This particular Road Test has been a long one, covering some serious miles. Nearly six months in the making. The Billykirk No. 166 Carryall (“weekender” if you want to be fancy) has been my travel companion with me along several journeys… Continue reading
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Road Test :: Billykirk No. 166 Large Carryall
Category: Bags, Carry On, General, Luggage, Road Tests, Weekender
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Road Test :: QWSTION Media Pack
QWSTION have a Media Pack for ‘geeks & DJ’s.’ We figured we’d pass this one over to a DJ to test… Continue reading
Category: Backpacks, Road Tests, Specialist Carry
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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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Road Test :: Solid Gray
“You Have A Stormtrooper Backpack!” This was one of the first things a friend said when they saw me wearing the hardshell backpack titled “Solid Gray” by the company aptly named Solid Gray located in the Netherlands. So, as you … Continue reading
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Road Test :: Kifaru X-Ray
Manufactured in Colorado using 100% American-made materials, Kifaru’s bags occupy hallowed ground in the the carry world. Between obsessive design work and relentless testing, they’ve built a passionate following among outdoors and military types. We put the X-Ray, their small-ish, … Continue reading
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Carryology readers get 10% off Defy Bags + Announcing the Recon Small
You want 10% off a defy bag? Sweet, come on in and check this little deal we worked on with Defy for you… Continue reading
Category: Bags, Brands, Messengers
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Week In Review ~ 28 July
Welcome, folks, to the week in review. This week we’ve got a cool collaboration, a laptop bag that makes airport security checks a breeze, a weekender you can pack as flat as a tote, a wallet that oozes style, not … Continue reading
Road Test :: Boreas Bolinas
We’re pretty darn excited about the stuff Boreas is doing… Continue reading
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Road Test :: Crumpler Spring Peeper
The Spring Peeper from Crumpler is fun. Why? If I’m using it, it normally means I’m packing to go somewhere for a few days, generally somewhere fun – otherwise I’d be using a different bag. I guess that’s more of … Continue reading
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Road Test :: BLACKHAWK! Phoenix Patrol Pack
The Phoenix Patrol backpack is one serious backpack. Continue reading
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Road Test :: TAD FAST Pack Litespeed Backpack
Triple Aught Design’s (TAD) FAST Pack Litespeed (FPL) is my favorite backpack in my vast personal collection. There, I said it. There are still many other packs I long to own (KILLSPENCER’s Special Ops backpack, Visvim’s 20L and 22L backpack, … Continue reading
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Road Test :: 5.11 Tactical RUSH 24 Backpack
We’ve been amping to get our hands on a 5.11 Tactical for a while now, just look at the image above – what’s not to drool over. The bag looks made for abuse! Continue reading
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Drive By :: Ignoble Lenore
Drive By :: Ignoble Lenore Recently, we were lucky enough to be sent a Lenore Capsule backpack from Ignoble to Road Test. Have you seen them before? They are quite a nice looking pack, to help get a gauge on … Continue reading
Category: Backpacks, Bags, Drive By
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Road Test – Millican’s Keith the Writer’s Bag
Millican are based in the Lake District and have these areas to explore at their back doors. Can you take and add some of these feelings to a product? Continue reading
Category: Bags, Messengers, Totes
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Road Test | Bagaboo Workhorse
Road Test | Bagaboo Workhorse Johnson lives on his bike. From work to gigs to art school and back again, it’s 2 wheels and some panting all the way. So when Richard from Urban Hunter sent us a Bagaboo Workhorse, … Continue reading
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Road Test | Osprey Momentum 26
Road Test | Osprey Momentum 26 In the past few years, my city has really stepped up the support and promotion they give to alternative forms of commuting. This all cumulates in May with the Commute to Work Challenge and … Continue reading
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Road Test | Domke F-5XB Camera Bag
Road Test | Domke F-5XB Camera Bag A simple camera bag that has some secrets… Needless to say, as a Carryologist, I have plenty of bags. In fact, I often seek out excuses (“opportunities”) to purchase new bags. Last fall, … Continue reading
Category: Bags, Road Tests
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Road Test | GORUCK GR 1
Road Test | GORUCK GR 1 Over the past month or so there have been a lot of people searching for reviews on the GORUCK GR 1 and getting directed to Carryology. We figured with so many people looking for … Continue reading
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Road Test | Osprey Kode 22 | Part 2
We get more intimate with this side-country mountain pack We’re back from Japan. It puked. Truck loads of pow. Hardly saw the sun. Just the sort of trip that lets you play with a mountain pack. So how did we … Continue reading
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Road Test | MW Rummy Messenger Bag
Road Test | MW Rummy Messenger Bag In my last review I commented that I liked having a larger bag so I can fit in the extra bits and pieces that might be collected during the day. Since then I … Continue reading
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Road Test: Burton Wheelie Flight Deck
The Carry On bag has become one of the new battle fields of travel. As baggage charges seem to be constantly increasing, more and more people are trying to squeeze that little bit extra into their allocated Carry On bag. … Continue reading
Category: Bags, Carry On, Luggage, Road Tests
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Road Test | Osprey Kode 22 | Part 1
Initial impressions on the Kode 22 by Osprey It’s hot. Hot enough to fry eggs on the road. The sand burns to walk across as a hot north wind fans a fun and peaky south east swell. But I’m not … Continue reading
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Road Test | Cote et Ciel Rucksack | Part 2
I just got back from a whirlwind trip in New York City where I traversed the city by foot, taxi, and subway, ate in some of the best restaurants, and cheered some 40,000 participants in the New York City marathon … Continue reading
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Road Test | Côte et Ciel Rucksack | Part 1
Road Test | Côte et Ciel Rucksack | Part 1 Heading to the Big Apple next week for a United Nations event and being the consummate planner, my mind was filled with worry. How should I pack? What should I bring? And, of course, … Continue reading
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Road Test | Incase Nylon Backpack
Earlier this year Incase released a new shape for it’s popular Nylon Backpack. Given how well my previous Nylon had held up I thought it might an idea to Road Test this new shape and compare the two. I’ve only … Continue reading
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Road Test | Chrome Metropolis
This is one of those bags that you see pop up everywhere, reaching icon status with that broad silhouette and bling seat belt buckle. And as with any iconic bag, there are also reviews everywhere. The internet has filled it’s … Continue reading
Category: Bags, Messengers, Road Tests
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Road Tested | Nike ACG Nylon Messenger
The Nike ACG Messenger has been on road test for the last couple of months by one of our carryologists. They actually purchased it long before we thought of running this Road Tested category so it works out quite well … Continue reading
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Road Tested | Mission Workshop Vandal | Part 1
I’ve wanted to get my hands on a Mission Workshop pack from the moment I saw one… (cue cheesy music) The guys that helped kick start Chrome bags have moved on and started afresh. Their Vandal and Rambler packs are … Continue reading
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Road Tested | Osprey Flap Jack | Part 1
Road Tested | Osprey Flap Jack | Part 1 We’re starting a new type of post, that we hope you like more than donuts. It’s imaginatively called ‘Road Tested’, where we’ll be putting various carry good through their paces. We’ll … Continue reading
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