In 1993 two inventive Swiss brothers, Markus and Daniel Freitag, created a weatherproof messenger bag from recycled truck tarpaulins, bicycle inner tube and a car seatbelt consequently the FREITAG company was born. Anytime a company uses recycled goods in their production they immediately score brownie points in our books but the FREITAG F14 Dexter Messenger bag really has gone above and beyond when it comes to upcycling. These funky looking bags are completely unique; no two bags are alike making yours as individual as your finger print.

For those not familiar with Australian mountains, Bogong is Victoria’s highest mountain, Bogong is an aboriginal word for Big-fella making it an appropriate title for Skandika’s 65lt +10 trekking all-rounder backpack. My favourite thing by far with this backpack is that you can access the entire main pocket from the front as well as the top, so you don’t have to think about keeping essentials at the top of the bag or diving in head first to try and get your spare pair of socks that you just know are at the very bottom of the bag.

The Radial 26 is a unisex commuter bag designed specifically for cyclists. The bag features Osprey’s latest AirSpeed technology which uses a trampoline style suspended mesh that allows air to circulate between your back and bag when out on the road.

Following on from our look at the R10, we are now going to look at its big brother: the R25 has all the same features as the R10, but on a larger scale. As the name suggests, it is a 25L bag. The only thing missing that the R10 has is the pen holders and little pockets down the inside of the main compartment - this has been replaced with two cool bottle holders on the outside, which are  the first water bottle pockets I have seen that sink into the bag rather than stick out.

In 2014, commuter Sarah Giblin set about designing a revolutionary type of backpack more suitable for public transport. With the help of over 1000 backers from her Kickstarter campaign, the first prototype was produced. From there, she has gone on to release four different varieties of Riut bags (pronounced ‘riot’).
 

The idea for the GOBAG was formed in the Scottish Highlands in 2013, when James Fyfe struggled to find a suitable bag that he was able take as carry-on as he took cheap flights all over Europe. After a successful Kickstarter project with 663% funding and almost 2,500 backers worldwide, the GOBAG was launched in early 2016.

The Cenzo Collection is part of the Floto.com factory brand. All of their leather bag collection is hand-finished with distinctive hardware and textures, all using vegetable-tanned full grain calfskin leather.

When Kelly Moore from Louisiana, USA couldn’t find a camera bag that was equal parts beauty and practicality, she did what any frustrated consumer would do and decided to create her own. Thus, the Kelly Moore Bag collection was born. The Pilot Backpack is named in honour of Kelly’s husband, so don’t be fooled into thinking it is some specially designed airline bag. That’s not to say you can’t take it on a plane, but you might prefer something with more padding or a hard shell.

Since 2004, Zuca have been producing bags to help keep travellers organised like never before, with multiple individual pouches and pockets to arrange your gear. The Zuca Pro Travel has a pocket for everything that meets FAA specifications for carry-on baggage, with dimensions of 19.5"H x 10"W x 13.5"D (always check individual airline specifications for carry-on dimensions).

The Roller Derby is part of ThinkTank’s Airport series. It has been designed to be as smooth and easy to manoeuvre as possible, for minimal muscle fatigue even when fully loaded. This spacious case has a large gear profile (12.6” W x 18.5” H x 5.5–7.5”). For example, it can hold a Canon 5DMIII with 70-200mm f/2.8 mounted, 1DX with 24-70mm f/2.8 mounted, 16-35mm f/2.8, 90mm TS-E, 2x Extender, 580EX or a Nikon D700 mounted to 70-200mm f/2.8, D810 mounted to24-70mm f/2.8, 14-24mm f/2.8, 105mm f/2.8 macro, 50mm f/1.4, SB900.