Re: [RBW] Re: duluth pack

2010-05-18 Thread Ken Freeman
Any connection between Frost River and Frostline? On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 10:33 AM, cyclotourist wrote: > Doug P ran a Hobo as a saddle bag for a while. Looked like it worked fine. > > > > On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 6:09 AM, EricP wrote: > >> Also own bags from both companies. And do remember it

Re: [RBW] Re: duluth pack

2010-05-18 Thread cyclotourist
Doug P ran a Hobo as a saddle bag for a while. Looked like it worked fine. On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 6:09 AM, EricP wrote: > Also own bags from both companies. And do remember it was covered > extensively on this list a few years ago. (About the time both Bill > and myself each found the box o

[RBW] Re: duluth pack

2010-05-18 Thread EricP
Also own bags from both companies. And do remember it was covered extensively on this list a few years ago. (About the time both Bill and myself each found the box of bags in the store at Duluth Pack.) Do want to mention that the current Duluth Pack bags appear to be made from their regular clot

Re: [RBW] Re: duluth pack

2010-05-17 Thread Bill Connell
IIRC, it was Frost River who last made the Baggins bags, and there was a difference in opinion over who owned those designs once Riv's contract with them ended. Frost River was/is selling the exact same Baggins-design bags under their own label though it sounded from Grant's post at the time that t

[RBW] Re: duluth pack

2010-05-17 Thread Liesl
Check out Frost River, which, after a hiatus, is back in the saddle. I believe when the Frost River folks parted ways with Duluth Pack folks, they got the old riv patterns in the deal? I'm guessing it was Frost River that was making the Baggins Keven's Bag and the Baggins Loafers before Baggins Ho

[RBW] Re: duluth pack

2010-05-17 Thread Thomas Lynn Skean
I cannot understand how the Duluth Pack Hobo bag as pictured can be attached to a saddle. In fact, as far as I can tell from their pictures, *they* don't either. The panniers look like a less fancy and less thoroughly thought through rendition of the upcoming Riv panniers writ large. They look *to

[RBW] Re: duluth pack

2010-05-17 Thread scott
http://duluthpack.com/outdoor-gear/biking On May 17, 11:47 am, Brian Hanson wrote: > Link? > > > > > > On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 9:20 AM, scott wrote: > > Hey everyone, > >    I noticed yesterday that Duluth Pack is making bike bags again. > > Panniers, a bar tube, and a hobo--but the hobo is set