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Exclusive Release | EVERGOODS x Carryology Phoenix Chapter 2
…d so many boxes of perfection. It was EVERGOODS’ most feature-rich pack. A design triumph in utility and comfort and versatility. Why so much love for the CTB35? First off, we had all been eagerly waiting for EVERGOODS to update their legendary discontinued CTB40 backpack. While that pack was great, we knew the evolution of the EVERGOODS design process, materials, and details had progressed leaps and bounds. We were hungry for its replacement. An…
EVERGOODS x Carryology Phoenix Collection | Chapter 2
…d so many boxes of perfection. It was EVERGOODS’ most feature-rich pack. A design triumph in utility and comfort and versatility. Why so much love for the CTB35? First off, we had all been eagerly waiting for EVERGOODS to update their legendary discontinued CTB40 backpack. While that pack was great, we knew the evolution of the EVERGOODS design process, materials, and details had progressed leaps and bounds. We were hungry for its replacement. An…
Heroclip X Carryology Seigaiha Stealth – And a New Wave of Essentials
…every essential category, voted by our team, hand-picked and taken to the design table and reimagined. CE releases are still limited edition, but are designed to live in the world for longer. So we’ve bumped up our production numbers so they last for more than just a few minutes. And CE releases are for everyone, no matter what your station. Each release coming in at under $150 or less, so every Carryologist can collect and upgrade their setups,…
RUX: This is Not Your Average Gear Box
…ing in personal pursuits, as well as their professional partnerships. They designed this hybrid product from the ground up to maximize function, from the fold-up capabilities to the ‘design for disassembly’ mantra that RUX Life holds dear to their process. Every part can be replaced individually as opposed to ‘wasted’ when one causes an issue. Personally, I think that is an admirable approach and one that I hope more and more outdoor companies beg…
Week In Review ~ 9 February
…all leather, a 1.9 oz coated Ripstop Nylon lining and YKK zips in a duffle design which is equally happy to be tossed in the back of your car for road trips or to accompany you to the gym. bagjack’s new collection is no longer under wraps bagjack have been busy…being stealthy. Until now. They’ve broken cover by revealing their new Stealth Tec collection which features Kryptek Typhon camo and quality hardwear such as Fidlock magnetic buckles. If yo…
Outdoor Retailer Summer 2015 :: Recap Part I
…ar, we’ve also got to show some love to Tae Kim’s other bag company, Alite Designs, for all they’re doing to design for more leisurely outdoor adventures. Outfitted with a full campsite and boasting the comfiest packable camp chairs at all of OR, the Alite Designs booth proved to be an oasis for a weary Carryology crew on multiple occasions. The majority of Alite gear is designed with car camping or leisurely afternoons in a park in mind. Boasting…
Hunting a Unicorn: Mystery Ranch Beams Day Assault
…stery Ranch, picking up where his father has stepped back. Most of the new designs you see coming from The Ranch are either designed by D3 or he has a very big part in their design/development. Anyway, I had the pleasure to meet D3 at an Outdoor Retailer show. Turns out we shared several common interests, which developed into simply recognizing each other over the years, and now, dare I say a quality friendship. Long story short; if there was anyo…
Top 6: Best Everyday Bag 2020
…finalist here means the product is nothing short of heroic. And to land in the top 5… it means you’ve firmly placed yourself into the halls of icons and legends, forever. This year in particular, we’re witnessing carry makers nearly hitting a critical mass of quality, design, and thinking. As a result of this, for the first time in the 8 years of the Carry Awards, the votes were so incredibly close… that there was a tie. Presenting to you, in no p…
Best New Gear: October 2020
…do you think? Do you love these guys as much as we do? EDC Mobile by Peak Design Incredibly, Peak Design has launched their latest Kicstarter, number 10 for a company that got their start on the platform with the Capture Clip. This time, the team tackles the Mobile world with a collection of phone cases and magnetically-attached mounts, allowing you to take your phone everywhere and keep it pointed in the direction of your choosing, securely. The…
Matador x Carryology | Travel with the Trident
…dename Water and water resistance were constantly at the forefront of the design brief and design process. It made sense to have some kind of product name inspired by this. We looked into the depths of an ocean’s worth of mythology from history. Water gods, water creatures, etc. When it comes to water and mythology, there is really only one king… Poseidon, the Greek god of the seas. And equally as iconic as the god himself, is his famously powerf…
Exclusive Release | Matador x Carryology EDX Series
…dename Water and water resistance were constantly at the forefront of the design brief and design process. It made sense to have some kind of product name inspired by this. We looked into the depths of an ocean’s worth of mythology from history. Water gods, water creatures, etc. When it comes to water and mythology, there is really only one king… Poseidon, the Greek god of the seas. And equally as iconic as the god himself, is his famously powerf…
Exclusive Release | Aer x Carryology Tokai Backpack
…before they launched. Just like the City Sling, it was compact, perfectly designed for city essentials, and had an ultra-clean exterior – and with its contoured back panel designed to curve with your shoulders, its on-body comfort was top-tier. After months of testing the City Pack, we knew it was one of the best compact daypacks in the industry – and the perfect partner to the Tokai. City Pack’s Greatest Hits • Padded, suspended laptop pocket w…
Aer x Carryology | Tokai Resurgence
…before they launched. Just like the City Sling, it was compact, perfectly designed for city essentials, and had an ultra-clean exterior – and with its contoured back panel designed to curve with your shoulders, its on-body comfort was top-tier. After months of testing the City Pack, we knew it was one of the best compact daypacks in the industry – and the perfect partner to the Tokai. City Pack’s Greatest Hits • Padded, suspended laptop pocket w…
Carryology Morale Patch Program | P11, P12, P13 Signal Collection
…ily of patches, we wanted to go classic. Sure, we have some other non-logo designs in the works. Some are actually pretty wild! But these designs in the Signal Collection should be iconic and impactful. Just like the bright, bold, and colorful inspiration behind the collection’s name… which is both a noun and a verb. To signal or signaling is the act of conveying information and the signal can also be the actual physical object used to convey info…
Exclusive Release | Pacsafe X Carryology Silver Ninja (CE02)
…ort and adjustability Add in adjustable straps and a nose clip and it’s a design we found comfortable for hours of use, and when pinched to your nose correctly, it even prevents you from fogging up your sunglasses when you walk from heat to AC to heat again. Black Sashiko vibes Of course, we had some ideas for improvements. How black can we make it? While the standard light gray color seems to be a favorite, proven by thousands of purchases from…
Black Ember TKS and Forge | Giveaway
…is highly adaptable everyday/travel pack scooped a Highly Commended in our Carry Awards. And it’s not hard to see why. The expandable design allows the pack to morph from 20L to 30L, easily adapting to everyday or travel loads, in one badass package. Add in its three carry options including backpack, shoulder bag, and briefcase mode and you score an awesome all-rounder to bounce from scenario to scenario. And of course, it wouldn’t be Black Ember…
A Decade of Trakke: Alec Farmer Interview
…d the birth of our original Banana bum bag and one of my personal favorite designs we’ve ever done – the Óg backpack. 2014 Another weird year. Totally unplanned. I mentioned that I’m always interested in making things with my hands. Always curious. This made us totally blow up and had the international and digital spotlights put firmly on us. How did we do it? Well… we built a Mongolian yurt. Yes, you read that correctly. We had a friend with a re…
Black Ember’s Tech-Kit Sling Delivers a Big Hit in a Small Package
…Carry Award’s “Best Everyday Bag” and now currently a finalist in the 2020 Carry Awards “Best Carry On”. It seems they’re not yet content with their current successful lineup… and have expanded yet again. But this time, their line expanding comes in the form of… compacting. Like the rest of their super modular products, the brand new TKS (Tech-Kit Sling) can do a lot while maintaining a subtle, simple, and clean exterior. The TKS starts out as a p…
Colfax Design Works TOAD Review
…heir launch in 2015. They even earned a Highly Commended Award in our 2019 Carry Awards, a seriously impressive feat for only four years in the game. I personally first discovered this brand via their Instagram account, displaying photos of their badass carry gear strapped onto a Ural sidecar motorcycle adventuring through rugged romantic landscapes. Yeah, I’m a fan of the simple things. Well, I’m glad I dropped the folks at CDW a line (super frie…
Our 6 Favorite Bags from IWA 2019
…ike the way Eberlestock did it…for me they just nailed it! It’s a roll-top design with full front U-shaped zipper for unrestricted access from any side to any corner inside the pack. And it was great to meet Glenn Eberle himself at the booth too. Filson Excursion Bag And now time for the world-renowned Filson and their Excursion Bag made of a legendary Tin Cloth. And yes, produced by Filson in the USA. “Budget” is the last thing that bag is about……
Gura Gear Launches Their First Roll-Top: The Kiboko City Commuter 18L+
…hem now! Gura Gear were highly commended by our readers and writers in the Carry Awards VII for their previous line. With this new design, and thoughtful updates, could the Kiboko City Commuter 18L+ be another contender? We think that if you’re looking for a smaller camera bag that is tough, functional, and reliable, you won’t go wrong with this well designed bag and it is now live on Kickstarter at discounted launch prices! Thanks to our friends…
Trakke Adds Port Colorway to Their Waxed Canvas Range
…rakke bags always do well. Largo Sling The Largo sling is a 6L beaut that caught our attention, ever since we got our first look! Comfortable, deceptively cavernous, and just the right amount of organisation needed for EDC, travel and light camera carry. There is a reason it won best sling at this years Carry Awards! Laggan Pro EDC Tech Kit The Laggan Pro is the perfect tech kit, for both travel and EDC. With a total of 16 sections, this has a spo…
Exclusive First Look | Trakke Largo
…lic for hillside) isn’t just a larger iteration of the Banana. It is a new design, and a very impressive one at that. But before I get into the finer details of its function – let’s talk about looks. Personally, I think Trakke’s USP is their balance of versatile form and function. We talk about fashion versus function quite a lot here at Carryology. Many brands try to combine the two with varying levels of success. Trakke, however, toe that line m…
This Travel Backpack is Your Portable Wardrobe
…out their Monsoon and Canyon), and climbed to a Highly Commended place in Carry Awards VII in their first year. So they’re a brand with a perfect strike rate – and super engaged fanbase. So when their community asked for a backpack, they wanted to bring that same degree of innovation. Enter the Shell Travel Backpack. A versatile all-rounder that’s eco-conscious, expandable, and provides something a little extra in the wardrobe department… The She…
Brand of the Year 2020
…their revamped Everyday Bags collection. And with six contenders from Peak Design in this year’s Carry Awards, carry enthusiasts are clearly digging what they’re doing in the design department. But that’s not what this award is about. It’s about everything else. And there’s so much to talk about. One of Peak Design’s most powerful achievements has been co-founding and launching Climate Neutral in 2019. The organization is committed to building con…
Road Tests :: CamelBak Tri-Zip
…ed or heavy structure, instead utilising velcro, PE board, and some clever design. The curved ‘Blade’ gives the back panel its shape, while also acting like a spear that you shove down behind the shoulder strap assembly to separate it from the velcro holding it in place (when you want to adjust height). The only downside to this neat assembly is if you forget that the Blade can be used to help adjust the harness height. Cough, cough, I might have…
Week In Review ~ 12 January
…ay lambskin, antiqued brass hardware and YKK zippers, as well as some nice design detailing on the adjustable single strap that functions as two shoulder straps thanks to a brass ring and stud system. – Keeping connected with your carry – The plane touches down, you’re amped for the important business meeting just a few hours away, or alternatively the warm beach sand or fresh snow that awaits…only to discover your luggage is in another country. N…
Drive By :: Tumi Virtue Diligence backpack
…eatured in one of our weekly updates and even nominated for the 2nd annual Carry Awards. Could the Virtue Diligence be the perfect work backpack? Here’s a spoiler alert: not for Mr. Zing. But read on! First impressions It’s 1.30 pm on a rainy weekday in The Hague. With half an hour to spare in between meetings, I head up to the local department store for a serious drive by of the Diligence. In the middle of a gazillion boring bags, backpacks and s…
Road Tests :: Tom Bihn Synapse 25
…During the craziness of this year’s Carry Awards, we were sent a Tom Bihn Synapse 25 (in limited edition Parapack) to play with, and I raised a hand to test it – and I’m glad I did. The Synapse could be Tom’s best offering: a versatile pack that’s perfect for travelling light, day-to-day, and when in black, works well with a suit….
Exclusive Release: Pacsafe X Carryology Limited Edition Z400
…rtunity we couldn’t pass up. An opportunity to refine a champion. The 2015 Carry Awards Best Messenger winner, the Pacsafe Z400 Anti-theft Briefcase – a super classic piece that allows you to work from anywhere with your essentials secure and sorted. Introducing the Pacsafe x Carryology Limited Edition Z400! As of right now, it’s available exclusively to our readers for 48 hours before Pacsafe ‘go public’. It should be noted folks, this is a limit…