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[โ€“] dumblederp@aussie.zone 12 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days 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 4 days ago (1 children)

That's true for most of Netherlands, really.

[โ€“] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days 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 4 days 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 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days 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.