Expect to pay $100-300+ for thoughtful makers + legit materials.
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Converts from backpack to briefcase with external access and style for days.
Epic build quality and design. Extremely durable and tough. Sleek looks. It's the techy older brother to the basic messenger.
Expensive, but it's got an amazing warranty. A simple, understated, powerful bag that will gladly see you through anything in life.
The Conceal Pack from Brown Buffalo is built like a tank with a minimal, sleek silhouette.
A very clean, minimal, stylish and extremely lovely to use daily carry bag from one of our favorite new bag companies. Available in two sizes.
The Civic Half Zip (CHZ22) from Evergoods is a modern classic with just the right amount of organization and capacity executed with precision build quality and excellent materials.
The Daypack from DSPTCH is an American made favorite daily carry bag for many serious bag geeks.
The Storr backpack from Trakke is a lovely 30L pack for travel and gear moving.
At first glance it looked weird. Then I used it for a couple days. Good god does this bag do it all well. Seriously, so much organization, so well built.
The Daily backpack from Able Carry is an affordable, sleek little bag for daily carry.
The Forge from Black Ember is a convertible backpack-briefcase-messenger with expandability from 20-30L.
Easily one of my favorite bags for serious urban and outdoor daily carry. The Alpha 31 from Remote Equipment is a delight to use and will remain durable for years and years.
A simple bag with some modern upgrades and excellent materials that will stay useful for years to come.
Classic materials that last plus some innovation for modern carry (big front pocket, top dimensional pocket, large water bottle spots) make this a worthy daily carry + more bag.
Handmade in Colorado, the Senda is a well built bag for the money. Lots of organization and solid materials.
A great option for slimline casual-professional daily carry. Great materials. Solid organization. 20L.
A favorite for compact everyday carry. Built solid, super rugged, easily identifiable aesthetic. Loved the world over.
A functional everyday bag for both urban and outdoor use with solid durability, rolltop expandability, decent organization and side-access for optional camera cube integration.
This is the pick for a smaller carry over the roll-top PRVKE — soft, cushy design with a standout front organizer pocket. WANDRD is crushing it with this one.
