If you have yet to complete your life by bringing a messenger bag into your home, pause here first. We have gathered together the top carryalls from across the web, messenger bags for every personality, in any situation.
Ibagbar Canvas Messenger Bag Shoulder Bag
This high quality cotton canvas bag is perfect for weekend vacations or dashing about town. It will easily accommodate your tablet or laptop up to thirteen inches, with systematic interior pockets to help keep your smaller EDC items organized for when you need them. The stylishly faded color scheme lends the bag a scholarly air, and the slighter build makes it ideal for crowded airplanes or busy city sidewalks. We recommend the Igbar for the urbanite on a budget. Purchase: $44
Vagabond Traveler Washed Canvas Messenger Bag
When you need a bag for riding the rails and hitching across the country, or just to carry on your daily commute, check out the Vagabond Traveler. A durable canvas satchel with a comfortable sag that lends it an air of world weary charm. Two front pockets separate out your smaller essentials without over compartmentalizing your possessions, and the vintage brass fittings keep everything closed up tight until you’re ready to set up camp. Purchase
Kattee Men’s Canvas Leather Vintage Camera Messenger Bag
For the photojournalist on a mission, or the gumshoe about to crack things wide open, this bag is picture perfect. The removable lining is compartmentalized specifically to store and protect your delicate camera equipment, and when the job is done, take the liner out and you’ve got a messenger bag ideal for general use. The outer bag is crafted of hearty canvas, with a wide shoulder strap for comfortable carry when loaded up with heavy gear. The inner bag is of soft cotton, sectioned and padded for extra security. Your photography gear will be safe and sound in this beauty of a bag. Purchase $46
Berchirly Vintage Military Men Canvas Messenger Bag
Here to serve and protect, the rugged canvas Berchirly Vintage Military Bag will carry your possessions safely through the most harrying day. It will stay by your side and never waver, held in place by a durable canvas and leather strap. Four outside pockets offer handy access for swift retrieval in tight spots, and one pocket inside the spacious interior keeps your valuables doubly protected. Purchase: $53
The Claymore Wax Canvas Bag
Self-styled as the bag that allows you to carry “the new weapons of change,” the Claymore is ideal for toting textbooks, notepads, and electronic devises. It features an elaborate organizational system inside, including an elastic daisy chain to configure your pens, pencils, stylus, smart phone, and other small accessories along with a pocket of durable webbing for containment of larger essentials. If you needed another reason to love this bag: Each Claymore sold funds one week of secondary school for a woman in Afghanistan. Purchase
Topo Designs Mini Mountain Bag
When you are heading off the grid and taking only the bare necessities, make the Topo Mini Mountain Bag one of those fundamentals. With a rough and tumble cordura outer layer and a water proof truck tarp liner, the Topo is ready to brave any element you are. Zippered and drop in pockets inside and out, along with a leather lash tab gives you innumerable options for stashing your gear, and if you’re really going for the light load, lower cinch straps keep your pack tight and snug. Purchase: $139
Lakeland Laptop Bag
Excellent for daily use at work or school, the Lakeland Laptop Bag is weather resistant, comfortable to carry, and features a quilted sleeve for your laptop or tablet. Popular among students and professionals alike, this is a bag of class and breeding. The padded cross body strap may be removed if the occasion calls, and dual carry handles are easily secured together with a snapping flap, so that however you wish to present yourself, the Lakeland Laptop Bag is your accessory of choice. Purchase
Waterfield Vitesse Messenger Bag
Your go to choice for work and play, the Waterfield Vitesse is crafted of beautifully waxed canvas with naturally tanned leather trim. In addition to the adjustable nylon shoulder strap, it features a top grab handle for office carry. Outside it boasts waterproof zippered pockets, while the interior has both a laptop sleeve, and an Ultrasuede phone pocket to keep your electronics safe and secure. Purchase: $159
Mystery Ranch Outsider Courier Bag
Padded and roomy, the Mystery Ranch Outsider Courier Bag can be crammed until the space is filled and still carry gently against your back or side. The large laptop sleeve is padded to protect your valuable technology, and the cross body strap is cushioned and comfortable. The adjustable outer fasteners open easily, no messing with complex buckles and stiff leather straps, and the interior features multiple organizational pockets. This one’s a bag for all seasons. Purchase
Men’s Vintage Postal Messenger Mail Bag
This beautifully crafted leather bag features hammered copper rivets and black metal hardware. Designed along the same principles as the mochilas carried by the riders of the pony express, it is lightweight, roomy, and incidentally, very cool. The bag includes two internal pocket slots, and a laptop divider. The adjustable leather shoulder strap is padded for ease of carry, and the entire bag is stitched with durable nylon thread to last you through every hardship. After all, the mail must go through. Purchase: $400
SaddleBack Leather Messenger Bag
This bag not only looks great and wears comfortably, but it also comes with a warranty for the next hundred years. Easily converting from a messenger bag to a backpack, the SaddleBack Messenger Bag carries your gear in style with three exterior pockets and two interior. Dispensing with internal dividers, the storage capacity is at full potential, while an interior key clip keeps essential items easily at hand. Purchase: $500
