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 a new age of panniers,  these front panniers come in at 18oz/pr and are made from Panniers made from durable RF welded nylon.Not much more information available on tech specs or prices. Web site not currently up.

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Jansport:

Jansport didn’t have a ton to say about these bags. They are simple heritage bags that harken back to their roots in the late 1960s and early 70s.

(Apparently the American Flag bags were not selling very well. Cannot imagine why…)

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Kelty:

Kelty is celebrating their 60^th year making backpacks with their heritage line of bags. Inspired from the 60s, 70 and 80s, these bags feature modern design elements such as pen and computer pockets.

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Mile High Mountaineering.

This photo was taken on “the streets” of the show. The company didn’t have a booth, but the bags look great, if not groundbreaking. I am sure we’ll see more of this company in the future.

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Mystery  Ranch:

Dana Gleason’s venerable Mystery Ranch is releasing the Blackjack for this season- an avalanche airbag backpack. This pack features some great new technology in fabrics including Super Fabric, which is a contains thousands of armor plates which protect against abrasion. Also featured is Demension Polyant’s VX 21 fabric, which has proliferated across the industry in the last few years. Made in the US, Mystery Ranch backpacks are some of the best in the world.

Photos above an below featured are the Saddle peak, Naya Nuki and Fuze in assorted colors.

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Onyx ITW-nexus:

New buckles from ITW, the Onyx feature lighter weights to their fully shielded, and simpler counterparts with equal strength. For the stealth backpack in your life.

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Osprey:

New rolling luggage from Osprey features a lightweight thermo molded frame slimming overall weight without sacrificing durability. Ozone 28@ 5lbs 24@ 4.5lbs 18@ 4 lbs.

Full press release here…

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Seige Gear:

Found walking around. This man successfully built the most overblown and over sized messenger bag ever conceived. His website appears to be down.

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Wheelman and co:

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Year of the Pig Snout

Heritage has flooded the world with pig snouts. The little leather lash tabs are everywhere, with most users not even knowing what they are for. So we figured it would be fun to have a look at the basics of lash tabs, and share a few examples of them.

White Mountaineering.

The classic lash tab was a leather patch that let’s you pass a bit of webbing through it, and then fasten items to your pack. It let’s you run a minimal weight, with broad flexibility. The outdoor crew soon started making them from hypalon and plastics and all sorts of tech, but with the return to all things grandpa, leather (and imitation leather) is once again the material of choice.

They can be run with vertical slots (pig nose), horizontal slots (letterboxes), or 4 way slots (windows).

Topo Designs

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Porter

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Up There

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Beams Plus x Kelty Vintage

And of course their are variations to the pig snout look. Here’s a couple…

Rivendell Mountain Works

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Recently, a few of us here at Carryology were throwing around some lists of bags we’d buy if money wasn’t an issue. Rather than keeping the lists to ourselves, we figured it would be rad to ask our main contributors to write their list up, and share it with you guys. So here is the first of our top 3 backpacks and messengers lists (in this case 4 and 2 3), from one of the Carryology contributors, Taylor.

Taylor’s carry wish list: I’m a minimalist.  I’ve spent hours upon hours (and a bit more cash than I care to admit) in the pursuit of slimming down my keychain so it fits perfectly in my jeans pocket.  The same goes for me and carry in general.  I like minimalistic designs.  Simple, bold, solid colors.  Honest tough materials.  Not too much flare.  But a detail or two that draws you in. Bags and packs that carry my minimal amount of gear perfectly, with refinement, comfort, and durability.  Durability is probably my most sought after trait when it comes to carry, refined style comes second.  When it hits that sweet spot of both, while being comfortable, well, here are the ones that I think do that well. Email me for my personal mailing address, I’ll happily accept any of these items for testing, abuse, love, and a carefully written Carryology Road Test review.  Yes, I’m serious.

Backpacks:

VISVIM: 20L and/or 22L This backpack is a backpack.  It nearly defines the word “backpack”.  If you took a Jansport backpack from the 80′s or 90′s, had an artist draw a wildly exaggerated caricature of it, then have an Industrial Designer who studied Cubism refine down that caricature back down to its most simple elements using only the highest quality materials and hardware available, with a off-center point of view, you’ll get the Japanese brand Visvim, and the 20L and 22L backpacks.

There is quite a cult following to this brand, but like many highly specific great things, the brand is relatively unknown by the masses.  In my opinion, that is a good thing, as it keeps the quality high.  They even try to be sort of a mystery in the world.  Go ahead, look up their business phone number.  Like the Volvo slogan goes “the thinking man’s BMW”, I feel like Visvim is “the thinking man’s Jansport”.  Or something like that.  Free International Laboratory/Cubism.  Enough said.  (I’d opt for one in the black colorway… if you couldn’t guess that already).  Keen to buy?

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KILLSPENCER: Special Ops Backpack This guy has it figured out.  Masculine aesthetic without excess gaudy military extras.  His designs walk the line between military and a well-tailored men’s suit.  Professional and rugged.  Well thought out compartments, not too much extra.  Again, the highest quality construction, materials, and some of my favorite hardware details on the market today.  Check out the buckles on the messenger they offer, AstriAlpin, made in Austria for life of death situations.  I was on a roller coaster about a year or so ago, they were using the same exact brand/model of buckles on the shoulder harness.  No joke.  KILLSPENCER even offers mil-spec hardware to hang each of his product’s on your wall when you get home at the end of the day.  Thoughtful and bad ass. There are three versions of this backpack available.  My favorite two are the wax cotton black and the repurposed olive drab truck tarp version.  Keen to buy?

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peace4you (all his messenger bags) I’ve already wrote a review on Carryology on peace4you’s mouth-watering messengers if that tells you anything.  Read the entire review here for much more information and photos.  Re-purposed military material and hardware (looks like WW2 era to me) brought back to life in the form of beautifully tailored messenger bags, made by hand, by the owner in Germany.  Everything about this company and their products embodies my favorite aspects of carry design.  This is high fashion meets military, in a quiet, calm, thoughtful method.  Keen to buy?
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Triple Aught Design: Dispatch Bag I love Triple Aught Design. Their company is amazing, as well as their products.  I love browsing through their accessories, their clothing, even their knives (and I’m really not a knife kind of guy).  Everything is the utmost highest quality.  Simple, honest, bold materials.  Where TAD really shines is in the carry department.  I personally own a TAD FAST Pack Litespeed, and it is my favorite backpack I own.  I feel confident saying this pack will last the rest of my life.  1000D Cordura nylon, all the right military accents, yet very refined.  Now that the Dispatch Bag is available again, in multiple colors, I may have to think about a messenger for myself.  Go to the site and check out the features and details on this pack.  I know from experience, it is very difficult to design a military messenger that works well.  From everything I have read and viewed, they nailed it.  (Obviously, for color I would go for the bla… you get the idea).  Keen to buy?
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UPDATE: Hard Graft: Flat Pack 11″ OK, I admit it, I cheated.  We were supposed to have 6 items on our wish lists.  But, I added another item on my wish list here, after the post was up already.  Then again, I had to add this.  It was beyond my own control.  Look at this piece of art.  There isn’t even much to say about this one, it speaks for itself.  The finest Italian leather.  Perfect stitch lines, that almost make music.  Beautiful design.  Handmade in Austria by people who love what they do.  Holds stuff.  Holds stuff really well.  I would use it to carry my gear every day… and probably use it as my pillow at night as well.  Honestly… I lust for this item.  Keen to buy?

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Carry Wishlists :: Ando

Recently, a few of us here at Carryology were throwing around some lists of bags we’d buy if money wasn’t an issue (especially with Xmas here) Rather than keeping the lists to ourselves, we figured it would be rad to ask our main contributors to write their list up, and share it with you guys. So here is the first of our top 3 backpacks and messengers lists, from one of the Carryology founders, Ando.

Ando’s carry wishlist:

“Here’s a truth about me and carry… for all the time I’ve spent in the world of carry, I carry too much. I always have. When I used to hit the high country for weeks at a time, I’d do it with a monster pack and every fun thing I could think to bring. When I go backcountry, I have the group first aid kit and every bit of avy gear you can imagine.

It means that my carry is usually on the large side, and so you’ll see that my dream list is also that way. I tell myself that at least it makes me demanding, as I’ll really notice when a waist belt is not right or a strap too narrow.

So here are some bags I love. Some I’ve already stretched for. Some I might one day. Each has a personality, a high level of refinement, and is just a little bit expensive.”

Backpacks

Goruck GR2

When you travel, you want a versatile carry that will blend into any environment. The GR2 fits that bill perfectly. It will let you fill it to one bag your trip, but also slim it down to take only the essentials to a work meeting. The quality is top notch, and the pocketing and features are clever and precise. This is a cracking pack. Keen to buy?

image via Context Clothing

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Visvim 20L

Visvim is cooler than your grandma. Everything they produce has a personality that cuts through. The 20L is reminiscent of many bag forms before it, and it has inspired many since. But each time you see it, it still stands out. The fabrics are better, that bottom bevel is better, those grid zips add uncertainty and imperfection that only make it better. I could own 4 of these and still see ones I wanted. Keen to buy?

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Mystery Ranch 3 Day Assault

Dana Gleason is one of the world’s great Carryologists. After founding and selling Dana Designs, he moved on to found Mystery Ranch, where he makes incredible packs for military, hunters and adventurers. While I don’t dig the guns and deer heads, I do think that he understands odd loads and comfortable carriage better than most. I’ve been using the Camelbak version of this pack, and hope one day to go the whole way with the Mystery Ranch version. Keen to buy?

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Wildcard >> Mission Workshop Vandal Mk II VX

This bag does not exist. Yet. But knowing how Mission Workshop keep improving things, and knowing the awesome direction they are taking their Advanced Projects series of bags, I’m sure it soon will exist. The Vandal breaks lots of awesome new ground, but it just needs a little refining (read our thoughts on it here) and some beautiful VX style fabrics. When they do that, I’ll be first in line.

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Messengers

Nike ACG Messenger

After seeing the Hardgraft 2Unfold a few years ago, I’d really wanted to take those principles to a more bike inspired messenger. Then in a gallery-like Nike store, down a lane in Tokyo, I saw the ACG. It had loads of the ideas I’d wanted, and added some more. It has since been evolved into the welded NSW range, however in my mind the original is still the pick of them. Keen to buy?

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Porter Protect Messenger

For me, a messenger should really be for lighter loads. Rather than catering for long trips to far flung places, the Porter Protect lets you get easily to work and home again, with perhaps a small detour on the way. It is simple, clean, and really dialed. It works on bike, train or car, and looks good in almost any environment. Keen to buy?

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Mission Workshop VX

For most bag designers, roll-tops are a styling statement. For the MW guys, they are one part of a dialed access and protection arrangement. Just as Hardgraft are inspiring fashion bags around the world, MW are inspiring bike bags, pushing new formats and breaking new ideas. I’d still love them to better provide for digital toys, but all that will come in time. Keen to buy?

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9 Amazing Bags Available Now

Last week we worked with High Snobiety to help create a buyers guide for them based around bags – backpacks, messengers, weekenders, etc. Pretty rad fun to be honest, it was like we just threw together our wishlist haha. Peek it all below and let us know what you’d like to buy or what you think should have been included…

So what do we think is happening in carry right now? A whole lot of heritage. Probably too much. It’s letting brands strip features off and sell it for more, often with a total disregard for any of the functional lessons we’ve learned in the past 40 years. Which is a pity, because done well, a heritage vibe can be neat. It gets the focus away from straps and features, and back to great textures and fabric interest on a clean silhouette. There’s also a resurgence of tactical, which is showing up more in an EDC vibe, but that has been swamped by the heritage thing.

In terms of formats, roll-tops, fold tops and half fold bags are everywhere. Designers are stoked to get away from zip openings which have dominated since forever, but we’re going through a bit of overkill with the roll-top thing. They often create an opening that is hard and slow to use.

If you want a bit more of a classic format, helmet bags and weekenders are entering more people’s lines. It’s a nice change from the standard totes which were the new black for the previous couple of years, adding a bit more manliness to your carry.

So that’s enough yap. What should we be buying right now? We’ve tried to pick out some carry gear that represents some of these vibes, but won’t leave you feeling like a victim when strawberry shortcake pink backpacks make a return.

Messengers:

Mission Workshop VX Messenger

The MW guys are killing it. After setting up, then selling Chrome Bags, they’ve continued on evolving their ideas into some really sweet formats. Their Rummy Messenger has started a format that will be copied by many, and now their Advanced Projects range takes this format to another level of fabrics and finish.

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Tailfeather Nightjar

On the opposite end of the tech spectrum is Tailfeather, a tiny craft brand based in the cold parts of Australia. The Nightjar covers a triple layer canvas in a big whack of top grain leather. Super clean and minimal, this messenger nails it on the details.

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Teddyfish Bleu 1.5

A small fold-top with tube opening, the Teddyfish takes a basic small messenger and just nails the details. A heavy washed canvas with latex dip and sweet strap placement, this French brand is moving from simply quirky to simply rad.

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Backpacks:

Topo Designs Daypack

If you’re really keen to get into the whole heritage backpack vibe, do it with something of good quality. Topo designs keep it simple but make it well, sell for around a hundgie, and have color options.

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Goruck GR-1

Sure, this is not new for this season, but the Goruck GR-1 is building an incredible cult following for stripping back the EDC/Tactical thing to just the minimum, while taking nothing away from that functionality. It’s bomb-proof, versatile, and should be broken in like a good set of jeans.

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Lexdray Boulder Pack

Taking a form that feels familiar (from packs like the Visvim 20L), the Boulder pack takes the EDC vibe to a crazy new level. With pockets for every toy you’ll ever want to carry, the Boulder mixes nylon with leather and neoprene to give you multiple shades of black.

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Weekenders/Duffels:

Kill Spencer Weekender

This is one of those bags that the more they work on it, the more they manage to take away. It’s available in a number of materials, and is made about as well as a bag can be.

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Hardgraft Square1 Holdall

Hardgraft’s influence in the carry world is mega. Their 2Unfold has influenced countless fold-over shoulder bags, their leather and felt look has helped create a felt shortage around the world, and this is their new duffel, which as always has a few tricks up it’s sleeve.

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Buco Helmet Bag

While they rarely actually carry helmets around, helmet bags work great as an oversized tote for hauling your daily bits. This Buco version is not at all subtle, but it does fit the vibe of your vespa and dainty moustache.

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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 also had pieces from the Alloy Collection, their new headphones (which are actually pretty good, audio wise) and also some of the new pieces from the latest Andy Warhol collection.

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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 as their main carry device definitely takes the concept to creepier levels… But hey, better to have a bag fetish then say, a hairspray fetish – would be kind of weird trying to smell hair in the street, no? Here’s a few bag snaps I took while in the US…

So I just spent three months in the US during their summer. Fair to say I had some fun… But while trekking around the country I took a fair few snaps of what other people are rolling round with as their main carry device and while backpacks seem the majority (of the small sample I took) there were still some interesting items getting used.

Most of the shots were taken during a tradeshow (Agenda) at the start of August, others were taking on the streets. Not sure how much an carry insight this post actually shares, but I did find it interesting seeing what other people roll round with.

What about you? You do your fair share of bag watching? Care to share some snaps?

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Taylor: I’ll entertain the purchase of just about anything handmade in Europe, especially if it is a bag or pack (for example, I’ll admit, recently I just bought a pair of sheep shears handmade in England, just to hang on my wall). So its no surprise that peace4you is a hot spot on my radar.

peace4you. Handmade in Brernerhaven, Germany by Mr. Karl Paul. They’re about $300-$450 USD per unit, but quite a lot of thought and effort goes into each one of their creations. Once you explore a bit deeper into their detailed process and their sensible ethos, those prices begin to look rather affordable…

From their site…

“The problem: In western civilization millions of tons of different materials are ending as garbage every month. So natural resources will be coming to an end soon.

The solution: Let´s try to stop this course of time. peace4you.net is going to launch a product, which can reduce this problem. There is absolutely no need to invent the wheel over and over again.”

Their materials (fabrics, leathers, hardware, etc) are sourced from all over Europe, from army surplus stores and other various sources. Some examples are old Navy-kitbags, French army-tents, used leather-jackets or even woolen jackets. From what I can take from their website, it appears 90% of their materials are from World War II equipment.

“As an result of this work we talk about “upcycling” products. It is guaranteed that every item is a unique copy.”

The bags all utilize classic silhouettes, for simplicity of function and beauty. Innovation is great, but it can be a very daunting challenge to make something simple. Einstein said something similar to that. This is precisely what peace4you has done. Streamlined a complex process of sourcing and upcycling into well-executed simple pieces. Each bag is custom made to order based off of the model you select from the website, and it appears you can even have custom options added or removed upon request I’ve seen this system of upcycling done before, and only a few unique individuals can pull it off (Killspencer and Freitag do it well as two examples), but usually the final result of this process ends up looking like an arts and crafts project, or a “hippy” green sack. Not this time. I can imagine this bag traveling on the back of someone on a casual a bicycle ride along a steam in the Cotswolds in England, equally as much as over the shoulder of someone running down the streets of Paris, NYC, or Milan to hail a taxi.

peace4you brings fresh new life to these vintage used war-torn materials, and they do it with class and a high level of refinement. I even find the idea a bit romantic, created in Germany, primarily from World War II military scrap, to be sold worldwide with a name like “peace4you”. I’m not sure if that was an original intention, but that is my interpretation.

I’m currently trying to get in touch with Mr. Karl Paul to request a particular peace4you messenger bag to take on a Carryology Road Test so I can share a review of my hands on impressions with our community here. I have a sneaking suspicion that these bags are as incredible in person as I’m guessing they are. But for now, from their online photos, I can say they are incredibly handsome bags that appear to function nicely.

Check out their etsy store, at http://www.etsy.com/shop/peace4you (their etsy store allows for international ordering, where their peace4you.net redirects you to their etsy store for international).

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This isn’t a surprise really, we all know Chrome sell bags, but the other day I got to swing past their flagship store in San Francisco. It’s pretty neat, so thought I’d shoot a few (below average shots) of the place and show you round.

It’s a pretty rad set up. You can see the store from about 500 feet away with Chrome’s flagship color – Red – quite prominent on the outside pillars/walls, and of course a large Chrome display on the front window. Inside there is the Chrome Custom set up where you can walk in and kick start your own bag making career – colors permitting

There’s an amazing mural?, not sure what to call it, but Chrome pulled together what looks like about a zillion rims and made a feature out of it that hangs from the roof – pretty neat. There’s a cool looking section devoted to the Salvage Bags collection they released a while ago. You buy one and you get to put you autograph up on the board.

Overall the store is nice. It’s got a welcoming feel to it, more then enough Chrome product to make even the newest of newbies start dribbling with excitement. And the biggest thing? I loved the DIY feel to it, from the little pieces of wood that have the products description on it to the large rim feature everything has a personal touch to it. There’s no cookie cutter vibe in here. It’s all real.

If you get the chance, we def recommend checking it out. How to get there.

And if you want to peek a whole bunch of more photos, head over to our Flickr page to view the whole set. We didn’t want you scrolling for three days to get thru them all here.

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The Hopper | WILL Leather Goods

Here at Carryology, we appreciate all kinds of bags. Lately we have been covering more tactical or military type bags. Lots of straps, compartments and ballistic nylon. But what do you do when you are attending a conference, or you work in an environment where PALS loops on your bag looks out of place? On occasion I am faced with that scenario and was glad when WILL Leather offered up a Hopper for review.

Inspired by his work as an actor in Hollywood during the 80’s and a nostalgia for the golden era of cinema, Bill Alder started WILL Leather Goods 30 years ago.  Currently based in Eugene, Oregon, the company has a diverse portfolio of leather accessories for men and women and even has the contract to produce the leather goods for Nike, another Oregon native.

Highlights

The Hopper, named after the actor, is a classy looking messenger bag that does not look out of place on the shoulder of a young professional.  The one that we got to play with is a subtle tobacco color and is accented with bridle leather.  The washed cotton canvas bag measures 16.25” across, 13” high, and 3.5” deep.  I consider it on the larger side of small, or a small medium. In other words, right between, and for messenger bags of this purpose, I think that’s an ideal size.

Use of leather: I really dig how and where Adler incorporated leather into the bag. For example, the portion of the padded shoulder pad that touches your body is a large piece of textured leather. It is supple and spreads the load, and the grain is slightly textured to prevent slippage. All the edges have thin leather accents which not only looks great but serves to prevent fraying of edges.  The bottom left and right corners have large pieces of leather for added strength for heavy loads as well as extra security for the part of the bag that meets the floor.

Secured by metal: I really dig that nearly every attachment point, where one material meets another, the point is secured by zinc alloy hardware.  [Note: I was told brass would have added too much weight.] Whether it’s the simple rivet points, of which there is over a dozen, or the rings connecting the shoulder strap to the bag, I think they add a muted luxuriousness to the bag.

Interior design: In a surprising contrast to the conservative exterior, the insides are lined with a fun plaid fabric.  They also included a removable, padded, laptop sleeve with a leather strap enclosure that rivals any third-party one I have seen.  Speaking of the interior, there are pockets galore here for you to enjoy. There’s an open front slot area, that runs the width of the bag. This is perfect for flat items you need to reach quickly, such as documents or a Kindle or iPad.  It is quite spacious however, able to accommodate thick widths, so if you are planning on carrying thing items like a few sheets of paper, I would recommend putting them in a manila envelope or some sort of rigid document holder.  In the rear of the interior, there are wide deep slots perfect for a business card holder or digital camera and a single pen slot.  Also, a zippered slot that runs about 9 inches across.  I keep my checkbook in there but it’s quite large and could hold a lot more.

Lowlights
No carry handle: I must sound like a broken record by now but I really don’t like it when bags don’t have a top carry strap. It just makes it so awkward when you’re putting the bag on or off. I suppose in this case, it would throw off the aesthetics a bit, but still!

Flap gape: Bike messenger bags are some of the only satchels that have worked out how to gusset the flap so you don’t get ‘Prince Charles ears’ into the main section. The Hopper suffers this flap gape a little (we’ve seen much worse), which slightly limits your performance when rain or dust storms sneak up on you.

Best suited to
Business professionals: Although, I think someone who works in a very stuffy environment or is in a high position (e.g. CEO), would want something perhaps a bit more elegant, the Hopper is perfect for almost everyone else. The only looks it’d draw are those of admiration and remember, it’s better to be overdressed than under.

Not suited to
Commuters: This bag was not designed for the commuter (read: cyclist) in mind. There is no belt strap, hydration support, and wears better as an on-the-shoulder bag than an across-the-chest one, in my opinion.

Conclusion
The WILL Leather Hopper messenger is a refreshing change in the world of the standard (bike) messenger bags I’m used to using and reviewing. It’s a classy affair with a nice mix of cotton canvas and vegetable tanned leather and while looks reserved in it’s presentation, actually packs some well thought out features in execution. The finger bridge snaps solves a niggle I’ve long had with that type of closure.  The interior has just the right amount of organizational help and the removable laptop sleeve seems more an equal with the bag rather than an afterthought.  The price point is up there, but not a far stretch for a bag of this caliber, in this market. For a young professional rising the ranks or looking to transition out of the jeans and flip-flop look, I think this bag would be ideal.

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