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The Carry Awards :: Best Accessory Results
…eans the tiny zipper still slides smoothly, these are well thought through bags that make a real difference to how well they work. – 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 outstanding quality, displaying fine craftsmanship and design flair. With honour, we bow our heads in the upmost respect and kudos. If this were a dias, t…
The Carry Awards :: Best Check-In Luggage
…gain, and it feels like Pacsafe is doing that. While they’ve owned ‘secure travel’ for some time, it’s in the last year or so that we’re starting to see great travel, which just so happens to be secure. The ‘AT29’ is a 96-litre case that weighs just 3.86kg. That includes slash-resistant fabrics and pen-resistant zips (if you haven’t seen how easily a pen splits a zip open, you NEED to know). Oh, and it’s also quite attractive and versatile. Great…
5 minutes with Niklas and Mattis Oppermann
…re collection. More specifically, there are still several use cases in the bag world which we don’t fully cover with our current line-up. On the other hand, we are looking to introduce a new line of bags and accessories differentiated from our current range. This differentiation might entail different materials, pricing or style but it’s a bit too early to go into the details just yet. 5) What do you carry daily and how? Almost every day I carr…
Mission Workshop :: Carry Awards Interview
…carry pieces you’re worried about losing to this year? A lot actually! Our bags cover a lot of scenarios, but you can’t get them all and there are a ton of great brands and designs out there. What areas of carry are you excited about at the moment? Where is the rad happening? Hydration packs. Since launching ACRE, we’re totally wound up on figuring out the best way to carry water, gear and tools in situations of high activity. The category has bee…
Week In Review ~ 26 January
…keeping your small valuables away from prying eyes, the Husky Minor waist bag is compact enough to be hidden under your shirt with no one the wiser. The lightweight waist bag has two separate pockets and a total volume of 0.5 liters, which is just enough to keep cash, cards, IDs and the like safe on your person. Filson is cooking up some tasty new treats Filson fans should keep their eyes peeled. Why is that, you ask? Well Filson have been keepin…
5 Minutes with Property Of…
…received so far and we’d like to further expand those collections, aside from our main line – Property Of… 5 – What do you carry daily and how? The Alexis sling is currently my day-to-day bag. It fits more than it looks and is also great for traveling. I also carry the Davey Big Wallet and the Joshua Card Wallet (for tap-in-&-out cards)….
Week In Review ~ 14 December
…leather when you’re out capturing the world on camera? With the Box Camera Bag Hard Graft have focused on the photographer who likes snappy carry for their gear. The Box Camera Bag features single-piece construction and is made out of vegetable-tanned Italian leather and Italian wool felt. Inside is an interior pocket, as well as a removable padded wool divider. The bag also has a double layer of closure with interior cord ties and outer snap butt…
Carry Evolution :: Alite X Boreas Collab Pack
…his particular pack special? We integrated the needs of two users into one bag design, and the results are a progressive direction both companies are stoked on. The suspension system combines urban and technical capabilities. We can honestly say that we’d use this bag for going anywhere – it’s sleek enough for happy hour and it’s rugged enough for a bike ride up Twin Peaks. What single thing are you most proud of in relation to this pack? What did…
Best Specialist Carry – The Second Annual Carry Awards
…se than all the other wheeled ski and snowboard bags we’ve found. Revelate Designs Pika Seat Bag This is a brand that specialise in bike frame and seat bags. They are applying all the best learning in other areas of carry to their very specialist niche. Expandable, dirt and weather proof, and rugged yet with refined access, these things have more TLC that most other product categories will ever see. Fjallraven Långfärd 40 Most snow packs are con…
Blooming Genius :: Bloon Springtime
…enius.” The Springtime from Bloon is one of those wish-I’d-thought-of-that designs… – So who is Bloon and what exactly is the Springtime? Bloon is a Dutch design label founded by designer Jeriël Bobbe. The Springtime is not one thing, but rather three things rolled into one neat and compact package. Springtime serves as a picnic bag, with designated space for holding cutlery, plates, cups and food. However, it also converts into a picnic table wit…
24 hours in Neukölln with the Officine Federali Rollup Backpack Pelle
…ockets are still sizeable enough to fit a mini tablet or iPhone 6 (so many bags these days only cater to the smaller devices, so this was a revelation). A single zippable exterior pocket is equally spacious, handy and effortlessly accessible. Shoulder straps are tough yet soft, and so too, the back canvas. You’d think they wouldn’t do well with excess weight, but this was far from the case. In fact, this bag is one of the more comfortable we’ve ev…
Danny P. ‘Introduction’ Giveaway
…ky winner will be the proud owner of a handsome Danny P. Leather Messenger Bag, available in a choice of Brown (Cognac), Dark Brown (Tobacco) and Black. Designed to turn heads while being highly functional, the messenger fits a MacBook Air or a MacBook Pro up to 15 inches, as well as an iPad. Inside are loops for a bottle and umbrella, three pockets and a pen holder. The exterior of the messenger features a zippered pocket for quick-access items,…
5 Minutes with Linjer
…o cost a fortune. Luxury brands put crazy-high price tags on their leather bags, in part to cover their enormous costs (think fancy Fifth Ave real estate, elaborate ad campaigns, unprofitable apparel lines), and in part because many consumers are willing to pay for status and exclusivity. 10x and 20x markups are not uncommon in an industry where 4-5x is the norm. But a lot of people want to buy for design and quality rather than for a feeling of e…
EDC Roundup ~ 5 August
…the fascinating variety of everyday carry items that grace the pockets and bags of EDC enthusiasts… – Business owner OtterBox Defender iPhone 6 Plus Word notebook Louis Vuitton slender wallet Paracord bracelet DIY Louis Vuitton sunglasses Bleu De Chanel Maglite mini camo Pull For Adventure Tag IT engineer Kershaw Thermite Leatherman Charge TTi EDC Designs “M-Bar” Quark 123^2 Titanium Geologist Staedtler Mars Lumograph pencil – HB Faber-Castell 460…
Share Your Carry ID :: #mycarryID Roundup
…r up a monthly prize for the best entries. The prize this month is x2 Topo Designs Klettersacks to be won by you and a friend! How To Enter 1) Post your Carry ID on Instagram or Twitter. It can be your daily carry, your work tools, carry-on, snowboard bag, whatever you’re feelin’. 2) Tag @carryology and @huckberry and slip in the #mycarryID hashtag. 3) And tag the friend you wish to enter the competition with. They can enter again by adding anothe…
A New Initiative :: Send us Your Carry ID!!
…tick. Show us your Carry ID! It could be your daily setup, carry-on, board bag, work bag – we’re keen to see it all. We’ll start collecting your submissions on Instagram and posting flurries of the best submissions here, on our homepage – so we can all geek out on our community’s carry in a big way. Huckberry Collaboration Our friends at Huckberry get geekish with carry, too. When we mentioned our new initiative, we were met with digital high-five…
External Frame Backpacks – Applying the Old Ways to the New Journeys (Part 1)
…nk about this from a design perspective. Can we learn from old traditional designs or techniques and apply them to modern design? Is all primitive design and technology inferior? I believe that at the very least learning about old ways can provide us with food for thought, a comparison to our new directions and if necessary can inform any necessary adjustments to our course and design thinking. External frame backpacks are interesting not only bec…
A Carry Adventure through Portugal Part II :: Ina Koelln and the New Breed
…made out of the stuff – Koelln came across some of these on her first time travelling through Lisbon, and though the designs left a little to be desired, she loved the fabric. Sourcing a small batch of cork leather, she created a slightly more fashion-oriented prototype and entered it into the Berlin comp. Her bag didn’t win, but it was already in hot demand. “Few are working with cork the way Koelln is. Her range of unisex backpacks, totes and la…
Boreas Muir Woods 30 :: From Bogota to Big Jungle
…or equipment. The Boreas Muir Woods 30 demonstrates their progressive pack designs. “This bag handles multiple environments, carry-wise and aesthetically.” Experimental but still practical. Simple but not stripped down. A daypack body bolted onto a backpacking chassis. An insanely functional pack that saw me through the gritty streets of Bogota to the deep jungles of San Cipriano. My journey kicks off in the sprawling Colombian capital of Bogota….
Two Wheel Gear :: Making a Classic
…ou’d just hook it onto your bike and be ready to go. The Classic Bike Suit Bag – the bag with the world’s most literal name For Reid, it was nearly perfect. “It was just one incredibly homemade product…but I really bought into the concept,” he said. He means that literally: Reid reached out to Two Wheel Gear and became part of their team, slogging away with them, shoulder to shoulder, after work and selling their wears from their garage. “I though…
Miggo :: A New Way to Carry
…single lens, and they don’t necessarily want to do it with a bulky camera bag. “Conventional camera bags are great if you have a lot of gear, but they become too bulky, noticeable and sort of outmoded when all you want is to carry one camera,” adds Guy. But what about the issue of protection? DSLRs, and most smaller models are, after all, delicate, pricey units; you’d no sooner lump your Sony A7 in with the sundry mish mash floating around your d…
Week In Review ~ 17 May
…ute. In collaboration with RuthWorks SF designer Ely Rodriguez, WaterField Designs have released the Rapide Saddlebag to provide a smart alternative. A handsome full-grain leather exterior is home to the waxed canvas Mini Tool Roll which can be removed for easy access to your bike tools. Able to fit cash as well, the bag attaches under a bike seat using a toe clip strap and looks stylish whether you’re heading to the office or spending your downti…
Carry Giveaway :: ULTRAOLIVE Neoprene Zip Tote
…the Mesh Tote and Neoprene Zip Tote. Both totes feature versatile, unisex designs with urban-friendly styling and a choice of colorways. And it just so happens you could be the proud owner of one of these totes very soon… The Prize To celebrate the release ULTRAOLIVE is giving away one Neoprene Zip Tote in Black. This is a great go-anywhere, suits-everything option for work or play. The Neoprene Zip Tote is constructed out of abrasion and water-r…
Struktur Event design conference 2015 & Giveaway Competition
…ting this year including Jedd Rose, Founder and Creative Director for Topo Designs, Bryan Rees who is the Director of Design for the Backcountry ecommerce site, Jenn Zollars who is the Senior Product Line Manager for sportswear at Mountain Hardwear, as well as entrepreneur and trade show manager Andrea Westerlind to name a few. Carryology was a sponsor at last year’s Struktur Event, and this year we’re back – but going bigger! A special Carryology…
Drive By :: Platypus Siouxon Hydration Pack
…packs over the years, the Platypus Big Zip bladder is one of the smartest designs I’ve come across. The hose detaches from the bladder with a button release at the base which makes removing it from the pack a breeze. This feature has become fairly common on hydration packs, but still can’t be overrated. The hose features a magnet that attaches to a second magnet on the shoulder strap which keeps the mouthpiece on hand but not hanging in your way…
5 Minutes With Monofold
…t is an observation of people we see and meet every day who actually use a bag on a daily basis. A bag was invented to make human life simply better and easier to carry things and this is a substantial reason for its being. We strive to find small details to make an improvement with things we use. Who else is doing rad things in the world of carry and why do you think they’re important? Trunkster is one of the greatest inventions ever in the carry…
Week In Review ~ 12 April
…and an easy-to-use design that clips on and off a MacBook, not to mention bags of fun. Get creative with customizing the case by attaching toy bricks in any design or message you can think of – you can even make designs that will hold business cards. The Brik Case Kickstarter campaign has already built up more than double its funding goal but there’s still time left if you’re keen to cement this as part of your daily carry. Fashion with a sustain…
Modern Office EDC Essentials
…our pocket from daily carry. Limefuel Blast L156X For many of us, our work travels with us. One way to bring your mobile productivity to a halt is a dead battery. Luckily, the Limefuel Blast 1560X can rescue a red battery for not just one, but four devices at once. It manages an impressive 15,600mAh capacity (that’s roughly 8 full iPhone 6 charges) in a compact, ergonomic package that’s perfect for a bag or pack. Other EDC-friendly features includ…
Making Time :: Seam Intimacy
…ovation designer for Nike. A few months in, he started tinkering with pack designs in the sewing room after work. This experimentation swelled to an obsession. That obsession led to friends asking for custom packs, and that’s when Rucksack Village was born. He’s been making custom packs on and off now for about 4 years. . ‘Making Time’ is a series of short videos simply about ‘making’, and brings to life a few of Jun’s observations he’s gleaned wh…
Best of ISPO MUNICH part 2
…y don’t even have an English website, but they will soon: http://www.targetbag.com/en (here’s what happens if you don’t shield your demo website ha ha). Boll Also Czech Republic-based, Boll has a huge range of packs, varying from technical expedition packs to laptop backpacks. In the blur of a thousand outdoor brands at ISPO, they stood out with some original designs. We especially liked the Prophet series, as it has a clean design, offers a lot o…