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Arc’teryx Granville Zip 16 Backpack: Drive By
…as it is a card carrying and first ballet member of the Carryology Hall of Fame. This urethane-coated zipper took years of testing but has been a mainstay since its 1999 inception. I will also add that the Arc’teryx-branded custom zipper pulls are perfect. They look and feel great in the hand and are relatively quiet. I find quality zipper pulls are one of the most overlooked elements of packs and also one of the first things a user customizes (ge…
Fourth Annual Carry Awards :: Reader’s Choice Awards
…mmodate larger and smaller loads, and ultimately making their jobs easier. Hall of Fame: First MOLLE MOLLE changed the way the armed forces carry for the better. Replacing the previously used ALICE system, the first MOLLE system improved carry comfort and load distribution. In addition, a combination of modular equipment and PALS webbing offered users great flexibility to customize carry setups to different missions and needs. Best EDC: Bellroy Mi…
The Third Annual Carry Awards :: Roundup
…NO Guitar Sleeve – Best Accessory Winner: Incase ICON Sleeve with Tensaerlite Highly Commended: Bellroy Elements Phone Pocket Highly Commended: Peak Design Slide Camera Strap – Hall of Fame Winner: CamelBak Hydration Backpack Highly Commended: BabyBjörn Highly Commended: Karrimor Whillans Alpiniste 1964…
The Carry Awards Roundup
…-22 DL 3. Incase Ari Marcopoulos — Carry Awards Carry Accessory 1. KILLSPENCER Dopp/Folio 2. Bellroy Travel Wallet 3. Incase Pathway Collection — Carry Awards Hall of Fame 1. PAC Designs Pro Series Messenger 2. IKEA Big Blue Bag 3. Fjällräven Kånken —…
The Second Annual Carry Awards
…um bags if that’s your thing. Click here to peep last year’s award post. – Hall of Fame: Classics pre-2012 – what are the iconic carry pieces, the stuff that helped redefine our industry? And for a twist this year, we’re asking that it has modern relevance to now. Click here to peep last year’s award post. – Remember the criteria: Consider value, versatility, sexiness, how dialed it is, but most importantly, how awesome it is. FAQs Is it just carr…
Third Annual Carry Awards :: Reader’s Choice Awards
…ther than keeping an eye on items that have no sense of self-preservation. Hall of Fame: Chrome Citizen Messenger Bag An icon in the world of bike bags, Chrome’s Citizen messenger has stood the test of time and in all likelihood will continue to do so for many years to come. Featuring Chrome’s trademark quick-release seatbelt buckle, the messenger boasts weatherproof construction, a stabilizer strap, reflective hits for increased visibility and pl…
Carry Awards VII: Giveaway of Champions!
…a range of loads. GORUCK GR1 Backpack We welcomed the GORUCK GR1 into our Hall of Fame this year. And it’s not hard to see why. No pack has a devoted following quite like this one. Its legendary toughness makes it a go-to option for everything from day hikes to overnight trips. The lay-flat opening makes packing and retrieving items quick and easy, with just enough pocketing to keep gear tidy but not forget where you stashed things. Rugged and ve…
The Second Annual Carry Awards :: Roundup
…Gear Rotation 180° Backpack Highly Commended: Salomon ADV Skin S-Lab Hydro Running Pack — Best Accessory Winner: Eagle Creek Specter Packing Cubes Highly Commended: Triple Aught OP1 Pouch Highly Commended: Bellroy Passport Sleeve — Hall of Fame Winner: Kriega R20 Highly Commended: JanSport Daypack Highly Commended: Rivendell Mountain Works Jensen — Oh, and if you have any ideas about how to improve the awards for next year, then this is the spot t…
Drive By :: Kriega R20
…, especially after I spilled the fact that they’d just joined Carryology’s Hall of Fame. If you missed it, Kriega was immortalised in carry history thanks to their awesome active harness. Their innovative shoulder strap design, unlike the common bushwalking harness, follows the ribcage and hugs the pack to your body, without then locking it to your hips. You can still bend and twist, and the pack will remain stable with your upper body, allowing t…
Through the Eyes of a Sherpa
…allows them to breathe more freely in high altitudes. Historically, their fame can be latched to a single moment: the day Sherpa and mountaineer Tenzing Norgay ascended by the side of Sir Edmund Hillary to the summit of Mount Everest in 1953 – an epic accomplishment framed by a single photograph: a bold black and white snap of Tenzing standing proudly atop Everest’s peak posing with his ice axe. That photograph would shortly after be stamped acro…
Outdoor Retailer Carry Awards :: Summer Market 2016
…nds in the outdoor industry, their booth anchors one end of the exhibition hall. Talk about menacing, both in stature and reputation. This year, we knew it was something big when we walked up to their booth and they only wanted to show us one thing. Sure, they had two or three other rooms full of gear including a line of great looking footwear, but they kept us focused on the new Bora AR. The story was the suspension that they were able to make ac…
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2017 :: Recap Part I
…o through their new bag releases, high up above the Salt Palace convention hall floor, in their crow’s nest. It was one of the few reviews where we were seated and had relative privacy. We were shown a new tote that comes in two sizes as well as three bags celebrating the company’s history with Greenland. Totepack No. 4 comes in both wide and tall sizes and is a great everyday bag to haul groceries, baby gear, a yoga mat and clothes, or your lapto…
Specialist Carry :: Cave Photographer
…g the very first trip underground inside a cave and realizing the immense challenges and enormous potential for great imagery that this dark, unforgiving and harsh environment offers. So it was here where the seed was sewn and the bug bit. I just had to take a camera into a cave and begin the very long process of what has been [so far] a 15-year obsession in making pictures of the underworld for all to see and to this day, I still believe there is…
A Carry Adventure through Portugal and its Heritage Artisan Leather Industry Part 1.
…n the mild air; Portuguese voices reverberated inside a corrugated factory hall. Then, a curt man in brogues and red cord shirt greeted us, eyes intent, almost fierce. Mr Martinho was his name. “There are no secrets,” he said. “We show you everything.” He led us inside a corrugated factory building where an industrial scudding machine was screaming full bore. The concrete ground was tar black, moist with scunge. I smelt a buttery slaughter smell,…
Berlin Muse :: Whipping Post in the South of France
…nd a breakfast of fresh pastry and cured meats in the Maison’s epic dining hall. The Palais was incredible, a truly immense statement of religious grandiosity, replete with cavernous halls, chapels, winding staircases and gothic turrets. It was boiling again the next day, so we fanged the Volvo out to the Pont du Gard, a monumental Roman aqueduct, the second-largest freestanding Roman-built structure next to the Colosseum. There, we drifted in the…
Berlin Muse :: the ARCHIVAL Ranger Tan Waxed Twill Rucksack
…n north and turn left into the driveway at number ‘6’ to the rear carriage hall deep inside and up a flight of stairs. I would unlock another reinforced steel door and a studio where I’d sit in silence and write. I would make a pot of coffee and drink it and the hot caffeine buzz would wash through the front of my head. The studio was a space shared with a firm of young architects who were never there in the mornings, and a crew of visual artists…
The Brilliance of bagjack
…glimpse another relic: a black and white photo on a filing cabinet in the hall – Pe and Vossi, their messenger posse, lined up on an early ‘90s Berlin street, eyes loaded with attitude. Pe grips the picture, smiles for the camera, black and white of the past a stark contrast to the lucid present. German philosopher Heinrich Heine once described Berlin as a city that never is, “for it is always becoming.” Fashioned from the chaotic rubble of 1989…
5 Minutes with Helinox TERG
…roduct, but there is this unique culture behind it. The DAC team has been challenging the limit of aluminum material and tent pole structure for the last 25 years. Ironically as a tent pole manufacturer, the DAC team tried to use less and lighter poles to create stronger tent structures. They kept pushing more and more for stronger, more durable and still lighter tent frames and ended up widely recognized as the best tent pole maker in the world….
The Best Men’s Travel Pants for One-Bag Travelers
…shorts were light as a feather. What I Didn’t Like: The pockets are super shallow! I am not looking to carry a tablet in my shorts but my smartphone sticks out of the front pockets so much that it feels like it’s going to fall out of the pants with just a few steps of regular walking. It’s really stressful and surprising since it’s not a common issue. I suppose you could treat these shorts as something you’d wear for quick errands where you’d only…
Cult Bags :: The Birth of the JanSport Superbreak
…keep moving forward. Douglas: Right. I know you’ve got to go through the challenges of just owning a business, selling a business, and you’ve been very fortunate to continue to be a part of the brand. I’m sure you could have checked out at any time that you wanted. But what kept you involved, and what was that driving force? And the second part of that question is, I’m sure there were some tough times especially in starting a new brand – what mad…
The Fifth Annual Carry Awards :: Have Your Say!
…to the carry world Our Carry Awards are unbiased and not influenced by any brand affiliation. Big brands and small brands alike have an equal opportunity to score fame and praise for putting in the effort and creating truly great carry gear. VOTING IS NOW CLOSED…
Understanding Porter
…ey still do some amazing pieces and collaborations. Head Porter: This is the cooler sub brand, carried only in boutiques & high-end department stores. It was started by Susumu Hasegawa and Hiroshi Fujiwara (of Honeyee and iDiom fame). Like McDonalds Happy Meals, it keeps the brand connected and relevant to the youth. Hopefully that helps next time you see some bags called Porter, Head Porter or whatever name they run past you with the word Porter…
Top 10 Brands Nailing Waxed Canvas
…d with fabric sourced from waxed cotton heavyweights British Millerain and Halley Stevensons (both with well over 100 years of history behind them). These bags are built to last – yeah, we know, every brand says this. But Bedouin stands by their claim to the extent that they offer a lifetime guarantee on materials and workmanship (based on normal wear and tear, not a one-to-one with a bear – frankly, not much will survive that). With sleek styles…
Haglöfs HQ Visit
…reception lounge, you experience the company’s entire legend on a Wall of Fame-style display: sample packs from across the century chronicles with museum-esque murals. They thread an evocative narrative of the journey to date. I see a picture of Wiktor Haglöfs’s wooden shack; then I’m drawn to the ‘80s section, where retro bags meet perms, lipstick, and neon spandex: very ‘ski resort’. And though this wall was probably set up to impress and infor…
Buyer’s Guide :: Best Gear Bags
…and versatile functionality. This plucky duffel is ready to take on carry challenges near and far with its water-resistant build, multiple grab handles and backpack straps, compression straps, easy-access D-zip opening, as well as external and internal pockets for organization. Red Oxx Safari-Beanos PR4 Tough as an ox, this is the kind of bag that never wants to stop exploring – whether it’s city surroundings or outdoor landscapes. With its rugged…
Road Tests :: Kifaru X-Ray
…ngs? Despite being versatile, the X-Ray won’t be for everyone. Its fairly shallow 12” depth is no-doubt designed to keep the bag’s load close to you instead of pulling backwards on your shoulders and back, but this lack of main-compartment depth may limit the amount of school-related stuff you can jam into the bag. Similarly, the X-Ray’s lack of dedicated features is great if you’re weird & obsessive about bags (sounds familiar…), but all those ac…
Game Changer: Let’s Talk Dyneema Bonded Leather
…ggested the match between ECCO Leather and Dyneema. What were the biggest challenges along the way? Our tanning ethos is that leather must behave, feel and look like leather. We are not big believers in gluing stuff on the surface, overspraying, or any other process that compromises leather’s natural character. The biggest challenge was how to combine two materials that don’t have any single similarity. How to bond the leather to Dyneema and then…
Road Tests :: Red Oxx Safari-Beano’s PR4
…ar Max nylon thread Place of Manufacture: Billings, Montana, USA Claims to fame: Overbuilt, rugged, and sensibly laid out for adventurous traveling First, a short primer: I am not generally a fan of duffles and weekenders. I find a good backpack better for larger loads, and a good messenger more convenient for smaller loads. People seem to buy duffles and weekenders as a fashion item that looks cute for the 30 seconds between their apartment and t…
Road Tests :: Bagjack Next Level Messenger
…EUR (549,00 EUR as tested) Place of Manufacture: Berlin, Germany Claims to fame: converts from functional messenger bag to incognito office bag, lots of tech features The bag has 2 distinct modes, Messenger Mode & Office Mode; it also has the option to be worn as a backpack. The idea is to have the advantages of a true messenger for commuting, errands, and play, but be able to hide all the messenger stuff at the office and go about your work. Thei…
Our favorite Men’s wallets
…sive product. They sit all day in your pocket for just 15 seconds of daily fame. Yet most wallets are designed only for that 15 seconds of use. Sure, they display your cards and look OK, but what about all that pocket time? So we’re looking at 6 wallets that have thought about staying slim and out of the way. If you carry a Costanza, this is not the post for you… Thankfully, slim wallets don’t require you to leave everything at home. Clever wallet…