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Road Tests :: SLICKS Suit25 Backpack
…y are packs flat? This is a pet peeve for us that the vast majority of the industry is guilty of (for a more in-depth discussion, check an earlier post of ours). If you want to carry a laptop, the SLICKS is very guilty of this, with its structured form really see-sawing against your spine. Without a laptop, it bends well enough. Weight: This is a heavy pack. All those features add up to 2.4 kilograms, which is noticeable on a long commute. There’s…
Hauling your Apple iMac (or other large device)
…base. It turns out he wasn’t the first designer to try this, and so a mini industry is growing up around pixel pushers that don’t like to settle for small. From the research we’ve done, which isn’t exhaustive by any means, we’ve come across the following, with the Timbag being the one we’d buy if we were in the market. But we haven’t tried any of these yet… If a maker wants our friend Jimmy to try theirs, then he’s keen as mustard to give a proper…
Road Tests :: Osprey Momentum 26
…y for a similar bag? To be honest, besides panniers, I don’t feel like the industry has really shown any love for backpacks for commuters. While it’s not perfect, the Momentum is pretty darn close. Conclusion When you are riding your bike to work each day, you want a pack that does exactly what you need. No more, no less. I think the Momentum 26 really hits the sweet spot between size and functionality. It has everything including the kitchen sink…
Mtn Approach Ski System
…under (Cory Smith) worked with Dave Narajowski for the designs. Dave is an industry vet who used to lead a design team at Black Diamond, which explains that sexy-stealth aesthetic they are running. While we haven’t had a play with this yet, it’s certainly looking like a great new way to carry your boarding butt out to some fresh. And as a telemarker, I’ll be stoked to reduce the number of snow shoes messing with our tracks! If you want to explore…
Carry On Week | RIMOWA
…ghtweight Polycarbonat for our cases. In 2000, RIMOWA was the first in the industry to globally introduce polycarbonate into case production – and thus revolutionised the global market in luggage. More than three years were spent on research before the first RIMOWA case made of polycarbonate satisfied the demands of the engineers and designers. The triumph of this material from aviation technology, which since the RIMOWA success has been used by m…
New Contributor | James Jeffrey
…initially studied industrial design, and how I ended up in the soft goods industry is a bit of a mystery. But I’m well and truly in it now, and enjoying the variety it brings. I was working with bags and shoes before I graduated and have been doing so ever since. But my real initiation into the carry community came when I accepted a job based in Vietnam as a designer for a European based brand (although with Australian roots). I was there for 3 y…
Carry Geeking | Cordura Fabric
…ars, scuffs and abrasions. 2. Could you provide some information about the industry shift away from PVC backings and how new options stack up? Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is rarely, if ever used except for in the cheapest, lowest grade backpacks [Ed’s note: There are still way too many bags in this category]. Currently, you would not see that type of backing in any reasonably priced daypacks, technical packs or even luggage. PVC backings are very hea…
Interbike 2011 Carrology Report
…l for $125 and $129 respectively. — YNOT Cycle, a relative newcomer to the industry really impressed me with their enthusiasm and pack designed. What started out as a small company has now turned into outgrowing their space and being forced to expand twice. The bags are all handmade in Toronto and all feature floating liners. What this means is you essentially have a bag within a bag, offering improved waterprofness. The Gulper is their flagship b…
Drive By :: Topo Designs Daypack
…aps also really stands out among the sea of plastic you mostly see in this industry. The labeling is very minimal which I liked; just a small patch for the logo plus a tiny tab with the American flag. They use large YKK zippers which are a dream to open and close – so smooth and no snagging! The best part about them is if your hands are full, you can zip them open or closed with just one hand. There’s no need to hold the fabric with another hand t…
Road Tests :: Samsonite Pro DLX3 Spinner
…er and a wheeled sports bag and…(OH NO you don’t) – Ed Post Note: For some more thoughts on spinners and hard luggage, check Ando’s post on where he wishes the industry would go with them: https://www.carryology.com/2011/01/28/talking-wheels-hard-cases/…
Road Tests :: Bedouin Foundry Barbary Messenger
…rom Europe for quality and animal welfare, and is a by product of the food industry). All the leather is Veg Tanned (this is the old method using tree bark and acorns etc) NOT using such nasty chemicals as most leather (Chromium)“. Additionally, they’re using matching leather edge binding throughout the bag. The reason most brands don’t use leather for edge binding is because it is extremely difficult and takes a talented craftsman many years to l…
5 minutes w/Alex Drayer
Welcome back for another quick bite of industry insight courtesy of our ‘5 Minutes With…’ series. Lexdray founder Alex Dray shares his thoughts… – – 1 – What key insights drive your products? Clean, understated and simple on the exterior. Detailed, organized, and sophisticated on the interior. 2 – Who else is doing rad things in the world of carry and why do you think they’re important? One company who is deeply entrenched in the world of carry i…
5 Minutes w/ Bart Kyzar…
Welcome back for another quick bite of industry insight courtesy of our ‘5 Minutes With…’ series. Mission Workshop co-founder, Bart Kyzar, shares his thoughts… 1 – What key insights drive your stuff? We want our bags to add a benefit through either functionality or improved design. If we can’t address an issue or improve something we’d rather move on to a different project since there always seems to be more ideas than time to pursue them. 2 – Wh…
September 1 Week in Review: Versatile Daypacks, Creative Keys, and Camera Carry Innovations
…is type of creative carry, a Keylet can be yours to own. – A Quick Bite of Industry Insight – We hope you guys have been enjoying our ‘5 Minutes With…’ series. Our latest post in the series offers up some insight from Bart Kyzar, one of the co-founders of Mission Workshop. * To round off this week in review, if you’re a student, you have kids or you know someone who does, you may be interested in checking out this guide to the 20 best back to sch…
5 Minutes w/Defy Bags
…over 15 years in Chicago. While there are many things I’d change about the industry, there are some great similarities between product design, and say great type design for a print ad, or tv commercial. Namely, details matter. I try to pay attention to details. And after I’m done paying attention to the details, I pay more attention to them. – 4 – What’s next for you guys? What’s next for Defy? We’re hoping to (sorry) Defy expectations. First, we’…
Road Tests :: Solid Gray
…a lively and bustling melting pot of businesses in the creative and design industry.” The Solid Gray brand and backpack come from Lijmbach, Leeuw & Vormgeving, a product design firm created by Jasper de Leeuw and Herman Lijmbach (both graduates from the Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands, a school with a great international reputation in product design). It’s hard not to take a second or third look at the pack, as it isn’t something you s…
Week In Review ~ 17 November
…is exactly what Kletterwerks did, increasing in influence and becoming an industry game-changer until the brand rights were sold in the early 1980s and the end of Kletterwerks followed shortly after. That is until Gleason’s son stepped in to revive the brand with a full collection that can be purchased now. Want to find out more? Yeah, we thought you might – click here for an awesome write-up on Kletterwerks’ history and rebirth. – All American A…
Week In Review ~ 8 December
…son), we highly recommend you do so. We’re super-excited to have him on board and eager for everyone to enjoy his shared knowledge and insights gained through working in the carry industry – after all, serving as Design Director for The North Face and all the Burton Snowboard brands are some serious credentials….
Best Work Backpack Finalists – Carry Awards
So after a LOT of submissions, including from a selection of awesome industry vets, we have our first short list – Work Backpacks. We’ve had to cull a very long tail, but the below bags all got votes and respect from a broad base. In keeping with the interactive nature of these awards, we now open this short list up to voting again. If your favorite work backpack didn’t make the short list, see if there is another gem that you’d like to support….
Insights :: Made In…
…s is why many of the best carry brands draw from the expertise of a global industry. If you can find a way to unite the best expertise from around the globe, your product can reach levels that few others have. – Extra benefits to a global approach – This global approach has more benefits than just better carry product. If you have 4 minutes, check out this short video from Hans Rosling and his team at Gapminder, as they help show that a globalizin…
Hall of Fame – The Carry Awards
…down to the classic stuff, the carry gear that has helped really shape our industry. We could try to invent an exact formula for Hall of Fame nomination, but I think we’d be kidding ourselves. Basically, it comes down to respect and influence. These should be the carry pieces that just worked. They connected with customers in a new way. They opened up new markets, new ways to carry, or just got it right in a way no-one had before. Let us know whic…
Eco-carry…
…far been difficult to recycle, but Klättermusen is one of the first in the industry to include them in a recycling programme. From 2009, all of Klättermusen’s products will have a small label attached to them. The label states the value of the deposit: 1, 5, 10 or 20 Euros. Thoughts? Ideas? Opinions? This post wasn’t so much a spew forth of facts, but more, we hope, a conversation starter that sparks something in the comments. Have you got a rad e…
Behind the Scenes of The Arc’teryx Brand
…aterials for our needs. Tight brand/vendor relationships are common in the industry. It’s not uncommon to have a dozen rolls of experimental yardage under our tables. We can imagine lots of benefits to controlling so much of the manufacture yourselves. What are some of the negatives? We don’t control the manufacturing as much as what we ask the factories to produce. The best we can do in Design and Development is make perfect samples and then push…
Road Tests :: Chrome Welded Rucksack
…mentioned as a company that is “inspiring” and “cutting-edge”, when carry industry insiders are interviewed. Despite this long history, Chrome has managed to stay relevant while still producing “bombproof” bags. They are able to keep their prices affordable while keeping up with trends (see: their apparel and shoe line). A few months ago, Chrome reached out to us and asked if we wanted to check out their Welded Transport series. I was keen on che…
Road Tests :: Seventy Eight Percent Gustav
…d over it once more, this time looking for minor flaws only someone in the industry would discover or notice, inside back-tacks, stitch evenness, finishing. Still nothing. Row upon row of quality stitches only a life of sewing can reproduce. Unwavering. Unyielding. Could it be sewn perfection? There are simply no signs of human error. My Gustav is perfect in this regard. This product benchmarks quality in manufacturing. The Wabi-sabi enthusiast wi…
5 Mins w/M Coleman Horn
…focus point for the design, this is the Zeitgeist of what I see as today’s modernism. 2 – Who else is doing rad things in the world of carry and why do you think they’re important? I have too many heroes…I respect the “cottage industry” that is in the USA comprised of Berry Amendment manufacturers. I think the positive fallout of that amendment has given us an ad hoc supply chain that we would’ve never envisioned before. Previously, it just made s…
Stash Co. shop visit :: Sealy, TX
…en to quite a few shops; heavy-hitting (Carry Award winning) brands of the industry as well as artisan workshops putting out beautiful handmade products. Still, Stash Co.’s shop is at the very top of my list. Why? The whole combined experience. I love hearing about brands that are within driving distance of where I’m at here in Austin, TX. I’ve also been extremely fortunate that these Texas-based brands I’ve done shop visits with (Barrett Alley, B…
Drive By :: Shasta Weather Defense
…h 420 Denier thermoplastic polyurethane coated fabric, a staple of the bag industry, the bag isn’t light but it’s a quality pack that’s reliable and durable. The bag opens up from the top with ample fabric for four or more rolls. This extra space can be filled up with gear if needed or if the bag doesn’t need to be waterproof you can just leave it unrolled. Aside from the main compartment, a large vertical waterproof zipper runs up the front of th…
Best Check-In Luggage Finalists – The Second Annual Carry Awards
…ar. Billykirk came close but got nudged out at the finish. The Gregory Alpaca brings something fresh to rolling bags and Briggs & Riley are doing lots of interesting things. And the outdoor industry is re-discovering adventure travel in a way that will continue to throw forward worthy contenders. Stay tuned for more awesomeness through 2014….
Carrying on a Motorcycle :: Berber Man
…, who were the last man standing from the once-glorious British Motorcycle Industry, but the purists would still ogle Pete’s Triumph and scoff at my Suzuki. Anyway, miles from anywhere, I noticed that the Triumph had disappeared from my mirrors. Thinking “breakdown” of course, I pulled to a stop and he was nowhere to be seen. So I threw a U-turn and found him by the side of the road a couple of kilometres away, with a grizzled old Berber man, full…
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