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Mission Workshop is the bag equivalent of MacGuyver, and the almost shiny, tarpaulin style material they use in their bags is their paper clip. But just like MacGuyver needs to branch out from paper clips [...]

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In the distant future, all backpacks will be armadillo-esque hardshell creations designed for maximum durability without much thought given to design. If you believe that something like Tron or Star Trek will actually come to [...]

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In the world of ridiculous extra baggage fees, packing light is all but a necessity these days. Unless you happen to be spending time on a bike in which case you can say to hell [...]

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Somewhere between the blacktop and concrete world of Tony Hawk and the flying car future of the Fifth Element, there's a guy that needs a backpack. In this case, Jansport just isn't going to cut [...]

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In most cases, calling anything The Ultimate is a bit on the presumptuous side. We're willing to let that slide in this particular instance because Inside Line Equipment has truly created what just might be [...]

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Porsche. Apple. Ferrari. All these companies could be (and have been) used to describe the bags produced by Mission Workshop. Their constant attention to detail and design isn't present in any other series of bags [...]

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Right now, the point where form and function and fashion meet can be boiled down to one standard, Army-issue word: camo. You can find the newest iterations of everyone's favorite chameleonesque material on pants and [...]

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While the ability to carry a sack of potatoes, bag of groceries and twelve pack of beer on your back (check the video) is certainly impressive, it isn't always necessary or practical. Mission [...]

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How much stuff do you have on your person when you leave your domicile on a daily basis? iPad? Smartphone? Moleskine or two? Maybe even a laptop? Even if you're David Copperfield there's no way [...]

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Backpacks. Rucksacks. Over-the-shoulder stuff holder. It might not be large enough to hold a boulder, but this Whillas & Gunn Nullabor Rucksack can fit many medium to large size rocks in its cinch closure, leather [...]

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Every man needs a bag. Make no mistake, we're not talking about a man bag. We're talking about a manly means of transporting an amount of stuff larger than what fits in your pockets from [...]

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Army rucksacks are cool, but they're also camo and designed to carry Army supplies. Unless you're actually enlisted, the camouflaged utilitarianism isn't something you're going to want to lug around every day. What if there [...]

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Our messenger bags have become the equivalent of a George Costanza wallet – they’re both ready to explode and are killing our backs.  Instead of receipts, we’ve got iPads, laptops, kindles, cellphones and paperwork pushing [...]

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There are a lot of different ways to get your important stuff from one place to the next. Take your pick: messenger bags, backpacks, engineer bags, satchels, weekend bags and the list goes on and [...]

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There are a lot of things that Europeans have access to that we don't, and we're not just talking about things in and around the Red Light District. Even though they're way less important than [...]

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