{"id":6391,"date":"2013-04-30T17:56:29","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T21:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=6391"},"modified":"2013-04-30T20:33:38","modified_gmt":"2013-05-01T00:33:38","slug":"troy-found-the-perfect-gear-bag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/troy-found-the-perfect-gear-bag\/","title":{"rendered":"Troy found the perfect gear bag"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"vespa-ebag\"<\/a>Troy writes:<\/p>\n

Hi Thomas,<\/p>\n

I know, beyond SW Radios, your secondary passion is which ‘bag’ will you use to pack your radios for a trip. I have admired your photos of your Eagle Creek Pack w\/ Tecsun PL-380 & Sony AN-LP1<\/a>. I searched high and low for something like your Eagle Creek pack and I stumbled across this $19.99 gem: the Vespa Mini-Backpack.<\/p>\n

It’s sold by eBags on their web site<\/a>, via Amazon<\/a> and also via eBay. Despite all three sites being the same vendor, eBay is the least expensive as they offer Free Shipping through that site<\/a>\"\"\u00a0[though looks like the price just nudged up a bit<\/em>]. At $19.99 I’m amazed at what I can get into it: A 1st GEN iPad cloaked in a thick leather case with bluetooth keyboard, a PL-390 (I love the ETM for travel) and what I think is the most underrated Grundig of them all – the G6 Aviator<\/a> (I have the BA Edition). Plus I still have room for my TG34 Antenna, my iSound 4 USB Wall Charger, (2) USB Cables, some spare rechargeable AA Batteries and a dual USB Car Adapter that can recharge my iPad and iPhone.<\/p>\n

Oh yeah, the Vespa has a cell phone pouch on one of the pack’s shoulder straps. All for $19.99 delivered from eBay. I have to admit, I haven’t had it long enough to testify to its durability but it seems to be built fairly well despite its price point.<\/p>\n

Here are the first two links – you can easily find the eBay links (it comes in a variety of colors though it appears white is out of stock):<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.ebags.com\/product\/vespa\/basic-backpack\/208461?productid=10120760<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Vespa-Mens-Nylon-Backpack-Black\/dp\/B004LFX9IA<\/a><\/p>\n

At twenty bucks I may buy a spare.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thanks, Troy! You know me well; I love backpacks and travel gear. You probably know eBags have a pretty strong following and good reputation amongst one baggers<\/a>. I’ll have to check out this little bag. Thanks for sharing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Troy writes: Hi Thomas, I know, beyond SW Radios, your secondary passion is which ‘bag’ will you use to pack your radios for a trip. I have admired your photos of your Eagle Creek Pack w\/ Tecsun PL-380 & Sony AN-LP1. I searched high and low for something like your Eagle Creek pack and I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1154],"tags":[1896,1893,187,1497,1153,478,1895,1894],"class_list":["post-6391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel","tag-backpacks","tag-ebags","tag-grundig-g6","tag-one-bag-travel","tag-shortwave-travel","tag-tecsun-pl-380","tag-vespa-backpack","tag-vespa-backpack-review"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-1F5","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3639,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/the-tecsun-pl-380-a-great-travel-radio\/","url_meta":{"origin":6391,"position":0},"title":"The Tecsun PL-380: a great travel radio","author":"Thomas","date":"May 23, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"SWLing Post reader, Alan, commented on our \"most durable radios for travel\" post: You should include the Tecsun PL-380 [on] the list. 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