Fanny Pack Antics

Antler luggage has been a very well known brand in England, providing luxurious luggage for over 80 years but now, they have become extremely popular in many other countries around the world.  The antler luggage line is extremely durable and spacious, while providing convenience in a very lightweight package.  Antler luggage is also known for its quality and attention to detail.

There sizes in luggage are wide; therefore, it is guaranteed that you will find something that will suit you.  Whether it is that you just need an overnight luggage or that you need a vacation bag for up to a week, the Antler line has something for you.  The Antler line is also designed with wheels; therefore, they are very convenient to struggle with through a crowded airport, especially if you are in a hurry, you do not have to worry about lugging a big heavy bag over your shoulders.

If you will be away from home for a long period of time and in need of a large luggage, the Litestream two is the piece for you.  It is lightweight, tough, easy to carry, and most of all dependable.  You do not need to worry about the handles breaking off or anything like that.  You will also be able to get this suitcase with its matching accessories for all the little personal items that you love to travel with that you do not want to put in the suitcase itself.

Another great suitcase for long travels is the Aeon Air Large Suitcase.  It is ver functional and roomy and as with all the Antler luggage, this bag is also very light.  You can also get this suitcase with well needed accessories such as the: flight organizer bag, the Cabin suitcase, and the Aeon Laptop Trolley bag.  These accessories are all useful pieces for any business person who takes long business trips.

You can also get the hard outer case suitcases, if that is your preference because these suitcases do tend to last longer than the ones made from cloth materials.  For your choices in this line, there is:

• The Flyweight Cabin suitcase, which is also accepted as an over head piece by nearly 70% of airlines.  They are durable and lightweight.
• New Size Zero Antler luggage is ideal for overnight stays or as an added hand luggage for your larger pieces.
• However, if an overnight bag is too small for your needs and a large suitcase is too big, you need the Weekender Holdall piece and as the name suggests, it holds all you will need for the weekend and the matching Grab Bag is a nice side piece to old your personal items.

With your luggage from the Antler line of durable luggage, you are ready for your next vacation anywhere around the world and for as long as you want.

The most precious thing to do is to go shopping for your precious little one’s first toddler backpack; whether, it is for their first day at preschool or you just need to provide them with their own little bag for packing stuff in.  Shopping for your child’s first toddler backpack is a joyous experience that you will only get once in your life; therefore, you need to make sure that you get it right the first time around; instead of having to go back to the store and getting a new one.  However, there are a few specifications that you should look for when choosing their first backpack such as these that follows:

• The first thing that you need to consider when choosing your child’s first toddler backpack is the size.  It is crucial that you do not buy a backpack that is too small and definitely not too big.  You need to make sure that your child is able to carry the bag and not you.
• The bag should be roomy enough to hold your child’s necessary things when taking day trips or for them to take to preschool; however; you need to be sure that you do not over pack the backpack because your child will be the one carrying it.  A fun thing to keep in mind is that it is good to let your child help and pack the bag with the things they need.
• When choosing your toddler backpack make sure that it is easy to clean, cloth bags are good but the ones with plastic covering are more practical because they are easy to wipe and clean.
• Get a bag that has your toddler’s favourite character on it and make sure it is their favourite color.  Maybe they would like Dora, Spiderman, Go Diego, or Barbie, whatever their preference, get it for them.
• When choosing your toddler’s first backpack make sure that it is functional and can be used for anything that they may want it for.  Remember, they will be taking it all over the place and not, only using it for the purpose that you bought it for.

Your children are adorable and precious to you and they are also very independent so giving them their very own backpack shows that you respect their independence.  When you are buying their bag don’t just pick any random bags, take your child’s preference and their own little style into consideration and choose their first toddler backpack just like you would choose anything else for them.

Are you a hunter or somebody that goes into the bush on a regular basis? Need to carry your belongings but do not know what to buy? If this sounds like you, then I would strongly recommend that you invest in a hunters fanny pack.

Right now you may be thinking that a hunters fanny pack is a waste of time, well, that is where you are wrong. Hunters have been using fanny packs for quite some times. They make an excellent place to carry you ammo and other essentially items.

There are, however, a few things that you must keep in mind if you are going to be using a hunter’s fanny pack. The first of those is whether it is water proof. As well all know, some ammo does not go well against water, it can be damaged rendering it useless or even dangerous. That being said, it could be quite important for you get a fanny pack that comes with water proof protection.

Further on this point, say you are carrying something like toilet paper in your fanny pack. If that got wet, well, it does not take a genius like Sheldon Cooper to realize that it is something you do not want to happen.

Another key point is durability, most fanny packs that are made for the consumer market are cheap. You want to ensure that the fanny pack you are using is durable in the sense that it can withstand the rigors that one would find in the out doors.

Things you should look for: the first is whether the zips on the fanny packs are made for strong conditions. They should be big – the bigger the better. You should also look at the fabric, make sure that it is synthetic as this will be more durable then something that is natural. There will also be a higher chance that it would be water proof.

One thing that you must avoid is Velcro – make sure you do not buy a fanny pack that has it. Why? because over time, the Velcro starts to ware, such to the point that it no longer becomes the most practically item to carry.

You should also keep in mind the size of the fanny pack, if you are carrying larger items, then obviously you would want a large fanny pack. If you were to carry smaller items, then it would make sense for you to be carrying a smaller fanny pack. There is nothing worst than getting the wrong size fanny pack and finding you do not have enough room, or that you got one that was too big and you have wasted space.

In conclusion, although hunters fanny packs may have gone out of style back in the day. They are still a very practical item for people that wish to carry their items when out in the wild. Just remember one thing, it is not like there is anybody around to judge you for your poor fashion sense. That being said, buy a hunters fanny pack – you will like it

The interesting fight of Frank Mir vs Roy Nelson is one of the most interesting fights on the UFC 130 card. I find this fight so very difficult to predict.

This is because their skills are so similar. So what is the key to this fight? In my mind, the key for Roy Nelson is to keep the fight standing, if the fight goes to the ground I see that Frank Mir has the advantage. They are both extremely good BJJ fighters, however, I see that Roy Nelson is better – that is how I can justify the statement.

Frank Mir is coming off the win over Cro Cop, which is nothing to brag about. Usually when you come off a win against such a legend, then there a lot of momentum backing the fighter, however, this does not feel like the case in this instance. Although Frank Mir won the fight against cro cop a lof people felt as if it was not a good fight. In fact, Dana White and Joe Silva (UFC match maker) were not impressed by his performance.

Then you have Roy Nelson that is coming of a loss against Junior Dos Santos, now, usually when a fighter is coming off a loss their is a loss in moment. However, I feel that the JDS fight increase Roy Nelson’s moment, such that he was able to take a massive beating, by one of the best HW in the sport and still was not able to get knocked out. I feel that this won Roy Nelson a lot of fans.

This is what makes the match so hard to predict.

I feel that Frank Mir’s size will play a massive role in this fight, Roy Nelson is often the subject of jokes for his fat belly, however, what people over look is the way he uses it. He often uses it to pin down an opponent, so much so that he cannot move. I feel that if Mir gets caught underneath that fat gut, then all the BJJ in the world cannot save you.

My prediction

At the last check of the odds, Frank Mir was showing to be the odds on favourite. However, my gut feeling is telling me that the favourite for this fight will be Roy Nelson. I think that Nelson will win by knock out.

The way I see the fight going is that there will be a lot of grappling early in the fight, however, as the fight progresses both fighters will tire and eventually Roy Nelson will land one of those heave right hands that one him the Ultimate Fighter contest.

The only way I see that Frank Mir winning this fight is by decision, I cannot see him being able to submit Roy Nelson or knock him out. heck if JDS could not know out Roy Nelson, then I do not see Frank Mir being able to do that.

To conclude, if Roy Nelson can win this fight, it will be huge for his career. If Frank Mir can win, well it will keep his career going so that he may fight another day.

The fight that nobody was really expecting, the fight between Rampage Jackson and Matt Hamill. I’ll try and break down the analysis of this fight into different pieces.

Rampage Jackson Is excited?

The question that a lot of people have been asking, is Rampage excited for this fight? This was raised as people felt that Matt Hamill was not a serious enough challenge for Rampage and therefore, Rampage would not be excited for the fight. However, in the press interviews, Rampage seems to be really relaxed and calm.This came off as him not being excited.

Rampage went on to say that reason for this was that “this is my job”. He likened the experience of fighting to that of being a teacher. A teach does not get excited for everyday that he or she goes to school, because it is their job. Fighting is Rampages job and therefore, he no longer feels excited when it comes time to fight.

That is not to say that Rampage hasn’t been training, in fact, he stated in another interview that he is in the best shape of his life, better than he was for the Rashard Evans fight and definitely better than the Lyoto fight (where he was criticised for being over weight).

Wrestler vs striker

We all know that Rampage is an exceptional striker, but how is his wrestling? He is fight Matt Hamill, who is one of the best wrestlers in the 205 division. That being said, how would Rampage fight this fight?

In my mind, it is quite simple, he cannot afford to be taken down by Matt. The way I see Matt fighting this fight is to go for the take-down, go for it hard and once he has gotten it, keep Rampage down. In Rampage’s recent fights, especially that one against Evans he has not really shown that much skill off his back. This is something that I expect Matt Hamill to exploit to the best of his abilities.

You may be thinking that I am counting out Rampage’s wrestling, well we all know that is where Rampage started his career, as a wrestler. However over the years he as  moved away from that style and started to become more of a striker, something that I believe may cause him a defeat this Saturday. Hamill is aware of this and will try and exploit it.

On the flip side, I think that Rampage has a rather large striking advantage over Matt Hamill. Rampage needs to avoid the take-downs, Hamill needs to avoid the power punch of Rampage.

Who will win?

The odds on favourite is Rampage Jackson and I would agree with that. However, I would not count out Matt Hamill – I think that if Matt Hamill can get the fight to the ground, tire our Rampage, then he will pull of the win. That being said, I do not think that Matt Hamill can avoid the power punch of Rampage, if Hamill shoots in he will get caught.

I am excited for this fight, Rampage is in line for a title shot if he wins.

If you’re on this website, then chances are you’re interested in Penn vs Fitch, there isn’t much to say about this match up. Except, I really, really hope that BJ Penn destroys Fitch. Penn is coming of a first round knock-out of UFC hall of famer, Matt Hughes and two decision loses to Frankie Edgar.

Where as, the last 7 wins by Fitch have all been decisions. He has not finished a fight since 2007, in one word that is pathetic. The man is not a finisher, this is why I am picking Penn for the win. Rather, I’m hoping that BJ beats that crap out of Fitch. On the card also, we have Bisping fighting another random that will not further his career – shocking effort.

That being said, as an Australia I’m really disappointing that the UFC has not brought a title shot to the shores of Australia. They have however managed to bring some of the top contenders, with Cain Velasquez  and now BJ Penn vs Fitch.

Does the winner of the fight get a title shot? That question is still unanswered, following Silva’s front kick knock out of Vitor Belford, Silva will be fighting GSP, if GSP can beat Jake Shields (which I think he is capable of doing). The question is, will the winner of BJ Penn v Jon Fitch get to fight GSP before Anderson Silva or after wards.

I for one am certainly hoping that it’s before, after all, both BJ and Jon have already fought GSP and lost – so there’s no reason why they should fight again.

That being said, you should definitely check out the UFC fight at the end of Feb – it’s promises to be a fantastic MMA match up between BJ and Fitch – let’s just hope that BJ does what he does best and runs through the guy.

Whoa… what can I say about this match-up? I’m disappointed to say the least, I was looking forward to Cain Velasquez v JDS, but more importantly JDS winning the Heavy Weight belt (yep I’m a Junior Dos Santos fan). Just in case you are wondering, Velasquez is out injured with a torn Rotator Cuff.

So that’s where are story picks up – Lesnar coming off a clear loss to Velasquez and looking to regain the title was offer a job has coach on The Ultimate Fighter – who would he match up against? Many fans picked Frank Mir – but that wasn’t the choice – given the recent history between Mir and Lesnar, that would have made for some exciting viewing to say the least. Alas, they gave the opposite positions to JDS (yes, I’m disappointed – JDS doesn’t have to prove he deserves the title shot – he’s beaten everybody is his path)

Just in case you don’t know, as with all TUF coaches, they fight at the end of the show and the winner usually gets a title shot. So this means that if JDS wins, he will get the title shot that he already had in the first place. If Lesnar wins, he gets a rematch.Why the hell did JDS accept the job? He’s risking his title shot for nothing in return. Sounds silly to me.

Let’s have a quick break down of Junior Dos Santos v Brock Lesnar

Junior Dos Santos has:

• Far better striking
• Amazing take-down defence
• Far better cardio

Brock Lesnar has;

• Strength and Size
• Questionable wrestling (I wasn’t convinced from the Velasquez fight)
• Heavy Ground and Pound (HAMMER FISTS OF RAGE!)

My verdict:

I see this fight going much the same way as the Lesnar v Carwin fight – if JDS can avoid the take down (keep in mind the JDS has fantastic take-down defence) then he should win, based on superior striking and cardio. The question is, can Lesnar get JDS to the ground and keep him there? In the Velasquez fight – Lesnar’s take-downs attempts were pathetic and not worthy of a UFC HW champ or a (NCA DIV 1 HW champ).

So if Lesnar can’t get the fight to the ground inside the first minute, my guess is that JDS will win.

I’m tipping JDS to win by knockout.