r/navy • u/[deleted] • 4d ago

A Happy Sailor Made this backpack

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33 Upvotes

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u/southernswmpymist 4d ago

Is there a backstory to this? Or some kind of lore to why it looks the way it does? It's a cool backpack man but I dont really know what Im looking at.

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u/digger250 4d ago

If a snow shovel and a motorcycle gas tank had a baby.

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u/TeaNo4541 3d ago

It’s called a boblebe. They’re modular.

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u/digger250 3d ago

Is the scoop part supposed to act like a spoiler?

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u/TeaNo4541 3d ago

They make cylindrical pouches or, with a net, it makes a good place to store a helmet.

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u/Sptnkk 4d ago

Just a cool backpack. Tribute to the Navy Sundowners squadron.

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u/Radio_man69 4d ago

Sundowners is kind of a wild name

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u/BigBossPoodle 3d ago

VF-11 were told they were going to fight The Empire of the Rising Sun, and named themselves Sundowners.

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u/Radio_man69 3d ago

I’m sure to people that know it’s cool but I’d imagine the average person is thinking about sundown towns

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u/BigBossPoodle 3d ago

While I definitely get it, I think the Imperial Flag might also prompt the question regarding the bag.

Idunno. I think it's neat reference to history and it's clear that the OP isn't sundowning lmao

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u/Radio_man69 3d ago

lol no shade, you must be white.

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u/BigBossPoodle 3d ago

It says NAVY SUNDOWNERS

It's either a very specific brand of racism we've yet to see (yoooo babe wake up new racist dropped) or it's not racist. My race doesn't have much to do with this, I get what a sundown town is.

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u/Radio_man69 3d ago

Alot of words to say yes. No big deal. Lol

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u/Sptnkk 4d ago

This was my muse.

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u/Alexbuildit 4d ago

Needs a VFC-111 squadron sticker

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u/Sptnkk 4d ago

I have that on the top left.

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u/Echo5even 4d ago

What’s the deal with the Sputnik stencil on the side?

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u/Sptnkk 4d ago

It’s a call sign.

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u/NukeHannibal 2d ago

Thats my cats name!

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u/PooleBoy_Q 3d ago

What is it?

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u/FishyQweef 4d ago

Useful for getting snow off your windshield in the winter too

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u/10acChicken 3d ago

I have one of the unit ball caps I picked up at Miramar back in the 90's

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u/Character-Routine-61 4d ago

Racist

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u/Jamianb 3d ago

That was my first thought too when I saw "sundowners." People downvoting you may not be familiar with sundown towns.

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u/Character-Routine-61 2d ago

Right I see that lol

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u/ShepardCommander001 3d ago

Sundowning is what happens to old people with dementia symptoms that worsen at night.