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[โ€“] dumblederp@aussie.zone 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

It seemed like every second person in Amsterdam had a fjall raven pack when I was there.

[โ€“] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That's true for most of Netherlands, really.

[โ€“] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Also common at hipster/expensive coffee shops in the US.

We bought our bag on a visit to NYC 17-18 years ago, now theyโ€™re everywhere. Itโ€™s is still working fine though, just little dirty

[โ€“] stray@pawb.social 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Some Fjรคllrรคven stuff is nice, but the kรฅnken backpacks that are so popular are overpriced garbage. Pretty much any other serious brand offers better features for a lower price.

[โ€“] dumblederp@aussie.zone 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

They did seem very well marketed for a very basic design of backpack. There was a camp supply store on Rozengracht near my family's place that had a full window display of the backpack's in a rainbow array of colours. Thinking back on it, it did feel a bit like the Stanley cup saga USA saw more recently. Seeing so many of them around town and that IIRC they were still around 100euros it seemed more of a fashion item. As a semi-tourist I thought I should get one as a practical keepsake of my trip but in the end I felt happier with my reusable Jumbo and HJ shopping bags.