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Week In Review ~ 3 July
…h hard-wearing waxed canvas. Intriguing silhouettes team up with versatile designs that lend themselves to a variety of everyday, outdoor and travel uses. Discover the Dereks range here. Tuck flexible EDC into your daily routine An EDC bag should be easy to use, able to hold everything you need for the day, and offer a little added flexibility for changing carry needs. Timbuk2’s Vault Backpack, Gist Pack and Tuck Pack tick all the boxes. The Vault…
Week In Review ~ 10 July
…ddy and wet conditions, and tough enough to withstand frequent use. No-sew bag repairs When you love a bag, you want it to last as long as possible. But repairing rips or tears can be tricky. Noso Puffy Patches are a quick and simple solution to extend the life of your bag, with no sewing required. The patches are activated by heat, so fixing a bag is as straightforward as sticking the patch in place and putting the bag in a dryer. Constructed out…
Week In Review ~ 21 August
…ted out of an original nylon/cotton fabric blend in a light grey colorway. Designs include the Erawan 50L duffel, the Lagunitas backpack, the Topaz 18L backpack, and the Presidio shoulder bag. Shifting to suit photography needs Photography requires the ability to adapt to changing conditions to get great shots. The updated Shape Shifter series from Think Tank Photo brings adaptability to camera carry, allowing photographers to expand or contract t…
Gorilly :: The World is your Showroom
…er fan” of a product. Say you want to check an item out – say, one of Topo Designs’ bags. You head over to Gorilly, look up the bag and then see if there’s a PG nearby. You get in touch, arrange to meet and they show you the bag – the world becomes your showroom. Gorilly generates a promo code afterwards. You use that to buy the bag and both Gorilly and the PG get a kickback. “We realized [our patrons] shared the same standards [and] passion as us…
Berlin Muse :: Operation Dackelrennen & the ONA Brooklyn
…ns to get your serious camera gear out and about. Specialising in shoulder bags, messenger bags and backpacks, ONA strives to strike the balance between ‘functional’ and ‘stylish’, using superior materials in their designs including full-grain cowhide leather, closed-cell foam and waxed cotton canvas. They’ve managed to hit the mark with this leather satchel, a perfect fit for HK’s Canon 5D SLR and a secondary lens, strong silver latches holding i…
Third Annual Carry Awards :: Best Accessory Results
…d and laminated parts into a resolved and cohesive design. There are safer designs, and there are slimmer designs, but when it comes to balancing both with a discreet aesthetic, we think Incase have nailed it with their Tensaerlite range and congratulate them for their win. – Highly Commended These are the pieces that just missed out, and in most cases, by the smallest of margins. To them, we award a High Commendation. The below were of outstandin…
5 Minutes with Bless Handcrafted Goods (Giveaway)
…Mission Workshop. With so many carry companies mass producing low-quality bags overseas it is a relief that Mission Workshop, even with its great success, has never given up quality for profits. All of their products are made in America at their headquarters in San Francisco. Topo Designs, based out of Denver, Colorado, is also doing a great job. Founded in 2008, Topo has taken the market by storm and has become wildly popular amongst the outdoor…
Carry Conversations :: Kifaru
…rection? What do Kifaru employees carry to work? We use a ton of different bags. We adapt lots of our tactical bags for EDC, and we like some tactical crossover products like TAD gear. We’re considering adding an urban line, but we’re taking our time researching. Who is the market? Will they pay for our quality? Colors? Fabric weights? Any work-oriented products we’d consider launching would have a Kifaru twist: lots of mountaineering and tactical…
5 Minutes w/Defy Bags
…ed yet again. – What I’ve been carrying is mostly this customized Strapped bag, with added 2″ Cobras. I designed the bag to give people an opportunity to experience a vintage M35 military truck tarp bag more affordably. But as it turns out people have ‘done the math’ and smartly realized Defy makes less profit in this EVEN IF they add the Cobras. It’s sort of a bag that is a collision of features from the Recon & First Class combined. Feels like t…
5 Minutes w/Shai Levy
…ersions of our Harrison Fold Collection. We are working on a collection of travel bags. We will be releasing a new tote bag very soon. We are also busy growing our retail base to allow more people around the world to touch and feel our bags. – 5 – What do you carry daily and how? – I usually move around three bags. Most of the time I carry our Dimitri satchel, which is compact and yet big enough to carry everything I need on a daily basis. For bus…
Eight Versatile Office Bags
…tains, crawling through mud or carrying your mom’s laundry. It’s an office bag. – What does an office bag look like? Here’s the crux of it… an office bag has to look like you respect your fellow workers more than your trip to work. If it looks too sporty or comfortable, it looks like you care more about your trip in than fitting in, and if that was the case, you shouldn’t be wearing a suit/shirt/tie. That means there’s a risk of being too techy, t…
5 Minutes with Sholeh Mirzai
…uys? I really want to focus on letting the designers show off their creativity and explore new shapes, new technologies and new materials. We do well with comfort and load carry, now how can we build on that and make more compelling designs and a wider range of styles. 5 – What do you carry daily (and how)? I’m a woman so I carry a lot of bags. I carry a soon to be released Tote as my purse and a new proto of a small but bomber backpack for my lap…
Carry Conversations :: Spencer Nikosey
…ople who inspire us in and outside of the carry world. What’s your current bag choice? Right now I’m using a mix of a KILLSPENCER Original Wax Black Filter Twill Utility Backpack, KILLSPENCER Black Leather Weekender 2.0 with a KILLSPENCER Parachute Shoe Bag and a KILLSPENCER DOPP Kit to round it out. Three people/brands you’d love to work with and on what type of project? Marmol Radziner. *Build a Complex. Astronauts & Indians. *Have a custom coll…
Outside Influences – Jason Campbell
…some sort of media company to produce long form documentary work. I’m not saying it would be the best way to make money but hopefully it would benefit society. 14. What’s in your bag? SOL Republic Tracks HD, Pen and Notebook, Topo Designs Accessory Bags, Canon Point and Shoot, 5D III, iPhone 5, Canon 580, Topo Designs Mountain briefcase with a camera bag insert, Spicy Japanese Eyedrops, El Cheapo multitool, Mophie Battery, Canon Battery and charge…
9 Amazing Bags Available Now
…fold has influenced countless fold-over shoulder bags, their leather and felt look has helped create a felt shortage around the world, and this is their new duffel, which as always has a few tricks up its sleeve. — Buco Helmet Bag While they rarely actually carry helmets around, helmet bags work great as an oversized tote for hauling your daily bits. This Buco version is not at all subtle, but it does fit the vibe of your vespa and dainty moustach…
Why You Should Know About Japanese Leather Brand, i ro se
…d that one of their customers regularly writes her shopping list on her Canvas Boston bag and then rubs it out once her shopping is done, they were inspired to include a pencil and eraser in a pouch with each Canvas Boston bag as a salute to such creativity. Fancy adding some of i ro se’s thoughtful designs to your carry collection? If you can’t make it all the way to Japan, help is at hand with Roztayger who stock several of their pieces….
The Carry Awards :: Best Specialist Results
1st Place Revelate Designs :: Pika Seat Bag ‘They are applying all the best learning in other areas of carry to their very specialist niche. Expandable, dirt and weatherproof, and rugged yet with refined access, these things have more TLC than most other product categories will ever see.’ From a small shed in Alaska, Revelate Designs has been building an incredibly loyal following with cyclists around the world. Loads of mountain bikers, tourers…
5 Minutes with Würkin Stiffs (and Giveaway)
…some seamless bags as well as interesting waterproofing techniques. Their designs and fabrication are simple. Yet, they utilize some fantastic technology for their execution and construction. There are some early stage collaborations with some new designs we’ve been developing. I think anyone who takes the old and makes it new again by using the latest technology is very important in the things we develop. 3) Are there any things other brands do…
Week In Review ~ 25 May
…, Deep Forest Green and Midnight Blue. The Zonda Bowler Bag, Kona Business Bag, Calima Tote Bag and Zephyr Backpack are all named after winds in recognition of lightness that doesn’t sacrifice strength. Anti-hassle duffel and pack Ever wished you had an extra bag on you because you got a bit too carried away with the holiday souvenir shopping? Looking for some carry you can store easily in your car for grocery trips or a lightweight bag that can h…
Carrying Babies
…t Shell, and Lucky Baby all have nice slings. Caution: There are a few dud designs in slings, so you should choose from a better known brand. There have previously been a few recalls from babies being overly bent & suffocating, which is a tiny chance, but one we’d prefer to avoid. – Infant carry (9-18lbs/ 4-8kg) As your bub puts on their early pounds, you need to start thinking a little more about weight distribution. Designs should spread the loa…
Core77 Ultralight series :: Part 4
…to Under Armour where I was the senior product designer for bags – duffel bags, sport bags. They were bringing it in-house after licensing it, so we built the program from the ground up and led it into what it is today. I was there a hair over three years. From there, I came to Granite Gear, where I have been as the director of design and development the last year. Granite Gear has always been a tried-and-true hardcore outdoor company, and we’re…
Valentine’s Day for Carry Geeks
…with the converting-tote format. Alite have shrunk their Bike to the Beach Bag into a more compact form – the appropriately named Mini Bike to the Beach Bag – which can be carried as a tote or a backpack. Côte&Ciel’s signature experimentation with form is present in the Kalix Tote, a bag that takes inspiration from the cocoon of a butterfly and can be carried as a tote or shoulder bag. It’s the little things that count If you want to splash the ca…
Studio Visit :: D3 Mystery Ranch
…e-man workshop in the Bay Area, he’s able to conceive, prototype, and spec bags for both Mystery Ranch and Kletterwerks. There’s still plenty of to-and-fro with HQ, but it’s surprising to see just how much of the design work has been carried out from this remote satellite centre. . . Oh, and it recently burnt to the ground.. . . This is where the studio was. It’s now a charred mass of building debris and melted 1000D. Countless original samples, o…
Week In Review ~ 27 July
…g rod? Nope, there’s nothing fishy going on here. Rather it’s the new Topo Designs Field Bag flexing its versatility. The bag can be carried via a shoulder strap or a removable waist strap and has a lined and padded interior. Organization comes in the form of interior zipped and mesh slip pockets, an external zipped pocket, an internal padded divider that can be removed if needed, plus external side pockets. The bag is available in three colorways…
Interview with Kriega
…version followed in 2002 on the smaller backpacks (below 20 litres). Both designs were never really developed as an ‘active’ solution. They were designed to address the primary issues of weight transfer and under-arm restriction, (which some ‘active’ designs do address). The large, cantilever-style hip wing, typically used for load transfer, was out as it got in the way of the petrol tank, and the conventional shoulder harness (with or without ch…
Interview with Francli
…us, for example our rucksacks are mainly constructed by upcycling army kit bags. The leather we use is given to us in a range of sizes, shapes and colours. They are the waste product of upholstering classic cars that are not big enough for the patterns of their interiors but still have potential for other uses. We have mainly used this for our workwear projects but have some new leather accessory samples in the pipeline. Through a chance meeting f…
Bodypacks :: Interview with Aarn Tate
…who can’t find anything suitable, and so there are some interesting school bags, travel bags, and all sorts of other products in the works. Aarn also mentioned the constant learning he gains by looking at the detailing and finishing of other great carry brands. . . Who will benefit from Aarn Who they particularly suit Folks who will get some of the biggest benefits from body-centred carry are long-distance trekkers (efficient and comfortable), adv…
Week In Review ~ 9 November
…andmade in New York, with only 10 of each style/colorway combination (both designs come in brown and black) produced. The bags are constructed from Italian Vachetta leather and incorporate brass hardware. Both pieces have a removable shoulder strap, two interior pockets and one exterior pocket, with more than enough sleek style to stand out in the office or on the move. Convenience and versatility in easy EDC formats Two new performers have sprung…
Week In Review ~ 16 November
…u can see them in action here. Discreet, tough and ready for action The D3 Traveller Duffel is a bag designed to be discreet and durable in order to avoid drawing unwanted attention to your belongings, while also being rugged enough to handle a variety of demanding situations. The duffel is constructed out of two layers of strong, lightweight and waterproof Cuben Fiber and includes water-resistant zips and aluminium hardware. The two layers enhanc…
Carry Evolution :: The Shrine
…now being used by thousands of people is pretty amazing. What’s next for you? Along with The Shrine travel goods collection, I’m working on a few other unique bag designs for other clients. Look forward to sharing those stories with you guys as well….