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Stand by Your Man (and by ‘man’, we mean ‘bag’)

A problem is a chance for you to do your best. –Duke Ellington Recently we’ve talked at length about how to get the best from your Minaal gear. In response, you’ve sent a glorious torrent of compliments, questions, and marriage proposals (I said yes! Three...

Looky Looky: Sapa to Siem Reap

Gear Essentials Collection SIX WEEKS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA Thanks, Dave. Solid kit for a swing through Vietnam and surrounds. HOW IT WORKS – Turn your bag out (careful, careful your best stuff is inside). Take out your gear. Frame it up at right angles. Then snap a...

Freak Out and Carry-on

The IATA just gave up on their plan to reduce carry-on dimensions. Too bad other airlines haven’t… Last week the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced a new scheme to standardize and (more importantly) reduce carry-on dimensions to 55x...

On physical product design

Over the last few years, we’ve been designing a carry-on bag in our heads, and on scraps of paper. Since early December, we’ve been actively prototyping and testing that bag – first in New Zealand, then Vietnam, and now the US. We’re about to launch...