Most camera bags prioritize function over form, which makes sense for protecting some of your most expensive gear, but it’s still a bummer. If you’re both practical and interested in cultivating cool, aloof photographer vibes instead of dorky ones, Chrome’s Niko lineup of camera bags is definitely worth a look. Chrome’s Niko Hold ($60, Chrome Industries) […]
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Bag Week 2018: Timbuk2’s Launch featherweight daypack is tough and tiny
If you need something small, lightweight and indestructible, Timbuk2’s Lightweight Launch Backpack ($129) might be right up your alley. The pack, constructed from famously tough Tyvek, can fit a 13″ laptop comfortably and plenty else. At only 18L, it sounds small, but due to its drawstring-top design and large main compartment, it holds more than […]
View More Bag Week 2018: Timbuk2’s Launch featherweight daypack is tough and tinyBag Week 2018: P.MAI’s women’s leather laptop bag is luxury packed with utility
Welcome to Bag Week 2018. Every year your faithful friends at TechCrunch spend an entire week looking at bags. Why? Because bags — often ignored but full of our important electronics — are the outward representations of our techie styles, and we put far too little thought into where we keep our most prized possessions. […]
View More Bag Week 2018: P.MAI’s women’s leather laptop bag is luxury packed with utilityBag Week 2018: Why I still love the Peak Design Everyday Backpack
Welcome to Bag Week 2018. Every year your faithful friends at TechCrunch spend an entire week looking at bags. Why? Because bags — often ignored but full of our important electronics — are the outward representations of our techie styles, and we put far too little thought into where we keep our most prized possessions. […]
View More Bag Week 2018: Why I still love the Peak Design Everyday BackpackBag Week 2018: Mission Workshop’s Radian rolltop starts simple but grows piece by piece
I’ve always been wary of modular, rail-based bag systems. They’ve always struck me as rather military and imposing, which I suppose is kind of the point. Even Mission Workshop, whose other bags I have always enjoyed, put out one that seemed to me excessive. But they’ve tempered their style a bit and put out the Radian, a solid middle ground between their one-piece and modular systems.
View More Bag Week 2018: Mission Workshop’s Radian rolltop starts simple but grows piece by pieceBag Week 2018: Chrome’s Yalta 2.0 is a roomy rolltop that keeps up
At first, I didn’t know where the Yalta fit in. With a 30L capacity, the Yalta 2.0 (Chrome Industries, $96) is not a small bag but it’s not massive either. It’s a little bulkier on the bottom than the top, an inversion of most bike-friendly bags that usually crunch most of your carry weight high […]
View More Bag Week 2018: Chrome’s Yalta 2.0 is a roomy rolltop that keeps upBag Week 2018: The Nomadic NF-02 keeps everything in its right place
Nomadic, a Japanese brand sold by JetPens in the US, makes some of my favorite bags and backpacks . The Wise Walker Toto was an amazing little bag and I’ve always enjoyed the size, materials, and design. The $89 Nomadic NF-02 is no different. The best thing about this 15×7 inch backpack is the compact […]
View More Bag Week 2018: The Nomadic NF-02 keeps everything in its right placeBag Week 2018: WP Standard’s Rucksack goes the distance
WP Standard – formerly called Whipping Post Leather – makes rugged leather bags, totes, and briefcases and their Rucksack is one of my favorites. Designed to look like something a Pony Express rider would slip on for a visit to town, this $275 is sturdy, handsome, and ages surprisingly well. There are some trade-offs, however. […]
View More Bag Week 2018: WP Standard’s Rucksack goes the distanceBag Week 2018: Waxed canvas bags from Filson, Ona, Croots and more
If you’re looking for a good jacket or bag, you have your choice of materials: leather, heavy nylon, waterproof synthetic weaves like Gore-Tex… but for my money (and not a little of it either) the king of them all is waxed canvas. Pliant yet protective, wind and water–resistant but breathable, handsome to start but grows […]
View More Bag Week 2018: Waxed canvas bags from Filson, Ona, Croots and moreBag Week 2018: Chrome’s MXD Pace Tote is the perfect little hybrid backpack
I admit I was a little reluctant to try this pack out, but in the end it was my favorite of the Chrome bags I tested for TechCrunch Bag Week 2018, perhaps not coincidentally, one of the least Chrome-like. If you’re familiar with Chrome’s bike messenger bag roots, the Pace feels like an abrupt departure, […]
View More Bag Week 2018: Chrome’s MXD Pace Tote is the perfect little hybrid backpackBag Week 2018: Chrome’s BLCKCHRM Bravo 2.0 backpack is a burly, stylish beast
If you needed to pick a bag to have your back in a street fight, you should probably choose Chrome’s Bravo 2.0. I tested a version of this pack from the company’s higher-end BLCKCHRM line. The BLCKCHRM version of the Bravo 2.0 replaces the normal pack’s 1050 denier nylon exterior with a slightly rubbery, Navy-grade material […]
View More Bag Week 2018: Chrome’s BLCKCHRM Bravo 2.0 backpack is a burly, stylish beastReview: Chrome’s Vega transit brief makes your work commute a little less uncool
You’re either a Chrome bag person or you’re not. And if you’re not a Chrome bag person, it might be time to give the newly Portland-based bag maker another look. I’ve been a fan of Chrome Industries bags for a long time, but over the years I’ve only owned two: the discontinued Mini Buran, a […]
View More Review: Chrome’s Vega transit brief makes your work commute a little less uncool