Sure, whenever most people hear the words "fanny pack," their mind immediately wanders to a dark, embarrassing place. Perhaps they think of a memory of their grandma at the beach with that stylish black beauty strung across her waist. What nobody wants to admit, however, was the subtle jealousy you had for the amount of things she could fit in that thing. You were struggling to carry everything, and she had both her hands free to help you shamefully pick up all the items that were slipping from your grasp. Let's all be honest, there are worse things that you could be wearing.

It doesn't have to be like it was back then. There are tons of designer brands bringing out different styles of the fanny pack. From the kind you wear with a bathing suit to the kind you put on for an evening at the club, there are so many different options for a prospective fanny packer. The best part is that if you decide you don't want to wear it around your waist, you can get creative. Do you wanna wear it like a satchel? No problem. Slung over one arm? You got it.

My hope is that the new association with fanny packs will be words like "adventure" and "electricity". They are so versatile. Do you want to go to an amusement park? Take your fanny, nothing's falling out of it, even on the biggest roller coasters. Are you thinking about spending the day kayaking with a cute Tinder match? Dust off the old fanny pack, everything is staying dry, and you'll give off an aura of complete confidence.

Don't believe me? Look at the Pittsburgh Steelers one and only Juju Smith-Schuster.

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See his smirk? That is the face of a man who knows that he is the alpha male. Do you know why? It's all thanks to the fanny pack draped from his hips.

Let me digress, when you make the choice to clip on your fanny pack, you are also making the choice to better yourself. You become more confident, more open to adventure, and not to mention you'll have a safe place to put the monumental amount of phone numbers that you will be receiving.

You heard it here first folks, there are absolutely zero disadvantages to wearing a fanny pack. Good luck and Godspeed to all my fellow fanny pack wearers, let's make this fad stick.