The Brown Buffalo. Backpacks, travel bags and everyday carry built to last.
Keep your life together.
Everyday bags with an orange interior you can actually see into. Designed in Costa Mesa, built to be carried for decades.
TSA Compliant
Water Resistance
Versatile Storage
Flat Base
Ergonomic Harness System
TSA Compliant
Water Resistance
Versatile Storage
Flat Base
Ergonomic Harness System
TSA Compliant
Water Resistance
Versatile Storage
Flat Base
Ergonomic Harness System
Conceal Tote · CT 021What if one bag could be a backpack on the walk, a tote at the desk and a shoulder bag at dinner?
Open it and everything reads. The lining is TBB orange, so nothing gets lost in a black hole. One FIDLOCK buckle turns it from tote to backpack.
- The orange room
- The whole lining is TBB orange. Open it and everything reads.
- Body interface
- Three ways to carry: backpack straps, tote handles, shoulder strap.
- Threshold
- A top zip and a FIDLOCK buckle. Open for the commute, closed for the flight.
- Satellites
- Dopp Kit and Laptop Sleeve move with you when the bag changes.
From the feed
New work from the studio and the people who carry it. Tap a post to shop the bag.
“Loop fields in all 3 compartments let me set up the pack in different ways whether I'm doing EDC or travel.”
“This has everything in the right place for travel. Easy access as a tote - but...”
“This lil guy is a beast. I carry it everywhere. My daughter told me to stop.”
“The materials are top-notch, the construction is solid and the design really works for me. I am 5’6” and use this Pack for my sewing fabrics and current projects.”
“Favorite daily carry so far! External is sleek with the multicam, interior orange and quality is insane. Everyone i show this to is blown away.”
Finally, a brown Buffalo.
Chocolate is coming: a warm, deep brown that wears in, not out. The studio is shooting it this week. Leave your email and you'll see it first.
Every bag starts on a cutting table in Costa Mesa.
The studio where we pattern and prototype is the same room where we teach. If you'd rather build one than buy one, we'll show you how.
- Studio
- Costa Mesa, California. Patterns, prototypes and fit testing.
- Design
- Douglas Davidson. 30 years designing bags for over 50 brands, including Burton, The North Face and Nike.
- Teaching
- Taught product design at ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena. Industrial Design instructor at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) from spring 2027, teaching What We Carry, a studio with TUMI.
- Made
- With Guang Der Group in Cambodia and Vietnam.
- Warranty
- Lifetime, on every bag.
- Classes
- Build a tote, a backpack or a rolltop with us. Upcoming workshops are listed at canvasworker.com.
