March 2012
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Seagull Small Bag
Thought I’d submit photos of my new Seagull small bag. So far it’s proven to be uberdurable and completely waterproof.
Editor’s note: Awesome.
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Rickshaw's got a new backpack in the works. Wanna...
Looks like Rickshaw’s got a proper rolltop coming out! To celebrate, they’re letting 5 people try it for 30 days. From their blog post:
Want to be a tester? Tell us why you’d be a great fit to test our new urban Backpack. Do you bike every day? Need to haul a lot on your commute? We’ll take pictures, videos or essays or any other type of wooing over on our Facebook wall. We’ll...
February 2012
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I'm selling my Radio Ruck
packlite:
Hey guys, I am selling my GORUCK Radio Ruck. The ruck is awesome, it’s in perfect condition without any scratches, tears, holes, or anything else. All the rubber pulls on the zippers are in place. Price is $210. Patch no included.
The reason I am selling it is because I want to buy the new sized Radio Ruck coming soon since it suits my working needs better. I love this ruck but I...
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Review: Velo City Large Messenger
So Velo City (out of Salt Lake) was kind enough to send me a bag a few weeks ago, and I’ve tested it inside and out. I’m pleased to review it here:
Here’s the “About Velo City” page in Nathan’s own words:
Velo City Bags was started by me, Nathan Larsen, after I couldn’t find my ideal messenger bag and set out to make my own. The bag needed to be...
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Final Transient Giveaway entry
Well folks, here’s the last entry. This one’s by Elizabeth, a reader and frequent commenter. She’s showing off her new Rickshaw mini commuter:
My new Rickshaw, just in from a visit to S.F. and a repeat visit to their factory. Mini commuter for those professional days. Small, but very functional bag.
Very nice!
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Still Another Transient Giveaway entry
Austin sent me this picture of a hip pouch he made out of an old army rucksack.
Austin, very nice work. Bonus points for turning a bag into another bag.
You can check out his blog at http://buckleback.tumblr.com/!
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Yet another Transient Giveaway entry
Rupert sent me this picture of a bag he made for his girlfriend:
You can check out more of Rupert’s work at his Flickr account. Very nice!
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Another Transient Giveaway Entry!
This one by Chung Howe Kwan:
If the contest was determined by artistry, this one just might have taken it. Alas, it was random. Thanks for entering, though!
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Transient Giveaway Winner!
Hey everyone - sorry about the silence regarding the giveaway. But after putting it off (I was hoping for more entries), I decided that the people who entered should find out who won.
The winner is?
Tumblr user iwasexampling. She sent me a picture of her Pike messenger by Alchemy Goods, a really nice bag handmade in Seattle out of upcycled materials.
The winning photo?*
I’ll be posting...
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Waterproof Hemlock liner
So one of the criticisms I’ve always held regarding one of my favorite backpacks (the Timbuk2 Hemlock) is its lack of a waterproof liner. So I made my own! Here’s a little video my wife shot of me discussing it.
Annnnnd here’s some pictures:
Sewing this together on my home machine was pretty terrible. I had to physically grab a handful of the material and pull it...
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Almost forgot: Timbuk2's got new fabrics! Again!
In order:
Bold Chevron, Shiny Vinyl (Garnet), Basketweave, Black Dahlia, and Ludlow Stripe (Brown Berry).
Not a huge fan of any of the fabrics this round, but what I am a huge fan of is the fact that Timbuk2 let everyone know ahead of time:
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Crumpler Films
So Crumpler’s got a Vimeo account.
Here’s one to get you started:
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Bandolier bags
Introducing the Bandolier bag by SSCY. The perfect bag for a day ride.
This is the bag for those light days for a day ride or a quick jaunt to the park when a hip bag is too small but a messenger bag is too much. Carry a sandwich, a map, an extra shirt, a camera, your ebook, a drink, an extra tube and still have room thanks to the diagonal expandable pleat. The best part of the...
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New Yalta colors by Chrome
Chrome’s got some new Yalta colors. They are tasty.
Jungle.
Snow.
Night.
They’re $120, except for the Night which is $140 (the extra $20 gets you crazy reflective awesomeness, though).
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Timbuk2 Especial Collection on sale at Amazon.com
Amazon’s got Timbuk2’s new Especial collection on sale. I’ve provided links (through my amazon affiliate account), in case you’re interested in getting a crazy awesome bag AND sending a tip my way.
Timbuk2 Dos - $93.69 (20% off)
Timbuk2 Tres - $156.56 (25% off)
Timbuk2 Cuatro - $170.82 (25% off)
Timbuk2 Viaje - $170.82 (25% off)
(Thanks, Frank!)
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Now available: Timbuk2's Especial collection!
Oh man. It’s finally here. Timbuk2’s Especial collection! Four models, with pro features for serious carry.
There’s the Dos, a netbook backpack on steroids:
($119)
The Tres, obviously inspired by the Hemlock:
($209)
The Cuatro flap backpack (Swig++?):
($229)
And the Viaje, a pannier:
($229)
They’re a little on the pricier side, but I really...
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January 2012
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Scumbags →
A picture of a Timbuk2 before Timbuk2 was Timbuk2. *ahem*
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Resistant Messenger Bag (from Japan!)
A long time ago I wrote about a store I visited in Tokyo called Vic2. Although the shop was small, it had an incredible collection of different bag brands on display. They were gracious enough to let me snap all the photos I wanted (which I took full advantage of), and I ended up walking out of there with a bag.
Specifically, a Resistant messenger.
It’s more or less a medium size,...
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Transient Bags giveaway - extended!
Well, as I’ve not received enough entries yet, there’s still time to enter my giveaway!
Come on then! Send me pictures! thebagcollector@gmail.com
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Chrome backpack give away
Hi, I read you blog several times a week. I also read the Carryology blog. I spotted they had a Chrome backpack give away and I thought I would let you know so you can share it.
http://www.carryology.com/2012/01/16/carry-giveaway-carry-hack-photo-contest/
Take care!
Thanks for the tip! I love Carryology! Feel free to enter their contest - but enter mine first!
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Bag #1: Netbook Sleeve!
So I decided to make a bag today!
It started out as a netbook sleeve. I measured and cut a rectangle out of paper, and did some fancy folding to get it into an envelope shave. Once I was satisfied with the paper prototype, I used it as a pattern to cut the Cordura, and started folding!
The result was a simple netbook sleeve/bag combination. I like being able to attach straps to pouches...
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Selling Lots of Bags
Great blog man! It is great to see someone else who loves bags like I do. I don’t know if you are interested but I am selling off my collection of new or slightly used bags on eBay. Many of the brands are the ones you showcase here. I hate to do it but I have to. I just thought perhaps your readers would like to get some great bags at great prices.
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Jabali is back!
Woohoo! Jabali Bags is back in action!
We are now taking orders for randonneur bags, messenger bags, backpacks, roll tops and also for all kind of spacial work. All little items like pouches, frame pad, lock holster will be available online soon.
I featured Jabali on this blog over a year ago, and I’m glad to see that they’re back in business.
I wonder how the bike tour went?
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I AM GIVING AWAY FREE THINGS: Transient Mini Hip...
The Bag Collector, Inc. and Transient Bags are teaming up to bring you free stuff.
Well, a free thing.
I have here a mini hip pouch in olive drab/black.
Here’s the details:
To win this pouch, you gotta send me a picture of a bag. By sending me this picture, you are telling me that you hold the copyright to it, and you’re granting me the right to post it here. It has to be one...
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I made a chain cover!
Easiest ever. I cut an elongated rectangle out of 1000D Cordura, folded over the short sides and sewed them, then turned it inside out and sewed the long sides together to make a tube. Turned it inside out, and boom!
I made this because the one that came with my lock was falling apart. This went WAYYY better than my dice bag, although most of that is because I was just fooling around...
Over 500 posts.
Huh!
Man, that’s pretty awesome. Easily the longest I’ve ever stuck with a blog.
Thanks again for reading, everyone! :D
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Velo City sale!
Velo City has a sale going on starting today! Just use coupon code winter2012 at check out to get 25% off everything they sell! That includes custom work.
I did a pretty in-depth post on Velo last year. Their XXL messenger with x-strap looks awesome! (someone buy me one no seriously). If you don’t want to spend crazy bucks, they sell pedal straps and musette bags, too!
Anyway, 25% off is...
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I made a dice bag!
I give you permission to make as much fun of my sewing skills as you want. But I actually kinda like it.
I used an old white t-shirt, no pattern, and cut it extremely quickly. Also took me about 20 minutes. So yeah! I think I’m gonna try another one soon (out of better material).
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Reader Submission: I reviewed a custom Timbuk2...
Not sure if this is the kind of thing you’re looking for on your site, but I recently got a custom bag from Timbuk2 and put a pretty log review of it on my blog:
http://enthusiastphotographer.com/2011/12/19/timbuk2-laptop-messenger-review-part-1-snoop/
http://enthusiastphotographer.com/2012/01/02/timbuk2-laptop-messenger-review-part-2/
Hope it is interesting and useful to you!
It sure...
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Urban Ninja.
Not really related to bags, but I got a new jacket.
I feel like a ninja.
jfeld asked: I just...want a really good bike bag. I'm so poor. I want to support my community. I carry my laptop, books, money things pouch, a change of clothes, water bottle, and coffee cup. I live in Boston. I ride my bike everywhere in all weather, but I'm not a bike messenger. I have a bad shoulder so I tend to shy away from the single strap. I was going to order from Bailey Works or Rickshaw....
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Sewing class!
To keep the momentum of my earlier post, my wife and I signed up for sewing classes at Spool!
We’re doing the sewing basics class. I’m gonna get a tote out of it (well, my wife will get two - I don’t do totes), but I’m not counting that towards my goal of making a bag because that’d be cheating.
I can’t wait to get behind a sewing machine, especially with a...
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Anchor Bags
(Meant to post about these guys a while ago, but Tumblr ate my post and I never got around to re-making it)
Anchor Bags, run by ex-messenger Jordan out of Colorado, makes a small number of bags and accessories, and their designs look great.
There’s the Clipper, a small hip pouch “designed around the size of two tall boys:”
($45, 105 cu in.)
The Schooner, a backpack...
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December 2011
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Theory and Praxis
Hope you’ll indulge me for this one, dear readers. It’s a long one.
I started this blog because I like bags. I like their style, their functionality, the way bagmakers have turned them into a medium of expression. Many of the bags I’ve posted over the past year (and will continue to post, believe you me) are art, plain and simple. Lovingly hand-crafted by skillful artisans who...
