gear bag

When pants pockets just don’t seem to have the capacity for all of your personal gadgets and gear, what do you do? Backpack? Messenger bag? Those are fine and all, but if you don’t have that much indispensable tech and kit, then you want something a bit less bulky. The KangaTek GO just might be [...]

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I was very interested to see these Filson bags while surfing recently.  Filson makes a line of fabric and leather luggage, travel accessories and wallets, briefcases and totes, and field bags (think daily-carry gear bags).  They use twill and wool fabrics in their bags, and I especially love the looks of the medium Wool Field [...]

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For years, I’ve been using a Levenger Bomber Leather zippered pouch to hold my cables, SD cards, and other small stuff.  I love the bag, and it still looks beautiful after years of use, but it has no organization inside.  The new Bomber Jacket Electronics Hold-All Case has the beautiful Bomber Leather that I love [...]

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The Jet Roller bag from STM Bags has a large compartment for packing your clothes for a 1-3 day trip, just as you’d expect from luggage.  The unexpected is that the Jet Roller can also act as your laptop bag.  The front of the bag has room for your computer (up to 17″) in the [...]

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Phil Wenneck: You’re not really wearing that are you? Alan Garner: Wearing what? Phil Wenneck: The man purse. You actually gonna wear that or are you just *****’ with me? Alan Garner: It’s where I keep all my things. Get a lot of compliments on this. Plus it’s not a purse, it’s called a satchel. [...]

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So you’ve spent all that money personalizing your new gadget bag, forked out for that rare once in a lifetime  unobtainium material. What’s the last thing you want to do? Put your new best friend on that dirty, icky floor. Worry no longer, Workiture has you covered. Their el-bagped stand (shown with a Timbuk2 bag) is [...]

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Regular Gadgeteers will know that Timbuk2 products are very popular on the site.  Those in Australia however have had to order from overseas with sometimes high shipping costs ( I should know I’ve done it 5 times ) . Ship no longer Anaconda , an Australia wide outdoors gear store is now distributing a limited line of [...]

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Last year I told you about some multipurpose cases for the original iPad from Happy Owl Studio. I never got a chance to try one of their cases with my iPad, but I never forgot about them. I was happy to see they were updating their products for the iPad 2. You know how I [...]

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Some folks are “shoe” folks, some ladies are “purse” folks and many people who read this site are “bag folks”.  They love bags to carry gadgets in!  A company out of the UK called Bodykit is bringing some pretty unusual designs to the market.  Don’t think camping and back-packing with these.  These are considered “urban” [...]

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Julie’s recent talk of wanting to design her own modular wallet system reminded me of a little bag I’ve owned for some time now.  When we got rid of our landline, I needed a way to keep my cell phone with me around the house.  Most of my clothes don’t have pockets, so I needed [...]

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Billed as “The manly solution to an unsightly fanny pack,” is the Gadget Shoulder Holster from ThinkGeek.  Looking very undercover cop-ish, it holds your phone, keys and other gear within “quickdraw distance” and can be worn over or under layers of clothes.   Fits up to a size 44 chest and made from a super-stretchy [...]

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The Noon Solar company was started by two Chicago-based women in 2002.  They began using recycled vinyls, but they soon realized that using naturally-tanned, vegetable-dyed leathers better fit their desire to reduce the reliance on petrochemical-based products.  They make a line of bags with this leather and hand-dyed hemp canvas that incorporate solar panels to [...]

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All types of people love Molekine notebooks – writers, artists, tech-lovers, and everyone between.  Moleskine eventually realized that people even wanted a way to make their electronic devices look like their notebooks, and they issued official covers for iPad, iPhone, and Kindle.  Now they are introducing gear bags that are inspired by their iconic notebooks. [...]

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I consider myself a personal electronic device transportation solution enthusiast.   OK, I have a gadget bag fetish, alright?  Like many of us, I’m constantly on the lookout for a better way to haul my must-have gear.  When I stumbled upon the Transport “urban bag” by Setgo, my interest was piqued.  With its low-profile, over-the-shoulder design, [...]

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Do you tend to carry all your daily “stuff” inside your laptop bag, then you find yourself carrying your phone and wallet in your hands when you want to run a quick errand?  Timbuk2 has a small bag that may free up your hands without loading you down with another heavy bag; it may be [...]

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I like gadgets. I like to keep my gadgets with me, so that means I like bags, too. I go through phases – sometimes I want everything I can possibly carry with me, so I need a big bag. Sometimes I’m in a minimalist phase and want a small bag. I’m in a minimalist phase [...]

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Since 9/11 there has been increased popularity in military-inspired products.  Known as ‘tactical’ gear (or ‘tacticool’ by some), many of these items go beyond merely inspiration and are in fact quite well designed and built and are functional and rugged.  Civilian Lab, a company in this tactical gear this category, has a growing portfolio that [...]

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Booq has just announced their new line of Cobra gear bags for laptops and the iPad. The iPad bag is the one that catches my eye most. I like vertical oriented bags, so Cobra courier XS fits that criteria nicely. Each Cobra bag is made of Black 1680 denier ballistic nylon with a water-repellant coating [...]

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I’ve looked for years to find just the right daily purse or gear bag.  I want a bag big enough to hold all my normal pocket stuff and the gadgets that I can’t live without, but I don’t want to spend so much money for it that I can’t afford to buy gadgets.  I have [...]

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When I find something I like, I tend to stick with it for a long time. Case in point, the Timbuk2 messenger bag. I reviewed their classic messenger back in 2005 and carried it everyday till I reviewed their laptop messenger bag in 2008. You guessed it, I’ve been carrying that one for the past [...]

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