Tag Archives: Travel Supported by Bellroy

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Road Test | Lexdray Tokyo Pack

When the Lexdray Classified collection premiered on the major sites, it got our attention. With over 150 subscriptions in my Google Reader and a handful of them featuring at least a few bags per day, I come across bazillions of … Continue reading

Category: Backpacks, Carry On, Road Tests | Posted by David | Comments (8)
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Burton Likes to Carry…

Burton Likes to Carry… Are you familiar with Burton? Probably, but if not, a quick 101 for you > Burton was founded by Jake Burton and have been standing sideways since ’77. Focusing on the snow and what you need … Continue reading

Category: Backpacks, Bags, Carry On, Check In, Industry, weekender | Posted by Leather | Comments (0)
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Mastermind & Globe-Trotter Suitcase

Mastermind & Globe-Trotter Suitcase You don’t see many traditional suitcases getting made these days by ‘modern’ brands, but this little beauty from Mastermind in Japan is bucking the trend. Teaming up British luggage brand, Globe-Trotter, they two have sliced together … Continue reading

Category: Bags, Check In, Luggage | Posted by Leather | Comments (3)
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Liking | wejetset

Liking | wejetset Who Are They: The tagline reads, “the store and voice of modern travel culture”. The about page reads, “Established in 2007, wejetset brings together the products and information that every smart traveler needs.” As we see it, wejetset is the … Continue reading

Category: Liking | Posted by Leather | Comments (1)
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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

Category: Luggage, Reflections | Posted by Leather | Comments (3)
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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

Category: Reflections | Posted by Leather | Comments (3)
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Talking Wheels & Hard Cases

Thoughts on the progress of hard case luggage I’ve never really been that into hard case luggage. You can’t squeeze it into tight or irregular spaces, it takes up serious cupboard space when not in use, and it generally has … Continue reading

Category: Check In, Luggage | Posted by ando | Comments (5)
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Gravis | Liking

Gravis | Liking Who are they: While they started out in footwear, Gravis were one of the first action sports brand to pay attention to luggage and give people who may not of even been a part of the action sports … Continue reading

Category: Liking | Posted by Leather | Comments (1)
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Cumulus Singapore | Carry Retailers

Cumulus Singapore | Carry Retailers Do you know what product dominates the world of carry? Where the most volume is done across bags, wallets, luggage and carry utility? It’s in give-away bags for companies and conferences. Those terrible cheap things … Continue reading

Category: Retailers | Posted by ando | Comments (0)
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Pacsafe :: Anti-Theft Travel Gear

Pacsafe – Anti-Theft Travel Gear It’s a sad fact that no matter how safe you think your bag is, there’s going to be a flaw that someone is going to know how to take advantage of. Even if you try … Continue reading

Category: Bags, Handbags | Posted by admin | Comments (5)
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Dig or Diss | Airport Laptop Issues

Dig or Diss | Airport Laptop Issues So this is a Diss, we never like talking ill about anything carry. But it does suck when your laptop doesn’t fit into the trays provided at most of the airports…

Category: Dig or Diss | Posted by Leather | Comments (4)
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Fjällräven | Liking

Fjällräven | Liking Who are they: The story behind Fjällräven began in 1950 when Åke Nordin, a 14-year-old boy from Sweden,was not satisfied with his current solution for carrying and took matters into his own hands. Not everyday a 14yr … Continue reading

Category: Backpacks, Bags, Liking | Posted by Leather | Comments (0)
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Our Favourite Wheeled Bags

Our Favourite Wheeled Bags Note: For a higher resolution image of the above, click [HERE]. Traveling has become a major part of our lives – whether for a holiday, a business trip, or discovering the world. Few of us take … Continue reading

Category: Check In, Luggage, Travel | Posted by Hadrien | Comments (7)
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The Travel Wallet

The Travel Wallet In all our years of traveling one of my pet hates was the juggling of my travel documents – passport, boarding pass, anything that refers to where I’m going, etc. It took until a recent trip where … Continue reading

Category: Mens, Travel, Wallets, Womens | Posted by Leather | Comments (19)
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Dig or Diss | 2 Way Straps

Dig or Diss | 2 Way Straps So this is a Dig. We are digging anyone who is making messenger with 2 way straps..

Category: Dig or Diss | Posted by Leather | Comments (1)

The Department of Goods

Some really cheap (but really good) bags Backcountry.com is a pretty neat online retailer for all sorts of outdoor gear. They’ve had an outlet concept for awhile, which has recently jumped back to our attention with a fancy rebranding to … Continue reading

Category: Bags | Posted by Leather | Comments (4)
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Welcome to the Security Theatre…

Dispelling some common air travel myths Bruce Schneier is one of those specialists that have transcended their area of expertise. An expert in cryptography, internet security and now security as a broader issue, his commentary has the kind of common … Continue reading

Category: Bags, Carry Culture, Check In, Hacks, Luggage, Travel | Posted by ando | Comments (7)
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Carrying a Guitar is harder than it seems.

Have you ever looked for a cover or a case for your precious guitar, perhaps during your early rock years? No matter how long those years were, it’s been pretty darn hard to find something practical, and that looks as … Continue reading

Category: Specialist Carry, Travel | Posted by Hadrien | Comments (2)
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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

Category: Bags, Carry Culture, Industry, Reflections | Posted by ando | Comments (0)
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Quinze & Milan x Eastpak | WEIRD

Ummm, can’t say I’m too sure about which category this fits into – Carry vs Weird. But hey, whatever tickles your fancy right? Anyway, Eastpak, makers of bags and other assorted carry items have teamed up with Quinze and Milan, … Continue reading

Category: Carry Culture | Posted by Leather | Comments (1)
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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

Category: Carry Culture, Hacks, Reflections | Posted by ando | Comments (4)
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Our favourite versatile backpacks

If you want large version of the image above click [HERE] There’s some great backpacks around, but there’s also a lot that suck really badly. We thought we’d pull together a spread of packs that we rate – they work well, … Continue reading

Category: Backpacks, Bags | Posted by ando | Comments (24)
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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

Category: Backpacks, Bags, Hacks, Messengers, Sleeves | Posted by ando | Comments (5)
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Les Ateliers Ruby | Liking

Les Ateliers Ruby – Stunning motorcycling helmets. Why we like it: Too many companies make too many things. Ruby concentrate on a narrow product area, and absolutely nail it. This is French luxury the way it should be. Who else … Continue reading

Category: Liking, Travel | Posted by Hadrien | Comments (0)
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Bogus blog | Liking

I would love 1/20th the talent of Morgan A great eye, and a great lifestyle! Why we like it: We secretly wish we had this much talent at such a young age. Morgan Maassen has a great eye with a … Continue reading

Category: Liking | Posted by ando | Comments (2)
It's like the eternal struggle between good & evil – airlines & passengers

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

Category: Travel, Utility | Posted by ando | Comments (4)
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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

Category: Backpacks, Bags, Cases, Check In, Industry, Liking, Messengers, Sleeves, Travel, Wallets | Posted by Hadrien | Comments (0)