whatsinyourbag.com is a tribute to the big, squishy, bulky, salty, furry things we carry and simply cannot live without. Rejoice in everyday adventure. Founded by a San Francisco bike messenger in 1989, Timbuk2 pioneered the messenger bag and is known for legendary durability and custom manufacturing. Tumblr (3.0; @timbuk2-wiyb)http://whatsinyourbag.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d6b1f6cb62197254f39ab91f27d93b03/tumblr_mlrqp9swNc1rxolgho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Name: </strong>Martina Hafner<br/><strong>Place: </strong>Munich Germany<br/><strong>Occupation: </strong>Manager</p>http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/50998083664http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/50998083664Tue, 21 May 2013 10:01:44 -0700everydaysubmission<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/333757bd653592090eac3a1c3a806909/tumblr_mlqcdmMK1i1rxolgho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Name: </strong>Uli Fiedler<br/><strong>Place: </strong>Dayton, OH<br/><strong>Occupation: </strong>Administrative Assistant<br/><strong>Website: </strong><a href="http://www.courteousmassdayton.com">www.courteousmassdayton.com</a><br/><br/><strong>What can’t you live without?</strong> Rain Coat - Spring through Fall, Wool Coat - Winter<br/><strong>What’s the most surprising thing you carry? </strong>Spare lights, from the Ohio Department of Transportation, to give to a cyclist who doesn’t have any.<strong><br/></strong></p>http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/50916360988http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/50916360988Mon, 20 May 2013 10:01:24 -0700everydaybikesubmission<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c4a5a80856d4ad6d06162885456861a6/tumblr_mli2yxes2I1rxolgho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><p class="p1">These are the stuff that I’m going to Italy with this week. Thank you Timbuk2 for making awesome bags that carry everything I need with -as always- space to save. </p> <p class="p3"><strong>Name: </strong>Mert Erdir<br/><strong>Place: </strong>Istanbul, Turkey<br/><strong>Occupation: </strong>Photographer<br/><strong>Website: </strong>merterdir.com<br/><br/><strong>What can’t you live without?  </strong>My Victorinox<br/><strong>What’s the most surprising thing you carry? </strong>A lucky poker chip.</p></p>http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/50831320256http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/50831320256Sun, 19 May 2013 10:01:27 -0700travelphotographytechsubmission<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9b7c34d4fc770b8be70946aa5715bd74/tumblr_mm168a474x1rxolgho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Name: </strong>Roman Po<br/><strong>Place: </strong>Manila, Philippines<br/><strong>Occupation: </strong>Designer<br/><strong>Website: </strong><a href="http://www.promptdesigns.com" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.promptdesigns.com">www.promptdesigns.com</a></a></p> <p><strong>What can’t you live without? </strong></p> <p>my prescription glasses.</p> <p><strong>What’s the most surprising thing you carry?</strong></p> <p>a compact searchlight and a couple of leathermans. I’m not sure why.</p> <p>also, a zune :)</p>http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/50739867615http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/50739867615Sat, 18 May 2013 10:01:34 -0700everydayphotographytechsubmission<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3553e23b9fbaa48cc67b64c51fc0be34/tumblr_mm3jgj3OT01rxolgho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Name</strong>: Alex<br/><strong>Place</strong>: Knoxville, TN<br/><strong>Occupation</strong>: Graduate Student<br/><strong>Website</strong>: sites.google.com/site/richardsonalex25<br/><br/><strong>What can’t you live without?</strong> Air, water, food, coffee, you know, the essentials. The items in this photo are usually pretty indispensable as well. </p> <p><br/><strong>What’s the most surprising thing you carry?</strong> Nothing incredibly surprising, lately. It’s summer as of this week, so my bag is unusually light. Perhaps my cross-stitched Hogwarts house bookmarks that a friend made for me could could as surprising… </p> <p><strong>Bag Contents: </strong>MacBook Air (late 2012), iPad 2, iHome Bluetooth Keyboard, legal pad with leather folio cover, Post-It Notes, various writing utensils, Targus Stylus for iPad, hand sanitizer (a must), a microfiber cleaning cloth for various devices, a book—always (this week, it’s “The New Religious Intolerance” by Martha Nussbaum), lip balm.<strong><br/></strong></p> <p><strong>Not Pictured:</strong> iPhone 4 (used to photograph) and the Apple earbuds I’m wearing.</p>http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/50660573396http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/50660573396Fri, 17 May 2013 10:01:24 -0700everydaytechsubmission<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e8c3acd8f31e48db6db958a55c0c7dc2/tumblr_mltxn5bVLO1rxolgho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Name:</strong> Nina<br/><strong>Place:</strong> Hawaii<br/><strong>Occupation:</strong> Musician/Teacher/Student</p> <p><br/><strong>What can’t you live without?</strong>  i hate to say this—can’t live without my phone for an extended period of time<br/><strong>What’s the most surprising thing you carry? </strong>my batons<strong><br/></strong></p>http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/50585148113http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/50585148113Thu, 16 May 2013 10:01:17 -0700everydaysubmission<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8695e4e86374279d715124c3798296e5/tumblr_ml9lqsrTBS1rxolgho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="Apple-style-span"><strong>Name: </strong>Anne-Marie<br/><strong>Place: </strong>Maryland<br/><strong>Occupation: </strong>Homeschooling Stay-at-Home Mom<br/><br/><strong>What’s the most surprising thing you carry? </strong>I DO NOT leave the house without diapers for my youngest.  :) </span></p>http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/50504452001http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/50504452001Wed, 15 May 2013 10:01:25 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7a6da6bcf1ec6b68f125f80d240db2c4/tumblr_mmhj56Il2J1rxolgho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Name:</strong> Davide<br/><strong>Place: </strong>Rimini, Italy, Europe<br/><strong>Occupation: </strong>SEO & Web Marketing Consultant<br/><strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://www.studioazione.it">http://www.studioazione.it</a><br/><br/><strong>What can’t you live without? </strong>my MacBookPro :p<br/><strong>What’s the most surprising thing you carry? </strong>a 20-years-old Kodak R-27 18% Gray Card</p>http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/50428287533http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/50428287533Tue, 14 May 2013 10:01:39 -0700everydayphotographytechsubmission<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/39aeabf09f625fc6c89cf9757d57c695/tumblr_mmsmbcUUu51rxolgho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Name: </strong>kjiers10<br/><strong>Place: toronto, </strong>ON canada<br/><strong>Occupation: </strong>teacher<br/><br/><strong>What can’t you live without? </strong>a spork, my VERY light macbook air, my iPhone, at least one nikon DSLR (I carry an old D50 because it’s so much lighter than my other camera)<br/><strong>What’s the most surprising thing you carry? </strong>a very sharp helle knife, titanium chopsticks, a mini hozuki lantern (b/c no one wants to get stuck in the dark)</p>http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/50427204918http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/50427204918Tue, 14 May 2013 09:41:08 -0700everydayphotographysubmission<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fcdf7d1d4c292ccf49cd61214c0d7376/tumblr_ml6c4rUB091rxolgho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Name: </strong>Jesse Chin<br/><strong>Place: </strong>Queens, NY<br/><strong>Occupation: </strong>Senior Financial Analyst<br/><strong>Website: </strong><a href="http://www.newyorkslant.com">www.newyorkslant.com</a> which hasn’t been updated in forever<br/><br/><strong>What can’t you live without? </strong>Books of some sort</p> <p><strong>What’s the most surprising thing you carry? </strong>Nothing really that surprising. Inside my wallet there are some free admission cards for some strip clubs.</p> <p>So inside my bag are my iPad2, Flash Drive, some Hi-Chews, a spare set of earphones, some pens, a Tokidoki Iron Man, a Jasper Fforde book, Batwoman HC Vol 2, a bookmark and my Burberry wallet</p>http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/50269241949http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/50269241949Sun, 12 May 2013 10:01:33 -0700everydaytechsubmission<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dd72caa42158d1779f8b395bf1719f8d/tumblr_ml47el8sTv1rxolgho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Name:  </strong>Calvin<br/><strong>Place: </strong>Dallas, TX<br/><strong>Occupation:  </strong>Law Student<br/><strong>Website:  None… </strong><br/><br/><strong>What can’t you live without?  </strong>My phone<br/><strong>What’s the most surprising thing you carry?  </strong>Ninja Throwing Stars! (Just kidding) </p>http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/50177361791http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/50177361791Sat, 11 May 2013 10:01:33 -0700everydaysubmission<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cc36fbd038688939cac8b16966ae54e2/tumblr_ml3zbhGwom1rxolgho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Name: </strong>Katharine<br/><strong>Place: </strong>Denver, CO<br/><strong>Occupation: </strong>Nursing Student<br/><br/><strong>What can’t you live without? </strong>My iPad<br/><strong>What’s the most surprising thing you carry? </strong>Diet Root Beer, Diet 7 Up or Diet Ginger Ale</p>http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/50097345309http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/50097345309Fri, 10 May 2013 10:01:46 -0700everydaysubmission<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ed49d0c3e35196219ac500eb3b3bec22/tumblr_mky7ydy0O81rxolgho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Name: </strong>Tomás Montes<br/><strong>Place: </strong>Barcelona<br/><strong>Occupation: </strong>Photographer<br/><strong>Website: </strong>tomasmontes.tumblr.com<br/><br/><strong>What can’t you live without? </strong><span>I can’t live without my bicycle.</span></p> <p><strong>What’s the most surprising thing you carry? </strong>A face shield for protected mouth-to-mouth resucitation. </p>http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/50020771675http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/50020771675Thu, 09 May 2013 10:01:30 -0700everydaybikephotographysubmission<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6708bdf86173e1d08b8a329985c37939/tumblr_mm572xjoU21rxolgho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Name: </strong>Patti Lord<br/><strong>Place: </strong>San Francisco, CA<br/><strong>Occupation: </strong>Co-Founder of BillionJellyBloom<br/><strong>Website: </strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/BillionJellyBloom" target="_blank">facebook.com/BillionJellyBloom</a> and  <a href="http://billionjellybloom.org" target="_blank">BillionJellyBloom.org</a><br/><br/><strong>What can’t you live without? </strong><span>Everything in my event bag is essential to managing a 10-25 jellyfish Flash Bloom, festival appearance or participatory bloom at Burning Man. Gaffers tape is God for fast repairs and TriFlow can loosen even the most stubborn performance pole. The bottle opener on the backpack shoulder strap has saved us many times when they forget to leave one in the green room- blooming is thirsty work.</span></p> <p><strong>What’s the most surprising thing you carry? </strong>Extra tentacles- sometimes things get a little rough out there ;)</p>http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/49942110763http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/49942110763Wed, 08 May 2013 10:05:34 -0700everydaytravelsubmission<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/19824ed25f3d6584f3896df1606b9528/tumblr_mkvbamsmnY1rxolgho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Name: Karen K.</strong><br/><strong>Place: Palo Alto, California</strong><br/><strong>Occupation: Project Manager</strong><br/><strong>Website: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/kimsamie">http://www.twitter.com/kimsamie</a></strong><br/><br/><strong>What can’t you live without? Water - essential component to life and coffee. Is that redundant?</strong><br/><strong>What’s the most surprising thing you carry? In this case, a scissor? Had to cut the KT Tape on the go…</strong></p>http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/49941885806http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/49941885806Wed, 08 May 2013 10:01:17 -0700everydaysubmission<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1a9f5ea2c08cfffb03384d35ddd6bbb5/tumblr_mkv3y6t9TE1rxolgho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Name:</strong> Gavin<br/><strong>Place:</strong> Northeast, USA<br/><strong>Occupation:</strong> Tech Stuff<br/><strong>Website:</strong><br/><br/><strong>What can’t you live without?</strong> Skullcandy ear buds (with or without a music source, essential for bus commuting)<br/><strong>What’s the most surprising thing you carry? </strong>Extra underwear! (I regularly commute across 2 states to NYC via bus.  Getting stranded, and stepping into invisible puddles comes with the territory.)<strong><br/></strong></p>http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/49882039865http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/49882039865Tue, 07 May 2013 14:49:44 -0700everydaysubmission<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6e37fd19411e241e1e8289bf433ab901/tumblr_mksyspEYM91rxolgho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Name: Nick</strong><br/><strong>Place: Ohio</strong><br/><strong>Occupation: Retail</strong><br/><br/><strong>What can’t you live without?  Advil</strong></p> <p><strong>What’s the most surprising thing you carry? My trusty Advil. </strong></p>http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/49445085456http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/49445085456Thu, 02 May 2013 10:01:36 -0700everydaytechsubmission<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c0098ef0f7009ec65ad873cd6a1bfb5f/tumblr_mkqwsiilxv1rxolgho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Name: Liz</p> <p>Place: South Eastern Connecticut</p> <p>Occupation: Security </p> <p>Website: http://wanderingsailorreviews.blogspot.com</p> <p>My bag: Timbuk2 Messenger-small</p> <p>What can’t you live without? I’d have to say my iPhone and my work phone-I have other ways of staying in touch, but I can’t live without the pocket sized connection to the outside world!</p> <p>What’s the most surprising thing you carry? I carry at least one pocket knife/multitool at all times. You never know when you’ll need to open a box, fix a car, save the world…</p> <p>Contents: </p> <p>Macbook Air with BookBook case from Twelve South, iPad, iPad mini, Playstation Vita, Kindle 3G with keyboard, Coming of Age on Zoloft, ZAGG Bluetooth keyboard for iPad mini, Papernomad sleeves for iPad and iPad mini, 5 Gum, iPhone 5, Galaxy Note 2, Leatherman Blast (Not pictured: Canon PowerShot SX500 IS camera, which I used to take the photo!)</p>http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/49367921669http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/49367921669Wed, 01 May 2013 10:01:19 -0700everydaybiketravelphotographytechsubmission<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f7b64bfd16c27d7f48734e6e0cbb7db1/tumblr_mktogy5d0Z1rxolgho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/49286029118http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/49286029118Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:02:50 -0700everydaysubmission<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c0098ef0f7009ec65ad873cd6a1bfb5f/tumblr_mkqwrrEUXX1rxolgho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Name: Liz</p> <p>Place: South Eastern Connecticut</p> <p>Occupation: Security </p> <p>Website: http://wanderingsailorreviews.blogspot.com</p> <p>My bag: Timbuk2 Messenger-small</p> <p>What can’t you live without? I’d have to say my iPhone and my work phone-I have other ways of staying in touch, but I can’t live without the pocket sized connection to the outside world!</p> <p>What’s the most surprising thing you carry? I carry at least one pocket knife/multitool at all times. You never know when you’ll need to open a box, fix a car, save the world…</p> <p>Contents: </p> <p>Macbook Air with BookBook case from Twelve South, iPad, iPad mini, Playstation Vita, Kindle 3G with keyboard, Coming of Age on Zoloft, ZAGG Bluetooth keyboard for iPad mini, Papernomad sleeves for iPad and iPad mini, 5 Gum, iPhone 5, Galaxy Note 2, Leatherman Blast (Not pictured: Canon PowerShot SX500 IS camera, which I used to take the photo!)</p>http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/49266517043http://whatsinyourbag.com/post/49266517043Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:01:40 -0700everydaytravelphotographytechsubmission