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Best EDC – The Sixth Annual Carry Awards
…rn from the mind of U.S. Army veteran, Chris Elfering, it marched into the industry with a simple offering: bomber black ‘drop in’ pouch organization at an affordable price – and it’s served BOND well, very well. The Escapade does everything you’d expect: it organizes your cords, pens and knives and larger objects, and wraps them in 1000D ballistic nylon (with a polyurethane backing for water resistance), zips closed with burly YKK zips and paraco…
Best Work Backpack – The Sixth Annual Carry Awards
…r the years, we’ve witnessed Aer spark and grow, from Kickstarter brand to industry powerhouse. Somehow reinventing that ‘secret sauce’ that inspires people, and puts bags on shoulders, season after season. But when you dig down, ‘the sauce’ is simple really, they stick to their core values. Creating simple, minimalist and functional bags for urban environments – and it’s undeniably effective. And when they released their Work Collection earlier t…
Best Accessory Results – The Sixth Annual Carry Awards
…. Exceptional work, Heroclip! Peak Design Capture V3 Peak Design caused an industry-wide rethink on what camera carry can be and achieve. And the Capture Camera Clip is the piece that started it all. But Peak Design aren’t the kind of brand to rest with a good thing when they can make it even better. So they rolled up their sleeves and got down to making the Capture V3. The camera clip offers a host of practical updates including a more compact an…
Brand of the Year – The Sixth Annual Carry Awards
…s to get out there, explore, and hopefully do good along the way. Congratulations, Cotopaxi. Your outstanding efforts make you a beacon in the industry and a deserving winner of our Brand of the Year. –…
Crafted Goods Rigi 25L Backpack: Carry Giveaway
Crafted Goods are one of the most exciting brands in the industry. Why? Their striking design ethos, where Urban Active meets Swiss Classic Tech. A carefully honed approach that fuses excellent craftsmanship and materials with sleek aesthetics and highly adaptable function. The result? Knock-out pieces that glide smoothly from work to play, right at home in urban settings but ready to go when that wanderlust comes calling. And we’re giving three…
A Sleek Fashion Backpack with Daily Functionality Built-in
…they valued in an EDC bag. Then he combined these insights with input from industry experts and inspiration from his top designers to create his ideal everyday backpack. Striving for higher standards Many iterations later, the honed design was ready for production. However, the first production run fell short of Justin’s high standards in stitching quality, so he sought a new production partner. And he found one – a factory that makes bags for som…
The Ultimate Hard Cooler vs Soft Cooler Roundup
…cision-engineered ice cooling vessel, I’ve tested and reviewed some of the industry leaders in this Hard Cooler vs Soft Cooler roundup. What’s changed in the cooler game? Let’s start with the elephant in the room – what happened to your parents’ cooler, and why are these new ones so much more expensive? One word for you cowboy, “rotomolded.” Basically “rotational – molding” is a manufacturing technique where a mold filled with hot plastic is conti…
The 8 Best Small Japanese Brands You Should Know
…orking at his father’s sewing factory, creating products for the racehorse industry. When the factory had to close, they took it upon themselves to continue making equestrian products, eventually introducing bags to their offerings which opened them to the American market. This encouraged them to focus on carry goods, which they now offer in a choice of elegantly clean, durable and practical designs. Gear of note: Shopper Backpack Rucksack ANONYM…
A Conversation with GORUCK Founder Jason McCarthy
…at they don’t just come to you. Nobody’s going to do the work for you. The industry is not built around welcoming newcomers into their field. That’s just not how things work. So the challenge was I don’t know anything about AdWords. I don’t know anything about Facebook ads. I don’t know anything about digital marketing. And this was 2010. But I do know how to build teams. And I know how to engage people and build communities and get them engaged i…
QWSTION: Is Bananatex the Next Miracle Backpack Fabric?
…iation for the effort that has gone into creating Bananatex®. The textiles industry has one of the longest and most complex supply chains and creating change takes commitment at all levels. Once the material is produced there are further challenges in quantifying the environmental impact, which often makes it hard to promote the benefits achieved. QWSTION seem to be asking the right questions and are showing a commitment to sustainability like few…
The Genius of Arc’teryx | Inside ARC’One
…o think, where am I? Is this Area 51? The Mission Customers, fans, haters, industry professionals, we’re all curious. What’s going on with this pioneering, highly secretive, Canadian powerhouse who produces arguably the most expensive outdoor gear in the world? How can one jacket cost $750.00? Are they hiding tiny platinum bars in the seams? Well, no. What they’re doing is way more innovative than that. They’re rewriting the playbook of how a bran…
5 Minutes with Racing Atelier
…at means I really learn a lot in the course of that project. Also that the industry does not really cater for small-scale businesses. It does not always make it easy to access materials etc. But with having our own hardware and a good tannery we now have a solid small list of suppliers. “The major design challenge was to develop the backpack to a state that I can comfortably make more than just a one-off. That meant a constant revising of the patt…
10 UK Brands You Should Know
…commitment to continuing to push innovation and product development in the industry. The Certified B Corporation has come a long way since then, branching out into a variety of apparel and carry items. Always with a focus on functional, sustainable products that will serve people well for years to come. They continue to strive hard on the sustainable textile front with the use of repurposed materials, incorporating Econyl® in their swimwear, devel…
Outlier: the Constant State of Experimentation
…ll the manufactured clothing in America so we are talking about a gigantic industry. The manufacturing side is tiny compared to what it used to be but it still makes billions of dollars’ worth of clothing every year. It’s a chaotic place, fabric being pushed every which way in the streets and it climbs upwards in freight elevators into a meshwork of small factories and specialists. We’d never have come into existence without it. And how do you col…
Buyer’s Guide: the Best Custom Backpack and Bag Makers
…n, whose design experience spans around two decades and design stints with industry powerhouses such as The North Face and Burton Snowboards. Suffice it to say, he knows what he’s doing behind a sewing machine, with the skills to create on par with the best in the business. In addition to standard designs, custom pieces are available courtesy of the brand’s California-based factory. Premium materials, thoughtful design and expert handmade craftsma…
Mismo M/S Soft Work Briefcase: Road Test
…ing catalogue of fabric options, the brand has solidified itself as a true industry leader. We took one of their most successful designs, the M/S Soft Work briefcase out for a spin and here are the results. Mismo is deeply embedded in the luxury soft goods space, but what is luxury? As co-founding designer Adam Bach would say, it’s all about choice: The choice of material, what to leave in and what to take out, and the functional choices that eith…
A Minimal Leather Backpack Perfect for Everyday
…ce and operations associate for the game-changing brand that disrupted the industry with what Everlane likes to call Radical Transparency. Working with ethical factories and being transparent about the cost of every product they make and the markups they put on them. From Everlane he transitioned to Lyft and the business skills Shane developed at both companies would come to serve him well in founding his own brand. You see, that love of leather b…
Best Accessory Finalists – The Seventh Annual Carry Awards
…f Waterproof Collection of packing cubes and pouches, which all feature an industry game changer. The Nite Ize TRU Zip waterproof zipper. A toothless, truly waterproof zipper that’s silent to use, glides smoothly and is self-healing. This highly innovative zipper features across the collection’s toiletry bag, wallet, pouches and packing cubes, giving you a variety of trusty waterproof storage options for everyday, outdoor and travel carry needs. …
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2019: Carry Awards
…novation Peter, Art, and the gang in San Francisco continue to disrupt any industry they step foot in. Teased during livestreams of their travel packs, Peak Design has gone ahead and designed their own tripods. As of this post, the campaign is sitting at $6.9M and with 24 days to go, it’s sure to go through the roof. The story is how compact they were able to get the total package, when collapsed. It fits in the profile of a water bottle! They wer…
Mystery Ranch Prizefighter Review
…ck brand co-founded by the great Dana Gleason in 2000, an icon in the pack industry, heralded for spearheading Kletterwerks and Dana Designs. The latter being the backpack company that really set the standard for load carrying technology and comfort in the late 80s and 90s. In 2004, Gleason and Mystery Ranch began making custom packs for the Navy SEALs and since then, Mystery Ranch has adorned the backs of military, first responders, woodland fire…
Best Active Messenger 2019
…-sealed, tough, highly weatherproof and lightweight, utilizing Arc’teryx’s industry-leading AC² construction. The Courier can go anywhere and keep your gear safe and dry. It can be your commuter, adventure day-tripper, or day bag for travel, as it packs down wafer-thin and has a zippered top flap for increased security. When in use, dual custom one-handed release buckles ease access to the main compartment, and ergonomic custom zipper pulls are sh…
G-RO’s SIX Carry-On Reimagines The Way We Use Wheeled Luggage
…hly. The case has undergone rigorous testing to ensure it meets or exceeds industry standards. The impact-resistant polycarbonate shell will take travel knocks in its stride, while the recessed components enhance the overall durability too. The SIX’s wheels have a lifetime warranty, while the body and other components are backed by a five-year warranty against manufacturing defects. Rethinking the way you travel Plenty of wheeled suitcases represe…
Prometheus Design Werx S.H.A.D.O. Pack 24L Review
…Mystery Ranch Prizefighter. Mystery Ranch was founded by Dana Gleason, an industry titan and someone who would likely be on the Mount Rushmore of Carry. If this carry monument did actually exist, Patrick Ma, the founder of Prometheus Design Werx and designer of the S.H.A.D.O. pack would most certainly be chiseled into the granite right next to Gleason. The founder of TAD Gear (now Triple Aught Design) has brought us so many winners: the FAST Pack…
Could This Be the Ultimate Work Bag for Women?
…nctional design and sustainable construction. Elie has been in the fashion industry for over three decades and is the founder of fashion house Cecile & Jeanne Paris. Natacha shares her father’s love of design and craft and together they have created a brand that offers luxury and sustainability in one. And the Parisian brand’s first offering, the bobobark bag, is a piece that elegantly blends all of these values. The bag’s clean, geometric aesthet…
The Best Gear Retailer You’ve Never Heard Of
…door gear anywhere on Earth. Keep in mind, this is really when the outdoor industry giants were in their early stride. And finding all of “the best” under one roof wasn’t an easy task (both as a customer and certainly as a retailer). In a fairy tale spin on things, two of the long-time hourly employees of the shop partnered up together to buy the shop from the original owners. This tiny shop kept its cult-like status until they opened their second…
Could Liquid Crystal Polymer Be the Next Evolution in Pack Cloth?
…cost drops, LCP might even become commonly available to the wider outdoor industry. For the rest of us, it’s exciting that Gord’s hard work could be the start of a new era of fabrics to play with. But I can’t help but think forward to the daunting reality of Arcteryx’s mission for evolution. And again it’s the same question that gets asked when mountaineers have just climbed Everest. What are they going to do after this? Liked this article? You m…
Peak Design And BioLite Founders Launch Climate Neutral
…sily measure their carbon footprint. While such tools exist, they’re often industry-specific or complicated and not user-friendly. Climate Neutral aim to have their tool developed and ready for large-scale use by 1 January 2020. However, if it takes longer they will continue to use more manual methods to assist businesses in measuring their carbon footprints. Whether you’re an individual or a business, you can get involved by supporting Climate Ne…
5 Ways Nite Ize Can Improve Your EDC Game
…of another company that has both a large and diverse catalog, but also an industry-leading warranty, decades of experience, and a reputation for quality. Here are some items that I keep in my EDC and you might find useful additions to yours. Clean up your EDC cables Nite Ize introduced the first Gear Ties in 2011 and since then the line has expanded to a variety of sizes, colors and uses. I am constantly bundling up excess slack in power and char…
One Under-the-Radar Japanese Brand You Need to Know
…er craftsmen who have honed their skills over decades of experience in the industry. “Under design, we have in-house designers and a product sampling team, which allows us more freedom and creativity under the same roof,” adds Obata. Speaking to its prestige, only the CEO, executive directors and a few select designers are involved in the Harvest Label brand, with former right-hand man Koichi Yamaguchi still a key inspiration on the sampling team…
Essential Outdoor Gear, According to Search and Rescue Operatives
…ing the Garmin 60csx handheld GPS for many years now. The 60 series is the industry standard and is reliable and accurate. Other members use other brands and models but most have the same functions. These units are very important to us for verifying coordinates, logging tracks, and marking waypoints during searches. We are all trained in map and compass use for land navigation, but these GPS units give us that level of redundancy and accuracy that…
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