Now on Indiegogo, RUX is a new way of carrying. Their tag line is “packs like a box, carries like a bag.”

Every RUX comes standard with lid, handle straps, and shoulder straps. The clear window allows you to see contents and the boxlike shape makes for max packing efficiency.

It stores flat but easily pops open when needed offering 70 Litera of capacity. It can be carried via the handles or up on your shoulders like a pack.

Order yours at www.indiegogo.com/projects/rux-packs-like-a-box-carries-like-a-bag.

The Drawbridge from Hazard 4 is their first daypack with a front panel that extends to secure helmets, bedrolls, jackets, and other essential gear. Front panel also flips 180° down for storing longer items like rifles or tripods, etc. Molded top-shell protects optics and other breakables, and is also a base for their HardPoint hardware parts.

The Drawbridge comes in three colors, Black, Coyote, and Gray.

www.hazard4.com/drawbridge

PocketUp is a small veteran owned business founded by my longtime friend Mel Terkla and his wife Rena. They’ve been making small items over the past few years, but anyone that knows Mel, knows that he loves packs and is the guy behind Kifaru getting into the military pack business about 20 years ago.

They’ve just unveiled their new Terrier Patrol Pack.

Designed as a small patrol/field pack, it is ALICE Pack simple, with no zippers. As Mel says, “just stuff and go!”

It is built with 1000d Cordura and 1050d Ballistic Nylon for extreme durability.

The Terrier has fully adjustable suspension featuring 19” aluminum stays, a contoured waistbelt that wraps the iliac crest, wide/padded shoulder straps with lifter straps and adjustable torso length, with a dual density foam back panel. A waistbelt is also included with the Terrier.

There is a fixed top lid with 5 rows and 6 channels of PALS webbing , and a full field of Velcro under the top lid to attach Velcro back pouches for small items that you need to access quickly.

The front of the pack has 9 rows and 6 channels of PALS webbing allowing plenty of real estate to mount PALs compatible pockets.

There are tab loops on the top lid and the bottom of the pack to attach their PocketUp Pods, or lash gear to.

The flat/bellowed side pockets lay flat when not being used, but can bellow out to expand the capacity of the pack, and hold lots of extra gear. The main bag and the side pockets have roll top closures.

The Terrier is bladder friendly with a bladder compartment in the main bag, and the ability to carry bladders in the side pockets, with all 3 having hose ports.

They supply elastic strap keepers for all the compression straps and the 2” shoulder strap webbing.

Like all of their packs, these are built on order, but Rena had to build one in Coyote and one in Ranger Green for photos.

The Terrier is now live on the website and ready to order. The price is $450.00 for Coyote or Ranger green and $475.00 in Multicam, that includes the waistbelt offered in 3 sizes.

They do not use sewing contractors like most of the big companies do now. Every PocketUp product is built by Rena…Made in the USA!

pocketup.net

If you’re looking for something a little different to cart your laptop and important papers around, check out this collaboration between Topo Designs and two Japanese outdoor brands, Nanga and Natal.

The 16.9 liter capacity Camo Rover Shoulder Bag is made from 1000D nylon printed a Natal Camo pattern combined with 400D blaze orange nylon pack cloth.

It integrates pack straps along with a removable padded shoulder strap. The flap closure is backed up by a cinch top of the bag.

These packs are made in Colorado and available from Huckberry.

Now in its second version, the Pakhook allows you to hang your pack on a standard clothing rack.

The PakHook is constructed of 18G steel and powder coated.

pakhook.com