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Messengers
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Exclusive Release | Manhattan Portage x Carryology REDUX
A brand born out of the gritty landscape of the New York City streets. The pioneers... Read more
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CARRY COLLAB XXVI
Manhattan Portage x Carryology | New York City REDUX
A brand born out of the gritty landscape of the New York City streets. The pioneers... Read more
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EVERYDAY
The Best Messenger Bags for Tech, Travel, and EDC (2022)
Backpacks are considered the carry comfort kings. Duffels are the gear haulers. But when it comes... Read more
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CARRY AWARDS IX
Best Active Shoulder Bag Champion | Carry Awards IX
Tough, capable, over-the-shoulder and ready for action, our Best Active Messenger is good to go whenever... Read more
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EVERYDAY
Trakke Wee Lug Cobra Review
Trakke is a brand that needs no introduction. Based in Scotland, the small team has been... Read more
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EVERYDAY
Greenroom136 Metromonger Prime Review
There are behemoths out there. Brands that don’t need an introduction and are known even outside... Read more
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EVERYDAY / PHOTOGRAPHY
Bedouin Foundry Barbarossa Messenger Review
Does the Bedouin Foundry Barbarossa find that all-important style/function balance? Let’s find out… Often when reviewing... Read more
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CARRY AWARDS 8
Best Active Shoulder Bag Champion 2020
The Best Active Shoulder Bag 2020 offers a carefully honed balance of durability, access and flexible... Read more
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CARRY AWARDS 8
Top 5: Best Active Messenger Bags 2020
Over the past few years brands have really stepped up in the active messenger space, pushing... Read more
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Mission Workshop Khyte Review
Mission Workshop is a brand known for their ability to create the equivalent of an impenetrable... Read more
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EVERYDAY
ORBITGear R231 Bag: Quick Look
Got your eye on ORBITGear’s R231 Messenger Bag? Take a quick look at the details to... Read more
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CARRY AWARDS 7
Best Work Shoulder Bag 2019
The Best Work Shoulder Bag is a piece you can trust to keep you prepped and... Read more
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EVERYDAY
Trakke Bairn Mk2 Mini Messenger Review: Drive By
In Scotland “bairn” means “child”. But the Trakke Bairn Mk2 aims to deliver an adult approach... Read more
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PHOTOGRAPHY
The 10 Best Camera Bags 2018: Messengers and Slings
A lot of thought goes into making good camera bags. By their nature they’re designed to... Read more
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EVERYDAY
NOMATIC Messenger Bag: Drive By
It’s been interesting to watch NOMATIC grow up through the years. Since 2015, the Salt Lake... Read more
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TACTICAL / EVERYDAY
Imminent Threat Solutions Discreet Messenger: Drive By
The Discreet Messenger is Imminent Threat Solutions’ (ITS) take on a single strap utility bag that... Read more
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EVERYDAY
Dewar’s x Billykirk No. 497 Messenger Bag: Drive By
Dewar’s Whiskey, in 2016 as much of a recognizable name for whiskey if there was one.... Read more
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EVERYDAY
The 25 Best Messenger Bags for Modern Professionals
Backpacks may be king when it comes to carry comfort, but messengers (or shoulder bags) take... Read more
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PHOTOGRAPHY
Hawkesmill Marlborough Camera Bag :: Drive By
Photographer and food lover Marty Maras, tests and reviews… Hawkesmill offer a variety of luxuriously crafted camera bags... Read more
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OUTDOOR
Triple Aught Design Parallax Messenger Review :: Drive By
Fresh off a ‘Highly Commended’ recognition in our 2017 Carry Awards, I was excited to put... Read more
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Best Work Messenger Results – The Fifth Annual Carry Awards
1st Place Trakke Wee Lug Mk2 The Wee Lug Mk2 builds on solid foundations to create... Read more
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Best Active Messenger Results – The Fifth Annual Carry Awards
1st Place Peak Design Everyday Sling This is a two-fer for Peak Design – boy what... Read more
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Best Work Messenger Finalists – The Fifth Annual Carry Awards
Easy accessibility, comfort on the go, a nod to style, and the flexibility to move beyond... Read more
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Best Active Messenger Finalists – The Fifth Annual Carry Awards
Convenient access to gear, comfort on the go, useful organization, and reliable durability. Our Best Active... Read more
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ITS Discreet Messenger Bag :: Quick Look
Many tactical bags offer great functionality, but their overt tactical aesthetics can be a drawback if... Read more
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M.R.K.T Kel Briefcase :: Drive By
Minimal and clean, the Mad Rabbit Kicking Tiger (or M.R.K.T for short) Kel Briefcase is a... Read more
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Road Tests :: Heimplanet Monolith Weekender
Late last summer, Heimplanet was kind enough to send over their Monolith Weekender bag and Volume+... Read more
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Firesign Brand Waterman Messenger :: Video Review
Sometimes you need to contend with a light drizzle. Other times it’s that sinking feeling of... Read more
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Best Active Messenger Results :: Carry Awards IV
It’s not often we get such a clear winner, but with the Peak Design Everyday Messenger... Read more
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Drive By :: Triple Aught Design Dispatch Bag
Outdoor enthusiast Trevor Knoll has no shortage of experience putting bags through their paces, so when... Read more
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Drive By :: Hyperlite Mountain Gear Messenger Bag
Lightweight. Check. Durable. Check. Your prototypical (bike) messenger bag. Check. Meet the Hyperlite Mountain Gear Messenger... Read more
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Journey through West Berlin, starring the Cravar Alpha 15/Rust
“Tomorrow may be hell,” said author Neil Gaiman, “but today was a good writing day, and... Read more
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5 Key Elements | Designing The Peak Design Everyday Messenger
It’s rare that we can take a peek into the making of a great bag. Luckily, I’ve... Read more
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Drive By :: ETWAS Standard #2
Will Lisak founded ETWAS in 2009 on the idea that buying luxury objects shouldn’t require supporting... Read more
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Buyer’s Guide :: Best Work Messengers (Part 2)
So what is a work messenger? Well, it’s not a messenger for professional bike couriers to... Read more
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Drive By :: STM Sequel Small Laptop Shoulder Bag
It was a shock to me, but some people don’t want their bags to be bespoke... Read more
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Buyer’s Guide :: Best Work Messengers (Part 1)
In the market for a work messenger and looking for some inspiration? If it’s time to... Read more
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Third Annual Carry Awards :: Best Active Messenger Results
1st Place Arc’teryx Lunara 17 The Active Messenger category has traditionally been dominated by bike messenger... Read more
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Third Annual Carry Awards :: Best Work Messenger Results
1st Place Pacsafe Intasafe™ Z400 It’s remarkable how many brands end up competing in the same... Read more
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Berlin Muse :: Operation Dackelrennen & the ONA Brooklyn
Toting the sleek leather ONA Brooklyn camera satchel, this month Berlin Muse and HK venture to... Read more
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Drive By :: Defy Defender Workcase
Flashing my delegate badge to a security officer I begin an awkwardly long walk down a... Read more
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Drive By :: Seventy Eight Percent Dimitri
We’re no stranger to Hong Kong-based Seventy Eight Percent. We interviewed its founder Shai Levi some... Read more
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Road Tests :: Saddleback Leather Messenger Bag
Many stories begin with a main character and his or her trusty sidekick – in this... Read more
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Road Tests :: Crafted Goods Carrera
Cyclus Manufacturing, the parent company of Crafted Goods, has a fascinating origins story; one that I... Read more
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The Brilliance of bagjack
It’s November 8 1989 in East Berlin. The Berlin Wall stands stoic, 103 miles of concrete,... Read more
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From Satchel to Grave
Bags are the most glaring accessories you carry. They’re attached to you everywhere you go, external... Read more
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Road Tests :: Trakke Wee Lug
We road tested and reviewed the Trakke Wee Lug messenger and you know what? It was... Read more
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Buying Tips :: Messenger bags
We started with some tips on buying a Backpack last week, now it's time to move... Read more
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Road Tests :: Timbuk2 Especial Messenger
The Especial is Timbuk2’s full spec messenger and it performs well, especially if you like getting... Read more
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