Since I’m on a bit of a bag kick lately, here is the Ivan from Chrome.  Here are the pros of Chrome and this particular bag.  Chrome makes very industrial style bags for the urban environment.  What I mean is that they are designed to hold up to people who are rough on their equipment…myself included.  They remind me of Crumpler bags in the way they are constructed with tough materials…not so much design-wise though.  More pros are the ability to throw really about anything you can think of into this bag and it will handle it.  (note picture of ice!)  The roll top design is good for times when you have something that sticks out the top.  Where the regular backpack can’t be closed with large objects, here you have the option.

You are getting a full day blog of pet carriers.  I wanted to show some of the more trendy carriers, and hit some price points as well.  I’m realizing that a “cheap” pet carrier is around $60.  This one above on wheels, which also doubles as a backpack, goes for $56.99 on Amazon.  DOG CAT PET AIRLINE APPROVED ROLL Along Wheel Away Carrier

From Celltei.com comes the Traveler Backpack-o-Pet. You better be a serious traveler who brings your pet everywhere…it’s the only way to justify the price tag. $225 for small pets and $255 for large. Designed to supposedly fit in overhead cabins on flights, the stylish pack has 3 different colors to choose from. I’ve never seen anybody with these. I’ve seen a recent increase in pet carriers on wheels, but not in the form of a backpack like this.

DeuterUSA.com has a lot of good outdoor backpacking products. I am always fascinated by the way marketing attempts to come up with something new. Well this time it is an “Air Comfort” system. Basically it cycles air as the graphics point out. All I know, is when I’m traveling, my back can get hot from a long haul sure… but I’m more worried about the pain of the load than back heat personally.