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Carry Geeking | Buckle Analysis

When was the last time you actually thought about the buckles on your bag? Continue reading

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Mattt iPad Cover – Drive By

Mattt iPad Cover – Drive By I was lucky enough to have a prototype of the Mattt.com iPad cover come across my desk a few weeks ago. The timing was pretty sweet, as I had just picked up a new … Continue reading

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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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Load Carrier for Labour

Design for less developed nations is incredibly difficult to do well. You can’t just transplant highly developed materials and constructions, as tech almost always requires a support and maintenance structure to keep it working. So how do you help billions … Continue reading

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Hacks | Beer Carton Organizer

Customising a desk organizer Do you remember our recent post on Chato Aganza’s Moleskin wallet hack? As art director for Surfing Mag, it’s kinda Chato’s job to flip crew out, so we thought it would be fun to show his … Continue reading

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Things We Carry | Tanner Goods

Things We Carry | Tanner Goods Tanner Goods is good. Not because they make amazing product, but because they’re amped about more than the product. They focus on the craft, they froth out on the story and they love leather … 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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Drive By | Caseable

Drive By | Caseable Second installment in the new category – Drive By – this time we got to have a quick little play with some laptop sleeves from Caseable. An idea brought to life by German entrepreneurs Marvin Amberg … Continue reading

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Carry Geeking | Peroni Firenze card case

This is a pretty carry-indulgent post, but go on, indulge us… We wanted to take a closer look at a stitchless carry case from a leather works crew in Italy. It’s made by Peroni Firenze, and uses a construction technique … Continue reading

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Quick Review | Nau Fluent Stash

Quick Review | Nau Fluent Stash Why it caught my eye There’s no way around it, I am a big Nau fan. The Portland, Oregon company just gets it. They are a responsible corporate entity, they try to source sustainably when … Continue reading

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F-Light Series from Rip Curl

F-Light Series from Rip Curl Have surfers been single handedly holding up the airline industry? In recent times, excess baggage fees have become rude, and with the weight of boards, wetsuits, pillows and teddy bears (what?!) you can start to … Continue reading

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Veja

Veja has been around for about 8 years, which kinda makes me a little embarrassed I hadn’t stumbled across them any early [Ed note: Tut, tut. You mustn't be following our Twitter then, 'cos we blag about them there]. Especially … Continue reading

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Dadanana Baby Carrier

The world of semi-structured baby carriers A little while back, we did a monster post on Carrying Babies, looking at different options and which stages of your kid’s growth those options best suit. As is quite common, one of the … Continue reading

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iPad Sleeves

iPad Sleeves After running an earlier post on carrying your iPad, there’s been a massive release of new styles and ways to keep your tablet close by you. We thought it was time to re-select our favourite cases, opting for … Continue reading

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Voile Ski Straps

Voile Ski Straps Ski straps are a useful item, in a similar vein to bungie cords for a car. At first glance they look like a dog collar (or cat?, but who owns cats these days?). But the old school … Continue reading

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Susu Umbrella Holder

Susu Umbrella Holder This is the sort of thing we would normally just tweet about, but the Susu umbrella case with ‘super absorption power’ kinda won us over. This thing is just a great carry product.

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What’s in your bag?

What’s in your bag? Bags are funny things –  you can fit entire wardrobes into some backpacks, yet can’t fit more than your laptop and a few magazines into others. Items in your bag are likes socks in the washing, … Continue reading

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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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Kangaroo coin pouch for coins

Kangaroo coin pouch

Coins are a nuisance in most wallets. They bulge irregularly, can cause cards to break, and generally get in the way. While kangaroos are known for their unique carrying pouches, they also have a body part that can make for … Continue reading

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Carrying Keys

Carrying keys bites – Ideas to make it bite less Keys scratch your phone, cut holes in your pockets, and jangle when you’re trying to get all stealth in the corner of that party. The sooner we all have auto-remote-star-trek-access-thing … Continue reading

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How will you carry your iPad?

How will you carry your iPad? So the Kindle killer has finally started shipping, and accessory makers are scrambling to get iPad sleeves ready for your new toy. While we are still waiting for ours to arrive, we’ve been pouring … Continue reading

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Carrying Bike Locks

The bigger they are, the harder they carry Cycling is taking over the world. It’s going to solve global warming, world peace, and be the next US president. The downsides to cycling are back baths and thieving scum, and it’s … Continue reading

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Your Hoody

Winter’s coming, the chill will soon be upon us and everyone will be diving for their favourite hoodys. It’s just what happens. Now most people just slide on their hoodies with no thought for any further use that their beloved … Continue reading

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Incognito laptop cases

Ideas to keep your laptop hidden from dodgy scoundrels Camera bags used to be very obviously camera bags. That was fine for shooting weddings, but it was a pretty loud request to be mugged anywhere else. The best selling bags … Continue reading

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A weighty issue

The search for better luggage scales I have an old butchers carcass scale at home. A big, rusty, mechanical beast of a scale set with a menacing hook dangling from the bottom. While there’s some nice sentiments associated with the … Continue reading

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Rushfaster – Bags you won’t find on everyone else

Why we like it: Living mostly in Australia, we usually look with envy at all the great businesses IN OTHER COUNTRIES. We’re only little, so mostly we get ignored. Rushfaster are good, on a global level. They have a great site with easy navigation and loads of bags, wallets, and carry product.

Who else might like it: Crew scoping a new carry item.

Where they are: http://www.rushfaster.com.au/ Continue reading

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How do you deal with earbud tangles?

How do you deal with earbud tangles? What do you do with your earbuds when not using them? If you sport anything with an ‘i’ in front of it, you probably have a set of earbuds that are kept at … Continue reading

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