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Bagaboo Messenger Bags

By Julie Strietelmeier / August 14, 2006 / Uncategorized / Bags, Gear, Shoulder bag / 19 Comments

My daily gear bag for the past 9 months has been a Timbuk2 messenger bag that I designed using their Bag in a Box kit. This is the bag that actually turned me on to messenger style bags in the first place. Even though I’ve been happy with the Timbuk2 for quite a while now, I still find that I’m always on the lookout for one that has more pockets, better features, materials etc. Guess what? The Timbuk2 is going bye-bye because I recently discovered Bagaboo Bags.

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Ducti High Voltage Messenger Bag

By Julie Strietelmeier / August 3, 2006 / Uncategorized / Bags, Gear, Shoulder bag / 7 Comments

Ok boys and girls, gather round because it’s time for another gear bag review! I am a total gear bag freak, so I never tire of trying new ones. The latest one to grace my shoulder is the Ducti High Voltage Messenger Bag. If you’ve not heard of Ducti, they are the same company that brought you the now famous duct tape wallets. The High Voltage Messenger Bag isn’t made of duct tape though, it’s a multi-pocketed canvas bag with an urban style.

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Lap Sack Perfect Tote Laptop Bag

By Judie Stanford / July 11, 2006 / Uncategorized / Bags, Laptop bag, Laptops and Gear / Leave a Comment

I have never really considered myself to be that picky about any of
my gear or laptop bags – just…particular. I know what I need, I
know how I like to organize my gear, and I don’t like to be locked
into someone else’s vision of how I should manage my stuff. My
perfect laptop bag will look feminine, but not too girly; it will
have well organized pockets, but not so many that I can’t find my
gear. It will be well made of quality materials so that it can
endure years of use, and it will be stylish without being too
trendy.

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Mobile Edge Milano Tote Laptop Bag

By Judie Stanford / June 27, 2006 / Uncategorized / Bags, Laptop bag, Laptops and Gear / Leave a Comment

It wasn’t long ago that I reviewed the Geneva Tote Laptop Bag, an experience which marked my introduction to Mobile Edge’s reasonably priced offerings. Today I am going to look at their very popular Milano Tote, a bag that is so popular it seems to be continuously sold out on their site as well as that of several suppliers.

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Civilian Lab Business Class LT Harness System Bag

By Sam Brewczynski / May 15, 2006 / Uncategorized / Bags, Gear, Shoulder bag, Wallets / 7 Comments

I have always loved pockets. At six, I swore off jeans as their pockets couldn’t hold the quantity of stuff that I wanted. Although I have since taken jeans back up, albeit after a decade long protest, I continue to be fascinated with ever better means of storage. Not long ago I stumbled upon the

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Maxpedition Thermite Versipack Gear Bag

By Kerry Woo / May 10, 2006 / Reviews / Bags, Gear, Shoulder bag / 3 Comments

Being a gadgeteer, we all know too well the dilemma of not having a third hand to carry the numerous gadgets we simply must not leave home without. Some of us barely get by not forgetting our wallet, glasses, watch and car keys. We must have our cell phone, iPod, PDA, all of the latest

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Mobile Edge Geneva Tote Laptop Bag

By Judie Stanford / April 28, 2006 / Reviews / Bags, Laptop bag, Laptops and Gear, Shoulder bag / 1 Comment

If I were looking for a casual backpack or messenger-style laptop bag, the selection would seem endless. With a budget of $100 I could have my pick of fabrics, sizes, pocket types; a near endless sea of options. But if I needed a laptop bag that would look good when I was wearing high heels

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MEDIUM Design Group Deployment Messenger Bag

By Judie Stanford / April 7, 2006 / Reviews / Bags, Gear, Shoulder bag, Wireless / 5 Comments

It’s no secret that I love items with a slight militaristic flavor, and it is common knowledge that olive green is one of my favorite clothing colors. That’s why when it was offered, I was eager to review the perfectly colored and fabulously styled MEDIUM Design Group Deployment Messenger Bag. At first glance, the Deployment

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Crumpler Breakfast Buffet Laptop Bag

By Judie Stanford / March 3, 2006 / Reviews / Bags, Laptop bag, Laptops and Gear / Leave a Comment

When I think of well-designed, stylish laptop bags that are made from quality materials, there are a couple of names which always come to mind: Tom Bihn, RoadWired and Waterfield. Well, now I can add Crumpler to that list. Crumpler bags should be somewhat familiar to Gadgeteer readers because Julie and I did a joint

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Chums Sherpa Contoured Carry-All Bag

By Judie Stanford / February 24, 2006 / Reviews / Bags, Gear, Shoulder bag / Leave a Comment

A couple of years ago I was flipping through one of the catalogs I regularly receive, and I saw a backpack that was made out of an Asian-motif silk brocade. The bag was pretty, feminine, had lots of pockets – and had it not actually been a diaper bag complete with changing pad, I might

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Slappa BulkHead PRO 4.1 Laptop/Travel Bag with Trolley

By Judie Stanford / February 20, 2006 / Reviews / Bags, Laptop bag, Laptops and Gear / Leave a Comment

Every time I travel somewhere on an airplane, I have to make the decision about what gets checked and what will be carried through one or more connections. There are certain things that I must have with me at all times, items like my wallet, PDA, mobile phone, some snacks, various charging cables, my camera

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Lowepro D-Res 240AW Gear Bag

By Mark Rosengarten / February 17, 2006 / Uncategorized / Bags, Gear, Shoulder bag / 4 Comments

Yeah, yeah, another gear bag review. Well, every gadgeteer must also be a bagateer as well! How else do we carry those wondrous bits of technology around with us on a daily basis? I have gone through an amazing number of bags in the search for the perfect bag to take my gadgets storm-chasing with

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Crumpler Status Belly Bag

By Judie Stanford / February 8, 2006 / Reviews / Bags, Gear, Shoulder bag / 2 Comments

Not long ago, Julie and I were looking at the Crumpler site, each with a different bag in mind. In my ongoing search for the “end-all be-all hold-all” gearbag, I was looking for something with lots of pockets that could organize my stuff neatly on overnight or weekend trips. Julie was still caught up in

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RoadWired Skooba Satchel

By Judie Stanford / December 16, 2005 / Uncategorized / Bags, Gear, Laptop bag, Laptops and Gear, Shoulder bag / Leave a Comment

One of the first things that happened after walking into Seattle’s Edgewater Inn for Mobius 2005, was that I ran into Jason Dunn from Thoughts Media at the check-in desk. “Nice Skooba,” he said as he pointed to the model he was wearing and then pointed to mine, “I bought the same one for my

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Crumpler Karachi Outpost Backpack

By William Ray Jr. / November 28, 2005 / Uncategorized / Audio, Video, TV, Backpack, Bags, Gear, Laptops and Gear / 19 Comments

Sometime back in May or June I decided to try a different approach for my photography business. Rather than the traditional portrait stuff, I decided to see if I could make a nickel selling action shots. So far my little endeavor (iphotsports.com) seems to be paying off pretty well. Anyway, getting round to the point,

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Bumbakpaks Urbanomic Hamptons Bag

By Julie Strietelmeier / November 11, 2005 / Uncategorized / Backpack, Bags, Gear, Laptop bag, Shoulder bag / 3 Comments

You’ve got to love a bag from a company named Bumbakpaks. Come on, it’s just fun to say. Bumbakpaks, bumbakpaks, bumbakpaks. Ok, now that I have that out of my system, I can tell you about their Urbanomic Hamptons Chocotango bag which the company refers to as a messenger bag. But to me it looks

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Timbuk2 City Guide Bag

By Julie Strietelmeier / November 11, 2005 / Uncategorized / Bags, Gear, Shoulder bag / 8 Comments

If you’re light on gear and in need of a medium sized bag to tote your stuff around town, the City Guide shoulder bag from Timbuk2 might be just the one for you. This 12 x 15.5 x 4.5 inch bag has an exterior which is constructed of ballistic nylon, and is available in 4

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Maxpedition Jumbo Versipack

By Judie Stanford / November 10, 2005 / Uncategorized / Bags, Gear, Shoulder bag / 3 Comments

A couple of days ago I reviewed the rugged Maxpedition Fatboy Versipack, which I have been using as my casual gearbag. Quite a few of our readers either wrote me personally or posted in the Fatboy’s forum saying that they had been looking for such a bag – but they needed one that was a

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Chrome Citizen Messenger Bag

By Julie Strietelmeier / November 8, 2005 / Uncategorized / Bags, Gear, Messenger bag, Shoulder bag / 28 Comments

Since reviewing the Timbuk2 Bag In A Box messenger bag, I’ve come to the conclusion that messenger bags are my gear bag style of choice these days. As such, I’ve been trying to find other brands to try out. Today I’m going to take a close look at the Citizen messenger bag from Chrome. Like

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Maxpedition Fatboy Versipack

By Judie Stanford / November 7, 2005 / Uncategorized / Bags, Gear, Shoulder bag / 8 Comments

Have you ever noticed how certain styles may go in and out of vogue, but there are others that will always be popular because they are as versatile as they are good-looking? Take military inspired clothing for instance. Back in 1983, when I was a high school sophomore, one of my girlfriends had a sister

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