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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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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