Carryology x Aer Tokai Pack - special collaboration version of a fabulous compact, 14L urban EDC bag

[@kodessa]

Wait a minute, I have to buy the limited release bag to have the feature of it standing up? That feels like a gyp.

[@microvizart]

Its more of an advantage of the stiffer xpac material, rather than an new feature of the limited edition per se.

[@TheMountainborn]

Hi Keversatz - I agree with Izzat's comment - think of this as a side advantage of the stiffer x-pac rather than an explicit feature. That said, we all have personal preferences - like you, I generally prefer that EDC-oriented bags be able to stand up on their own which is why I usually mention whether a bag can or cannot do this during my reviews.

[@kodessa]

@@TheMountainborn Gotcha, so I guess anyone can have the stand up feature, since Aer make an X-pac version of the bag.

[@neohucore]

Not sure if I’m the only one, but I really don’t like the color choices on the Tokai one. It reminds me those over energetic NBA sneakers. The original looks way better and mature.

[@TheMountainborn]

Hi Jeff - yeah, it's a pretty bold colourway (though not as bold perhaps as the blaze orange carryology evergoods bags I suppose :P ) and I get where you're coming from. Since ≈98% of my bags are all-black, I kind of enjoy the contrast of the stark white from time to time (and it goes well with grey / neutral colour outfits IMO). But you're right, the Tokai variant isn't what I'd recommend as the first/only pack for a person, more of like a additional choice to add to a well-balanced rotation to add a little spice and flavour :)

[@neohucore]

@@TheMountainborn well said! BTW I’m totally fine with blaze/burnt orange :D

[@colinmsmall]

If you had to travel from the US to Europe for a week, what travel bag would you select for your trip (not because you want to review it, your personal pick)? Why?

[@bingbing2515]

Sounds like a video idea lol

[@marcpalacios2953]

I have the Aer Travel Pack 2 and if you can find one it is awesome. I don’t like the TP3 because if the magnetic buckles but the load lifters on the 3 is the only thing I wish the 2 had. I’m a minimalist traveler

[@colinmsmall]

@@marcpalacios2953 I ended up getting the 3 in xpac

[@marcpalacios2953]

@@colinmsmall Do you have the issue of the buckle coming undone like some reviews say

[@colinmsmall]

@@marcpalacios2953 I haven’t traveled with it yet. I will in a week. I don’t notice any issues though so far. Which buckles exactly?

[@frezzingaces]

Excessively saucey.

[@Mr1Musiclover]

Great review, Mountain. I have this bag in the black version with box and tags, never used it. Would you like to purchase it?

[@TheMountainborn]

Thank you so much for the kind words and the kind offer! I actually have too many bags these days (what a problem I know haha) so as much as I appreciate the offer I shall have to decline - I know there's plenty of people looking for these out there so I'm sure you'll find many buyers on line! If you're not already on there, I suggest offering on the carryology FB forums!

[@denis-kravets]

Do you know how to wash UVX40 or VX50 materials?) I mean “white xpac”. Seems like just use cloth, but mb some specific tricks))

[@TheMountainborn]

Here are the official cleaning instructions: www.x-pac.com/care-instructions-faqs/ As you suggested, just regular soap and water and some gentle scrubbing should do the trick. I would not use any kind of harsh cleansers or abrasives. For the white, I would especially make sure you use a white cloth or white toothbrush/pad to wash it. Don't use any coloured cloth/rag/scrubbing pad because it is *very* possible some of the colour will rub off from the cloth/rag/pad onto the fabric of the bag. (lesson learned the hard way when cleaning white bags in the past) Good luck!

[@denis-kravets]

@@TheMountainborn Thank you!! I’ve seen the instructions, but they were quite wage. BUT the last part is subtle, but the most important IMHO. Will buy a dedicated one ❤️ Thank you a lot ❤️❤️❤️

[@retrovelcro]

Ironic, no? Since, well, it's camouflage ... but still a stunning pack.

[@TheMountainborn]

Haha I know right? And yes, definitely an eye-catcher in the white colourway in my opinion!

[@epretto]

Awesome bag 🤩 best reviews

[@scaz83]

My brother in Christ, how did get that bag.

[@TheMountainborn]

Hi Marc! Actually the same way as everyone else - just click that button as fast as possible the second the drop goes live 😂 That said, I should give props to Carryology and Aer because they 1. Produced a pretty healthy amount of bags for this collab, even in the white colourway - this was one of the first collab drops in recent history where inventory was available for longer than like 10 seconds hahaha 2. Had a *much more robust* online system. Unlike some other drops, the Aer servers or whatever did not even blink under the crushing load once the drop went live, so that meant we could actually check out without a bunch of errors or other nonsense. The only downside is that sometimes these drops happen at ridiculous hours for people overseas so I guess the only other thing is setting multiple alarms to make sure I'm up at 2am or whenever they go live in local times 😂

[@kh5322]

Are u sellin?

[@TheMountainborn]

Alas, sadly not, this one is staying in my collection for a while :)

[@Images_of_threat]

Dude the main thing you don’t like about the bag, was the main concept of this bag. The whole reason for the black and white thing was the idea of YIN AND YANG. You spent about the same amount of minutes complaining as there of the white version in existence. It is not like this bag will ever be reproduced for the masses, there is a hand full of people that scored that bag ( me being one ) mainly because of the color combo. Now I’m a firm believer in using the bags I get no matter how rare they are, with that said I also got the MCB version to use more frequently. Now to the material, yes it is white of course it will get dirty but thats ok, it is basically the same stuff they use to make boat sails out of. It can be cleaned very easily and fairly often if you so chose. It is tuff stuff some mild detergent and warm water with a toothbrush or something to that affect will have you right back to looking new. Anyway I’m not trying to come off negative or anything, you just seemed really bothered by these things, so I thought maybe this would ease your pain so to speak… keep them coming /