Accidental poisoning from pharmaceuticals take out more kids than you realise. Here’s a quick hack for parents… Continue reading
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Head to Head :: Adventure Duffels
We compare two classic adventure duffels to see which one works better as a gear mule… Continue reading
Category: Bags, Gear Bags, Head to head, Luggage
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A Love Affair | My Gregory Kletter Day
For someone that spends my life thinking about better carry, it’s funny that one of my favorite packs is a Kletter Day. Continue reading
Category: Backpacks, Bags, Reflections
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Road Test :: Mission Workshop VX / R8 Arkiv Field Pack
Three testers, multiple configurations, and lots of travel. We finally report on how Mission Workshop’s top-of-the-line backpack performed… Continue reading
Category: Backpacks, Bags, Road Tests
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Drive By :: Boreas Erawan
Two in a row, why? Because Boreas are doing some dam impressive things in carry right now. Continue reading
Category: Drive By, Travel
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Boreas hit Kickstarter
One of our favorite carry brands has launched a project on one of our favorite innovation platforms. We ask about it… Continue reading
Category: Backpacks, Brands
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Road Test :: CamelBak Tri-Zip
Finally, Ando gets around to sharing the dirt on his favorite active travel pack – the Camelbak Tri-Zip. Continue reading
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Drive By :: George Guest Tilden Wallet
George Guest don’t make many products. And the products they do make are not ‘normal’. Hence the appeal… Continue reading
Category: Drive By, Wallets
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A Carry Awakening
“A strength overdone becomes a weakness” – Ando gets all philosophical with versatility in bag design… Continue reading
Category: Bags, Industry, Reflections
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Insights :: Which ‘simple’ are you chasing?
simple is actually quite different to Simple… Continue reading
Category: Culture, Insights, Reflections
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Head to Head: Chrome vs Mission Workshop messengers
We put two apparently similar messengers Head to Head…. Continue reading
Category: Bags, Head to head, Messengers
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Ode To The Big Blue IKEA Bag
A little bit of Big Blue love to get you thru hump day 
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Category: Bags, Reflections, Totes
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Insights :: Made In…
We try to dig deeper into the whole ‘Made In My Backyard’ thing… Continue reading
Category: Culture, Industry, Insights, Reflections
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500 Posts In…
Did y'know we just tipped over the 500 post mark? We're proud as punch, here's some things we've learnt along the way… Continue reading
Category: Bags, Culture, Reflections
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Drive By :: Isaac Reina Divided Wallet
We play with a very handsome wallet… Continue reading
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Carryology x Frank Clegg Project Part II
Here’s a look at the next instalment of our project with Frank Clegg… Continue reading
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Buyer’s Guide – Work Backpacks
Ahhh, Buyer’s Guides… These are posts when we get to step back and think about all the amazing bags we monitor and review, picking out some of our favorites. In a similar vein to our Work Messengers, a good Work … Continue reading
Category: Backpacks, Brands, Buyers Guide, Culture, Insights, Reflections, Retailers
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Buyer’s Guide – Casual Backpacks
Most of our Buyer’s Guides focus on finding the product sweet spot between rational and emotional appeal. For this Casual Backpacks guide, we get to break out and play mostly on the emotional side. After hauling all sorts of work … Continue reading
Category: Backpacks, Brands, Buyers Guide, Culture, Insights, Reflections, Retailers
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Insights :: What is quality?
In the world of carry, ‘quality’ is a word that gets used a lot. Probably too much. From brands promising ‘The Finest Quality’ to the constant debate about which countries produce the best quality craftsfolk, the word has been bent … Continue reading
Category: Culture, Insights
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Carryology x Frank Clegg project
We’re working on a little project with Frank Clegg and thought it might be interesting to bring you guys along on the journey…. Continue reading
Category: Bags, Gear Bags, Industry, Insights, Luggage, Messengers
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Buyer’s Guide :: Work Messengers
Continuing on with our Buyer’s Guide thing, we wanted to collect some of our favorite work messenger bags together. Continue reading
Category: Bags, Buyers Guide, Messengers, Reflections, Retailers
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Liking :: Property Of… Maxi Travel Bag
Duffles and weekenders are tricky… You want a really nice one to feel all styling, but then chances are it will spend much of its life shoved down the bottom of a cupboard. – We’ve traveled the world with our … Continue reading
Category: Bags, Gear Bags, Liking, Luggage
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Road Test :: Boreas Bolinas
We’re pretty darn excited about the stuff Boreas is doing… Continue reading
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Drive By :: DSPTCH camera strap
With this DSPTCH, I’ve finally rid the scrappy lanyard hacks that have tied me over so far, and pimped my rig a little more in the right direction. Continue reading
Category: Drive By, Utility
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Buyer’s Guide :: Duffels
Yep, time for another Buyer’s Guide. Did you see the Weekender Edition last week? This time it’s duffels – the more serious brother of the weekender. A good duffel hauls gear. That sounds kinda obvious, but it needs to ‘haul … Continue reading
Category: Bags, Buyers Guide, Travel
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Reader Q&A ~ World Travel Bag
We do some Q&A on a world travel bag for a reader The fantastic sunsets…the breathtaking surroundings…the parties ’til dawn…new people…new experiences…all of these open themselves to you when you do any kind of extended travel across multiple countries. And … Continue reading
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Buyer’s Guide :: Weekenders
Looking at buying a new weekender? Continue reading
Category: Buyers Guide, Carry On, Gear Bags, Luggage
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Bags For Dads
We do some Q&A on small rucksacks and dad bag ideas for a reader Being a dad gives your life a whole new perspective, but it’s not just joy that your child brings. It’s nappies and clothes and stuffed toys … Continue reading
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Geeking :: Sailcloth bags
Geeking :: Sailcloth bags OK, straight up, we’re actually talking about Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene, but that didn’t fit in the header space. What is UHMWPE? It’s a space age material from the space age (you know, the 70s, when they had … Continue reading
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Bad backs and backpacks :: Initial thoughts
Bad backs and backpacks. What’s a good pack that works well for your back but also looks good too? Some quick thoughts follow… Continue reading
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