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Wotancraft 3.5 L Sling V2 Review
Wotancraft 3.5 L Sling V2 Review
Last year I was traveling in Taiwan to visit relatives and made a stop to the Wotancraft store in Taipei. It was quite the privilege…
HL
Mar 28
Alpha One Niner Evade 1.0X Review
Alpha One Niner Evade 1.0X Review
The 10th anniversary edition of a flagship EDC backpack dressed up with a robust material palette.
HL
Feb 7
Side by Side — Power Packer Review
Side by Side — Power Packer Review
I’ve used a handful of different tech and org pouches but often find myself letting go of them in the long run. They’ve been either too…
Geoff
Feb 5
Huhu Everyday Diaper Backpack 2.0 Review
Huhu Everyday Diaper Backpack 2.0 Review
A general purpose, gender neutral diaper backpack with appreciation for quality materials
HL
Jan 21
Kenneth Cole Reaction “Relatively Easy” Bag Review
Kenneth Cole Reaction “Relatively Easy” Bag Review
Interesting tidbit — back in 2017 when we first started this blog, this bag was the very first one I reviewed. But we never published the…
Geoff
Jan 11
Tom Bihn — Trinity Review
Tom Bihn — Trinity Review
Over the years (yes, it’s been several years since we started this blog!), we have reviewed a number of Tom Bihn (TB) bags and…
Geoff
Nov 13, 2023
Optimal Thread Works Custom Backpack Review
Optimal Thread Works Custom Backpack Review
Optimal Thread Works is a one-man maker named Elias running a small soft goods operation in Pennsylvania. He’s a self-taught sewer who is…
HL
Oct 15, 2023
Greenroom136 Northseeker 20L Review
Greenroom136 Northseeker 20L Review
Greenroom136 is a softgoods workshop in Malaysia. They make a variety of backpacks, messengers, and compact EDC bags and pouches. In this…
HL
Sep 26, 2023
Wotancraft Pilot 18 Backpack Review
Wotancraft Pilot 18 Backpack Review
Wotancraft, a Taiwanese bag maker, recently released a couple new backpacks: the City Explorer Commander Travel Camera Backpack and the New…
Geoff
Sep 5, 2023
Able Carry Daily Plus Review
Able Carry Daily Plus Review
HL
Aug 3, 2023
Lii Gear Roaring Cricket Gen II — Review
Lii Gear Roaring Cricket Gen II — Review
Finding a bag that’s just the right size can feel like you’re in the story of Goldilocks. Some are too big, some are too small. You have to…
Geoff
Jul 16, 2023
ORBITGear R102-ADV MK23 “Clamshell” — Backpack Review
ORBITGear R102-ADV MK23 “Clamshell” — Backpack Review
We’ve reviewed a handful of bags from ORBITGear, such as the R101 Nighthawk, S400A Sidesweeper, the R102c Sharpshooter, the R111…
Geoff
May 31, 2023
ORBITGear C101 Mk23 The Carrier Review
ORBITGear C101 Mk23 The Carrier Review
We’ve been fortunate to use so many bags from ORBITGear, a small techwear softgoods and apparel studio in Indonesia. This year we’re…
HL
May 21, 2023
Modern Dayfarer Backpack V2 Review
Modern Dayfarer Backpack V2 Review
We reviewed the Modern Dayfarer Backpack about 3 years ago. This year, David, the man behind the Modern Dayfarer brand, has released the…
HL
May 10, 2023
GWA Citadel Micro Crew Review
GWA Citadel Micro Crew Review
After reviewing GWA’s flagship Citadel (Gen 3 and Gen 3 Mk 2), the remaining backpack variant left is the Citadel Micro, the little brother…
HL
May 5, 2023
GORUCK Rucker 4.0 Review
GORUCK Rucker 4.0 Review
We’ve reviewed a few different GORUCK bags in the past, such as the GR1 and the Bullet 15. But these have been primarily within the scope…
Geoff
Mar 9, 2023
Gregory Zulu 30 Backpack Review
Gregory Zulu 30 Backpack Review
One of the greatest things about reviewing hiking backpacks is that in order to properly test it out, you have to take it out on some…
Geoff
Feb 26, 2023
Minaal Daily 3.0 Review
Minaal Daily 3.0 Review
The Minaal Daily 2.0 is the very first bag I reviewed for Pangolins with Packs back in 2017 (!), so naturally it holds a sentimental spot…
HL
Jan 16, 2023
TOM BIHN Parental Unit Review
TOM BIHN Parental Unit Review
My wife and I used the TOM BIHN Parental Unit bag for a few months as a diaper/baby bag, and we’re ready to review it. For background, the…
HL
Jan 10, 2023
Evergoods x Carryology Civic Travel Bag 26 (CTB26), Phoenix II — Review
Evergoods x Carryology Civic Travel Bag 26 (CTB26), Phoenix II — Review
Over the past couple years, we’ve reviewed a couple different Carryology collaborations — the Mystery Ranch x Carryology Assault (Unicorn)…
Geoff
Jan 8, 2023
Chuyentactical CT15 Backpack v2 (Gray Ripstop) Impressions Review
Chuyentactical CT15 Backpack v2 (Gray Ripstop) Impressions Review
Chuyentactical is a company/retailer based in Vietnam. They only started manufacturing their own bags in the last 1–2 years. While their…
HL
Jan 2, 2023
Mystery Ranch x Carryology Spartanology (“Cerberus”) Impressions Review
Mystery Ranch x Carryology Spartanology (“Cerberus”) Impressions Review
The Spartanology is the 3rd collaboration bag between Mystery Ranch and Carryology. It’s the smallest of the three and based on an older…
HL
Dec 26, 2022
TOM BIHN Addax Review
TOM BIHN Addax Review
It’s been a big year for TOM BIHN. Earlier this year, the company was sold when the founder, Tom, decided to retire. At the time, the main…
Geoff
Nov 26, 2022
Patagonia — Black Hole Duffel Review
Patagonia — Black Hole Duffel Review
Convertible backpack-duffel bags have been popular in recent years, and for good reason. They allow you to have the carry capacity of a…
Geoff
Nov 2, 2022
Remote Equipment Alpha 31 v2 Review
Remote Equipment Alpha 31 v2 Review
Remote Equipment launched their first bag, the original Alpha 31, on Kickstarter years ago. While not too many bags were produced (probably…
HL
Oct 28, 2022
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