Silver Case

One of the improvements on my second messenger bag was to make it big enough to hold A3-sized paper unmolested.

Last week I packed up a heap of important records and files and documents and delivered them to my accountant. I felt like playing bike courier, so I loaded it up in my #2 Messenger and headed out.

The bag held up quite nicely. It was heavier than I would have guessed. The bales of paper were pretty dense. The insane thing is that I have seen advertised bike messenger bags in NYC that have far, far larger cargo capacity than this. (imagine a cardboard file box or two). That must be a real joy.

Over the weekend I finished up my second messenger bag.

New features?

• Inside I sewed a waterproofed, sealable pocket that is large enough to hold an A3-size document.
• I added an internal, elastic keychain for my bike lock.
• Did some experimental logo work with my Print Gocco. Didn’t turn out great.

Materials?

• Used this hard canvas-like stuff called ‘Ticking’. It’s the same material I made my bespoke railroad engineer hat from.

• For the strap I used the belt from a construction worker’s safety harness. It’s really strong and supple, and I love the crude metal buckle and “PROLOCK” label sewn on.

The only thing left to do is to assemble My Adafruit Industries MiniPOV3 LED micro-controller kit so that I can illuminate my bag with a series of LEDs. The kit just arrived today.