Elephantitus
a ridiculously large bag for heavy duty courier use
Being almost identical to his younger brother Sindrome, Elephantitus got his name due to his ability to carry way more gear. He took steroids to do it (dont let his mum know), but look at him now... he's massive. With a removable second shoulder strap, the Elephantitus is one tough dude. You wouldn't want to meet him in a dark alley...
Design:
Elephantitus is designed and built with the professional messenger in mind. Able to fit A3 folders, archive boxes and poster tubes, the Elephantitus is ridiculously big. If you want to talk volume in terms of alcohol, the Elephantitus will be able to carry more than enough Bundy for an open house party; fourty one 700ml bottles to be exact. Carrying such weight is achievable through a padded removable second shoulder strap which evens the load between two shoulders. Without a large pay-load the Elephantitus can be compressed down to manageable proportions through base, shoulder and hip compression straps. Elephantitus is also dual swing, with all main straps removable.
Our abuser-team testers assure us messengers need such a big size, but be warned it may be too big for some people.
Elephantitus Features:
D-lock sleeve
Shelf pocket
Pleated external pocket
Deep "pump" pocket
Drink bottle pocket
Weatherproof liner
Secret pocket
Pen pocket
Shoulder pad
Dual shoulder strap: "X-Strap"
Dual swing
Washable pads
Stabiliser strap
Hip & shoulder compression
Base compression
Poster tube clip points
Side clipping points
Light clip points
Key clip points
Construction
Outer: 1000D High tenacity Air-textured nylon
Liner: Reclaimed PVC billboard or Truck tarp
Webbing: Reclaimed seatbelt webbing & Pebble weave polyester webbing
Buckles: ITW Nexus or reclaimed Duraflex
57.7% reclaimed content.
Learn more about how we manufacture this bag and why we use reclaimed materials
Base price $250
Send us a review:
Brad, 11th Feb, 2010.
"Knowing the Elephantitus was in the mail made for a hard day working with my Ortlieb Velocity backpack. I love my Ortlieb but I was getting worried when I had 4 jobs in my bag and one strapped to me around my waist with a bungee cord. Not only that but I had my lock in my Freight Baggage hip pouch and I felt like a cop with too much stuff around my waist. I was day dreaming of the D-lock pocket...
I finally got home, opened the package, and started to play with it. I put it on and threw everything I could find in it and walked all around the house. I got a few laughs because of it but I didn't care.
First day of work with it today and it was so lovely, as big as it is you don't feel it. I put a bunch of stuff in it and you would never know I had anything in there. The stuff that took up half the space in my backpack other days was lost in this bag somewhere for me to find at a later time.
Today I was super happy to have the bag as I ended up having 9 jobs on at once and would not have been able to take all of them yesterday! It was a great feeling to have so much stuff in my bag and not feel it. The bag adjusts so simply that it doesn't take you off your stride. If something is not feeling right you just pull on one strap or let loose another and you can feel the difference right away.
Well done BO Gear!"