Flanders Backpack featured in Men's Journal Gear of the Year 2017

January 01, 2018

Gear of the Year: 71 Amazing Things We Loved in 2017

North St. Bags Flanders

Our new favorite bike-commuting pack is this waterproof roll-top made in Portland, OR. Despite its thing build, it swallows a laptop and day’s worth of clothes; plus, side straps can be cinched down to keep your load from shifting. Bonus: two side pockets big enough to hold U-locks.

[$189; northstbags.com]

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