There isn’t much we can tell you about this bag outside of the fact it’s produced by Merchant & Mills and it looks good. Oh yeah, and it’s made by you. You buy the kit that includes all the parts and pieces (presumably a bunch of oilskin and cord) and comprehensive instructions and then you DIY yourself a pretty ... continue reading
Modular product solutions are great. You get to take a bunch of things designed to work together and play around with them until you have a finished product that works and looks exactly like you want it to. Mission Workshop’s Arkiv Field Pack seems to be the love child their design aesthetic, LEGO and a military ... continue reading
You probably already know the benefits of using whiskey stones instead of ice in your drink. Basically, they cool your drink without watering it down so you get all the flavor you expect at a bit more pleasant temperature. With these Icon Whiskey Stones, you can add a bit more fun to your boozing experience. Available ... continue reading
Traveling with a laptop isn't fun, or convenient or anything less than a complete pain in the ass, but it's also necessary in the age where you better be able to send a TPS report at 3 am even when you're on vacation. Once you finally get off the clock and through security you have to worry about your (or the company's) ... continue reading
At first glance, the Epperson Mountaineering Climb Pack looks like every menswear trend from the last year got thrown up into bag form. It's got camo and bright color accents and, somehow, it just works. This isn't your high school Jansport. It's made primarily of ballistic nylon, so it's durable, stylish and, most ... continue reading
No, Best Made did not spell the name of the bag that Puff Daddy's umbrella-totting assistant carries around wrong. Ditty bags were originally made by apprentice sailmakers to prove they were worthy of crafting a sail and then were used to haul basically all their stuff around in. Even if you aren't about to travel ... continue reading
Deciding between a messenger bag and a backpack is a decision every guy is going to have to make at some point in his life. For many of us it's subconscious, we mess around with both after we're done hauling around 80 pound algebra textbooks and one of the two just sticks. If you lean backpack, and don't mind dropping ... continue reading
When we travel, we don't usually throw our laptop in the same plastic bag as our open toothpaste tube and bottle of aftershave. Toiletries and electronics have always occupied two different realms of our weekender bag when we're on the go. Killspencer—the guy's who make a lot of the stuff we carry our other stuff ... continue reading
The only problem we have with an Everyday Carry is that we don't always find ourselves having a need for all those cool gadgets and tools everyday. We're running a men's website here, not putting the hurt on bad guys (or zombies) or putting out forest fires. We're not always going to need a multi-tool with sixty-five ... continue reading
Let's get one thing out of the way right off the bat; if you don't have a camera rig worth more than your first car this probably isn't the bag for you. If you do happen to have an unhealthy addiction to all things Canon or Nikon, and $429 to spare, you can throw out your current bag as soon as the ONA Camps Bay DSLR ... continue reading
There's no shortage of cool backpacks/rucksacks/packs on the market today because technically you can throw two shoulder straps on just about anything and call it a backpack. Lifetime Collective's new Harvest Backpack is old school creature comfort with modern lines. The bag is 100% cotton with a 14oz waxed chino will ... continue reading
Camo is available on just about everything these days. You can get camo Clarks desert boots, camo Dockers pants, camo pocket squares, camo shirts and pretty soon you'll probably even be able to pick up camo condoms. Originally it was created to, you know, actually camouflage things, but now the pattern is getting slapped ... continue reading
If you were to ask a woman to show you her "weekend" bag, most would roll out something that would need to be checked at the airport. For us guys, we need the essentials, and for those essentials we need an actual weekender bag. The Worton Weekender from Blue Claw looks like the bag you might see Jason Statham carrying ... continue reading
Every time we put on a backpack and hop on the bike we're terrified that water is going to fall from the heavens and ruin everything inside. Seeing as how it's impossible to disconnect these days, that collection of stuff normally includes at least an iPad or a laptop. Timbuk2 to the rescue with the Especial Tres Backpack. ... continue reading
If you own the type of camera that comes stock with a car payment, you're probably know what we're talking about when we say it's damn near impossible to find a bag that will fit everything you want to access and still be portable. There are a lot of cool messengers and packs and other bags that will fit a body and ... continue reading
We should probably limit ourselves to a certain amount of bags...but we don't. We have so many bags lying around it's like Hoarders:Bags in our office closet. Paring it down is difficult though. We need a tote for the flea market and grocery store because it's convenient and high capacity. Messenger for public transportation. ... continue reading