Rolly’s Brisbane Outdoor Gear Chunky Toad
You’ve likely heard me talking these up before, but it’s about time I gave this one a proper review for anyone thinking about getting themselves a new pack.
This pack was kind of a long way coming, as my shitty old Gravis backpack was always destined to self destruct once I started cycling and packing it full of tools and d-locks etc.
BOGear was pretty much my first port of call after my Papermunky messenger bag had already treated me so well.
Quick email to Dave at BOGear to ask him what my options were and, within 3 days, I was hooked up with one of the original Chunky Toad “tester” bags. The tester bags/Outdoor Gear bags were distributed amongst trusted individuals to use and “dirtify” in order to find their limits and which parts needed tweaking to maximise comfort and still remain strong as can be.
Jump forward a week and I already knew this bag was exactly what I wanted, but with a few additional minor tweaks to make it my own. Ideas were sent back and forth via email, some things couldn’t be done, some could, and eventually we agreed on exactly what I wanted and I gave Dave the green light to go ahead with making the bag.
Fast forward 3 more weeks and it was done and, truth be told, I was a little taken aback at my own decision to go with such a lewd and obnoxious colour scheme! What the hell was I thinking?!?! Lime green??? Muppet. Dave was stoked with it though, and assured me the pics didn’t do the colour scheme justice. Trusting his judgement on the overall finish and changing some of the straps back to black to “tone it down” was a good move and when it arrived I knew I’d made the right call, it looked AWESOME. Bright as all hell and totally my own. The reflective stripping also works really well, so here’s hoping there’s no “sorry mate, didn’t see ya” from here on in. Worth mentioning here, when I ordered my bag the reflective strips were only available in straight designs, hence the hashtag. Since then I’ve sent Dave some info on getting whole sheets of the reflective material, so here’s hoping we’ll soon see some awesome custom shapes on his bags.
Read more here.
You’ve likely heard me talking these up before, but it’s about time I gave this one a proper review for anyone thinking about getting themselves a new pack.
This pack was kind of a long way coming, as my shitty old Gravis backpack was always destined to self destruct once I started cycling and packing it full of tools and d-locks etc.
BOGear was pretty much my first port of call after my Papermunky messenger bag had already treated me so well.
Quick email to Dave at BOGear to ask him what my options were and, within 3 days, I was hooked up with one of the original Chunky Toad “tester” bags. The tester bags/Outdoor Gear bags were distributed amongst trusted individuals to use and “dirtify” in order to find their limits and which parts needed tweaking to maximise comfort and still remain strong as can be.
Jump forward a week and I already knew this bag was exactly what I wanted, but with a few additional minor tweaks to make it my own. Ideas were sent back and forth via email, some things couldn’t be done, some could, and eventually we agreed on exactly what I wanted and I gave Dave the green light to go ahead with making the bag.
Fast forward 3 more weeks and it was done and, truth be told, I was a little taken aback at my own decision to go with such a lewd and obnoxious colour scheme! What the hell was I thinking?!?! Lime green??? Muppet. Dave was stoked with it though, and assured me the pics didn’t do the colour scheme justice. Trusting his judgement on the overall finish and changing some of the straps back to black to “tone it down” was a good move and when it arrived I knew I’d made the right call, it looked AWESOME. Bright as all hell and totally my own. The reflective stripping also works really well, so here’s hoping there’s no “sorry mate, didn’t see ya” from here on in. Worth mentioning here, when I ordered my bag the reflective strips were only available in straight designs, hence the hashtag. Since then I’ve sent Dave some info on getting whole sheets of the reflective material, so here’s hoping we’ll soon see some awesome custom shapes on his bags.
Read more here.
