MKVII, meet your hardcore cousin...

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 9:44 pm

The people who make Drizabone coats, etc, are now making a bag out of Drizabone material. This would be AWESOME for hiking, etc.

Remind you of anything?

http://www.hatsdirect.com/images/produc ... -large.jpg

Swindiana · Post by **Swindiana** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 9:57 pm

Yup! Those are neat. I think Michaleson got one?

Maybe that thread got lost in the last big crash though...

And yes, they seem to be water repellant enough to keep your stuff "dry as a bone".

Regards,
Swindiana

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 10:09 pm

Swindiana wrote:And yes, they seem to be water repellant enough to keep your stuff "dry as a bone".

That's good Australian humour right there

Swindiana · Post by **Swindiana** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 10:15 pm

To make a long story short, one of the toastmasters at a dinner I went to sing at tonight made a great impression of Steve Irwin before we went on... I might even tell you he even was from Australia.

We've got exchange students from all over the world here and I hooked up with a couple of guys from the US too.

I guess I just got inspired.

Regards,
Swindiana

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 11:06 pm

Not only is he from Australia, he and I share the same surname. Spooky

Bufflehead Jones · Post by **Bufflehead Jones** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 4:42 am

This week at work we got a call that sent me to typing a monologue as Steve Irwin and I was trying to type with an Austrailian accent on the computer in my car to some of my co-workers.

The call was for a 9 1/2 year old, over 10 foot, 100 pound Python that had bitten a teacher, at one of the local high schools, on the arm and wouldn't let go. The kids were running around the school looking for a machette. The Fire Department was there, but they said they weren't touching the snake.

My little monologue was about the Cocodile Hunter assisting with the snake and saying stuff such as, " That's a 100 pound Python, by crikey, that my wife, Terri, has wrappped around her. Ain't she a beut. The snake, not Terri. Don't try this at home. We are trained professionals. Terri, is that snake squeezing as hard as it looks like he is. I'm sorry, hon, I couldn't hear you."

We resolved the little dilema by giving the snake a rat about the size of a chicken. He had a rat for dinner. Wait, I think he had a teacher for dinner and a rat for desert. Anyway, we got the snake back in the cage. The last thing we heard was the teacher explaining to the class that the lesson for today is, that you don't pick up a 100 pound snake that hasn't eaten in about three weeks.

The above is loosely based on a true story.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 7:56 am

Kris · Post by **Kris** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 7:58 am

Whats the price for those ?

Great story matey !

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 8:11 am

AU$42.00 / US $29.26

Shawnkara · Post by **Shawnkara** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 1:49 am

Is that where they got "Drizabone"? Because with a thick Aussie accent "Dry as a bone" sounds like "Drizabone"? That's kinda cool

Neolithic · Post by **Neolithic** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 2:06 am

Shawnkara wrote:Is that where they got "Drizabone"? Because with a thick Aussie accent "Dry as a bone" sounds like "Drizabone"? That's kinda cool

Yep.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 2:46 am

Yes, part of the Australian dialect is to run words together.

So, something like, "How are you going today, mate?" becomes, "Owyagoingtoday... mate?"

Neolithic · Post by **Neolithic** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 2:55 am

Haha.. a good one is havagudeweekend.
I use that all the time...

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 3:05 am

How about "Seizures!"

Instead of "See ya's!"

Instead of "See you people, later!"

Swindiana · Post by **Swindiana** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 3:08 am

Here are a couple of threads mentioning it:

http://www.indygear.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=995

http://www.indygear.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6639

Regards,
Swindiana

Scandinavia Jones · Post by **Scandinavia Jones** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 7:41 am

Neat little baggy...ain't no substitute to the real thing, though...

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 8:26 am

Swindiana wrote:Here are a couple of threads mentioning it:

http://www.indygear.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=995

http://www.indygear.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6639

Which are only good if you know about the bag in the first place... otherwise, what would you search for?

Swindiana · Post by **Swindiana** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 8:55 am

I just thought it would be good reading since its features are described a bit, that's all. A "before you buy" kinda deal.

Regards,
Swindiana

Post by **Michaelson** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 2:44 pm

Yep. I have one. Nice bag, but smaller than a MvVII, no pockets inside...a pretty whimpy 3/4 inch cotton strap that's sewn to the bag, so no strap replacement. Great light day bag, but for the long haul, no where near making a MkVII even break a sweat. Regards. Michaelson

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 7:41 pm

Except when you're in a torrential rainshower and your MKVII gets everything soaked, right?

Post by **Michaelson** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 7:43 pm

That is absolutely correct. That bag is heads and shoulders above the MkVII in terms of water resistance. Regards. Michaelson

Mola Ram · Post by **Mola Ram** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 7:54 pm

That is absolutely correct. That bag is heads and shoulders above the MkVII in terms of water resistance

my bag is extremely resistant to water. Ive actually taped up the air vents
and filled the whole thing with water, having no leaks.
Adam

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 8:16 pm

You really like to test your gear, huh?

Henry Jones Sr. · Post by **Henry Jones Sr.** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 8:25 pm

Sounds to me like a future wineskin...

. Just leave out the wine and use whiskey!

Sincere regards,

Henry Jones, Sr.

Swindiana · Post by **Swindiana** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 4:46 am

my bag is extremely resistant to water. Ive actually taped up the air vents
and filled the whole thing with water, having no leaks.
Adam

Was this after washing it or with no wash? The bags are treated with a water repellant chemical to begin with, but washing them seem to take some of it away. I use a water-repellant similar to Scotch Guard for my everyday bag and it has never soaked through either. An invisible treatment that works wonders if you ask me.

Regards,
Swindiana

Post by **Michaelson** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 12:35 pm

Actually, the bag is coated with a parafin or waxy type concoction that is pretty wash resistant as well. I washed mine once, and all it did was make the surface feel that much, well, gooier. Weird stuff. I then read the instructions, and they recommend just wiping it off rather than washing. See, the instructions ARE good something, I suppose.

Regards. Michaelson

Scandinavia Jones · Post by **Scandinavia Jones** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 12:56 pm

Michaelson wrote:Actually, the bag is coated with a parafin or waxy type concoction that is pretty wash resistant as well.

Yep, Driza-Bone products are made of oiled cotton, much like the Barbour jackets.
BTW... according to the header of the thread, this bag is the Mk VII's hardcore cousin...? So WWII-used canvas bags are for wimps?

Post by **Michaelson** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 12:57 pm

Like I said, weird stuff if you're not used to handling material treated this way. Took me some time to get used to it.....come to think of it, I'm not sure I HAVE gotten completely used to it yet.

Regards. Michaelson

IndyBlues · Post by **IndyBlues** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 4:07 pm

Scandinavia Jones wrote:
Michaelson wrote:Actually, the bag is coated with a parafin or waxy type concoction that is pretty wash resistant as well.
Yep, Driza-Bone products are made of oiled cotton, much like the Barbour jackets.
BTW... according to the header of the thread, this bag is the Mk VII's hardcore cousin...? So WWII-used canvas bags are for wimps?

Yeah, I was just thinking that. Hardcore cousin...no. Waterproof nephew.....sounds about right.