{"id":370,"date":"2008-01-11T20:34:30","date_gmt":"2008-01-12T02:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tommy.lardbucket.org\/?p=370"},"modified":"2014-04-07T09:24:04","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T14:24:04","slug":"patchy-and-columbia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tommy.lardbucket.org\/?p=370","title":{"rendered":"Patchy and Columbia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m a specialty market. I need a high performance back pack that can hold 35 lbs at max, has a compartment at least 6 inches deep with pockets for a TI-89, assignment notebook, camera and at least 4 utensil sleeves along with the requisite miscellaneously-sized pockets for various other cargo.<\/p>\n<p>I say this because my current backpack is going the same way as my binder. You can actually see through the bottom of it.<\/p>\n<p><img src='http:\/\/tommy.lardbucket.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/see_through.JPG' alt='see through the bottom of my bag?' \/><\/p>\n<p>Yet despite that, earlier this week, it still managed to hold:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Main trapper (WEED)<\/li>\n<li>Chem trapper<\/li>\n<li>chem book<\/li>\n<li>lunchbag<\/li>\n<li>CWLT binder<\/li>\n<li>lab notebook<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is in addition to the standard issue assignment notebook, TI-89, glasses, scrap paper, notecards and various writing instruments in their own compartments.<\/p>\n<p>You may have heard me refer to this backpack as &#8220;the one I found in the trash last year after senior finals because some idiot didn&#8217;t think he&#8217;d need it for college which still contained a CD for a CAT (Contemporary American Texts) project&#8221;. There was never actually a word scrawled on it with white-out, so for now I&#8217;ll just call it&#8230;Patchy. <\/p>\n<p>Patchy has definitely seen some better days. The straps are tearing out at the root. The internal compartment divider is a thin nylon fabric that&#8217;s ripped from both the bottom and the top of the interior. You&#8217;ve already seen the bottom.<\/p>\n<p>Well, now there&#8217;s some competition in town. You may have seen me sporting Columbia, a Whirlibag XU 9111 fresh from the store. It holds 39 L and features a padded compartment for a 15.4&#8243; laptop.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/tommy.lardbucket.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/XU.JPG\" alt='my new backpack' \/><\/p>\n<p>During today&#8217;s &#8220;test drive&#8221;, I maxed out the capacity at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Main binder (WEED)<\/li>\n<li>Chem binder<\/li>\n<li>Physics binder<\/li>\n<li>CWLT binder<\/li>\n<li>AP Psych review guide<\/li>\n<li>lab notebook<\/li>\n<li>Western Philosophy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/tommy.lardbucket.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/contents.JPG\" alt='my new backpack holds stuff' \/><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s quite a lot without any sign of ripping or CSF (catastrophic seam failure). It comes at a price though. The predominantly rectanglish shape means I can&#8217;t fit irregular objects like my super-cool Canon company lunch bag in it so I have to carry it around in my hands. It also has no room for my camera and note cards and scrap paper. The worst problem I see is that, despite its purported 39 L of space, the largest of its main compartments only fits two binders. The other two are only two inches deep and won&#8217;t fit either WEED or my chem binder. This present a problem for large, deep or irregular objects like my physics text book or lunch bag.<\/p>\n<p>I can see how a laptop compartment is vital for day when I need to bring my laptop into school, but for everyday use, it fails to possess enough pockets. My hope is that Patchy will last to the end of the year. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m a specialty market. I need a high performance back pack that can hold 35 lbs at max, has a compartment at least 6 inches deep with pockets for a TI-89, assignment notebook, camera and at least 4 utensil sleeves along with the requisite miscellaneously-sized pockets for various other cargo. 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