Links to external bag reviews

[Darcy]

Links to reviews of our bags by blogs, magazines, newspapers, and websites. We update this list quarterly (sometimes more often) with new reviews, but by all means, if there's a review we missed, post a response with a link to the review here and we'll update the master list.

Absolute Shoulder Strap:

David Hughes
But she's a girl...
Practical Hacks review of updated strap
Practical Hacks review of older version of strap

Aeronaut:

Seek New Travel
Fat Crip, in our forum unboxing, with video
Fat Crip, in our forum first impressions
One Bag, One World
One Bag, One World Air Boss vs. Aeronaut
JD Andrews on Vimeo
Colorado Mountain Mom
David Kong
Documentally
Seek New Travel
About.com Europe Travel
AirTreks
Building Bridges
ConsumerSearch
FlyerTalk
Gadling
J.Blog
kjm3579 and others, in our forum
Made in usa challenge
One Bag, One World
Practical Hacks
Practical Travel Gear
Simply Bike
Smarter Travel
The Vacation Gals
Veritrope review Part Two
Veritrope review Part Three
The Gadgeteer 2008
The Gadgeteer 2006
BootsnAll
Gear Diary
About.com
National Parks Traveler
MousePlanet
Rainy Day Magazine
Truly Obscure
Lonely Planet
TravelMuse
Haute Americana
About.com Europe Travel
Northern Virginia Magazine
LLRX

Brain Bag:

The Alien Pebble *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
SLR Lounge
Gear Diary
Justin Lukasavige on Vimeo—The Best Medium Lightweight Pack
Justin Lukasavige on Vimeo
Thinkmac.net
Notebook Review
SchwarzTech
FutureLooks
Cnet Reviews
The Vacation Gals
KK CoolTools
Nick Hodges
Gotta Be Mobile
MaximumPC
Gear Live
About This Particular Macintosh
Bbum's weblog-o-mat
XtremeComputing
O'Grady's PowerPage
TEH & Associates

Brain Cell:

Justin Lukasavige on Vimeo *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
Gear Diary
The Brooks Review
Tactical Gearhead
TheMacFeed
IGN
LLRX
Macnn
John T Wang
OhGizmo!

Buzz:

Notebook Review 2007
Notebook Review 2005
The Gadgeteer
SchwarzTech
LIVEdigitally
Gotta Be Mobile
Macnn
GIGAOM
Laptop Lifestyle
SurfBits
Neontology

Cache:

Gear Diary
GearGuide
Gear Diary
What a Trip
iPad Cases Blog
iPhone J.D.
AppleBitch.com
Macworld
The Gadgeteer

Cache for iPad mini:

Gear Diary

Cache with Rails:

Loaded Pocketz *NEW LINK—added June 2013*

Cadet:

Cnet How To
The Next Web
SurfBits

Café Bags: Small, Medium, and Large:

Steven's Blog Medium Café Bag *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
Thinkmac.net Small Café Bag
MacMentor Medium Café Bag
One Bag, One World Large Café Bag
Defiant Musings Large Café Bag
The Gadgeteer all sizes

Camera I-O:

SLR Lounge
Gear Diary
About This Particular Macintosh
The Gadgeteer

Checkpoint Flyer:

Engadget
TUAW
The Gadgeteer
Slashdot
Pardon the Disruption
BoardingArea
Notebook Review
SurfBits
GadgetGuys
About This Particular Macintosh
Gadling
Practical Travel Gear
Gear Diary
What a Trip
New Mac User
TUAW
PCWorld
Gotta Be Mobile
Bogost
Apartment Therapy
GEARFUSE
Josh Spear
BoardingArea
Engadget
Switched
EDCforums.com
Photo This & That
Gizmos for Geeks
Power Book Central
Digital Home Thoughts
ZDNet
Gotta Be Mobile
Macnn
Practical Hacks
Sync2Play
Laptop Picker
PCWorld
Entrepreneur
Cult of Mac
Lit Central Founders' Blog
Unclutterer

Clear Organizer Wallet:

Noam Freedman

Clear Quarter Packing Cube:

One Bag, One World

Co-Pilot:

JD Andrews on Vimeo
Practical Hacks
One Bag, One World
Cnet Reviews
Penguin Girl
Gear Diary
Practical Travel Gear
TechHive
MacTech
Wanderlust and Lipstick
About.com Europe Travel
Applelinks

Ego:

The Gadgeteer
GearGuide
Notebook Review
Tactical Gearhead
Meryddian's Journeys

Empire Builder:

mrmajestic, in our forum
The Gadgeteer first-opinion review
The Gadgeteer second-opinion review
Notebook Review
OhGizmo!
Law Practice Matters
Mac Law Students second review—18 months later
Mac Law Students first review
About.com Mobile Office Technology
Spokes and Beans
Apple Matters
O(geek)
David Peddicord on Vimeo

Field Journal Notebook:

Notebook Stories
Pens Paper Inks...Whatever!
SurfBits
The Pen Addict

Freudian Slips: Horizontal and Vertical:

earthXplorer Horizontal
Gear Diary Horizontal
Gear Diary Vertical

Glowire:

Tools & Toys *NEW LINK—added June 2013*

ID:

SchwarzTech 2007 review
SchwarzTech 2005 review *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
Social Work Tech
MacApper
DragonSteelMods
Geek
About.com Mobile Office Technology
Backbone

Imago:

Carryology
SchwarzTech
OhGizmo!
The Gadgeteer
Pens Paper Inks...Whatever!
Gear Live

Kit:

The Quest for Awesome
Metro Man

Little Swift:

Christine Lukasavige on Vimeo
Indigodragonfly
Lapdog Creations

Organizer Cubes (various colors and materials):

The Quest for Awesome
earthXplorer
Documentally

Organizer Pouches (various colors and materials):

Pocket Blonde
Gear Diary
iPhoneWriter

(Convertible) Packing Cube Backpacks: Aeronaut and Tri-Star/Western Flyer:

JD Andrews on Vimeo
The Gadgeteer
Practical Hacks
Practical Travel Gear

(Convertible) Packing Cube Shoulder Bag:

The Travelite FAQ

Packing Cubes:

David Hughes
Noam Freedman
JD Andrews on Vimeo
The Brooks Review
But she's a girl...
About.com Europe Travel
Practical Travel Gear

RFID Blocking Passport Pouch:

Tactical Gearhead *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
earthXplorer
One Bag, One World
Practical Hacks

Ristretto for 11" MacBook Air:

The Mac Screencast Guy
The Wirecutter
Birnenblog (in deutscher Sprache)
Quawkle
Gear Diary
Macfilos later review
Macfilos first review
Macworld

Ristretto for 13" MacBook Pro or MacBook Air:

The Mac Screencast Guy
The Wirecutter
The Brooks Review
Birnenblog (in deutscher Sprache)
iMore
Joshua Tucker
MacSparky
Cnet Reviews
Notebooks.com

Ristretto for iPad:

The Gadgeteer *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
The Gadgeteer 2013 review
The Gadgeteer 2010 review
Cnet How To
The Mac Screencast Guy
The Wirecutter
App4Phone (en francais)
TechHive
TUAW
PCWorld
The iPad Guide
Cnet Reviews
iPhone J.D.
Gear Diary
iLounge
TouchGen
MobileTechReview
Craving Tech
EverythingiCafe
MacTips
iPad Cases Blog
The Real Geeks
SFGate
PocketGPSWorld.com
Naked iPad
themacfanatic
iPad Accessories
The iPad Fan
Insanely Great Mac
Macfilos
Quawkle
Birnenblog (in deutscher Sprache)
iPad Cover and Case Blog
iPad 3D
Geek
MacTech
Jake Ludington's Digital Lifestyle
The Verizon Zone
Practical Travel Gear

Side Effect:

The Travelite FAQ

Smart Alec:

Tools & Toys review of the new version *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
The Quest for Awesome
Tools & Toys
Loaded Pocketz Part One
Loaded Pocketz Part Two
Loaded Pocketz
The Brooks Review Part I
The Brooks Review Part II
The Brooks Review Part III
The Bag Collector
Tools & Toys
The Brooks Review
ProfHacker
TheMacFeed
fvfvsix, in our forum
Macnn
The Gadgeteer
The Vacation Gals
Cnet Reviews
PCSTATS
Power Book Central
Shannon Hurst Lane
Carryology
1to10 Reviews
LIVEdigitally
Gear Live
MacDailyNews
FrostyTech
Traveling Savage
Backbone
Funchico.com
Tumblr.

Smart Alec Modular Pockets & Straps:

Loaded Pocketz first review: Lower Pocket *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
Loaded Pocketz another use: Lower Pocket *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
Loaded Pocketz Upper Pocket
EDCforums.com Upper Pocket

Snake Charmer:

Gear Diary
Restless tech
Practical Travel Gear

Super Ego:

The Next Web
Notebook Review
DragonSteelMods
The Gadgeteer
Macnn
OhGizmo!
Truc Reviews
Gotta Be Mobile
Bicycle Times
Wax Banks

Swift:

Christine Lukasavige on Vimeo
So Crafty on Squidoo
Lapdog Creations
Indigodragonfly
BellaOnline
Knitter's Review
Fancy Green
Truly Obscure
The Knitting Doctor
CraftStylish
Honey bear knits in va

Synapse 19 (the original Synapse):

Life Reengineered *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
Tactical Gearhead *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
Tynan
Every Day Commentary
Blade Reviews 101
Gear Diary
The Wirecutter
ablakey, in our forum
Justin Lukasavige on Vimeo—The Best Medium Lightweight Pack
TechnologyTell
Backcountry Treks
Off the Blueprint
Macworld
Practical Hacks
Mac Life
The Vacation Gals
TechHive
Tynan
WN *click Synapse video*
The Travelite FAQ

Synapse 25 (the updated Synapse):

Loaded Pocketz first review *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
Loaded Pocketz second review *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
Loaded Pocketz *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
Loaded Pocketz video *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
The Man's Man *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
TechnologyTell *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
Backcountry Treks *NEW LINK—added June 2013*

Travel Stuff Sack:

One Bag, One World
Practical Hacks
The Travelite FAQ

Travel Tray:

Tactical Gearhead *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
earthXplorer
Metro Man
dang, in our forum
flitcraft, in our forum
Gear Patrol

Tri-Star:

Noam Freedman
About.com Europe Travel
Fat Crip, in our forum unboxing, with video
Fat Crip, in our forum first impressions
One Bag, One World
The Next Web
But she's a girl...
Documentally
American Station
JD Andrews on Vimeo
The Vacation Gals
Gear Diary
Globetrooper
One Bag, One World
Practical Travel Gear
Academichic
FlyerTalk
Restless tech
UPGRD
Enjoying travel with kids
Tactical Gearhead
Travel Hyper
John L. Smith on Global Access News
Practical Hacks
Birnenblog (in deutscher Sprache)
Gadling
Lancefrei on YouTube
HubPages
Tim Miles The Daily Blur
FlyerTalk
TwitC
The Travelite FAQ
Chris Pirillo
The Gadgeteer

Western Flyer:

David Hughes
The Travelite FAQ
Len, in our forum
papids2000, in our forum
TripHackr
Gear Diary
FlyerTalk
Studs Up
One Bag, One World
Practical Hacks
TUAW
Rainy Day Magazine
ThisNext
Travelnewsfood
GRAZEit
TechnologyTell
About.com Europe Travel
Practical Hacks
One Bag, One World
MacNews

Yarn Stuff Sack:

Backcountry Treks
Christine Lukasavige on Vimeo
Gear Diary
Bmore crafty

Zephyr:

SchwarzTech
PCWorld
Restless tech
johnwilker.com
Gear Diary
Notebook Review
Macworld
Applelinks

[KarlJ]

Well done! A very helpful resource to be able to refer back to packing, usability, or other info about our bags.

[webtrashma]

Synapse review from The Wirecutter's (also with a couple links to reviews already included above.)

Tom Bihn Synapse Backpack | The Wirecutter

[desalme]

Thanks, webtrashma! Your link to The Wirecutter's review of the Synapse is now in the master list, above.

[bvp663]

BrooksReview.net reviews the Smart Alec - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

[roarmouse]

The Boston Herald Imago link is a dead end. Searching the BH site("tom bihn imago") returns this: Bihn takes bulk out of laptop messenger bag | Boston Herald

[desalme]

Thank you for the heads-up, roarmouse.

The Boston Herald Imago link is a dead end. Searching the BH site("tom bihn imago") returns this: Bihn takes bulk out of laptop messenger bag | Boston Herald

[desalme]

Thank you, Karl!

Well done! A very helpful resource to be able to refer back to packing, usability, or other info about our bags.

[desalme]

Thank you, bvp663. The links you pointed out are now in the master list.

BrooksReview.net reviews the Smart Alec - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3