News, reviews and articles about bags (laptop bags, messenger bags, shoulder bags, backpacks, pouches and 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
Endurance Bag has spots for all your fitness stuff Read More
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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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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It’s been mentioned before on this website many times: one of the curses of technology is the problem of always having to carry it around in order to use it. In a rather unique take on the fanny/bum pack, UrbanTool has designed the icaseBelt. It’s a wide belt that contains an iPod controller, as well
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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
Improve on a Classic? Timbuk2 has done it. Read More
I admit I am not sure I had ever heard of Tucker and Bloom before, but the high-end bag company sent me one of their North to South Messenger Bags to review and I am quite impressed… once I got over the shock of the cowhide.
Tucker & Bloom “North to South” Messenger Bag Review Read More
Shinnorie makes gear bags and cases that you can customize to make them your own. They offer laptop bags, travel bags, and cases for small electronics in leather or nylon, all customizable to some degree. Sometimes you can only choose the color, but sometimes you get to select size of the case and the colors for
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Levenger has a new line of gear bag/laptop bag organizers. The organizers are all made of nylon with blue zippers. Shown is the Organizer bag. The Organizer bag has a center compartment to hold a netbook, files, or books. There is a variety of nylon or mesh pockets on the outside to hold electronics, cables,
Stow-It Organizer from Levenger Read More
As you all know, I have been searching for the ultimate gear bag for years. I posted a glowing review of the Duluth Traders Fire Hose Field Bag just a few weeks ago, and that was the best bag I had seen. I bought an Asus eeePC 900HA (one of the last available 9” netbooks)
Olympia Multi-Purpose Waist Pack Review Read More
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
Sumo Messenger Bags unveiled at CES Read More
I wouldn’t consider myself someone who collects lots of tools. But I do have enough tools that it has gotten a little out of control in our garage. It has reached a point where I have to question myself about where that tool is that I am looking for. So I jumped at the chance
Veto Pro Pac LT-XL Laptop Toolbag Review Read More
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
Urbanite Gear Bag from Eagle Creek Read More
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.
A Messenger Bag for Your Netbook – Timbuk2 Freestyle Messenger Read More