Luggage Bags and Packs
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I wanted to share some local Colorado craftsmanship with y’all. Oveja Negra is primarily a bike-packing brand, and their ethos is very in line with the IH way. I absolutely love my Portero Roll-Top Backpack, which I had embellished with a smiley face patch by the owner Lane!
“Oveja Negra designs, manufactures, and sells top-shelf bikepacking bags out of our fun and bustling factory in Salida, CO. We are 16 people and 20 machines working our tails off to provide the best bags and customer service to our riders worldwide. Since our start in 2012 we've been manufacturing bikepacking gear in the Upper Arkansas Valley of Colorado. Born in a 300 square foot hole in the wall shop in the old mining town of Leadville, we've since moved our operation down valley to the river town of Salida. Every bag that bears our name is manufactured by a small team of dedicated and talented sewers right here in our factory.
When you decide to purchase an Oveja Negra product you are supporting our community. Thanks to you we are able to provide thrive-able careers to people who live and play in our funky little mountain town. We're also committed to supporting other US manufacturers; this helps us limit the environmental impact of the transportation of our raw goods as well as giving us and you the peace of mind that our materials are produced ethically by companies who invest in their communities. Over 90% of our raw materials come from other domestic factories.
Beyond our ethos of domestic manufacturing, quality is king at Oveja Negra. We are obsessive about the details and keep a close eye on every product. Our gear is designed, tested, and sewn by cyclists that work hard to insure your adventures go off without a hitch.” -
@Anesthetist it's been a bad couple of weeks for quality backpacks.
I've only used the Loyal Stricklin bag a couple of times. It's a touch smaller than I'd like, and there are a couple of tabs with rivets in the opening, which limit the size of what you can fit in. I want to get a couple of Evergoods Transit Packing Cubes, which I think will be the right size to fit into it. If so, I think that it would be workable for longer trips.
If not, I'll have to find a larger backpack for travel.
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@Graeme damn, sorry it is a let down. How large so you want your travel pack to be?
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@Anesthetist it's not a letdown, rather it's just slightly smaller than I'd like. The specs on the website are that it's 12" wide, though it might be half an inch narrower, and 5" deep. An inch more either way would make it ideal. But I think that I can make it work for travel, especially if I get a bit more minimalist about packing.
It's great as a day pack, and it feels basically indestructible, so it will get used.
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@Graeme have u looked at Mission Workshop for a travel bag? I have the MARS bag and love it.
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@Anesthetist I've seen a few Mission Workshop bags, and I even dropped by their store in SF when I was over there a couple of years ago. I like their products, but none of them really jump out as a must buy.
The Mars bag looks great. I think that was released when I was up in Sydney for a few days, and I didn't pay as much attention to it as I should.
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Just came across this bag maker based in the New Forest so not far from IHUK looks pretty good
https://route-unknown.com/
