# Please help me find a new murse. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 16, 2009, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-new-murse/517756 "2009-11-16T09:19:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-new-murse/517756/1 "2009-11-16T09:19:40Z")
My boyfriend needs a new murse. The one he has been using for years started out as a messenger bag (sort of) but it is pretty much falling apart now. He needs something that can hold: 2 cellphones 2 MP3 players breakfast lunch GPS tools (flashlight, screwdriver, knife, various other things) random cables sometimes - a shirt deodorant brush spare contact case spare toothbrush travel toothpaste spare saline bottle As you can tell, he does not need a traditional briefcase. But, the messenger bag takes a beating with the way he uses it. He is an engineer for a cable company. He is frequently on the road so this bag holds everything he might need during a very long day. Sometimes, he will have an unexpected overnight so he needs to have emergency toiletries. So, what kind of bag should I get him? Personally, I would prefer that his new bag have a bit of organization to it. I’m sick of him asking me to get something out of his bag and then have to spend 10 minutes shuffling through it trying to find 1 of the 20 electronic items in there. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-new-murse/517756/2 "2009-11-16T16:28:05Z")
Get him one of [these.](http://www.duluthtrading.com/search/searchresults/58007.aspx?feature=product_11&kw=plumbers&processor=content) I’ve got a brown one and a black one. Can fit a laptop and clothes for a weekend. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-new-murse/517756/3 "2009-11-16T18:17:03Z")
How about a backpack? ---
**Author:** ![CherryBomb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@CherryBomb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CherryBomb)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-new-murse/517756/4 "2009-11-17T22:58:06Z")
I highly suggest [one of these.](http://www.uscalvary.com/Productinfo.aspx?productID=16941&TabID=548) My hubby has one and loves it. Very sturdy as well. ---
**Author:** ![Laudenum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-new-murse/517756/5 "2009-11-18T00:46:35Z")
See, I thought a murse = male nurse. Now I’m all confuzzled. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-new-murse/517756/6 "2009-11-18T01:00:23Z")
> [@Laudenum](#): > > See, I thought a murse = male nurse. > > Now I’m all confuzzled. I was about to say the same thing. Something needs to be done about this. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-new-murse/517756/7 "2009-11-18T01:26:34Z")
[Maybe one of these](http://www.6pm.com/search/brand/955/filter/onSale/%22true%22)? Good price and a pretty good brand. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-new-murse/517756/8 "2009-11-18T04:28:11Z")
Murse? I thought he needed either a new muse or a new nurse. Is that what they’re calling “man sacks” now? ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-new-murse/517756/9 "2009-11-18T16:43:18Z")
> [@CherryBomb](#): > > I highly suggest [one of these.](http://www.uscalvary.com/Productinfo.aspx?productID=16941&TabID=548) My hubby has one and loves it. Very sturdy as well. I like that one myself. There’s also [this](http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/bags/aaa5/). Or if he’s a Halo fan, there are [messenger bags](http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_0_13?url=search-alias%3Dapparel&field-keywords=halo+3+messenger+bag&sprefix=halo+3+messen) ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-new-murse/517756/10 "2009-11-18T20:58:14Z")
I have one of [these](http://www.llbean.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?categoryId=62858&storeId=1&catalogId=1&langId=-1&from=SR&feat=sr) and it works quite well (the medium is actually pretty big and only $39.95).