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What’s just as important as the gear inside of your bag? The bag itself. Tech has pushed bag makers to reconsider the ins and outs of their offering to accommodate all sorts of loadouts, from the camera bag for photographers, messenger and laptop bags for the traveling blogger, people who just want room in their backpack for all of their valuable goods, and everything in between.

This middling Peak Design clone stands out thanks to gaming handheld pocketsThis middling Peak Design clone stands out thanks to gaming handheld pockets
Freitag’s newest messenger bag is made from trash to last

8

Verge Score

Old seatbelts, truck tarps, and plastic bottles transformed into a very good carryall.

Thomas Ricker
Peak Design’s Outdoor Backpack is a more versatile everyday bag

8

Verge Score

The 25L model is an improvement on perfection, but not without some help.

Thomas Ricker
The Verge staff talk about their favorite backpacks and other bagsThe Verge staff talk about their favorite backpacks and other bags
The best snowboarding gadgets for 2020The best snowboarding gadgets for 2020
Moment expands its bag line to include backpacks, totes, and organizersMoment expands its bag line to include backpacks, totes, and organizers
Agazzi’s commuter backpack is over-engineering done rightAgazzi’s commuter backpack is over-engineering done right
How to buy the perfect backpackHow to buy the perfect backpack
Barbara Krasnoff and Vlad Savov
My best friend at CES was a DouchebagMy best friend at CES was a Douchebag
‘The world’s most versatile waterproof backpack’ review‘The world’s most versatile waterproof backpack’ review
Vertepac XTR backpack review: carry heavier loads with less effortVertepac XTR backpack review: carry heavier loads with less effort
Waterfield Design’s latest backpack won’t make you look like a teen at the officeWaterfield Design’s latest backpack won’t make you look like a teen at the office
Boundary Errant backpack review: irresistible at $100Boundary Errant backpack review: irresistible at $100
My new bag is awful, and I love itMy new bag is awful, and I love it
Peak Design’s new 5L Everyday Sling is a small and stylish camera bagPeak Design’s new 5L Everyday Sling is a small and stylish camera bag
The best OnePlus product this year is the Travel BackpackThe best OnePlus product this year is the Travel Backpack
Boundary is a modular, magnetic backpack for work, travel, and photographyBoundary is a modular, magnetic backpack for work, travel, and photography
Waterfield backpacks are an expensively acquired tasteWaterfield backpacks are an expensively acquired taste
Timbuk2’s Robin Pack is my fatal attractionTimbuk2’s Robin Pack is my fatal attraction
I put my face on a backpack, and I feel great about itI put my face on a backpack, and I feel great about it
The RiutBag buries a great idea under a ton of paddingThe RiutBag buries a great idea under a ton of padding
Peak Design’s Everyday Backpack is the backpack I want to use every dayPeak Design’s Everyday Backpack is the backpack I want to use every day
STM’s Trestle backpack is brilliantly uglySTM’s Trestle backpack is brilliantly ugly
I’m too messy for the North Face Access PackI’m too messy for the North Face Access Pack
The Klifit connected backpack comes with RFID chips so you never forget your keys againThe Klifit connected backpack comes with RFID chips so you never forget your keys again
For its next trick, Movpak’s electric skateboard backpack will consume all gadgetsFor its next trick, Movpak’s electric skateboard backpack will consume all gadgets

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