Osprey Flap Jill Courier
September 13, 2009
Sometimes I don’t have to put something through exhaustive testing, weighing its pros and cons, getting its weight and measure with a jaundiced eye. Sometimes I see a piece of gear and just think “oooh, WANT.” Just like with new relationships, you just KNOW, you know? Of course, months later when it all falls to pieces you’re left with a cynical outlook on the whole thing, and when people coo “when we met, we just KNEW” you think “Yeah, and you thought that about every single relationship you ever had, so you were bound to be right one time, and even a stopped watch is right twice a day, blah blah.”
Good thing Osprey is more reliable than most relationships, because I’ve no fears that the Flap Jill will disintegrate like so many infatuations that came before. Osprey’s quality is consistently top notch and I expect years and years of happiness with my new partner in…carrying stuff. But seriously, I loved the look of the Flap Jill and fell immediately in love with it at OR, and after trying it out in real life my admiration is undiminished. It carries any size laptop easily and securely, and has just the right number of additional pockets and stash places. The main access is nice and big and flops out of the way easily so you can get to all your stuff, but it also straps back down via Velcro AND clips for extra security. I find the Velcro superfluous, but then again I usually do. Speaking of superfluous, there were two extra straps in one of the compartments and I don’t know what they are for. So I dutifully carry them around in case I randomly figure out what they are for. Actually I’m really hoping a reader will just write in and tell me so that I don’t have to strain myself doing my job here.
The Flap Jill makes me almost look forward to going to work. Almost. At least I look forward to packing for work, and that’s a start. The look is cute, it carries lots of stuff, it’s made by Osprey, and it’s named after me. How can you not love it? By the way, you can’t buy it yet, so I can’t link you to a dealer. Aren’t I sweet? Creating a demand for something and then not letting you have it. When I’ve got you whipped into a demand frenzy good and proper, I’ll come back and give you a link. Now slaver away.
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Great to hear your rave review about the FlapJill. The extra straps are for switching it up when you want some change.
the extra straps are so you can switch the others out to create a whole new look!
See, I knew someone had my back! Thanks Jess.
Very cool! I like the pink ones that came on it the best though.