When you’re carrying everything on your back, having multi-function, multi-purpose gear makes the most sense. The Bitterroot Dry Bag for instance. This thing will keep your gear dry with its roll-top closure & watertight construction. With a couple lightweight accessories, it will filter your drinking/cooking water—it’s constructed of a NSF-approved potable water material & can also be used to inflate your air mattress & other inflatables. A funded Kickstarter.

Merging the features and functions of a camera bag with 100% waterproof protection, the Cabrillo Dry Bag let’s you bring your camera gear into the wettest conditions with complete confidence. The interior has a molded foam insert to protect against drops and bumps and the outer shell is made of high tensile 70D ripstop nylon & features a roll-top design.

This 25-liter roll-top dry bag will keep your valuables high & dry on land or sea. It’s made of rugged & completely waterproof 500D PVC. Add in the cooler insert and suddenly you’ve got a leak proof soft-sided cooler that will keep your supplies ice cold. Includes an adjustable shoulder strap for comfortable carry as well as a D ring for lashing it down.

This submersible dry bag is made of tough, 500D PVC and features a roll-top design, thermal heated seams & buckle closure that completely locks out moisture. At 30-liter capacity, it’s the perfect size to carry your supplies for a day in the kayak to down at the beach.

Freitag has been crafting bags and backpacks for decades using recycled tarps. But the Zippelin is completely new. It’s an 85-liter rolling travel bag that inflates. When not in use, it rolls up & stores in a compact 8-pound bundle. When you’re ready to travel, pump it up with a standard bike pump & roll. It’s got multiple exterior pockets, removable wheels, shoulder carry straps, and carry grips all over. The recycled tarp material means no two bags are alike. A funded Kickstarter.

Matador’s Seg 42 Travel Pack hits a 3-pointer combining the easy packability of a duffel with the organization of packing cubes & the comfortable carry of a backpack. The pack splits lengthwise with a full-zip clamshell design, while the main compartment is accessible from the outside. There is a padded & zippered laptop pocket. The padded backpack straps are stowable and its 42-liter size make it carry-on compatible.

With waterproof, rip-stop tarpaulin construction and an insulated interior, the Undercover Cool Bag from Ghost Outdoors merges the tech features of a dry bag with the convenience of a day pack that will keep 18 cans (or 14 beer bottles) cold for up to 48 hours. It’s hard to imagine 18 beers lasting that long but, okay. The bag also features a waterproof front pocket for your valuables & an attached bottle opener.

Finally the inside of your gym bag won’t smell like the inside of your gym bag. That’s because the premium Paqsule duffle is the only bag in the world to feature O3 & UV-C cleaning technology. With the push of a button you can activate the chemical-free system to deodorize, disinfect, and kill bacteria. Whatever you put inside comes out clean.

Rocky Mountain Underground’s 35-liter BRFCS Travel Bag is a rugged, well-designed travel bag that zips-out and expands up to 50-liter capacity. The bag is constructed of rugged cotton canvas that has a weatherproof PU & wax coating, to shed rain and snow. It can be carried as a backpack with stowable shoulder straps & waist belt. Full-zip internal organizers keep gear separated & in its place. Features like a padded laptop sleeve, locking zippers, helmet sling, & zip sidewall pockets add to its versatility.

To say the adjustable A10 duffle from Piorama is versatile would be a serious understatement. This bag can instantly expand or contract to fit exactly what you need, so you can stick with one bag for all kinds of cargo. Depending on your payload you can quickly transition between 31L, 46.5L, and a 62L capacity, for use as a day, weekend, or travel bag all in one. It can also be carried with the adjustable shoulder strap, backpack straps, or the duffle handles.

One million shivering nights in the tent later & finally a sleeping bag heater has arrived. Ravean’s battery-powered wearable heated sleeping bag liner keeps you toasty from your hood to the tip of your toes, increasing the temperature rating of your current sleeping bag by 20 degrees. It’s also lightweight, washable, packable, & will even charge your phone.

For cyclists out there mashing away on multi-day rides, Rapha has designed a comfortable, lightweight sleep system. Their new Explore Down Sleeping Bag features high-loft 850-fill-power down with a DWR coating for moisture resistance and a temperature rating to 15º. Designed to work in tandem with their Explore Down jacket, the upper part of the bag is thinner, which saves weight and makes it much more compact for transport in your bike bag.

Pro tip: it’s best to keep your first-aid & trauma kit on the outside of your pack. We found a tough little modular bag from OneTigris to help you do precisely that. Made of mil-spec 500D nylon, their Foxtrot Alpha First Aid Medical Bag is a 8” X 5” MOLLE-compatible pouch with a dual-zipper D-Ring closure. The design allows you to quickly grab, & pull the bag wide-open for instant access to emergency supplies.

The German-Made Dry Ager is the world’s number one dry aging fridge. Precision electronic controls for temperature, humidity and air regulation create the ideal microclimate for aging beef on the bone as well as pork, ham, and salami. The system combines an activated carbon filter with an active UVC-ventilated-disinfection system, which sterilizes all of the air in the fridge every minute.

The Primo Ager allows you to make delicious dry-aged meat easily, effectively, and professionally in your own home. The smart, compact unit is a commercial-quality, fully automated system that produces high-quality, delicious dry-aged meat easily & effectively, with UV-C sterilization, integrated app controls, and it can store up to 100-pounds of meat in just 3-square feet of space. If this all sounds good, consider this: the Primo’s Kickstarter campaign funded in just 30 minutes. Now that’s rare.

Cycop’s DaySling 2.0 gives you the simplicity & convenience of a sling bag but steps up tactical performance with waterproofing and cut-proof fabrication. The bag can also expand from 6 – 13 liters & features an arsenal of zippered pockets and internal organizers. A funded Kickstarter.

Built to withstand the worst weather, the Monsoon Bag is a 100% water & dustproof 90-liter rooftop cargo carrier that will keep your gear clean & dry no matter where you go or what mother nature dishes out. The roll-top design features sonically welded seams and an IP 66 rating. Roof-rack ready.

Handmade in Washington State from supple, dry milled chap leather and featuring classic materials like hand-peened copper rivets & solid brass hardware, the Wild Bill duffle is a bag built for the long haul.

In collaboration with Seattle’s classic outdoor brand Feathered Friends, Filson has developed a down sleeping bag that features an outer shell of Filson’s Dry Finish Cover Cloth, a removable snap-in liner made with 8-oz. Alaskan Guide cotton flannel, and a removable hood.

Merging a tote/carryall with a messenger style bag, the Collected Shoulder Bag from Hardgraft is made of full-grain gray or coal leather, features handles and an adjustable two-tone shoulder strap, a full-zip clamshell design, and interior and exterior zip pockets.