News, reviews and articles about bags (laptop bags, messenger bags, shoulder bags, backpacks, pouches and more).
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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Levenger offers some gear organizer bags that are a cut above most organizer bags. The Bradley Hold-It-All case is made of full-grain leather with a pebbled texture and nickel hardware. In addition to the main zipper compartment, there’s a zippered pocket along the length of the front. Color choices are black or espresso brown. Choose a
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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
Booq Announces new Cobra line of Gear Bags Read More
The A-Line Bag from Speck is for women who prefer a more stylish bag for their netbook or iPad. The fabric bag comes in gray with purple accents, brown with red, or black with gray. The main section has two fleece lined pockets – one for your netbook, iPad, or ebook reader, and one for an
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As many of you who read The Gadgeteer know, I am a bit of a fanatic about gear bags and have reviewed my fair share of them. From the Ellington Europa Field Bag (no longer manufactured) to the Duluth Trading Fire Hose Bag, I have tried many bags over the years. All of them have,
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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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The Angelina bag from Theresa Kathryn Bags is a leather laptop bag for women. This bag looks more like a purse than a laptop bag. It’s made of calf leather with patent leather accents and a satin brocade lining. There’s a padded pouch to hold up to a 14.1″ laptop and organizer pockets to hold smaller
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Remember the cool wallet that I reviewed from RAGGEDedge? They are now offering iPad gear bags and sleeves made of waterproof carbon fiber sailcloth. This material is extremely strong, while weighing almost nothing. The bag features high density 1/8″ ShockTec gel padding, a magnetic flap and two exterior sleeve pockets. They are made in the
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We’ve reviewed quite a few Saddleback Leather Company bags, pouches and cases over the years. I’m a big fan of their rustic good looks and their rugged last-a-lifetime construction. Today I want to show you their Duffel Overnight bag. This is the biggest bag they’ve sent me so far and wow, you can sure pack
Saddleback Leather Duffel / Overnight Leather Bag Review Read More
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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If you are equally handy with “needle, thread, and battleaxe”, you can make yourself a D20-shaped handbag (called a dice bag, if you’re male). The ThinkGeek kit contains all the components you need to make the bag; you just need to supply the sewing machine, thread, iron, and the skills. The DIY Dice Handbag kit is
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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
Booq Reinvents the Messenger Bag Read More
WaterField Designs is hands down, one of my favorite gear bag designers. I carry their wallet and pouches with me single every day. Last summer I had the opportunity to review their Personal sized Muzetto gear bag, which I continue to love to use as an around town carry all. When I saw that they
WaterField Designs 10″ Portable Muzetto Bag Review Read More
Bag TV London offers a handbag that lets you carry and display a 7″ DVD/mp3 player. The device is carried in a special pocket that allows the player to show through a clear vinyl panel so you can watch a video or display your pictures through the side of your purse. There’s also a panel that buttons
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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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For a rustic, well-built bag that Indiana Jones would be proud to carry on his next adventure, you can’t go wrong with Renaissance Art hand-crafted bags. Renaissance Art will even let you customize a laptop bag to suit your needs. You can go as simple as a leather sleeve for a laptop (starting at $55.00 for
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So you just bought an iPad. What do you carry it in? Thinner than most netbooks, much smaller than most laptops, you are no longer confined to gi-nor-mous bags if you want to carry just the basics. When the iPad was announced, I immediately set out to find a suitable bag. As it turns out,
Tom Bihn Ristretto Bag for iPad Review Read More
Timbuk2 knows that sometimes you need a messenger bag and sometimes you don’t. So they created the Hidden Messenger. It’s a small messenger bag (12.40″ x 6.49″ x 4.92″ in) made of 90% recycled PET rip stop fabric that folds down into a small zippered pouch when it’s not being used. It’s 100% machine washable
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As soon as I opened the Skooba box I fell in love with the color of my bag! I know that sounds like a girl thing but let’s face it-I’m a girl! If you want something that sounds like a guy thing, how about my 80 year old father who said- “It has lots of
Skooba Netbook Messenger Bag Review Read More
First off, I REALLY love Saddleback Leather Company‘s motto of ‘They’ll fight over it when you’re dead’. That is saying something in today’s disposable society; where electronics are engineered to last a few years before their battery dies, motherboard fries, or they simply self destruct. Saddleback believes their products are so well made they guarantee
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