Living mostly in Australia, we usually look with envy at all the great businesses IN OTHER COUNTRIES – which is one reason why we love Rushfaster so much (and leads us to another important question) Continue reading
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5 Minutes With roztayger
For the latest addition to our Five Minutes With series we caught up with Elizabeth Jeffer, founder of the carry retailer roztayger. Continue reading
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Bags. Locations. Looks.
Hmmm, this is a little out of our general scope of what we’d post about it, but it’s pretty interesting… Continue reading
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Carry Retail Segments :: Cycling & Street
Essentially Cycling & Street carry share some key criteria – the need for good looks combined with functionality and toughness that will allow people to lead the lifestyles they want to… Continue reading
Category: Backpacks, Bags, Insights, Messengers, Retailers
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Carry Retail Segments :: Outdoor
Where do you hunt for your gear? Continue reading
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Carry Retail Segments :: Fashion
The retail segment of Fashion Carry can be a mixed bag… Continue reading
Category: Bags, Brands, Retailers
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Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2013 Report
Couldn’t make it to the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2013? Not to worry because we have a special guest post from Andy Storms who attended the show… Continue reading
Category: Backpacks, Bags, Checking Out, Industry, Messengers, Retailers
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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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Week In Review ~ 1 December
A pretty varied collection in this Week In Review, there’s a little something for everyone. Continue reading
Category: Bags, Brands, Check In, Luggage, Messengers, Retailers, Travel, Wallets, Week in Review
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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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The Carry Awards – 2012
We’ve got something pretty exciting happening at Carryology right now and we’re hoping you can get involved.. Continue reading
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Road Test :: BOgear – Chunky Toad
Brisbane Outdoor Gear has become a strong part of the Brisbane cycling community and by extension, the courier and bike polo scenes – so we’re taking their ‘Chunky Toad’ for a spin… Continue reading
Category: Backpacks, Bags, Brands, Insights, Retailers, Road Tests
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5 Minutes With Kempton & Co.
Definitely one for the ladies, our latest question time in our 5 Minutes With series provides insight into tech-friendly handbag brand Kempton & Co., Continue reading
Category: Brands, Insights, Interviews, Luggage, Question Time, Retailers, Travel
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Interview with Atelier de l’Armée
We had a quick chat with Joost and Elza from Atelier de l’Armée…. Continue reading
Category: Bags, Checking Out, Culture, Insights, Interviews, Reflections, Retailers
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Week In Review ~ 20 October
So how about an iPad sleeve that’s bound to make you feel pretty buoyant? Your own portable wardrobe perhaps? Maybe a messenger that’s strictly on a need to know basis (and you need to know). On the other hand, computer … Continue reading
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5 Minutes w/Shai Levy
A new addition to our 5 Minutes With series, we get to take a peek into the world of Shai Levy, founder of Seventy Eight Percent, a brand based in Hong Kong which produces a range of bags and tech … Continue reading
Category: Brands, Culture, Insights, Interviews, Question Time, Retailers
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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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5 minutes with hard graft
Our ’5 Minutes With…’ series aims to get to the good stuff, quickly… First up, James from hard graft. Continue reading
Category: Insights, Interviews, Reflections, Retailers
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Mission Workshop shop visit :: San Francisco, CA
At Carryology, we’re fans of many different brands who specialize in the art and utility of carry. Doesn’t matter what type of carry, or what its purpose is, we recognize a great product or system when we see it. We’re … Continue reading
Category: Backpacks, Bags, Culture, Industry, Messengers, Retailers
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Triple Aught Design shop visit :: San Francisco, CA
As you know, we previously tested Triple Aught Design’s FAST Pack Litespeed Backpack, and gave it some seriously high marks (“…my favorite backpack in my vast personal collection…”). Well since then, Mike (who heads up the Marketing duties over at … Continue reading
Category: Bags, Culture, Industry, Retailers
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The Matriarchs Of The Luxury Handbag World
Where the ‘It’ bag has been declared dead by some, each of these designs has stood the test of time – I respect that and was intrigued to find out more. Continue reading
Category: Bags, Carry Candy, General, Industry, Insights, Retailers
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Dopp Kits w/KILLSPENCER
KILLSPENCER absolutely nailed it with the release of their Dopp/Folio, we asked them a few questions about the design and process of it. Continue reading
Category: Cases, Check In, Insights, Interviews, Luggage, Retailers, Travel, Utility
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Dopp Kit 101
Dopp Kits, the name derives from early 20th century leather craftsman Charles Doppelt, a German immigrant to the United States, who invented his toiletry case in 1919. Continue reading
Interview w/Chris Graham
We continue our series on carry designers living overseas. This time, it’s the talented Chris Graham working with Osprey… Continue reading
Category: Bags, Culture, Industry, Interviews, Question Time, Retailers
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Carryology Giveaway
Instead of getting gifts for their birthday, UNDSCVRD are more keen to give something away… Hurrah! A Carryology Giveaway! Continue reading
Category: Backpacks, Bags, Carry Giveaway, Retailers
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OR Show 2012 Pt II
Outdoor Retailer Show 2012 Pt II Following on the first part from Wednesday, we can now show you the rest of what John saw, found, drank at the Outdoor Retailer Show last week… Hyalite: LTW small pannier- the dawn of … Continue reading
OR Show 2012 Pt I
One of our contributors, John (JC) Canfield, was lucky enough to be able to attend the recent Outdoor Retailers Tradeshow in Salt Lake City, Utah. Here’s the first part of his experience… Continue reading
Roztayger | Carry Retailers
When a new carry retailer comes online with a sweeet selection of step-up brands, we get a little bit excited… Continue reading
Category: Culture, Retailers
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TWR – Whillas and Gunn
Another brand we managed to get a peek at during TWR was Whillas & Gunn, they had some really nice, rugged, well constructed bags. Continue reading
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TWR – Incase
TWR – Incase Following on from the Herschel post yesterday, we also got to peek what Incase had happening at their booth. Besides a glut of tech gadgetry to support their products (they had a glorious 30inch Cinema Display), they … Continue reading
Category: Backpacks, Industry, Retailers
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