

Work reckons it would have been blown up by now

Though I reckon the locals would have caught it as it fell off the bike

LC

 

[Bluejuice]

iPod, newspaper, magazines, various flyers, my lunch in a tupperware box, smoking apparatus and a book.

 

[¤DãŃn¥ §êãGüLL¤]

Book/newspaper, deodrant, hair gel, change of clothes (if staying at gf's house), lunch, antibiotics, discman, NVQ homework, sunglasses, sun tan oil.

 

[WATFORD zero]

deodrant, hair gel, antibiotics, sun tan oil.

What is happening to the youth of today

 

[¤DãŃn¥ §êãGüLL¤]

I'm unhealthy, suffer from BO and have pasty skin. Nothing terrible.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Speaking as someone who ends up dealing with them, several times a day at the moment, might I take this opportunity to remind you to keep your possessions and bags with you at all times while travelling, and that any unattended packages, boxes, bags, laptops etc are likely to be destroyed?

Thank you in advance