One Strapping It Still?
Posted by Far_Winner5508@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 643 comments
If you carry a backpack at work, are you One Strapping it or Two Strapping it?
At my work, I've been able to pick out Gen-Xers at a distance by their one strapping it. And I carry my backpack the same.
A_Coin_Toss_Friendo@reddit
21 Jump Street is such a good movie. This scene is hilarious when they can't decide how to hold her backpacks š
_Aardvark@reddit
"I'd no-strap it, if it was possible." The 21 and 22 Jump Street movies are hilarious, my whole family loves them and we quote them constantly.
psylentrob@reddit
Depends on weight and distance, but one strap is my go-to.
Low-Teach-8023@reddit
My husband and I both occasionally carry backpacks and we both one strap.
TheDangDeal@reddit
I was team one strap until my back complained. Now I am two traps with a curved bill on my cap.
ChemMustang@reddit
I always single strap unless I have other things to carry like something semi heave that requires both hands, but yeahā¦single strap scoliosis for life.
Blkrabbitofinle1601@reddit
Always one strap
SnooPeanuts9509@reddit
Single strap is life. Next thing youāre gonna say is Iām expected to wear a baseball cap with a flat bill. Iām not having it! Nonsense!
Mugwumps_has_spoken@reddit
the flat bill just looks so wrong.
freedinthe90s@reddit
Omg is this a Gen X thing? š Ha flat bills make me cringe so hard. Like I have a physical reaction.
Mugwumps_has_spoken@reddit
It took me so long to realize that it was an actual style and that is what was so incredibly visually wrong every time I saw one. Just looking and thinking something looks cartoonish.
_ItsTheLittleThings_@reddit
For the longest time I didnāt know it was on purpose, either! I just thought people were dumb and didnāt know they were supposed to give it a bend!
Unkorked@reddit
They get so mad when you take the sticker off too.
Usual_Singer_4222@reddit
I was told the sticker was so you know it was authentic. I'm like if they can fake a hat, I'm pretty sure a sticker can be faked. Their realization look was funny. š
A-Total-Phailure@reddit
SillyImprovement9398@reddit
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_ItsTheLittleThings_@reddit
Thatās so weird.
Mugwumps_has_spoken@reddit
Well. both can be true. the kids these days are dumb. lol
mmakire@reddit
I remember the way guys use to put so much energy and care in getting a perfectly curved bill. It was an artform.
Porespellar@reddit
The trick to get the perfect curve was to store the hat with the bill shoved inside a standard size ceramic coffee mug.
4x4Welder@reddit
Nah, I'd make sure the center had a nice constant curve, but then the outer edges really turned down. It had to be a good quality hat to do this, the cheap ones just wouldn't hold up.
mrpink01@reddit
I used a softball and elastics.
justmyusername2820@reddit
This is how I was taught by my brother
Surroundedbygoalies@reddit
And his brother before him
ItothemuthufuknP@reddit
Pringles can.
jondes99@reddit
Now you tell me. Iāve been doing it by hand all these years.
Nakatomiplaza27@reddit
As a bald genx my hats all have perfectly curved bills š
OLovah@reddit
Kenny Chesney? Is that you?
qpv@reddit
We used to flip the cap into itself, holding a tight curve, then put it through the dishwasher so it molded into basically a half tube.
Oldebookworm@reddit
Donāt you know that you have to wash your hat in the dishwasher if you want it to live a long time? Donāt leave it to dry, though.
Gratefulgirl13@reddit
We didnāt have a dishwasher so my brother wore his in the shower.
Maleficent_Beyond_95@reddit
That's how I used to break in combat boots. Let em soak or wear them in the shower, then walk them dry.
Oldebookworm@reddit
Actually, thatās the best way to
PAroots@reddit
Gotta put it on wet for that custom fit.
Rooostyfitalll@reddit
Party tunnel
Under_Sensitive@reddit
A baseball and a rubber band. Perfect the next day.
theUnshowerdOne@reddit
Um, still is.
profaniKel@reddit
plus the flat bill peeps leave the stickers on
pocketdare@reddit
Do these people also wear shirts fresh out of the wrapping?
jondes99@reddit
And the tags, since I often see flat brim hats with tags on them.
SidewaysTugboat@reddit
Poseurs
boredproggy@reddit
They leave the tags on too
Big-Sheepherder-6134@reddit
They may return them! Haha
highknees69@reddit
Yep, and leaving the sticker on the hat. F- that. Bend that bill and make it for your damn head!
Maleficent_Beyond_95@reddit
Not just that.... but flat bills, with the damn shiny ass sticker still on it... to prove the hat isn't fugazi. But you can get replacement stickers too.
1singhnee@reddit
Why wouldnāt someone want a Fugazi hat? Great band!
Maleficent_Beyond_95@reddit
Legit merch would be both Fugazi and not Fugazi at the same time.... weird huh?
1singhnee@reddit
Quantum Fugazi
W0gg0@reddit
I wasnāt supposed to peel it off?
Maleficent_Beyond_95@reddit
I did, and people looked at me like I was a monster. Fuk em, it was my damn hat. I almost NEVER wear hats now. Just hard hats, hoods to keep my hair and beard from catching on fire, and uniform stuff. I haven't owned a hat that wasn't one of these since 1999.
Hilsam_Adent@reddit
Sticker or no, the damned thing rolls off the same assembly line in some Chinese sweat shop. I don't applaud anyone dumb enough to pay three or more times the price for the same fucking product.
Like all these moronic "designer" clothes. Why the hell would I pay to advertise a product I'm getting no ROI on? Labels are inherently stupid. I thought people were supposed to learn this lesson in their teens and be over it by the time they are functional adults?
Backhanded_Bitch@reddit
I say the same about tee shirts from work - I only wear them to work. They pay people hundreds of thousands of dollars for advertising every year why would I do it for free?
SpaceMan420gmt@reddit
"isn't fugazi" really brought me back!
freedinthe90s@reddit
NOT THE STICKER š¤£š¤£š¤£
SaltyBlackBroad@reddit
Flat bills or over curved ones. Ugh.
Content_Talk_6581@reddit
Same. I want to grab them off peopleās heads and start curving them. I have to physically stop myself, sometimes.
IdubdubI@reddit
Same here! Itās the same sensation as wanting to help someone up with their pants. Let me crush that bill for you.
OLovah@reddit
I was just saying I cannot believe the low riding pants are still a thing after all these years. I truly expected that trend to die out when we were kids.
ParadiddlediddleSaaS@reddit
And whatās with the youngins leaving the stickers on their flat-billed hats? Oooh - so fancy š.
The curved bill, holes, discoloring, and sweat stains inside the bill are badges of honor!
IdubdubI@reddit
Right! If youāre keeping it mint condition, get it off your greasy head and into a display case.
freedinthe90s@reddit
Precisely!
OLovah@reddit
I blame Rory McIlroy. My husband says people were wearing flat bills long before him but he's the first one I remember people complaining about. And then all the kids seemed to follow suit once he got famous. I was just talking about this with an older millennial and we were laughing about breaking in new hats - getting them wet, rolling the bill, tying a rubber band around them. Kids in my school went as far as cutting out the mesh support in the front. My youngest just finished his baseball season - not a curved bill on the entire team. It's such a shame.
totallyjaded@reddit
Curved bills are called Dad Hats now.
I don't care. I'm a dad. I'm not walking around with a flight deck on my head.
sarcasticbaldguy@reddit
Amazon actually calls them that. I laughed as I ordered a few a couple of months ago.
SpaceMan420gmt@reddit
First thing we did with new hats. Get rubber bands and wrap the crap out of the brim, spray it with water to get it damp, and wait a day or 2!
Laylay_theGrail@reddit
Haha my husband was an airline pilot. When he first got his pilot hat, IT looked like a flight deckš. It took him a while to get it to the right shape (involving a contorted wire coat hanger), otherwise it would look like the tall N Korean military hat
mars00xj@reddit
I am a dad and wear curved bills. Flat billed hats are so dumb. Curve your bills and add some character to your hat. Anyone can grab a hat and throw it on with a flat bill.
Walts_Ahole@reddit
I want to put things in the flat bills, it's like a shelf.
Dad caps for me
SpaceMan420gmt@reddit
I bought a hat from a craft brewery I really like. It ended up being a straight brim trucker hat. I like it and wear it often, but it feels so wrong!
spectacular_coitus@reddit
It seemed to be born out of the freestyle motocross scene back in the day. Being familiar with that scene, having raced motocross, I still can't understand why they all want to look like a bunch of meth head desert dwellers.
And take the god damn decal off the visor, you silly little twat.
RusticBucket2@reddit
God damn degens from upcountry.
robbadobba@reddit
Not this Gen X-er. Iāve consistently curved my bills in forever. Hate the flat bill look.
mnmsmelt@reddit
Random but, I feel the same when a man buttons his shirt all the way up. Drives me crazy! They look like they're choking.
freedinthe90s@reddit
Same! Although the early 90s gangsters in our generation did the same. Hated it then, too.
seasleeplessttle@reddit
I can almost guarantee I won't like what comes out of the hole under it. Rather see that "rolled for a pocket" sheep herder look. Might be an ahole, not massengill tho.
Multigrain_Migraine@reddit
Lol I always curled up my hats. I got in trouble because I tried to do this to my dad's old uniform cap and I broke the stuff inside the bill.
jquest303@reddit
Even living in SoCal where flat bill hats are very much in style, I still bend mine a bit before wearing. It just looks too strange if you donāt.
HeyItsMeJC3@reddit
No flat bills, and pull your pants up!
r1Rqc1vPeF@reddit
UK here, my limited knowledge tells me this is an east coast west coast thing. Happy to be proven wrong. East Coast curved West Coast Flat.
BadQuail@reddit
California native here, this is untrue. Flat bill is a Millennial thing that appeared int he mid 90's
whyunoleave@reddit
Youāve apparently never been familiar with the band suicidal tendencies or the west coast punk/skate scene. Unless these millennials were in their 20s in the mid 80s youāre very wrong with this take.
BadQuail@reddit
I got kicked out of school for wearing a hat with the bill flipped up and Suicidal printed underneath. I rode my skateboard home and got a Pepsi.
Just kidding, I had some water from the hose. My mom wouldn't get me a Pepsi.
r1Rqc1vPeF@reddit
Happy to be corrected. Thank you
whippy_grep@reddit
East coast here. I think it started out that way, but has blurred over time. No proof, just ātrust me, bro.ā :-)
ceeece@reddit
With a sticker still attached nonetheless. smh.
Turdulator@reddit
Iām a genx who rocks new era fitted caps with a curved brim⦠with the hologram sticker.
Flat brims are the absolute worst.
ponyboycurtis1980@reddit
Flat brimstone, especially the flight deck sized ones, look really stupid. But not as stupid as everyone who turn the hat sideways or backwards. I literally was just laughing at a guy in the store parking lot wearing his baseball cap backwards and shading his eyes with his hands
Ok_Mathematician2732@reddit
I have sunglasses for my eyes. The backwards cap means I'm ready for action.
Turdulator@reddit
Bruh, this is the gen X sub, we were raised on the sideways cap!
ponyboycurtis1980@reddit
We were also raised in parachute pants and mullets, but for some reason we didn't grow out of making sure the useful part of the hat was useless
Turdulator@reddit
A. Parachute pants were pretty fuckin rare
B. Mullets are still popular today with the yutes
C. The sun isnāt always directly in front of you, itās often off to one side, so turning your hat to follow the angle of the sun actually makes it even more useful
Iittletart@reddit
I remember the tags being left on back in the 90s too.
SixDemonBlues@reddit
I hate it so, so very much
KLLR_ROBOT@reddit
Iāll never stop curving my capās bill
Aggravating-Alarm-16@reddit
Interestingly enough, I got ragged on for not bending my bill when I was younger. I just bought the hat and put it on
thatgenxguy78666@reddit
I was looking for hats with small flat bills. I am bald and need summin from the sun,yet hate hats,especially baseball.. Now I flip my bill and it looks total Suicidal Tendencies.
FalseQuestion7864@reddit
I always hated it. Yet it was us younger GenX that started it. My best friend wore it like that in 1997 and onwards... We graduated in 95. He did a lot of the trends... shaved the line in his eyebrow... wore one strap on his overall shorts... first to wear black socks with shorts.
But, I still wear the backpack with one strap... that was just easier while walking a short distance between classes, and it's stuck with me, unless I'm gonna be walking a long distance with a lot of stuff in my pack.
Hodler_caved@reddit
Some people can pull it off. Have a Gen X friend that does on occasion. Big huge dude. Almost doesn't look like a flat brim on him. But by in large, you are right. I most definitely cannot pull it off.
FacePunchPow5000@reddit
Be sure to leave the sticker on for maximum douchebag effect!
der5er@reddit
jquest303@reddit
Extra cringe points for the round shiny sticker and price tag still dangling from it. āYeah bro, we know you just got a new hat.ā
Porespellar@reddit
Right? Who do they think they are, Vanilla Ice?
anonuemus@reddit
I think of wannabe rappers when I see these hats
GenWRXr@reddit
Roll the front of the bill upā¦
Striking_Computer834@reddit
It looks like a douchebag bro.
Majestic-Farm1534@reddit
Does anyone else remember flipping the bill up entirely? I feel like that didn't last too long- 1 strap of neon overalls over your hyper-colors shirt that showed so much sweat Maybe even 1 leg rolled up?
Retinoid634@reddit
You need to break it in. Like new jeans.
No-Diet-4797@reddit
My son was horrified when I curved the bill of his new hat.
YinzerChick70@reddit
My GenX husband concurs! A friend bought him a flat bill hat, and it was immediately returned. Curved bills were on sale, so he ended up with two hats.
NapsRule563@reddit
I always work a curve into them, lol
Lazy_Negotiation4133@reddit
Who are you? Bill Clinton?
subibrat85@reddit
And cocked sideways. Forwards or backwards are the only two options!
BadQuail@reddit
Turdulator@reddit
This is perfect
SpaceMan420gmt@reddit
I gotta keep myself into that middle curve!
scrumbud@reddit
This may be the most accurate graph I've ever seen!
Scottybt50@reddit
Love the ādickhead expectationsā axis.
Double_Fisherman6817@reddit
Surprisingly accurate. Nice work.
Gabewalker0@reddit
š¤£š¤£š¤£
Beautiful-Awareness9@reddit
Iāve purchased flat bill hats and curved them
scooterv1868@reddit
I am technically a Boomer, but you are my people.
Kickingandscreaming@reddit
Got a flat bill once from the company and destroyed it trying to curve the bill. Who decided that was necessary or even cool?
Ddddydya@reddit
Flat bills mean youāre a douche. Two straps mean youāre a dork.Ā
Gen X for life!
JazzfanRS@reddit
I guess I'm a dork. I actually like both hands unencumbered and not worry that my $1200 laptop and 3 pounds of books, and everything else are not secure.
Oh, and I guess I'm a dad. Though some of these re dickhead curves.
OneLessDay517@reddit
I use one strap, both hands are free and I've never dropped anything.
Are you RUNNING to get into the office? Because that's a whole other therapy session!
JazzfanRS@reddit
Heck no! I guess I just have sloping shoulders.
Tony-the-teacher@reddit
Still remember grabbing the baseball cap from one of my students back in the early 2000s. He had forgotten it on his desk after class. It was flat like hell with that ugly gold sticker on it.
Itās proceeded to curve that MF for a whole afternoon -after removing the sticker!
Letās just say that I bought a new cap to that kid.
102aksea102@reddit
How about the flat bill AND the cap coming over the tops of the ears? No, no, no, nooooooooo!
opus_4_vp@reddit
Curve that bill but keep the sticker on it.
Hilsam_Adent@reddit
A ball cap is unwearable until you have dialed in the Taco juuuuust right. I will fight to the death on this hill alongside you, brother.
PagingDrTobaggan@reddit
My man! One strap and curved bills forever!!
Traditional-Win-5440@reddit
How are you gonna put your hat in your back pocket if the bill is flat?
Turdulator@reddit
Blasphemy. Never crush a hat like that! Iām completely on board with flat brim hateā¦.. but how are you gonna rock a crumpled up wrinkly hat like that? You gotta keep it crisp! Whether itās a trucker style snap back or a new era fitted, itās gotta be sharp and fresh.
Traditional-Win-5440@reddit
Sharp and fresh? Nah, that's like keeping your Air Jordan's clean. No one has time for that pretentious stuff.
Turdulator@reddit
That aināt pretentious, itās just taking pride in your appearance by not wearing old worn out shit.
Im not saying not wear old stuff when you are like doing yard work or home repairs or whatever, just when you are going out you gotta take a little pride in your appearance⦠like how our grand parents used to wear a suit when they went out.
BigDaddyUKW@reddit
You ruin it by putting it in your back pocket though.
dadofsummer@reddit
Why the fuck do they leave the stickers on?
Sauterneandbleu@reddit
In the underserved neighborhood I used to work in, the kids used to flat-bill with the shiny gold sticker on, sometimes even leave the price tag dangling. That's related to keeping your kicks 100% white and uncreased as well. It's my opinion that has to do with pretending they're new, or showing off how expensive they are. When I was a boy, we used to try and scuff up our runners a bit, (Canadian; we called them runners) just like we used to run brand new jeans through the wash a few times to make them look broken in. White sneakers looked ridiculous for the first week or two!
maester_blaster@reddit
I don't get it, is there flat bill supposed to be a status symbol that it is brand new along with your spotless jogging suit? That's some materialistic fashionista bs. Hats are for keeping the sun out your eyes while you play baseball or work for a living.
SlugBoy42@reddit
Now that I have to wear glasses, I sort of understand the flat bill thing. Still think it makes me look like a douche, but my glasses fit :/
redneckcommando@reddit
Preach on!
GymnasticSclerosis@reddit
@r/alanpartridge
Aircooled2088@reddit
One strap and I have the spine to prove itā¦
No_Mathematician7956@reddit
I carry a backpack to work. 1-strapping it.
4x4Welder@reddit
One strap, bent bill on my cap, jeans, and a flannel around my waist.
jad19090@reddit
Absolutely! And I donāt even know why š¤£š¤£
Sea-Poetry2637@reddit
Millennials 2-strap but my GenZ kids are 1-strappers again. Don't know if that's a thing or if I just raised them right. My daughter has the right amount of curve in her hat bills, so maybe I can take some cool dad credit. (Quietly though. I can't let her hear that, or she'll spin-out and get an ill-considered tattoo.)
bdusaf1974@reddit
I single strap my backpack blower when Iām doing yard work. Double strapping is for the under 12 crowd.
TossingCabars@reddit
I always start one-strap. Then at some point, I remember that two straps are more comfortable. At that point it's a decision whether the hassle of finding and using the second strap is worth it, or if the distance remaining in whatever trip I'm taking is short enough that it's easier to just stay one-strapped!
Sea-Poetry2637@reddit
This. I always one-strap on my left shoulder, but my right shoulder is so messed up that I can never reach the other strap when it's time to free up my hands.
Curious_Dot3635@reddit
One strap. 2 straps is goofy
Gypsy_soul444@reddit
One strap. Canāt imagine two straps.
colt3840@reddit
Flat caps and tags still on piss me off!
DearTumbleweed5380@reddit
Single strap. Double strap feels like I'm trapped and like a little player on Squid Game.
madlyhattering@reddit
My back, neck and shoulders no longer allow one-strapping. Iām with you in spirit, though!
turtle0831@reddit
I still one-strap mine lol.
Moomintroll75@reddit
One strap. There is no realistic way to get your arm into the second strap without looking foolish, and if you have to open your bag to get something out or put something in thereās a whole performance to get through that also looks ridiculous and wastes precious time. If I had to wear two straps I would probably buy a tote bag to carry a purchase from a shop before taking my backpack off to put it in, so the backpack would be redundant.
My brain does have the āyeah but comfort, postureā¦ā debate literally every time I go out with a backpack (not that often these days, admittedly) - but one strap always wins. Always.
htxatty@reddit
Two straps
KarateKid84Fan@reddit
Do people actually use both straps? At the same time?
There are two straps so you can switch shoulders if one gets tired.
pmllny@reddit
I may be the only Gen X who has always 2-strapped it...still do. But in my defense, it's because of herniated discs in my back. Please forgive me.
MachineParadox@reddit
Single strap always, who wants a flappy hot backpack all over your back. Single strap, secure with elbow and can sitch quicky in emergency.
Hippy_Lynne@reddit
Honestly I mostly stopped one strapping after high school. But I still carried a full backpack with me for years. I would go hang out down in the French Quarter of New Orleans a lot and that was to prevent somebody from running by and stealing it. Nowadays if I have a backpack it's usually got a laptop in it and I don't want it shifting around. But if it's something light for a short distance (to and from a car for instance) I pretty much just one strap.
ImpossiblePut6387@reddit
Two strap for me. Single strap means you have to keep holding onto it.
Typical_Version_7487@reddit
Iāve been trying to teach my daughter to one strap it. She likes two though so far.
Gh3tt0fabs@reddit
Doesnāt your back hurt one-strapping it? Iād rather be a comfortable nerd!
Rare_Hovercraft_6673@reddit
I love one strapping but my back hurts sometimes, so I can do it only on a good day.
LowerSlowerOlder@reddit
Carried a backpack 10+ miles yesterday. When I got tired of one strap, I just moved to the other. Never occurred to me I could use both.
AntheaBrainhooke@reddit
I have never one-strapped it.
DoppledBramble3725@reddit
One unless I'm hiking or my back is bothering me
Retinoid634@reddit
Always. It is the only way.
Bored_guy_in_dc@reddit
Wearing both straps feels wrong.
deadzol@reddit
Unless Iām going up a mountain, one strap it is.
demonpoofball@reddit
Yup, hiking-- or airports. The massive amount of weight I cram in my backpack when I fly, that does get a two strap⦠(it makes all my books crammed in there from school seem light!)
I never even knew one strap was a gen x thing⦠though I guess I do find it weird seeing all those people walking around with two straps⦠I don't even know why we all did one strap, though it's convenient to be able to get into it while walking, and quicker to put down, and easier to hit somebody with if needed I guessā¦
pocketdare@reddit
lol. I would always one-strap it until I lived in Manhattan for a while and had to wear one for an entire commute. I reluctantly, and regrettably begin two-strapping then.
Xx_SwordWords_xX@reddit
1 strap is short commute... But I have a job where I live out of the thing, so long walks between assignments, I am 2-strapping.
Nearby-Cod6310@reddit
Yep. I always one strapped it too, but after doing lots of flying and hoofing it through airports, I found 2-strap helped my back a lot.
Altrano@reddit
Yeah. Two straps are for hiking. One strap for everything else.
WinterExisting5076@reddit
And running through airports
Bunnita@reddit
So much! I actually thought 'I look like a dork' when I used both straps the other day. It just felt so wrong and I felt self conscious. And I'm the one that wears pj's in public without batting an eye, don't necessarily brush my hair, but two backpack straps and I am embarrassed to be seen.
Currency-Substantial@reddit
As you get older though two straps is the way to go.
Budget-Elk229@reddit
I hear you. But if youāre walking a mile plus, youāre still one strapping? If Iām in the phoenix airport and have to go between terminals, Iām two strapping. Walking between 20 gates in one terminal. One strapping.
Wiziba@reddit
Yup - even if I absolutely have to wear the second strap for stability or bag weight, it still feels mighty weird. One-strapper for life.
StreetCarp665@reddit
This. I two strap out of necessity, but it feels like wearing shoes on the wrong foot. Not natural.
Xx_SwordWords_xX@reddit
It feels like I'm a GhostBuster.
sinbin74@reddit
I only 2 strap if I have a long walk through an airport. I pack heavy. It does feel weird and I feel like a dork.
dlsc217@reddit
Switched from a messenger bag to a backpack because of a back injury. Feels wrong, but both straps is the only way this old man can do it. š¢
DakaBooya@reddit
The only time you wear both straps is when youāre hiking!
Big-Sheepherder-6134@reddit
Not if you have to carry other things or the bag is heavy. Then you have to put it on. I do both depending on the situation.
acebojangles@reddit
Particularly if I'm dressed for work.
drjankowska@reddit
Two straps because I carry too much to work and one strap makes my back hurt more these days.
Obvious_Care_9446@reddit
This is the correct answer. Both straps are too tight for me, I use one.
One_Hour_Poop@reddit
You know you can adjust the straps, right?
GeneralLivid7332@reddit
They adjust!
dust-bit-another-one@reddit
Right? I need to be able to run at any given moment and require both of my arms to have free movement.
Prepperpoints2Ponder@reddit
When you have tig old biddies, neither 2 straps or running is gonna be comfortable.
Far_Winner5508@reddit (OP)
If I gotta jump sideways and sling my backpack like a hammer, I will be ready.
jitterfish@reddit
Agreed - it feels so wrong it's uncomfortable and alao I feel like it emphasizes my boobs too much. But also shoulder flexibility I feel like I look like a dying fish trying to get my other arm in.
Bored_guy_in_dc@reddit
As a guy, I have no problem with women emphasizing their boobs.
jitterfish@reddit
I'm a professor so I'm quite paranoid about boobage. Partly because when I started I was 1 of 3 females in my department of 20+ academics and the old boys club still dominated. Had a fellow prof say to a student that it was such a shame to have to cover up her puppies with her lab coat and no one (including me) said anything. It's far less crappy now but it's still male dominated and sexism is still there just subtle.
bleepbeepclick@reddit
Yeah, I'm not gonna get picked on.... Single strap forever!
AlexVlahos@reddit
Feels Revenge of the Nerds wrong.
ellcoolj@reddit
Unless hiking.
cballowe@reddit
I carry a messenger bag that has a single strap and is built for like bike messengers to carry on their back.
thingmom@reddit
2 straps over one shoulder is my usual. I canāt stand the off balanced ness of one strap.
Ineffable2024@reddit
As soon as I got to college, I switched to two straps, and I never looked back!
Odd_Hop@reddit
The two-strap transition for me was high school. When I arrived, everyone was two-strapping and I thought ādamn I guess you have to get serious in high schoolā.
ScienceMomCO@reddit
Same here
IdubdubI@reddit
Nerds.
Improvident__lackwit@reddit
Lol!
fbibmacklin@reddit
Same! Mid 90s? I read an article where a guy legit traced the switch from one strapping to two strapping, and the two strapping started become the go to in the mid 90s.
Ineffable2024@reddit
A little earlier for me, I went to college in '92. But it was a nerdy school so that probably helped!
MNPS1603@reddit
Same here! College campus was way too big to one strap across without causing shoulder/back trouble. Once I got there everyone was doing double so I followed suit. Still to this day.
Silly-Shoulder-6257@reddit
I LEARNED the 1 stap method IN college! Lol š I just used my arms in HS and 2 straps felt nerdy.
JWKAtl@reddit
I STARTED one-strapping in college. I remember someone telling us to single-strap at freshman orientation
ExcitingTabletop@reddit
I use two straps for my hiking bag with one of those water bladders. It feels so odd.
One strap for backpacks, although it's so rare I don't generally bother.
toodledootootootoo@reddit
Adults who one strap look like stunted teenagers who wanna look cool. Enjoy your back issues! I prefer my arrested development to be milder on my body.
whippy_grep@reddit
Whatever. Got any Advil? ;-)
toodledootootootoo@reddit
In my backpack!
Far_Winner5508@reddit (OP)
[hashtag] Stunted Teenager For Life!
Status_Silver_5114@reddit
Both straps. Bad back.
EvilCodeQueen@reddit
Same. Got frozen shoulder partially because of lugging a heavy backpack on one shoulder and oversized purses, also on one shoulder. Switched purse to crossbody and backpack with both straps and my back is happier for it.
Adept-Elderberry4281@reddit
Me too. As soon as I learned that wearing only one was causing structural issues with my body, I went double and Iāve never turned back. Now wearing one feels bad!
Men also shouldnāt drive long distances sitting on their wallets and I hope you have all stopped doing that too!!!
ltsmash1200@reddit
Yeah, I got fitted for a suit once and the guy measuring me asked, ādo you carry a backpack on this arm?ā I said, āwhen I was in school, yeah, how can you tell?ā and he said that shoulder sloped lower or something. So after that basically if I carry a backpack, I do both.
AC031415@reddit
George Costanza has entered the chat.
Aloha-Eh@reddit
Big_Cryptographer_16@reddit
Back to back George references. Awesome. Just came from another post about tubes and speakers and it went to the āpeeing in the gym showerā pretty fast.
Gloppydrop_@reddit
Itās all pipes
W0gg0@reddit
Double_Fisherman6817@reddit
Itās the hard candy that does itāmakes the wallet too thick
Creepy_Carpenter380@reddit
Goes in the front pocket now.
Far_Winner5508@reddit (OP)
Wallet goes from back pocket to cup hold as I get in the car. Gonna need it out for grabbing a breakfast burrito on the way to work.
sarcasticbaldguy@reddit
Same. I want to one strap in my soul, but my neck and shoulders protest.
zeitgeistincognito@reddit
Bulging disc in my neck agrees, both straps. Though deep in my heart I prefer one strap still.
Wh1skeyTF@reddit
My right collarbone was permanently displaced by one-strapping.
abstractraj@reddit
Yeah Iām old and brittle
Twanlx2000@reddit
I often find myself one strapping it out of habit and have to fix it before I face the consequences the following day.
Scottybt50@reddit
If you are carrying a decent amount of weight for some distance two straps are necessary.
spasske@reddit
Ergonomics is everything. Being kind to your body pays dividends.
crabsofsteel@reddit
I one-strapped a very heavy backpack thru my 20s and 30s. Extensive travel job, 90's and 00's laptop weights (bricks). Now I have a bad shoulder as a result, so while it still does feel wrong it's always both straps.
No_Turn3173@reddit
Same! Its so much lighter with two straps. But I did one strap it back in the day.
Practical_Theme_6400@reddit
Single strap around the office, double strap + sternum strap for the 20min walk to the car.
Beret_of_Poodle@reddit
Same. Reformed now. Using both eliminates the need to use your arms at all
xcptnl55@reddit
And I can carry other stuff without the worry of it sliding down. Like my dunks coffee and having to juggle with my key card to get in the building
MorningPooper4Lyfe@reddit
Both straps. I have a decent back and I want to keep it that way.
FuzzyScarf@reddit
Same for me. I used to be a one strapper but had to convert to 2.
RaisedByBeavers@reddit
I can sing the Prepositions
Explain to me again your second strap?
ideapit@reddit
Bro. BRO. BRO!
Who's out there double strapping it in the wild? Can't be done (you're allowed if you're hiking or something).
Even_Slide_9867@reddit
Not sure who needs to hear this but TAKE THE STICKER OFFFFFF YOUR HATTTTTTTTTTTTT. Please
Content_Talk_6581@reddit
One strap for life.
Shadyrgc@reddit
One strap for life. Of course, I usually have a Kavu sling bag that only has one strap to start with.
Content_Talk_6581@reddit
One strap for life.
LoreKeeper2001@reddit
When I went to graduate school at age 40, I was so relieved that the fashion had gone back to 2 straps.
My college boyfriend got bursitis from that.
Fragrant_Loan811@reddit
Tried to two straps once, it felt like everyone was judging me. One stap for life.
PeaceABC123@reddit
One strap as well. Didnt realize it was a Gen X thing...makes sense.
OLovah@reddit
I'm a two strapper. I carry my kid's backpack after school so he can go play on the playground with his friends and I always joke I'm the one that looks like the kid. But also my 14 year old has been one strapping all school year and is on his 3rd backpack. The last week of school I realized THAT strap is about to break, too. He's gonna need a job this year just to keep himself in backpacks.
AltaAudio@reddit
Now what about backwards hats. Gen X as well?
whippy_grep@reddit
No way, man. Bill and emblem to the front as de lawd hisself intended.
FranqiT@reddit
Depends on how heavy the bag is, and how far I have to go. This body is feeling the wear and tear.
MNPS1603@reddit
I was one until college - college campus was so large doing one strap killed your back - everyone there did two straps so Iāve been two straps ever since.
whippy_grep@reddit
That is certainly a contrast to what I have read. Where and when, if you donāt mind me asking? I was at a fairly large college - biggest in the state (NC)- in the mid to late 80s and we were predominantly single strap. Double strap was for dorks and designos.
JollyGiant573@reddit
One always
Leather-Software-656@reddit
The only way
IceNein@reddit
Only NERDS wear backpacks as they were designed to be worn.
And by nerds I mean this in the 80s āIām going to beat you up after schoolā sense, not in the ānerds are coolā sense.
Far_Winner5508@reddit (OP)
I may have been the kid with D&D books in the early ā80s, member of the physics club and the Library club, but I still one-strapped my back pack.
whippy_grep@reddit
Then youāre cool.
IceNein@reddit
I was a D&D nerd too! I had an aunt who was religious and into the whole Satanic Panic.
seaburno@reddit
Short distance or light pack? One strap.
Distance or heavy? Two straps.
Bursting_Radius@reddit
One strap, you never know when you're gonna need to fling it away in case of quicksand, or attack by piranha or killer bees. They always said those things were distinct possibilities back in the day....
jakecamron42@reddit
Or a nuclear missile. Gotta make it to a desk and huddle beneath it. š¤£
therealzacchai@reddit
Piranha bees.
AelixD@reddit
Constrictor piranha bees
Bursting_Radius@reddit
Give it a few years š
Altrano@reddit
I lived in a neighborhood with a lot of stray dogās when was young. One step allowed me to swing it around quickly like a shield. Itās saved me at least twice from aggressive dogs.
AC031415@reddit
And you forgot lava, silly!
Bursting_Radius@reddit
Shoot, volcano eruption, youāre right!
AC031415@reddit
Thanks for the mental flash right to the Brady household and Gregās science project!
Far_Winner5508@reddit (OP)
_pamelab@reddit
At my high school we started two-strapping around 1996. Iāve been on team two ever since.
_pamelab@reddit
My dad made me get one of those. I wanted a regular one but he insisted on something sturdy.
julilr@reddit
One strap in everyday life, two straps if I am running through an airport.
GreenZebra23@reddit
I one strap it while hiking! I probably wouldn't do it for an extended backpacking trip with a large pack and risk fucking up my back, but for a day hike, hell yeah. It's too hot to have a backpack across your whole back, Jack
Both-Mango1@reddit
flat bills are stupid and a sign that you just dont get it. single strap for life on the backpack, it makes it easier to become a weapon should the sudden need arise.
Budget-Elk229@reddit
If in the airport/ long distance, Iām two strapping. Less than 1/2 a mile. Always one strapping.
jonm61@reddit
I use a cross body now
smalltowngirlisgreen@reddit
I went full nerd and I'm ok with it. Nerds are cool now. Hashbrown TwoStraps
bumblebee817@reddit
One strap is The Way
JenNtonic@reddit
I was one strapping until I volunteered to do first aid at the local high school football games last year. My heavy first aid backpack was slung over my left arm however, when the season was over, it took me four months for my shoulder to quit hurting. lol
Grace_Alcock@reddit
Two. Ā My bag is heavy enough that I want to distribute the weight and not hurt my back or shoulders. Ā I trained myself by going hiking and traveling with just a backpack. Ā Sometimes, I still feel silly. Ā
Initial_Ad8780@reddit
I travel light. Wallet, keys and a pocket knife. Backpacks are just oversized man purses
CivilBridge7792@reddit
One strapping forever!!!
9inez@reddit
Yep.
Borisvega@reddit
BusPsychological4587@reddit
I want to do one strap, but my Gen X back doesn't let me anymore...
hopelesscaribou@reddit
I've always been s two strapper, I finally fit in!
authorized_sausage@reddit
One strap mostly but when traveling and my carry-on is a PACKED backpack - two straps to save my old lady back.
gigantischemeteor@reddit
One strap and one strap only. And curve that bill, goshdarnit.
Loud-Cheez@reddit
I was traveling with a younger friend and pointed this out to her in the airport. We cannot use 2 straps. Itās core GenX. Iām doing ok without my acid wash jeans, but I aināt hitching up that second strap for nothing.
marc30510@reddit
I just realized that I am a lifelong one strapper and itās a Gen X thing!
DanteQuill@reddit
Single strap. No more, no less.
pachoo13@reddit
why carry one at all
jljue@reddit
2 straps because my back canāt handle the imbalance.
GoneWayGone@reddit
One strapper here.. but I try to remember to two strap it cuz my neck.. f.. I am old lol
mumtoant@reddit
Definitely one, though I rarely use a backpack anymore.
Nice-Zombie356@reddit
Hah. I always start with one but occasionally switch to 2.
But back In college I never went 2.
ONROSREPUS@reddit
You carry a back pack to work? Still trying to live your best high school life or what? /s
Far_Winner5508@reddit (OP)
Uh, tech geek. Went pro-geek after dropping outta college in the ā90s because defense comtractors were paying so well.
https://youtu.be/8qrriKcwvlY?si=rxYq4KsN2jptHB64
shotsallover@reddit
Iām not carrying my laptop, headphones, various charging cables, and what not in a briefcase. Messenger bags put too much stress on one shoulder and are easily stolen off of you.Ā
ONROSREPUS@reddit
Why don't you just leave that stuff at work? Please explain.
shotsallover@reddit
Hybrid work schedule.
And sometimes I have more stuff than I can finish at work. So Iāll go home, take a break, eat dinner, and do some more stuff before bed.Ā
Tundrakitty@reddit
I tried the cross-body and the briefcase in my 30s and did not like either. Yes Judgy McJudgerson, backpack for life.
Vladivostokorbust@reddit
This is s thing people care about? Iāve never seen two except on a hiking trail . At any age
No-Ship-6214@reddit
I've also noticed that people our age are more likely to carry with one strap, but also as a person of a certain age, my back and neck appreciate balancing the weight across both shoulders if it's a heavy pack. So I usually double-strap these days.
LolaAucoin@reddit
Be grateful your back still allows you to single strap it.
Battystearsinrain@reddit
99% of time one strap, unless hiking, then both.
SnazzieBorden@reddit
I have to do two because I messed up my shoulder and back. But my inner teen is so embarrassed and deeply disappointed in me.
CreatrixAnima@reddit
Still just one. Iām used to it: I carry a purse.
SpaceMan420gmt@reddit
My right side lower back hurts constantly now. I blame one-strapping Jansport backpacks for 4+ years! They didn't tell us we should use both...and look like a dork!
Scootdog54@reddit
1 strap unless I have to go pretty far.
madame_de_la_luna@reddit
I use a backpack as an overnight bag, and I ALWAYS carry it on one shoulder only.
slpybeartx@reddit
Two-straps. Iāve got a laptop and tons of stuff that add up to a lot of weight and two straps carry it well. Hands are free for my phone that way.
I gave up on the uncomfortable and awkward one-strap look after college.
Ps - either take it off or two strap it when you board that plane. Those of us sitting in the aisle donāt need to get smacked by your bag.
esk_209@reddit
On a plane or on the metro/subway, it's two-straps and in front. Yes, it's super-dorky looking, but it's the only truly polite way to carry a backpack on crowded transportation.
tawnyfritz@reddit
This is the way.
One_Hour_Poop@reddit
Two straps in front is the only way to ride the subway.
Calinthalus@reddit
On the jetway to the plane I take mine all the way off and hold it in front of me by the top throughstrap thing as I get to the plane to keep it in the center of the aisle.
tawnyfritz@reddit
I two strap it bc it's more comfortable, harder to snatch off my shoulders, and I'm not gonna cling to The Olden Waysā¢ļø as part of my ego.
BladeCollectorGirl@reddit
I was told by a surgeon that I favored one shoulder. I said, "Gen-X backpack use." He said, "I see." And gave me a look like I should use both straps.
Mom2Dos@reddit
Hahaha!
dirtyrounder@reddit
One strap it everywhere!
def_unbalanced@reddit
Meh, prior military here. Still one strapping it. (Phrasing?) Force of habit.
DorsalMorsel@reddit
Hey Shelbyville! We invented that!
snarf_the_brave@reddit
One strap when I'm using it for the office or just running around. Two straps when I'm on the trail. Also, for the office and just running around, I hardly ever use a backpack anymore. For that, I converted to messenger bags about 15 years ago.
Careless-Ability-748@reddit
Two, if it's on my back. My bag is heavy enough with my laptop and everything else, and my back is killing. I've started to use the rolling wheels and don't even put it on my back.
dirtycoldtaco@reddit
What kind of monster double straps it?!
Grouchy_Barnacle_873@reddit
Two straps. Bad back and need both hands free for the kid's stuff. The bag always slides off with one strap requiring me to hold onto it.
Mudder1310@reddit
One strap on the Columbia.
Kacey-R@reddit
I watched this movie late 2013 or early 2014, just before I started at uni as a mature age student so I was in the know about Two Strapping! Plus I carried around way too much stuff to have it on only one shoulderā¦
Bladrak01@reddit
I was single strapper for years, until I switched to a backpack that only had one strap.
17megahertz@reddit
What movie is that scene from in the OP?
One strap for life!
KaitB2020@reddit
Depends. House to car, car to job? One. Short distances. One. Long distances or itās really heavy. Two.
Did one better last week. My stepson was helping inside with groceries & stuff. He grabbed my backpack and ALL the groceries. He wouldnāt let me carry anything except the car keys & my drink. Thatās the best way to carry stuff! LOL
forestfrend1@reddit
I will only 2 strap if it's heavy. Or if I'm walking through a plane or other tight public transport. 2 strap might be lame, but hitting people with your bag is even lamer.
Soup4MyFamilia@reddit
TWO. One will F up your back!
TorrEEG@reddit
We're supposed to use the second strap? I thought that was for if one shoulder gets tired.
HoneyWyne@reddit
One strap! Didn't realize it was a GenX thing!
cw30755@reddit
Single strapper here.
ekimdad@reddit
One strap all the way. But I've now switched to a messenger bag that I wear baldric style, so...still one strap.
Ageofaquarius68@reddit
My right shoulder is noticeably stronger than my left. I'm right handed and I've always worn my purse on this shoulder, but it started with backpacks all through school. A few years ago I was volunteering and was asked to carry a very heavy piece of fencing (with another person). Sure enough I had a shoulder injury on the left side but the right was just fine. Now I try to lift more weight on the left side to compensate.
Past-Adhesiveness104@reddit
Sorry man, I got old and noticed back issues where having the weight on one side makes worse.
Raxheretic@reddit
One strap.
bb9116@reddit
Do you think I'm some kind of monster? One strap!
tbonita79@reddit
When I double strap my purse backpack my husband says I look like Dora the Explorer. I just donāt use it anymore.
DjQuamme@reddit
Any more, I need two backpacks. One for tools, one for computer. One strapping is mandatory.
Relative-Coach6711@reddit
One of the few things that I wished I listened to my parents about. Now, my right shoulder is fucked
stabbingrabbit@reddit
Depends on how heavy. My work backpack is try to use both. 45lbs.
tarbinator@reddit
One Strap Club!
Kickingandscreaming@reddit
I double strap when humping pack filled with 40lbs of family shit through airports. Otherwise, only ever one stap since the 70s.
AZWildcatMom@reddit
One strap all the way. At this point, I would probably get a pinched nerve trying to put both on.
yarn_slinger@reddit
Iāve moved to cross-body bags
DIYnivor@reddit
One strap unless you're doing something that needs both (e.g. running through the airport).
SageObserver@reddit
I donāt carry a book bag.
Old_Employer8982@reddit
I canāt remember the last time I heard it called a book bag.
attaboy_stampy@reddit
I thought we grew out of that shit.
samurguybri@reddit
Hi really tend towards one strapping, them tell myself āwtf are you doing?ā And keep the straps on, man boobs, belly and all.
stromm@reddit
I canāt flex enough to use two straps.
But I never have soā¦
Old_Employer8982@reddit
Almost 50 and you can pry my backpack out of my cold dead hands. Still use it for daily work use. But I had to convert to 2 straps when my back started giving out.
SemiGoodLookin5150@reddit
I have two backpacks, one for work and one for my camera equipment. I two strap both of them. The work backpack has my iPad and over $1,000 in tools in it and my camera backpack has almost $4,000 of gear in it. Iām not taking any chances of either one slipping off my shoulder hitting the floor and damaging the contents.
Long_Bit8328@reddit
What????
How come no one ever told you could use both straps simultaneously?
I thought that other strap was a spare in case the other one broke.
Fr0wnyfaced@reddit
100% one strapping. I'm not an exchange student, therefore no dual backpack straps
arcticmae@reddit
Left shoulder is too messed up from a lifetime of one strap. Waiting on surgery. Switched to a crossbody bag. Canāt get used to two straps.
Altrano@reddit
One strapping it. I work at a middle school. I donāt care if every single middle school student uses two. I will one-strap it forever.
Shel_gold17@reddit
Single strapped until work gave me a new super-heavy laptop, then it was just not an option. š
makethebadpeoplestop@reddit
I usually just forget the other strap is there unless it's dragging on the ground.
ToughCareer4293@reddit
š Iām solidly GenX but my back is a hostile participant in daily activities like waking up. He most certainly doesnāt allow me to one-strap anymore. Fanny packs for life!
PopeCerebus@reddit
Messenger bag...so....one strap by default???
___Your___Mom__@reddit
Facility maintenance person here. My tool bag is a backpack. I 1 strap it.Ā I have a HVAC tech that comes around. Gen Z. His tool bag is a back pack. He 2 straps it.Ā
1 is for go. 2 is for show. That's what we always said about diesel exhaust pipes
superduperhosts@reddit
One strap is bad for your body. Old X here
MizzGee@reddit
I just bought a cute bucket backpack and my husband said it was a waste of money because I won't wear it on my back anyway, because I will probably one strap it. Now I worry he may be right.
kammyri@reddit
GEN X here. 1 strapping until I turned 50 and used a backpack for my 1 personal item on a plane. Dear God! 2 strapes made everything infinitely easier. Nothing swinging off my arm as I bend down. No turning sideways down the isle. It was 100% worth disappointing my generation.
GenXDad76@reddit
One strap unless someplace like a theme park, then itās 2 straps.
vaisatriani@reddit
Single strap. Get off my lawn.
Logical-Mirror5036@reddit
If I'm cycling to work: two straps. Anything else? One strap.
Sareee14@reddit
Two for me, my old lady shoulders canāt take the one strap anymore
Apprehensive-Owl-78@reddit
One strap when I don't think about it, usually from the parking garage to the office. Two straps when my back feels tweaked or I'm carrying a heavy load (airport travel).
FlishFlashman@reddit
Way back in high school I decided I'd rather have a straight back than look "cool." So, two straps unless I'm just going a short distance.
TalFidelis@reddit
Itās so strange to see someone wearing a backpack with both straps in public. Not talking about someone on a hike - thatās ok. But walking down the street with both straps on and your hands empty⦠I mean whatās wrong with people?
DranktheWater@reddit
Single until my back starts acting up.
LaserSayPewPew@reddit
If Iām just moving a short distance, like from the car to the house, one strap it. If Iām walking more than about 100 yards, two straps is way more comfortable.
makeup1508@reddit
I went into my office last week with my backpack-1 strap.
RusticBucket2@reddit
I was apparently right at the end of GenX where we were one-strapping in middle school and dub-strapping in high school. We seated doing it in high school because it was different.
rubberduck71@reddit
LOL. I still use my Eastpak from college. 1 strapper all the way.
W0gg0@reddit
I no-strap it. Carry it like a briefcase.
KLLR_ROBOT@reddit
One strap fo life
PJ_Sleaze@reddit
I was at a huge work convention thing the other day and literally said to myself āeveryone is a double strapped nowā
Ok_Schedule5017@reddit
I two strap because Iām hyper mobile and my shoulders like to dislocate.
Mangolandia@reddit
Two straps to avoid the backache but I cringe every time I catch a glimpse of myself in some reflection
Secret_Computer4891@reddit
I embraced the double strap life in college, when that sucker was heavy. Now, it just feels unbalanced and teetering on the edge of falling off if I only wear one strap.
Patient-Cap-4004@reddit
Two straps only because it's ergonomically correct.
InstantlyTremendous@reddit
I started getting back pain from one strapping and had to double strap. Much sad.
Haunting-Berry1999@reddit
Dude, same. I look like a dork but now I have age-related scoliosis.
Improvident__lackwit@reddit
If I need to two strap itās rough because my old shoulders and arms have a hard time getting into the left strap.
ideknem0ar@reddit
One strapping a heavy backpack gave me back issues for life, so no. I pack as light as I can for work. Preferably wallet in pocket, door card around my neck and an umbrella if I gotta.
deformo@reddit
I carry a leather satchel. Like Indiana jones. Backpacks are for millennial shitstains.
monkeytc@reddit
2 staps, but i use a legit hiking backpack. It's way easier to carry stuff the correct way lol
tg1024@reddit
One strap. Unless I am carrying something heavy, which doesn't happen very often.
OneLessDay517@reddit
Guilty. Still one strap.
Which-Inspection735@reddit
Mine is messenger bag style so it goes across the chest and Iām also carrying a big insulated grocery bag with all of my food for the day and sometimes a Coke Zero, coffee, or donuts for my team in the other.
lwewo4827@reddit
I grew up thinking that guys that used both straps looked nerdy.
Now, I don't give a rat's ass what it looks like. Whatever is comfortable and convenient works for me.
cmt38@reddit
Does anyone carry a backpack using two straps after the age of 10?
robbadobba@reddit
I used to one strap it religiouslyā¦until I injured my shoulder/arm pit area. Now I have to double strap it to balance the weight. Sigh.
_WillCAD_@reddit
Honestly, I totally no strap it. My preferred bag is a balt bag.
Afraid_Quail_3099@reddit
1 strap until I started supporting my elderly dad who sometimes uses a wheelchair and the effing thing kept falling off my shoulder when I bent to help him.
bakewelltart20@reddit
Sorry, I'm a traitor to the old skool, but I'm two strapping now. I hurt my one strapping shoulder and my water bottle makes my backpack heavy.
Terrible_Bronco@reddit
Iām a gen x but Iāve always two strapped because the backpack would constantly fall of my shoulder. I didnāt use my locker so I had all my books in the bag. I was the only one who did that besides the nerds. Iām going to get canceled for saying that, huh?
mantisboxer@reddit
I transitioned to 2 straps and my shoulder is happy. It took some getting used to it before I found my cool stride, though.
Southernstorm256@reddit
I one strap it, unless itās way too heavy. I hope on the super heavy days, people still know Iām Gen X.
Scottybt50@reddit
Shorter distances = one strap. Longer = two strap.
foilrat@reddit
Two-strapper for life. Too much time walking with a heavy backpack.
Too many "whoa!" moments on a bike with one strap.
FacePunchPow5000@reddit
One strap is all I ever needed.
Kristophorous@reddit
I had to upgrade to both straps when I started carrying my laptop/charger etc through the airport. Old age finally caught up and I had to balance the stress to both shoulders.
For a quick walk, one shoulder every day.
dustymag@reddit
Whatever. Shit slides off my shoulder. I need something to carry things in, not a fashion accessory.
CoyotesVoice@reddit
I have a pet carrier that's a backpack, and my cat would think the world was ending if she was in there and I wore both straps.
DiscerningBarbarian@reddit
Both straps make my back sweat. One strapping it
mstrixxxx@reddit
Yes, 52 and still carrying my black with the suede bottom from college in 2025.
Hodler_caved@reddit
Generally 1 strap, but I'll go 2 on occasion for practicality.
Gabewalker0@reddit
Always one strap to this day. Unfortunately, kids had to start using both straps when many schools started removing lockers since they could hold weapons and contraband.
Melodic_War327@reddit
One strap usually unless camera backpack. Mine is so heavy I have to wear two straps for that.
kevinpb13@reddit
Yup, still doing the single.
gOldMcDonald@reddit
Iāve long grown out of my bullying tendencies however, if I see somebody with double strapping, Iām very tempted to give them a swirly. X
Heel-and-Toe-Shifter@reddit
One strap unless I'm carrying a load. Two straps is for nerds. OTOH, caring about other people's judgement of your strap choice is for losers
TheVioletEmpire@reddit
My back doesn't give a shit who thinks one strap is cool.
Ted_Denslow@reddit
One strap. The other strap on my backpack broke about 20 years ago.
zork3001@reddit
One will get you back pain and bad posture.
dadofsummer@reddit
I havenāt left the house without a baseball hat on since I was 17, would have been earlier if we couldāve worn them in school. Had an extreme bend phase in my 20ās. Court, weddings, and funerals, are the only time I donāt have one on.
Aware-Vegetable83@reddit
I initially thought this was a post about condoms.
MyriVerse2@reddit
Two strappers are losers.
Strict-Artichoke-361@reddit
Hey! I have big boobs & need to double strap or it throws my whole balance off.
Slim_Chiply@reddit
I am a two strapper and loser. I guess that explains it. All these years and I had no clue.
No_Conversation7564@reddit
Nerd city
BrewCrewBall@reddit
Poindexters even
worrymon@reddit
Single strap means I can carry one on each shoulder.
One_Hour_Poop@reddit
One strapping is stupid. I felt that way in the eighties, i feel that way today.
Brizzledude65@reddit
UK here. At school in the late 1970s being called a Two Strap Lad was one of the most soul crushing insults out there. Only nerdy fuckers used both straps.
This stuff hits deep. At nearly 60 if I wear a backpack with both straps Iām constantly in fear of someone leaning out of a bus window and shouting ā Aaaaaaaahhhhā¦.. two strap ladā¦.!ā
Cobra-Lalalalalalala@reddit
I did go to two straps in college, because I was often actually lugging some heavy ass books in there, unlike HS where they just stayed in the locker. AllĀ Iām carrying these days is a laptop that weighs less than the damn backpack. One strap it is.
IdioticPrototype@reddit
I just traveled by aircraft from Florida to Texas.
I travel light, a carry on/roller and a backpack, never was more than one strap affixed to my person.Ā
Wynnstan@reddit
I didn't even wear the one strap, I held the strap on my shoulder with my whole arm on the inside.
Better-Industry2630@reddit
Two strapping it. If I don't, my back hurts. š
bittinho@reddit
I was a one strapper for life but walking miles in nyc it throws you out of alignment and I started to notice it once I hit 50. Also easier to deploy pepper spray or other anti personnel defenses w hands free.
Just_Me1973@reddit
One. Who dies two? Am I in kindergarten?
Western-Safety6746@reddit
single strap it no matter how heavy. Just looks cool.
tomNJUSA@reddit
One strap unless you're riding a bike.
Odd-Jump-2037@reddit
I have to double strap now or otherwise my shoulders, neck, and back are f*cked the next day. Getting older really blows some days.
rokdabells@reddit
Two-strapping it. My back hates one-strapping and I already have enough pain in my life.
Hi-its-Mothy@reddit
Two straps but I am a nerd and a girly swot, and also more fearful of bag snatchers now I canāt chase the little bastards down.
discourse_friendly@reddit
Single strap. i learned the rules in jr high. not going to start breaking them now.
stroker_joker@reddit
I went to school one-strapping my back pack 1988-1992. I returned to school in 1994 and found that the norm was back to two-strapping. I was such an improvement!
Senior-Cantaloupe-69@reddit
Two straps. I like not having back or neck pain from going one strap
fbibmacklin@reddit
I stopped one strapping around 1995. Everyone was two strapping in college, and I never looked back.
earthgarden@reddit
Two straps since turn of the century lol
TemperatureTop246@reddit
My neck hates me for it, but I'm a single strapper. I'm probably gonna switch to a rolling one soon, though.
MedsNotIncluded@reddit
Depends on the contents, if my laptop is in there likely 2 strap and at the front..
jengaclause@reddit
My middle schooler and all the kids at the bus stop single strap? Is anyone here a teacher that has insight on what they notice?
BigCcountyHallelujah@reddit
two strap, but i have to make a grimace every time i do it.
Beauphedes_Knutz@reddit
The second strap has been removed from all my backpacks. Not a chance in hell will I be caught full on Dork Doubling (or Double Dorking) my straps.
ipostunderthisname@reddit
One strap backpack duh
Just like your girbaudveralls but the opposite strap
ExistentialPuggle@reddit
I still one strap everything
maillchort@reddit
I was a paper boy in the 80s. Wore a shoulder bag for most of the 2000s. Now two strapping a backpack and might get my back straight by 60, we'll see.
No ball caps here though, regardless of bill.
travelinmatt76@reddit
I carry too much for one strap, got a heavy laptop, and my back hurts, always 2 straps
Aggravating-Shark-69@reddit
I usually carry one strap, but when Iām traveling through the airports and what not a double strap it and attach the cross straps cause it makes it so much easier to carry
IBroughtWine@reddit
Two straps because I learned how to love myself. And preserve my back!
Wumpus-Hunter@reddit
I jacked up my back doing the one-strap thing. Two straps all the way, aināt care
GothicNitemares@reddit
Oh, how I miss the one strap. Now I have to two strap it thanks to a bad shoulder...
TheRhupt@reddit
Two straps since i herniated a disc. it puts uneven pressure on the spine.
OrdinaryAsleep2333@reddit
I used to single strap - high school, college, even into work. Then all of a sudden, I developed back pain on my left side only. It turned out that always slinging my backpack over my right shoulder was the issue. Now I'm team double strap, and the back pain from single strapping is gone.
tragedyann1214@reddit
Two straps is for dorks.
Even if it is more comfortable, better for your posture and all around superior. It just feels weird and I want to bully myself.
Far_Winner5508@reddit (OP)
I'm gonna throw myself into a locker as soon as I get home.
tragedyann1214@reddit
As you should.
AxleNY@reddit
Is there more than one strap?!?
sayhi2sydney@reddit
Yes and my teenagers love to tease me over it. I feel claustrophobic if I two strap. Sooo icky.
Far_Winner5508@reddit (OP)
The whole trying to get my wings to go backwards to put on both straps.
NotReallyButMaybeNot@reddit
My shoulders are still uneven as a consequence of the one (right) strapā¦
Far_Winner5508@reddit (OP)
Mine too, as well as starting flute in 3rd grade (dropping the right shoulder).
apost8n8@reddit
I naturally one strap it but then I realize that's uncomfortable and insecure so I double strap it on the front like a pro.
Far_Winner5508@reddit (OP)
Baby slinging it!
Nice!
I picked up one of those extra wide sashes with a double ring thing for carrying around my little football full of poop.
PrairieGrrl5263@reddit
Not since the spinner carry-on caught on, which in my area was . . . late 80s? 90s?
gstrdr1@reddit
One strap crew unless I am hoofin' it through the airport or something.
Far_Winner5508@reddit (OP)
candykhan@reddit
One strapping is a thing because they hadn't invented the messenger bag yet. Most good messenger bag companies (ex. Chrome) started making backpacks after 10-12 years because their original target market was discovering "middle age" & the associated pains that come with it.
One strapping is fine if you're not carrying anything heavy or if you're really looking forward to back pain as an adult.
MWoolf71@reddit
Did Indiana Jones ever use two straps? Thereās your answer.
Far_Winner5508@reddit (OP)
He's probably why I picked up a leather messenger bag many years (uh, decades) ago
thedarkforest_theory@reddit
One strap for fun, two straps for function, sternum strap when shit gets serious.
Far_Winner5508@reddit (OP)
"I fell on my keys!"
theUnshowerdOne@reddit
One.
dbrmn73@reddit
I walk several blocks from the parking garage to the office building carrying a backpack as well as a mug (and umbrella when raining) so I use 2 straps then. Any other time its just the one.
Far_Winner5508@reddit (OP)
I sewed on an extra strap on my backpack, so I can hook my 48oz thermos onto my bag (which has a built in cold bag area).
ImFromDanforth@reddit
Fu k no, shoulder aches and back pain f that
Maleficent-Sport1970@reddit
One. I don't think I could get my other arm in without injury.
hbg2601@reddit
I one strapped it forever...until my back hurt. Now I two-strap. However, I will never, ever wear a flat-billed cap.
bionic_cmdo@reddit
I don't know when wearing a backpack to the office started but I came from a small company to a large company a few years ago and it's very common, like 9 out of 10. I'm still rocking a canvas briefcase with a shoulder strap.
coopnjaxdad@reddit
Short trip one, long haul 2.
therealzacchai@reddit
Single strap for life!!
kgurney1021@reddit
One strapper for life.
stain57@reddit
The only time I've ever carried a backpack was the six years I spent in the Army.
Far_Winner5508@reddit (OP)
Be all you can carry.
Sugar-n-Spice@reddit
59 and still one strapping it! š
Multigrain_Migraine@reddit
I never did single strap in the first place because carrying too much crap around is a fundamental aspect of my personality.
kalelopaka@reddit
Backpacks showed up as I was leaving school.
Apprehensive_Toe1735@reddit
I do both, just depends on where Iām at, what Iām doing and what I have in my backpack.
Significant-Deer7464@reddit
One! 2 is for nerds
JSBT89@reddit
I still 1 strap it. I came bring myself to wear it like itās supposed to be worn.
Illustrious-Pool-352@reddit
I've been two-strapping since the late 80s when I had a three mile walk home from school. Much more comfortable and it left my hands free to change the tape in my Walkman. I also thought it made me look cooler because I wasn't trying too hard to be cool (although I wore a school uniform so in reality I'm sure did not look cool at all).
waters_run_deep@reddit
One strap for life. Old habits die hard, I guess. I still one strap it today at my fancy schmancy corporate job. Two strapsā¦never! Briefcaseā¦.puhleeze. One strap with my trusty Jansport is how I roll.
RealSignificance8877@reddit
My cap has nearly got horse blinders.
Psychological-Fee801@reddit
I held off as long as I could with a cross strap satchel, but now I'm using a backpack again and am two strapping it.
fumbs@reddit
It depends on what I'm carrying. If it's light one strap, if it's heavy two. Not worth the extra time if you are carrying less than ten pounds.
mpete76@reddit
I did until I started having shoulder problems and then I switched it up for a messenger bag
schmigglies@reddit
My left shoulder was permanently messed up from carrying my boulder of a backpack like that. Iām so glad kids today donāt do that.
The flat brims they wear tho ⦠man.
CommanderPowell@reddit
Always one strap until I started working a mile from home, now I walk to work in the heat across busy streets with two heavy laptops and a lunch in there. The things we do for health.
Itās two straps now but still feels wrong
GutsMVP@reddit
I graduated to two staps decades ago. One strap was (for me) just trying to look cool. Two straps is much more practical and comfortable.
kyjimmy@reddit
Typically a one strapped, but recently went to Disney World and had to use two straps because of the 128 water bottles that my wife, daughter and grandson made me carry
midnightbizou@reddit
Well, I used to one strap it, but now my freaking elbow joints get too sore when holding it all cool like, right? So now I'm two strapping it like a dweeb.
REALtumbisturdler@reddit
If I 1 strap it, by back goes all fucky for several days.
eris_kallisti@reddit
I was never cool, I was always carrying all the books, and I have always used both straps.
Kattzoo@reddit
One! Two just feels strange.
IllTemperedOldWoman@reddit
My shoulders don't like that anymore. They only like Equal Weight Distribution. Haha! HAHA! HAHAHAHA
FlippingPossum@reddit
Single strap if it is light and a quick walk. Double strap if it is heavy or I have a long way to go.
lord_scuttlebutt@reddit
Depends on the situation. Out in the world, two straps. In a tight space, one strap.
Scared_Pineapple4131@reddit
My range bag has one strap.
Rich_Forever5718@reddit
I'm double strapping. Single was always impractical imo unless you are just standing there or going a short distance.
i-am-garth@reddit
I wear my laptop bag bandolier style, which is the only way. When I was still sporting my leather-bottomed Jansport, decades after high school, I wore it on both shoulders.
Far_Winner5508@reddit (OP)
Man, I so wanted one of those!
i-am-garth@reddit
I had to fight my father to get one. He was so anti-establishment, he said something like: āyou want one of those so you can look like everyone else, and you can stand around with it hanging off of one shoulder?ā And I was like: āActually I need something to hold my books and, yes, Iād like to blend in.ā
I still have that backpack. Itās in the bottom of a closet. The zipper is shot, and I will probably never use it again, but it represents something that I really fought for.
oomchu@reddit
It depends what I have in it. If it's fairly empty then 1 strap, if it has much more than 5 lbs then I double strap it.
Spiritual-Computer73@reddit
Single strap. Donāt wanna look uncool.
Judgy-Introvert@reddit
Two strap. I want to keep back and shoulder issues at bay.
Iittletart@reddit
One strap all the way. I would rather have the bag break and replace than look like a nerd wearing two straps on my shoulders :P
TryingKindness@reddit
Nope. I ine strapped through the 80s but when I went back to school in my 40s, I doubled. Physics books are heavy.
Spear_Ritual@reddit
One strap falls off. I like to be hands-free, anyway.
AffectionateBite3827@reddit
Single strapping it if I'm just walking a short distance. If I'm running through the airport or train station it's two straps.
codemajdoor@reddit
Bleak_Outlook_6178@reddit
After carrying heavy books on one side my whole school career my back is fucked lol.
I now use both straps.
BigDaddyUKW@reddit
I one-strapped it at school because I didn't really carry much in there.
My work backpack has a laptop and tools in it, so it's a wee bit awkward to one-strap.
mattbnet@reddit
I'll one strap it between the house and car or other short distances. But I often bike commute, backpack in the wilderness, or wear a camera pack all with both straps because it's practical.
I've always been kind of a nerd like that. Glad to be more accepted by society now.
WarpedCore@reddit
One Strappin' like a motherfucker.
JSTootell@reddit
The only time I carry a "backpack" I'm either commuting to work on my bicycle, or wearing a hydration pack on a run.Ā
ArcticPangolin3@reddit
Always one strap.
It was hammered home one day. I forgot I shortened the straps as far as they would go so they wouldn't flop around so much since I only need one. But that day, I had a longer walk and wanted to wear both straps for a change. I threw out my frickin shoulder squeezing my arms into both straps.
pixeldaddy2000@reddit
I'm a single strapper.
GhostWr1ter999@reddit
Definitely still one strapping it.
Longracks@reddit
One strap, curved bill, Costco cargo shorts.
iminmy39thyear@reddit
I canāt one strap anymore my shoulder is messed up from all that one strapping I did back in the day. Using both straps still doesnāt feel right though.
Milo_Minderbinding@reddit
One strap for life.
ceeece@reddit
I think I got scoliosis from the 1 strap. Doing it 2 these days.
printans@reddit
After 3 surgeries I'm cautious with my shoulders, I drag a roller bag.
GypsyKaz1@reddit
Do you drag it behind you or do you have one that you can push forward at your side? I used to travel very regularly (every 3-4 weeks) and did some repetitive stress damage to my shoulder dragging a roller bag behind me. My chiropractor told me to switch to one with full rotating wheels that I can push forward and it addressed it.
Far_Winner5508@reddit (OP)
Knight_thrasher@reddit
Iām never carrying it more that a few steps, 1 strap
HLOFRND@reddit
It depends on what else I have going on. If I have other things in my hands I'll probably go with two straps, bc if my bag starts to slip (which happens when I one strap it) and I don't have a free hand to catch it....
xcptnl55@reddit
Yes. This!!!
ellcoolj@reddit
One strap messenger bag.
Iāve been rocking the same Timbuktu since 1997 when I replaced the one I had in college.
Alternative-Row-84@reddit
2 straps only for the airport. Otherwise itās 1
put_simply@reddit
by nature I'm a one strapper, by necessity (and the military) double strap as often as I can because hands have other uses.
limitless__@reddit
Two straps because at 50+ you REALLY don't want to be twisting yourself like that.
BillsMafios0@reddit
Thatās how I carry my disc golf bag.
paintballteacher@reddit
One strapping, all the way!
Aromatic-Relief@reddit
One.
Junior_Lavishness_96@reddit
I stopped one strapping it long before I finished high school. It was already affecting my gait and posture.
thirtyone-charlie@reddit
I went from one strapping it to sling pack
BaldBombshell@reddit
One strap. I'm a stroke survivor, so my left arm doesn't always respond how I like. It'd be a hassle to get it in the strap.
Flat_6_Theory@reddit
One strap for life. Unless weāre talking about hanging it on the back of your chair.
seanner_vt2@reddit
One strap, always
mars00xj@reddit
Depends on how much weight I am carrying and if I have to carry another bag. Default is single strap.
Single strap. Curved billed hats. Ankle socks.
Shoeless_Jase@reddit
One strap for life.
shannybananny123@reddit
My junior high school thought I had scoliosis when we all got our examinations for it. Turned out that I just had ripped back/shoulder muscles on the side I carried my backpack on. All those textbooks were heavy! Lol
CalendarSpecific1088@reddit
Bag quality has deteriorated. Two, but only for strain relief.
InkedDoll1@reddit
Both, because I use a cane to walk sometimes and the bag just falls down if it's only on one shoulder.
truthcopy@reddit
Itās so strange. My natural instinct is to be a single strapper. Itās awkward and unstable but dang it just feels right. Two straps and, all these years later, I still feel like some bully is going to come along , knock me over and put me in a locker.Ā
Scars run deep, fellow Xers.Ā
Cat_Whisperer2247@reddit
Both for me, keeps the weight even!
newpthankstho@reddit
Wellā¦.and this might be part of being genX tooā¦.but it depends on whether it not my back hurts š¤£
Ill_Consequence_1125@reddit
Usually a one-strapper, but recently since I bought an actually decent backpack for work, I two-strap for both keeping one side from stretching out more than other, and to balance the shoulder weight because who can deal with that neck muscle pinch these days?
NightGod@reddit
Both, I love my back these days
SatBurner@reddit
It depends how busy my hands are. One strap is typical, but if I have a bunch to move, then it's 2 straps.
SatBurner@reddit
It depends how busy my hands are. One strap is typical, but if I have a bunch to move, then it's 2 straps.
SouxsieBanshee@reddit
In high school and college, single strap. Now that Iām older, straps over both shoulders because itās better for my back
Mr_Tort_Feasor@reddit
I like to do "the shrug" where you slide it off your shoulder and catch the strap on its way down. But my main work bag is a Timbuk2 bike messenger bag I bought in SF when they were a relatively small company. I mostly put that on one shoulder as well unless I'm hauling ass to get to my gate.
Melodic-Yak7196@reddit
One strap all the way, baby!
frank-sarno@reddit
I two-strap when doing anything longer than walking from my car to my office. But I also go full-dork mode with additional pouches on the front straps that are easily accessible.
whippy_grep@reddit
Early on during my freshman year of college*, 41 years ago, I heard ā2 straps are for nerdsā and since then I have avoided it whenever possible
*⦠as a Computer Science major ⦠at an engineering school.
Far_Winner5508@reddit (OP)
Tri-delts can be viscious.
tindalos@reddit
I thought the other strap was just when you wanna switch shoulders? Putting both on would take an extra few seconds and restrict me. Plus Iām not a nerd (ok actually I am but you know)
Striking_Computer834@reddit
I didn't even know this was a thing. One strap.
Medical_Revenue4703@reddit
Shit,
I hadn't thought about it in a long time but a Leather-bottom Jansport was just my daily carry for 30 years of my life. If I wasn't in school, I was on a bike, or when I had a car I always had stuff I was lugging around. I haven't put on a backpack in probably close to a decade. I still prefer them for vacations because I got to be strapped to my essentials when I'm away from home.
Every one I know has an old indstructable backpack they used to take everywhere. Backpacks really feel like a GEN X tool.
j_grouchy@reddit
Depends.
On weight and the amount of time I'm expecting to carry it. If I'm just walking a few minutes or a short distance, one strap. If it's heavy or if I am traveling with it and walking a lot, two straps.
TeacherPatti@reddit
Yes! One of my sweet high schoolers came up to me in the hall one time and asked if I knew that my strap was broken. Lol no child. I said people my age wore them like that and she just looked at me.
Far_Winner5508@reddit (OP)
My kid (now 25) just shakes their head.
Guidance-Still@reddit
On strap always
Cynicastic@reddit
After having weird back (muscle) pains I couldn't attribute to anything, I stopped using any backpack with just a single strap. My mystery back pains soon disappeared. I'll stick with 2-strapping it.
Headwallrepeat@reddit
One strapped in college in the 80's and rarely have to carry one now but the only time I have ever 2 strapped has been hiking/camping.
RikB666@reddit
When I was younger you could identify the French exchange students (in the UK).
They were always two strappers!
Calinthalus@reddit
Still mostly one-strap. If I've got a quick connection in the airport or something I'll add the other strap to take the pressure off the hand/shoulder.
hags0333@reddit
Always instinctively use one strap until I realize my shoulder is hurting and then pop the other one up. Then forget again when putting the backpack back on.
palmoyas@reddit
Back in college - one strap. Today - two straps. My laptop is in there and I'm usually carrying too much other crap to worry about a single strap sliding off of my shoulder.
mazerbrown@reddit
Migrated to a messenger bag so 1 strap. I only do 2 with a backpack if I'm hiking. Have to keep the posture even or things crack these days!
UncleFlip@reddit
Yep only two straps while hiking
temujen72@reddit
Wait... people use both straps? I thought that was just a backup if the other one broke.
Far_Winner5508@reddit (OP)
Of if someone's slipped over a cliff and you gotta lower your backpack down you can pull them up!
shitposter1000@reddit
I wrecked my right shoulder doing the one strap... 100% two strap now.
LeonidasVaarwater@reddit
I have a bbq/picnic backpack, one-strapping it is the only way.
bene_gesserit_mitch@reddit
You can use BOTH straps at once? Weird.
esk_209@reddit
Yep, one strap.
Odafishinsea@reddit
Depends on how far Iām going and if I have other things to carry.
Ancient-Sink5239@reddit
No. I went to a multi-storied high school and you didnāt have time to walk 4 flights of stairs to go to a 3rd story locker and make it back outside to a portable classroom. We all carried a lot of books and everyone past 8th grade wore both straps. It was impossible not to. One strap was big in middle school though.
TheRealCabbageJack@reddit
Single strap - at the airport, at work, and in life. I'm no nerd.
GiganticusVaginacus@reddit
Two straps. And my wallet filled with rewards cards is in the front pocket now.
USAF_Retired2017@reddit
I did until I effed up my back and shoulder. Now I look like a regular old 90yo at 47.
DrKlahnsRightHandMan@reddit
I had to 2 strap it recently at a kids soccer game because I was sans wife and had a kid and 2 chairs to carry. It felt fundamentally wrong - a sin against Creation. One strap til I die. I tell my older daughter she looks weird going into school with 2 straps but she just rolls her eyes.
ThatGuyOverThere2013@reddit
I switched to 2 straps. It's easier to bend over or squat without worrying if my bag is going to shift and throw me off balance. It is also much better for my overall posture when I'm walking or standing.
bama_clay@reddit
Single strap - but not Gen x
amk1377@reddit
1 strap. Iām not a nerd!
psgrue@reddit
One laptop, one strap.
Travel 2 straps. Scout hiking got me used to comfort over whatever nonsense we thought looked cooler.
cerealandcorgies@reddit
if it doesn't fit in my pockets it doesn't come with me
IdubdubI@reddit
Iām just walking from the parking lot, not trekking the Andes.
john_the_quain@reddit
One strap if going a short distance, like the car to the house.
If Iām traveling and have luggage, it now becomes acceptable to two strap.
segascream@reddit
Depends: if it's less than half a block that I'm walking, or I need to be able to access the contents easily and frequently, one strap. Beyond that, though, two straps, because I've discovered I enjoy keeping my hands free for other things while I'm walking.
little_boots_@reddit
i hate one strapping it. i left that behind long ago.
0905-15@reddit
Two straps starting in law school (20, years ago),,
Will drop back to one if Iām not carrying much, but thatās rare.
Rokey76@reddit
Still one strapping. I feel like a fool using both, even though I'm now the weird one.
Kooky_Werewolf6044@reddit
Yup single strap all day
davidfdm@reddit
One strap unless I am hiking then itās two.
homebrewmike@reddit
One for the bus, two if Iām just walking. I have a laptop and other silly things, so itās heavier than I like. Also, distributing the wear helps the life of the backpack.
B00bsmelikey@reddit
I've recently discovered 2 strapping it is kinda convenient.
iamjustsyd@reddit
One strap 95% of the time. But on the rare time I go hiking or my pack is really heavy, then I used both straps (but I do my best to let nobody see me do it!)
BreezyBill@reddit
Two straps is too sweaty.
Foulwinde@reddit
Situational. Most times it is a one strap. Only when I need both hands for something else is it two.
One-Hand-Rending@reddit
One strap unless I am on some sort of actual hike.
Two straps looks and feels like "loser dork"
Savafan1@reddit
Depends on how far I'm going. From the car to my desk, I just use one. When I'm traveling and going longer distances, I use both and depending on the weight, the waist strap also.
ToddBradley@reddit
I've been a two-strapper most of my life. I guess it comes from growing up backpacking and hiking. When I see someone using only one strap of a backpack, I know they've never suffered back pain and they've never vacationed somewhere without pavement.
CoffeeOrDestroy@reddit
I grew up. Then I grew old. So yeah, two straps.
Mugwumps_has_spoken@reddit
When I carry one it's my daughter's "go bag" for going to the ER/Hospital. that bitch is as heavy as one I carried in HS ever was. I would single strap, but that doesn't really bode well with pushing a wheelchair and wrangling whatever else I have. So I usually double strap.
freetattoo@reddit
One strap for everyday situations. Two on the rare occasion that I have it really loaded down.
biggcb@reddit
I have a cross body laptop bag
Sufficient_Stop8381@reddit
Two sometimes, because of my back and when Iām carrying a coffee cup, water bottle, lunch bag or whatever for a distance, itās hard to do all that with one strap. If it just the backpack with nothing else and I have a hand free Iāll do one strap.
Slim_Chiply@reddit
I have Two strapped since I went to college in the mid 80s. It's much more comfortable.
JayeNBTF@reddit
Depends on what else Iām carrying, how heavy the bag is, how far Iām going, and how sweaty my back is
porkchopespresso@reddit
If Iām going from the car parking lot to inside the office usually just one strap but traveling itās definitely 2 straps
CubCadet1972@reddit
I intentionally only buy sling packs these days