Fanny Packs

I think fanny packs get a bad rap. Their unfortunately predominate use by obnoxious Western tourists in the 1990s lead to their, quite possible permanent, demise. When Weird Al is mocking fanny packs, you know they've gone from out to far out.

Disclaimer: I don't own a fanny pack, but I'm playfully reconsidering that decision.

Fanny packs may be the most useful carrying invention since pockets. They chafe very little (much less than holding everything in your cargo pants would), because they sit at the waist, which typically doesn't move a whole lot. Considering their versatility, I would say the fanny pack's major competitor is the small backpack (daypack-size). While the backpack requires the use of the shoulders, potentially tiring them out, and demands a full dismount in order to access its primary pockets, the fanny pack is perpetually accessible around the waist. Furthermore, if one wears a fanny pack frontways, then your stuff is less likely to get stolen than in a backpack that you can't see.

Apparently, fanny packs may be making a comeback. Obviously, they shall have to ditch that horrific name. Gucci has a "waist belt bag," and Rihanna was spotted wearing a Louis Vuitton "pouch."

Better than a murse, let's bring the waist belt bag pouch back!