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Bag Organizers

Today I ordered a fleet of WaterField/SFBags gear pouches, an iPod supercase, and a CableGuy.

They seemed to the best way to compartmentalize my assorted junk in my bag. I usually have two bags in my rotation: the Boblbee for my daily grind and carrying around cameras, a laptop, overnight/weekend trips out of town, and another bag for just around town and general erranding.

The problem is that this means I have to sort and file and assemble various bits and pieces. It is my hope that this will aid in my swapping, since I can just grab the appropriate pouches based on what I want.

Anyone else tried these? Anyone else found another solution that is elegant/stylish and servicable?

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I've been working on my daily carry system yet again and, with ideas from your posts, have put together one similiar to what Duus talks about. I did not find the Purseket too girly, so I ordered one in medium and use it inside of a Timbuk2 medium classic messenger during the day. I teach high school chemistry in SC and have three children (9,7,3), oldest two on different sports teams simultaneously, and start grad school next week in an accelerated program. I carry the Timbuk2 daily with variety of necessities and with the minimum carry in the Purseket, ready for quick transfer to the empty purse I carry in my van plus whatever else I need for that particular event.

Here's the list:
T2 bag (purple and gold)
book/mag currently reading
InBox file folder
accordion folder that holds papers to be graded
landscape homemade binder for grades/lesson plans/pacing guides
markers/pens/pencils in separate zipper pouch
beauty bag
4x6 spiral bound tickler
planner
project files in cover slips
assorted office supplies in interior pockets
school keys
mp3 & earbuds
journal
name book for collecting interesting names and personality details
memory stick
extra glasses and meds in interior pockets
Purseket with bare minimum:
moleskine pocket for daily stuff
hpda for NA's while out (@calls and @errands)
wallet
phone
car/house keys
lip stuff

And there's still room for a notebook and book for class when it starts next week. Amazing how much stuff fits in there!

 
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