The Checkpoint Flyer airport security “checkpoint friendly” briefcase
is now in-stock and shipping immediately in the 13″, 15″, and 17″ sizes.

These three sizes fit the 13″ MacBook/MacBook Air, 15″ MacBook Pro, and
17″ MacBook Pro perfectly, as well as a wide range of PC laptops. In
fact, we’ve recently updated our laptop fit guide to show the hundreds
of PCs that fit in the Checkpoint Flyer, including the Dell Latitude D630, Dell Latitude E4200 (4-cell), Dell Latitude E4300 (3-cell), Dell Latitude XT,
Dell Precision M2300, IBM-Lenovo Thinkpad T400 4/6-cell battery,
IBM-Lenovo Thinkpad T61 14″ 4-cell, and IBM-Lenovo Thinkpad T61 15″ (std. battery), IBM-Lenovo Thinkpad T61 Widescreen, and IBM-Lenovo ThinkPad T61p 14.1″ Widescreen.

See the entire list of laptops that fit the Checkpoint Flyer here or go to the Checkpoint Flyer page and click on the Fit List icon.

“It occurred to me recently that, for many people who commute everyday
to work or school, their bag is in many ways like a car: not only does
it go everywhere with you, it carries/organizes your stuff, it becomes
your home-away-from-home, and maybe even reflects who you are. Is your
bag an SUV or a sports car? A hybrid or a minivan?”

The next step in Tom’s thought process led to this tongue-in-check
sticker for your other, “other” car. It’s styled after the oval,
European country stickers, with stylized “TB”, and is printed black on
white, outdoor-grade plastic.

$2, includes postage if ordered by itself. Buy here.

(Don’t forget to send us a picture of how you use the sticker!)

What you’ll notice first is that the Shop Bag has comfortable,
Poron-padded handles that will never break down or lose their padding
- no matter how many trips you take to the store. These padded handles
prevent that awful hand-slicing experience of the traditional non-padded
fabric handles, and they’re also extra comfortable on your shoulder (the
handles have been designed to be an ideal length that will allow most
folks to wear the bag over their shoulder or carry it in their hand.)

The Shop Bag is more than sturdy enough to hold lots of groceries (including
heavy items such as canned goods, beer, and wine) but the bag itself
is very lightweight – only 5.1oz – because it is made out of our
Dyneema/nylon fabric. Because the Dyneema fabric lacks the stiffness of
our other heavier-weight fabrics, we’ve piped the seams with a stiff
plastic material (the material that is used on hat brims; we cover it
with 400 denier pack cloth), which gives the Shop Bag enough body to
stand up while you are filling it. The structure that the piping gives
the Shop Bag also keeps the bag looking smart.

The inside of the Shop Bag has two deep, open-top pockets designed for
items like wine or water bottles. The pockets are contoured and pleated
so that they have volume enough for even a 24 fl oz mineral water bottle,
and also so that, if you want to carry the Shop Bag inside your larger bag
and conserve space, you can fold the Shop Bag itself into one of these
open-top pockets, reducing the overall size of the bag to about 8 x 7 x 1″.

The Shop Bag is available for pre-order now and ships by early December.
$30. Available in Solar/White or Steel/White.

The Small Cafe Bag is now shipping in Olive/Cayenne and new color combination Storm/Sapphire – in addition to 8+ other colors.



“The Café Bag reminds me of the old poacher/hunter/general purpose bags some ages ago. Easy and simple access, extra pockets to put small items in, comfortable sling to carry the bag, just the right thing. Enough room for a small camera, cellular phone, umbrella, water bottle and many more “survival” items for the BIG city. Order and delivery was fast. Normally it can take some time for things to cross the Atlantic from the USA to Europe. Of course the costs are somewhat higher, but the quality and the design is hard to find over here in Europe.”
– G.R.