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Packing smart…

When your partner isn’t a carry freak

  So as you may have guessed, most of the Carryology contributors are either off on some crazy surfari, or boozed up under a tree somewhere. Our posts have been a little thin on the ground as a result. But … Continue reading

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Brutus Carry Research

Bridge bags. Of course. Everyone wants a bridge as a bag. Thanks to premium luggage brand J Panther, we’ve been sent some scans of really fun carry sketches from the new Brutus Style guide. Querky and fun, read on…

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Oregon Manifest | Utility Bikes

Bikes rock. They are just a bit hard to carry things on. Continue reading

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Bag Watching…

Bag Watching… It’s akin to people watching. You can sit around and just watch and marvel at some of the bags that people walktz around with… Watching people walk around is one thing, but watching what those people are using … Continue reading

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The Mobile Wallet

The Mobile Wallet So I’ve been reading about mobile payment options for a little bit now, it’s kind of daunting, kind of exciting. Daunting because it’s more information you’re handing over to someone, it’s a new platform that is no … Continue reading

Category: Reflections, Wallets | Posted by Leather | Comments (0)
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Carry Passion

Carry Passion One of our contributors found the above illustration on a site called Urban Sketchers. While it’s not directly an insightful carry post, it is really nice to see other people who are amped about carry, whether it’s because … Continue reading

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Choosing a Carry Quiver

Choosing a Carry Quiver At Carryology, we spend much of our lives searching for better ways to carry. We figure that when you have your tools and toys close at hand, you’re more likely to explore the world with confidence … Continue reading

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5 Neat Things Happening in Carry Today

5 Neat Things Happening in Carry Today Last year we guest posted on Buzz Beast with 5 rad things happening in the bags world. After some recent prodding from friends (and because it was a fun post to put together), … Continue reading

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New Zealand issued Soldier’s Trunk

New Zealand issued Soldiers Trunk It’s probably an area that gets overlooked in the world of carry (I know we’re guilty of it), but have you ever stopped and wondered what soldiers use to carry their gear around? Most would … Continue reading

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A Week In Carry | 21st Feb

A Week of Carry | Feb 21st The second installment of ‘A Week In Carry’ see’s the addition of the wildcard. We were thinking of posting five things each week, but we just got too much stuff to share. So … Continue reading

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What Backpack do you use?

What Backpack do you use? This is a gamble of a post, but we wanted to do something different to creating another post in a ‘from us to you’ style. Plus, we’re keen to see if we can expose any … Continue reading

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A Travel Inspired Playlist | Movies

A Travel Inspired Playlist | Movies We threw you guys a Carry Inspired Playlist a while back, all based around a bunch of tracks that had Carry inspired titles or lyrics. Was a bit of fun putting it together, so … Continue reading

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Classic & Vintage Automobile Luggage

A real treat as we look into a very special carry category When Carryology contributor Brian Park started some work with Spirited Automobiles, he was not quite ready for just how special a carry culture he would be introduced to. … Continue reading

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What influences how we carry

Talking Carry Cultures

What influences how we carry? I love how radically adaptable humans are. If you live in Alaska, you learn to love 40 below temperatures for how light the snow will be. If you live in Bali, you learn to love … Continue reading

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A Carry Inspired Playlist | Music

A Carry Inspired Playlist | Music We thought it might be cool to sling together a musical playlist of sorts that revolve around carry inspired song titles. We threw the idea out to those glorious social networking platforms of twitter … Continue reading

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5 Tips for Leather Care

5 Tips for Leather Care Leather is everywhere in the world of carry, and so we thought we should have a little look into how to care for the stuff. And because this is Carryology, you know we’re going to … Continue reading

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Carry on Etsy

Carry on Etsy We’ve blabbed before about a general Return To Craft happening in the world of carry, and how the interwebs are making it easier that ever to find a small run item to house your stuff. One of … Continue reading

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If backs bend, then why are packs flat?

If backs bend, then why are packs flat? Note: For a higher resolution image of the above, click [HERE]. Computers used to fill buildings. Then just rooms. Then just desks. Now most computers are laptop or pocket sized. So how … Continue reading

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New Contributor | Taylor Welden

And the family grows… Our hope for Carryology has always been to have a broad base of contributing Carryologists, from designers to retailers and core users. Today we welcome Taylor Welden to the fold, an Industrial Designer that has been … Continue reading

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A return to craft

5 craft based carry makers Does anyone actually know what crab sticks are made from? The highly refined white flesh has lost all semblance to whatever creatures it originated from. Crab sticks can fill a hole, but you certainly don’t … Continue reading

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New Contributor | Johnson

As the Carryology community grows, we thought it would be nice to start introducing our new contributors. And what better way than to find out what they carry…

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When Blogs Dies

When Blogs Die When searching for another post we were doing, we stumbled on the Mens Folio blog, something like a GQ style blog for luxury items. The blog has not had any updates since 2007, but there’s some gold … Continue reading

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140 Characters of Gold

Carryology is where our main ideas get posted, but we also have a bunch of other postings and conversations going on via other platforms (is ‘platforms’ a banned word?) If Facebook is your thing, check out facebook.com/carryology. You can share ideas, … Continue reading

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A love affair | My Bailey Super Pro XL

There are some pretty amazing people reading Carryology, and a recent comment stream turned in to some emails, which then turned into the retelling of a classic bag love affair that we really wanted to share. So here is ‘The … Continue reading

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The 5 Best Things Happening In Bags Right Now

The 5 Best Things Happening In Bags Right Now Bags are always an interesting topic, things are always changing, evolving and progressing at a rate of knots. Just last week we we’re talking about the things happening in the bag … Continue reading

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5 Reasons I can’t find a great messenger bag

5 Reasons I can’t find a great messenger bag If you want to view the full sized poster, click [HERE] I really want a great messenger bag. I love how fast they are to access stuff, and I think they … Continue reading

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Short, and to the point…

Carryology is where our main ideas get posted, but we also have a bunch of other postings and conversations going on via other platforms (is ‘platforms’ a banned word?) If Facebook is your thing, check out facebook.com/carryology. You can share … Continue reading

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A Glossary of Carry

We are by no means experts on all things carry or carry related, we do however really enjoy exploring better ways to carry and teaching/learning about new and various techniques of carrying, crafting, traveling, etc.. So with us spending all … Continue reading

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A week in carry

A week in carry

The start of March was a pretty crazy week for me, with loads of great experiences and inspiration. I figured there might be a few bits of random interest in there, so here’s some industry and carry thoughts emerging from … Continue reading

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Furoshiki – The simple wrapping square

Simple is kinda nice… For all our love of feature rich bags, there’s times when the Ikea bag or a simple wrap forms the perfect carry aid. So here’s a little look in to the timeless art of Furoshiki – … Continue reading

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