New day bag

[jerseydevil]

Very nice Gareth! I just got myself a Wenger bag as well, and I love it. Even got myself am Evogrip S18 to go with it (like I needed a reason  ). I'm very happy with both  .

[Gareth]

That one is nearly identical (they had that in stock as well), the only significant difference that I recall being the shape of the front pocket.   Oh, and I've got my Wenger Evo17 in there myself.

[powerring]

I have the same SwissGear City Pack that Jersey Devil mentioned and it does look very similar to yours.  I carry it every day.  It's part of my "if it's not Swiss, it's crap collection".      

I also have the requisite Vic Spirit, Vic Sentinel, Vic AA LED Flashlight, etc. in the pack.   

 

[Gareth]

Interesting that they seem to be selling bags under both the 'Swiss Gear' and 'Wenger' brands.

[ryan1835]

id assumed they were both the same brands as such

[powerring]

They're both names used by Wenger Licensing.  The packs are made by Avenues in Leather in the U.S.  We have four packs in total (family of five  ) and they've all been top notch.

[Gareth]

They're both names used by Wenger Licensing.  The packs are made by Avenues in Leather in the U.S.  We have four packs in total (family of five  ) and they've all been top notch.

That's pretty much what I was guessing.  What I really can't figure out is what the logic is in what name they use; different markets? different ages? different purposes? different quality?   Like I said, I saw the same bag as jerseydevil has but in a different colour and with the Wenger brand rather than the Swiss Gear.  Not that it matters at all, I'm just curious.

[powerring]

SwissGear seems to be the more common branding here in the U.S. for the packs.  This is purely a guess but I suspect the generic "Swiss Army" brand is more familiar to most Americans vs. Wenger or, to a lesser extent, Victorinox.