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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Messenger bags have been around for close to 200 years. Booq’s new Mamba Catch takes the classic style and kicks it up several notches to bring it into the 21st century. The Catch is a unisex laptop messenger bag with pockets galore (over 20 of them!). The one thing it doesn’t have though, is a [...]
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Got a lot of running or gym gear you find yourself lugging about? Have a look at the Endurance Ultra from Endurance Bag Company. Though it’s designed for runners, it’s got a ton of compartments that any fitness enthusiast would find useful. Vented shoe and wet clothes compartments, two insulated water bottle pockets (with a [...]
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Women who carry a gear bag will often just put a wallet, cell phone, and other small essentials in the gear bag. This works great while getting to work or school, but it may be a bit cumbersome when going to lunch or running errands. The ID Pouch from Eagle Creek might be a good ”going to [...]
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Timbuk2, makers of the recognizable 3-panel messenger bags (which are great for holding our gadgetry) have recently redesigned their very popular Classic Messenger Bag. The “Classic Messenger 2010″ has added functional features which some thought were lacking in the previous version. As in the past, it is available in two styles, pre-built and custom. Both [...]
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Mobile Edge has released four new Sumo Camo Messenger Bags that utilizes a random mix of the Sumo logo in various sizes and colors to create a one of a kind urban camouflage pattern. They have an adjustable padded computer compartment that will allow you to tailor the bag to carry a 9” Netbook, up [...]
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The Urbanite by Eagle Creek is a small gear bag for daily use or travel. It has two exterior zipper pockets and a fleece-lined electronics pocket. The bag uses a safety toggle closure to prevent theft, and the electronics pocket has an audio port for your earbuds cord. It’s made of ballistic and ripstop nylons and is [...]
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As many of you know from my reviews, I have been on the quest for the perfect gear bag for years now. I have used the Citywalker bag, the Victorinox Horizontal Tote, Ellington Europa Field Bag and even a prototype ballistic nylon bag from Infusion Threads (which I still own and will never sell). I [...]
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Timbuk2′s new Freestyle Messenger bag is a scaled down version of their laptop messenger bag that I’ve been carrying for over a year now. It looks like a perfect gear bag for your netbook, Kindle, nook or Sony Touch eBook reader. I really like Timbuk2′s bags and the price seems reasonable at $65.
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I’ve been a fan of Chrome gear for several years. I have reviewed their Citizen messenger bag and more recently their sneakers. They have just announced a pro series line of bags that include the Berlin messenger bag. This bag looks like it’s large enough to hold all your gear and a kitchen sink. It’s [...]
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On the heels of the itsy-bitsy T-Pack for netbooks comes Timbuk2‘s new Breakout Messenger, a generously-sized bag designed for your hulking 17″ laptop. A cross between their Outtawhack Daypack and the Commute Messenger, this seems to be an answer to the critique that even the Large Commute was just not quite large enough for a [...]
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Timbuk2 has a new gear bag made specifically for 10 inch Netbooks like the MSI Wind, Acer Aspire One and HP Mini 1000. The bag easily converts from shoulder to backpack style depending on how you like wear it. It has a molded foam exterior that provides protection for the netbook and a zippered pocket [...]
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Brenthaven has just released a messenger bag that includes a feature that I thought of a long time ago. Since I don’t manufacture gear bags, that idea has just been floating around in my mind with no where to go. I’m glad that Brenthaven thought of it too. It’s switchable messenger bag flaps. Each flap [...]
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Reader Keith Anderson sent me an email earlier today with a cool gear bag that he recently purchased. It’s the Nirvana Seatback Organizer and Travel Tote from Zen Class. It’s designed so that it will attach to the upright tray table on the seatback in front of you on a plane. According to Keith, it [...]
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The Grab-it Pack is another gear bag variant that I would persosonally not be caught dead wearing as an every day carry solution. That said, I can see how this type of holster might be very useful for hikers, outdoor photographers, etc. The prices are actually quite reasonable. What do you think, would you wear [...]
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It’s no secret that I’m not a girly girl. Give me some old jeans, a tshirt and a pair of sneakers and I’m perfectly comfy. Same goes for my gear bags. I don’t want a froo-froo bag with flowers or Hello Kitty on it. I like like simple unassuming bags that don’t look too shiny [...]
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I have been a fan of leather bags from the Saddleback Leather Company since my first review of their Briefcase bag and then their Explorer’s Satchel. The style of their bags is what I would call American adventure. They look like something that you might see a person carrying 100 years ago. Definitely a style [...]
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I’m pretty particular about what I want in a laptop bag. I tend to prefer backpacks because of the more even weight distribution, but I’ve recently been using messenger bags again. My current favorite is the Ice Red Drift. When Julie sent me the Expand-It from BBP bags, I thought it looked interesting – but [...]
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Besides being functional, comfortable and practical, my perfect gear bag must also be unique.
You’ll never see me carrying the same bag that one of my friends has. I like being different (no comments!)
and having the ability to easily create a custom bag is very appealing to me. Over two years ago, I reviewed
Timbuk2′s
Bag In A Box
option. I still have the bag that I created for that review. In the two years since
that review, they’ve added some new materials
and asked if I might like to take a second look. This time around, I decided to
create a custom laptop messenger bag. Let’s take a look…
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