All Entries Tagged With: "cool bags"

Astro Scout, A Specialty Backpack For Console Gamers

Any moderately-sized rucksack can carry a gaming console.  Throw in the plethora of accessories that  come with modern gaming systems, however, and things begin to get crowded really fast.  If your home console regularly makes its way to other homes, a dedicated gaming backpack like the Astro Scout is probably in order.
Built for “gamers on the move,” the bag boasts a gear-specific design.  That means all inner compartments have been intentionally outfitted to carry an Xbox 360 or a PS3, along with controllers, cables, sunglasses, handhelds, headphones and other accessories, in the most optimal manner.

The Astro Scout contains over 2,200 cubic inches of space, which translates to plenty of stuff you can haul around conveniently.   Thick padding guarantees your gear’s safety, while the lycra-bonded padded backing, two-layer nylon shoulder straps (with 3D mesh) and chest strap sees to it you can carry the bag in comfort.  Organized compartments allow you [...]

Highson Suit Commute Lets You Bike With A Formal Attire In Tow

Wearing a suit to work while riding a bicycle is about as smart as wearing summer clothes on your way to Antarctica, so finding a way to neatly pack a business attire while pedaling through the streets is a must. Look no further than the Highson Suit Commute, which lets you hit the road while keeping your office wear completely wrinkle-free.
You’ve probably seen guys riding to work on a fixie while wearing a three-piece suit. Not only does the attire make biking a chore, it leaves them looking like a dirty mess in the office.

The Highson Suit Commute is a waterproof bag that works as a combination backpack, holdall and pannier. You can load it on your back like a regular rucksack, carry it using the handle on the side or attach it to your bike. Designed to hold your neatly-pressed suit without ruffling it, the [...]

Folding Travel Bag Rolls Up Like A Newspaper When Empty

What do you do with an empty bag after you used it to deliver something? After dumping whatever you stashed in it (like, you know, collection money for your syndicate boss), you’re still stuck having to carry an empty container on your way back home. Why can’t I just fold the damn thing and stick in my inside pocket, you ask? Well, now you can with the Folding Travel Bag, a spacious bag that can roll up like a newspaper when empty.
Created by Manufactum, not only does it let you take the metro without a bag in your hand, you can use it to swat flies too. It’s also especially convenient when you need to stop by the grocery on the way home. Just pull up the bag from your pocket, unfold it and dump in that week-long supply of microwave dinners while [...]

Incase CSC: A Bag For Bike-Ridin’, Soccer-Playin’ 9-To-5ers

As with all other types of gear, bags designed for a specific purpose should prove much more convenient to use than ones you can find off the shelf. And for folks who spend their mornings playing soccer before bicycling on their way to work, nothing beats the handy functions of the Incase CSC Soccer Bag.
Created especially for members of the Chinatown Soccer Club, the accessory combines the best features of both a soccer duffel and a messenger bag, turning out a versatile carrying device with enough provisions to hold all your stuff for both the football field and the office. Storage areas include a protective laptop pocket (can fit up to 17-inch MacBook Pros), a waterproof ball compartment, a removable shoe bag, a water bottle holder and a variably-sized interior (with accompanying organizing dividers).
The Incase CSC Soccer Bag is made from Dimension-Polyant X-Pac, a waterproof and lightweight material [...]

Covert Cooler Lets You Sneak Cheap Beer Into That Expensive Golf Club

Beer goes well with everything, so it’s no surprise to find it as a favorite in your local golf course too. Only problem is, the greedy bunch running it have decided to post a large sign up front: “All Beverages Must Be Purchased From The Clubhouse.” Buying overpriced beer is all fine and dandy if you ain’t a cash-strapped hipster looking for a little R&R, so your best recourse is to sneak nine cans of brewskies in (one for every other hole) with a Covert Cooler Beer Can Hider.
Hiding a cooler sized to fit nine 12-ouncers may sound like a tussle with golf club security waiting to happen, but the bag cleverly accomplishes its surreptitious aims. How? It’s actually clad as a shoe bag meant to discreetly sit inside a regular golf bag’s shoe compartment, allowing you to haul it a full 18 holes without [...]

Wrap Your Laptop In A Chic South African Cement Bag


Why buy a run-of-the-mill laptop bag when you can buy one that prepares you for a potential career? That’s exactly what you get with the PPC Cement Laptop Bag, a full-featured messenger bag made from unused cement sacks.
What kind of career, you ask? One in mixing cement, of course, as the bag features complete instructions printed all over it. Do you know, for instance, that to mix a low strength concentrate of the calcined limestone and clay, you need one wheelbarrow of cement, four of sand and stone, and 70 liters of water? If you buy this bag, you will, as the full chart detailing every combination appears just right under the flap.
Each PPC Cement Laptop Bag comes with two main compartments separated by a padded divider and two large pockets. Creator Wren Design says the main area can hold up to 15.5-inch notebooks, with [...]

Veto LT-XL Portable Office Puts A Laptop Bag And A Toolbox In One Single Sack

Blue collar guys carried tools.  White collar folks brought along laptops and papers.  Unfortunately, professional life for many engineers and technical workers is no longer that simple.  The Veto LT-XL Portable Office is a bag designed to fill both needs, able to hold laptops, gadgets and an assortment of hand tools all in the same sack.
Why carry two bags when you can fit everything in one?  That’s the idea behind the schizophrenic bag, which holds a bevy of slings and pockets for hand tools on one side (the handyman side) and a trove of compartments for delicate electronics on the other (the business side).
The business side has sections for a laptop, power cords, documents and a host of small pockets for handheld gadgets of all sorts.  On the other side of the magnetic carrying strap (yep, it’s quite a fancy handle) lies the handyman side, which offers provisions for up [...]

Bob Basset’s New Dragon Backpack Looks Even More Gnarly Than The First

Hey dude you got a dragon on your back – it looks crazy awesome.  I suppose that’s exactly the reaction you’re going to get when you walk around town with the Dragon Backpack, a functional bag clad in the ominous form of a fire-breathing baby monster.
Creator Bob Basset, who sells plenty of Medieval style wares on his online store, didn’t give much details on the accessory.  Suffice to say, the thing looks pretty awesome.  And gnarly.  Like, if I smoked a little too much herbal stuff, I might freak out.  Ahhh!

Looking at his archive, it appears to be the second iteration of the leather bag, with the original version posted back in 2006.  This new dragon looks even more realistic, with detailed scales, devilish horns and a glossy finish.  Let’s put it this way: the old one looked like a bag; this one looks like a mutant reptile hanging on [...]

SealLine Urban Backpack Brings River Technology To Your City Gear

Do you live in a rainy part of the world?  Or maybe someplace like Seattle? That can prove a harrowing experience for any stuff you carry around, from books to notes to small electronics.  The SealLine Urban Backpack should prove indispensable in your situation, offering an easy-to-access backpack that’s 100% watertight.
Creator SealLine claims that their water-safe bag uses the same technology that’s employed for bags used in canoeing and kayaking, ensuring the highest form of protection for your carry-on items.  Adapted for urban types, it comes with pleasant looks that should make it a stylish part of your regular commute.

Built with RF-welded, PVC-free and dual-coated nylon fabric, the Urban Backpack offers plenty of durability to survive daily use.  It has a molded waterproof back panel and belt loop, for utmost comfort while you lug your stuff around.  A lone external pocket is also available, which lets you add modular storage [...]

Loop NYC Ghetto Blaster Bag Hangs An iPod Boombox On Your Shoulder

Fancy a whiff of 80s street culture with your carry-on accessories?  Sling the Loop NYC Ghetto Blaster Bag on your shoulders and feel like you’re toting a bona fide boombox from years past.
Clad in a large and impossible-to-ignore ghetto blaster graphic, the funky-looking, rectangular bag should go very well with your hip, urban outfits.  Walk down the street with a swagger and get ready to breakdance – well, at least, act like it.

More than a bag with boombox styling, the Loop NYC Ghetto Blaster Bag comes with an integrated set of speakers and an area for your iPod.  That means it can bellow out loud music and irritate predestrians, much the same way the classic blasters from that colorful decade used to fill street corners with beats from Eric B and Rakim.
It measures a standard-sized 51 x 28 x 13 centimeters and is made from cotton twill.  The sales page [...]

Bamboo Briefcase Claims Better Toughness Than Your Favorite Steel Case

I never really got into the whole eco-friendly bamboo thing that’s been a small craze as of late.  That’s why I’m not pissing in excitement about this Bamboo Briefcase, which should actually be a particularly nifty document case, since the whole thing is clad in the ultra-durable and lightweight organic material.
Assembled by hand from Moso bamboo panels (right out of Midland Chinese forests), the small suitcase claims a tensile strength of 28,000 lbs per square inch, making it more durable than steel.  Factor in the slight weight along with natural water resistance, and you’ve got one heck of a briefcase that can rival your favorite portable storage panels.

Dimensions are 17.25 x 12.75 x 3.5 inches, with an easily manageable weight of 5.5 lbs.  Exterior is completely decked in bamboo (with a natural finish), which makes it look like a toolbox more than an office briefcase (and that sucks).  It comes [...]

Defy Bags Gives An Answer To Where Dead Billboards Go

I used to wonder what happens to old vinyl billboards once the advertising run is up.  As it turns out, a good lot of them are handcrafted into spanking hot messenger totes, courtesy of Defy Bags.
Used material for your new bags?  It actually makes perfect sense.  Heavy-duty vinyl, such as those used across billboards, are water-resistant, extremely durable and literally take decades to degrade in landfills (hence, the sense of recycling it).  Even better, the second-hand status almost certainly makes sure there are imperfections in the material, causing each bag to sport a unique character all its own.
The outer flap employs the back side of the vinyl so they can print new designs on it, but the rest of the bag uses the area previously sporting the advertisements.  As a result, the bags’ bodies are clad in an unpredictable variety of prints, leaving each messenger a one-of-a-kind piece.  They also [...]

Hambone Frame Bags Add A Stylish Purse To Your Bike’s Top Tube

Everyone can use more pocket space.  Even your bike.  Hambone Designs’ frame bags are meant to hang securely on your two-wheeled mechanical vehicle (right in that space between your thighs), providing you with another place to set various small items so you can leave them out of your pants’ pockets.
Those who spent copious amounts of time pushing pedals in the 90s have probably owned a frame bag or two.  They were very common on mountain bikes back then.  With the increasing number of portable devices finding their way among our carry-on necessities (including regular bicycle riders), the utilitarian accessories are slowly making their way back.
Hambone offers two models of their frame-hung bags, namely the Velopocket and the Balzac.  The former is shaped like a rectangular purse, while the latter is cut out as a quarter circle.  Both pouches fasten to the bike using two internal straps on the top tube [...]

Dolores Chiller Beer Cooler Hides Under Messenger Bag

Want to have a cold beer every now and again…while doing a spreadsheet…in the office?  If you thought there was no chance of getting away with that, you might want to reconsider your strategy.  Timbuk2’s Dolores Chiller is a Classic Messenger bag that’s been converted into a fully-working cooler, allowing you to carry a stack of beer on ice, while looking no different than an ordinary satchel.
That’s right.  No need to make do with a stack of warm beer under your desk drawer, camouflage it with aluminum foil in the freezer or raise your supervisor’s suspicions by carrying an actual cooler to work.  Just throw a six pack in the messenger bag, fill it with ice and walk to your cubicle just like every other drone around you.  Once you get a little stressed, pop one and it all goes away.
Able to hold at least 12 cans of your favorite [...]

Portable Leather Cocktail Bag For Bartenders On The Go

Ugh.  Beer again?  Don’t you wish your friends can grow up a little and start serving stiff cocktails during your Friday night poker sessions?  Screw reasoning with those clowns and start traveling with the Portable Leather Cocktail Bag, a veritable bartender kit that lets you have cocktails on-the-go.
A satchel for boozehounds, it’s the perfect companion for everyone who likes to party with a martini in hand, wherever they end up.  Pre-filled with a stainless steel cocktail shaker and four 10-ounce polycarbonate glasses, along with enough space for your liquor bottles, you’ll be ready to play barkeep at the drop of a hat.
Clad in chocolate brown leather, the Portable Cocktail Bag is decked with hand-fitted brass studs and retro-style brass trimmings.  At 10 x 4 x 14 inch dimensions, it offers enough space to carry several full liter bottles in the compartmentalized interior, with assigned areas for the shaker, glasses and [...]

Pet At Work Backpack Lets You Haul A Dog On Your Back, Throws In A Laptop Compartment Too

Is your puppy giving you the sad face every time you leave for work? Sneak them into the office next time with the Pet At Work Travel System, a specially-designed backpack that can fit both your laptop and your pooch at the same time.
Cheekily nicknamed P@W (Pets @ Work, get it?), the versatile bag offers separate compartments for both the dog and the notebook, along with a third one for a bundled portable dog house. Called the Pet Dome, the foldable contraption offers a soft crate that your dog can call home – while you stash it in the stock room, away from your boss.
The bag can be easily configured into one of three modes – compact, standard and expanded – allowing for some flexibility with the size of pets it can handle. At the expanded mode, it maximizes space to allow for up to 16 inches of [...]