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MKVII, meet your hardcore cousin...
Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2004 9:44 pm
by Rob
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?
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Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2004 9:57 pm
by Swindiana
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
Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2004 10:09 pm
by Rob
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
Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2004 10:15 pm
by Swindiana
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
Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2004 11:06 pm
by Rob
Not only is he from Australia, he and I share the same surname. Spooky
Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2004 4:42 am
by Bufflehead Jones
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.
Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2004 7:56 am
by Rob
Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2004 7:58 am
by Kris
Whats the price for those ?
Great story matey !
Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2004 8:11 am
by Rob
AU$42.00 / US $29.26
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 1:49 am
by Shawnkara
Is that where they got "Drizabone"? Because with a thick Aussie accent "Dry as a bone" sounds like "Drizabone"? That's kinda cool
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 2:06 am
by Neolithic
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.
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 2:46 am
by Rob
Yes, part of the Australian dialect is to run words together.
So, something like, "How are you going today, mate?" becomes, "Owyagoingtoday... mate?"
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 2:55 am
by Neolithic
Haha.. a good one is havagudeweekend.
I use that all the time...
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 3:05 am
by Rob
How about "Seizures!"
Instead of "See ya's!"
Instead of "See you people, later!"
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 3:08 am
by Swindiana
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 7:41 am
by Scandinavia Jones
Neat little baggy...ain't no substitute to the real thing, though...
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 8:26 am
by Rob
Which are only good if you know about the bag in the first place... otherwise, what would you search for?
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 8:55 am
by Swindiana
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
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 2:44 pm
by Michaelson
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
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 7:41 pm
by Rob
Except when you're in a torrential rainshower and your MKVII gets everything soaked, right?
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 7:43 pm
by Michaelson
That is absolutely correct. That bag is heads and shoulders above the MkVII in terms of water resistance. Regards. Michaelson
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 7:54 pm
by Mola Ram
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
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 8:16 pm
by Rob
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 8:25 pm
by Henry Jones Sr.
Sounds to me like a future wineskin...
. Just leave out the wine and use whiskey!
Sincere regards,
Henry Jones, Sr.
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 4:46 am
by Swindiana
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
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 12:35 pm
by Michaelson
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
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 12:56 pm
by Scandinavia Jones
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?
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 12:57 pm
by Michaelson
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
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 4:07 pm
by IndyBlues
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.
