Awesome Bags

The Cloak bag sure has an interesting design. Store your SLR in it, fold in the bottom and side panels and you can shoot without taking your camera out of it. Made of water-resistant fabric.

OBEY Clothing’s sturdy nylon backpack is raring to be used and abused. It has an oversized front pouch pocket, an interior laptop slot and trademark labels. Also available in black and camo.

Sprayground not only has a bag that specially designed to carry spraycans, it also sells a backpack and a duffle bag that look like spraycans. Both are made of water-resistant polyester fabric.

Despite its name and familiar appearance, the Brown Paper Bag Lunch Bag is actually made from Tyvek – a tear-proof, leak resistant and insulated material – and its opening is secured by magnets.

TrekPak is a padded insert for bags, letting you compartmentalize your backpack or bag when you need it. Instead of velcro, it uses aluminum pins that fasten securely yet are easily removable.

From PUMA’s Spring/Summer 2012 collab with designer Hussein Chalayan. The Urban Mobility bag sports a hood with a colorful lining. It has padded compartments for a laptop and mobile phone.

A manly alternative to fanny packs, these carrying cases are perfect for multi-tools, knives, flashlights, and other gadgets. Made from strong Cordura nylon and hang on a belt loop or pack.

Measuring about 11.8″ x 7.9″ x 1.2″, the Flat Pack carries both an 11″ MacBook Air and an iPad (or similar laptops/tablets). Made with Hard Graft’s trademark combination of wool and leather.

A stylish and roomy bag from Herschel Supply Co., The Walton duffle bag has a red and khaki fabric outer, external and internal pockets, a shoe compartment and a detachable shoulder strap.

Seems like James Bond himself should have had this gizmo, made all the way back in 1961, and designed to keep thieves from getting their hands on the contents of stolen briefcases.

Based on an early 1900s steamer trunk which traveled the world, these remakes are built using the same techniques as the original: wood frames, hand-waxed canvas, and hand-hammered pins.

Our friends at Ignoble have been kind enough to offer up two of their sturdy and stylish Lenore backpacks (value $250 each). To enter, click the link and follow the instructions. (Contest has ended.)

Designer Gustavo Brenck combined hauling your stuff and urban transportation with his lightweight “Gig Pack” concept. At this point, it’s just a prototype, but we’d love to see it produced.

You won’t miss this bag rolling off the luggage belt at the airport. With a durable impact resistant shell, racing wheels and a TSA compliant lock, it’s ready to (rock and) roll. Measures appx. 21″ x 14″ x 8″.

JumpFromPaper bags have cartoon-like outlines and bright colors that make them look like two-dimensional drawings. Many of the designs are for women, but they have unisex bags as well.

“Business” good? Can’t fit all your cash in your backpack? Then go for Sprayground’s bigger and badder Money Stacks duffel, with room for almost 2x as much green… and your stinky gym clothes.