"I was soaked in the rain, splashed with mud, and brushed up against endless rough foliage. Knowing my gear could tough it out, my group rearranged their gear and compiled everything that needed to stay dry into my TL. It's definitely not just for city use"

Brian Louie

"I am a travel photographer and needed a bag to suit my gear needs in a well designed package. The V4 was the bag I had always been waiting for! Where my experience with Black Ember exceeded my expectations was when I reached out to work out a expedited shipping date in order to use my bag for a corresponding trip. They were able to accommodate. It arrived just in time and the Black Ember crew was phenomenal!"

Alex Qian

"The Black Ember V4 is for sure the best travel bag I have ever used! So much thought and care were put into the design of the V4. Highly customizable and modular. Super well built with high quality materials. Most comfortable straps that I've ever worn hand down!"

Terence Dang

"Just ordered my  3rd Black Ember backpack. The quality of these products is simply fantastic. Would certainly recommend Black Ember!"

Johannes Hafkenscheid

"I was on the hunt for a new pack. Wham-o! Black Ember comes up in my search. I bought the TL3 with an extra handle. I checked out other packs but nothing came close to the stellar designs, attention to detail, and high-end materials and hardware. To top off a great pack, Black Ember customer service is the best. I had a small issue and it was resolved in a fast and professional manner"

Paul Mirocha

"Looking for a strong and waterproof backpack, I found with Black Ember an awesome backpack and also a nice team which really take care of their customer. I warmly recommend. Cheers from France"

Johann Bernast

"I've just got my Citadel Pack, and I have to say it, it's the perfect everyday pack. Awesome quality products, and amazing customer service. Everything related to Black Ember is a great pleasure"

Marco Ziga

"After flying for over twenty years each week and trying a new brand approximately every year, this backpack is my personal Holy Grail of all backpacks I ever had and have. I can customize it whenever I need a different configuration. No matter if I travel with a 2nd notebook or needing an extra space for my Leica camera equipment. You did a great job and have an awesome product. By the way: I've got more bags than my wife"

Harald Schmidt

"This pack has been with me in a lot of travels. California, North Carolina, Boston, Austin, Jamaica, Canada (in a blizzard), Ukraine, and Denmark. I've packed it with 15" Retina Macbook Pro's and my new ultra light Macbook. Tools, boxes, cameras, and more have all lived in this backpack. In the car, on the bus, the train, the ferry. The customizing from day to day is easy. Every one I show the pouch switching to is blown away. The magnetic coupling hardware is great. It's great for daily bikers as you can easily attach a Ulock on it. The straps are super comfortable. The bag has held up to through everything I've put it through so far" 

Zander from Massdrop

"I use my backpack for all my business traveling. I travel almost every week for multiple days and I constantly get comments and questions about it. I managed to trim down and minimize what I take with me on my trips enough that I only bring the backpack and no other carry-on or checked luggage. I also fly on small planes and being able to take off the pouches to fit in the small overhead compartments is a great thing. Once I get to my destination, I take off the laptop sleeve and go to my meetings with the sleeve only"

Derek de Blois

"My Citadel Kit recently arrived and I loaded it up for a week of work and play in Chicago. I walked everywhere, up to 8 miles in one day, including a couple hours in hard rain. Great organization every step of the way and it all stayed safe and dry. This will be my daily commuter"

Jim Persinger

"My Gen02 TL Pack just survived its first big field test. Five days of #greenfieldfestival, mud, beer, rain, rough beating, and rock n' roll. Not a single drop of water or beer inside! 

Adrian Schwizgebel

"I had search high and low for over 6 months to find a backpack that would 'tick all the boxes'. I purchased this over 6 months ago and it has not let me down. The main advantage is the flexibility of configuration. I travel for work and pleasure and this pack fits all my needs. Business: I cycle to work. It is weatherproof, accepts bike lock mount and rear lights easily. Neatly fits my business clothes, ready to change on arrival at the office, crease free. A must is the laptop sleeve...love it. Recreation: We hike and camp. We used it for an extended weekend Euro train backpacking and utilized the dry bag attachment and it worked great as an extender. Had multiple comments of praise from other European travelers & store owners where they could get one from!"

Anthony Perry

"Wanted to say thank you for the phenomenal customer service! I've not found a better bag to organize all the things I carry. I love this bag!"

Larry Cheng

"Just wanted to send a serious shout out to Black Ember customer service. I damaged my pack and they offered a great solution that will make it easy for me to fix. Really, really thankful and impressed"

Jason Thompson

"I was a Kickstarter backer and loved Gen01, but, great companies are made up of more than great products. It takes great people and great service and Black Ember has all three. Oh yes, I did order Gen02 with my Gen01 getting raffled at my office"

Bill Wolfe

"Great job on the design of my Gen03 messenger bag. This bag is really unique, I get comments on it all the time. The quick release is really high quality too!"

Michael Thomas

"As a firefighter I always like to see purpose, customizability and quality in any equipment I buy. So I'm happy to say that I absolutely LOVE my Black Ember pack. It's building quality is without doubt the best I've seen in a long time and it looks awesome"

Dirk de Priester

"Had my TL3 pack since Christmas and its been great. Super comfortable and functional. It wasn't until last night that its outdoor edge got tested. Going home I got caught in a Bangkok storm drenched from head to toe, and the bag kept my computer and docs safe and sound. If you know those storms then you know the kind of testament it is"

Ryan McHutchon

"My Citadel is my go to bag for travel. I just took a two week trip to two four countries and passed through 11 airports. My Citadel was a lifesaver and made the chaos and frenzy of moving through so many airports and customs check points fun, easy and super simple. I carried it as a carry-on and it stowed easily in all overhead bins fully packed with two additional pouches. It held all my electronics, cords, cables, phone, camera - and my passport and travel docs. I was able to store all kinds of small to medium objects in the main compartments storage pockets and all my gadgets and docs in my pouches. I remained hands free while pulling out my passport and docs from quick access pockets. I highly recommend these well thought out bags for travel"

Grace Hwang

"Received my Gen02 Neoruk Pack and I couldn't be happier. It instantly became my favorite pack of all time. I worried about weight issues as it has a lot of extra mechanisms, but even with the full load of my video equipment including 2 Gopro, 2 Gimble, 13" Macbook Pro, and other Gopro accessories/chargers/spare batteries, I can still manage to keep it under 7kg which is ideal for carry-on travel. The shoulder straps are well padded and it is strong enough for me to mount my Gopro Removu S1 gimble securely using PolarPro StrapMount. I am extremely happy with my purchase and I just placed another order for the Gen03 Citadel / DSLR Kit. Furthermore, their service is second to none, they ALWAYS responded to my emails within 24 hours to provide top class customer service and support. Can wait to test out the Gen03"

Arnold KL Chan

"I got the Gen02 Neoruk Pack with accessories. It became my go-to pack every since I received it a year ago. I like to highlight their unbeatable aftersell service! And of course the product quality and design are great. It's so unique and gets lots of attention on the street. Definitely will buy again their products!"

Cody Lai

 "Have been using my TL3 as my main bag since I got it last year. Handled the workload well and still looks great. The shoulder straps and the padding on the back make it super comfortable to wear. Just ordered the V4 bag today and can't wait for it to arrive in a couple months"

Logan Paynter

"Good products. Good design"

莊小鬼

"Hey! I ordered a backpack and just got it. It's fantastic. Just wanted to let someone know. I'm an architect and designer in NYC and have designed a lot of things from installations, to buildings, to an outfit for Lady Gaga, and am also an assistant dean of architecture. Love good design. I've been looking for a backpack for years. You solved my problem!"

M.G.

"I want you all to know that I am loving my backpack. I'm getting looks all over NYC and people ask me about it a lot. I almost don't want to tell them so I can keep it all to myself, but, I proudly share the info!"

John

"Loving my pack. I've taken it as my one and only piece of luggage to London, Barcelona, Rome, San Francisco, Las Vegas, and New York. This spring it'll be on my back to Berlin and Moscow. Thanks for bringing a great product to the market"

RJS

"Saw a guy sporting your TL bag while on my morning bicycle commute in San Francisco. Had to stop and ask him about it!

Ryan L

"I've taken nothing but my Black Ember pack on multiple week long trips to Japan and Canada (upcoming Taiwan trip in 5 days) and I'm wearing it every day to work"

Brian Yu

"First off just wanted to thank you for making a great product. I showed my wife your product and she ended up getting me the explorer pack. Since then, I've ordered one of everything that would work with my pack!"

Chris W

"I love my bag! It has served me well traveling with me for many of my business trips"

Lawrence W

"For all those Phantom lovers out there! One of the main reasons I purchased this bag is because I'm able to carry really easily my Phantom on trek and then be ready to fly right away. Great experience walking 40+ km through 2 days with it fully loaded on my back was nice. The expandable storage pouches are really nice for gadgets (Smart Pouch for smartphone and Hard Case for my RX100 and micro tripod), and then attached my jacket rolled with the straps!"

Pierre Beaudoin

"I finally got it this morning and it looks and feels kickass! When I show my 14 year old son he is going to have an orgasm due to all the tech that it has and probably steal it from me! Cheers on creating a beautiful piece of art!"

Neeraj

"Got my pack and very happy about it! Thanks for your dedication to the Black Ember community"

Vincent B

"I love the bag!"

Yoon K

"I love it! Great looks, good design, comfortable"

Adam

"Hands down the coolest bag out there"

Oskar K

"I would just like to say that so far my experience with you guys for customer service has been really great and the build quality of your backpacks is exceptional"

Jason M

"I've now used my Black Ember pack daily for well over a year. The outside fabric looks as good as the day I got it! The zippers have been holding up great too. The magnetic pockets have worked out great. Since I have extra I keep them loaded with different 'packs' of stuff so I can grab just one or all as needed. I like that modularity. All the hardware is holding up great. The design and detailing on the bag is all totally superb"

Steve

"Love my backpack"

Pete Lopez

"It's incredibly durable and I love the sleek low profile. It's definitely the best and most thoughtfully made pack I've ever seen (and I've owned a lot bags, I'm sort of obsessed with them)"

Steve Hamilton

"I've used my Black Ember backpack exclusively for the past 3 months traveling to Japan, Korea, and Saipan. Can't wait purchase a bag for my Dad and new accessories"

Ian Sheng

"I used my backpack as a messenger and a laptop backpack. I changed my laptop bag and transformed the bag with the messenger as a large single backpack like something out of a Voltron scene and someone stopped me and wanted to know where to buy the backpack. I told him to google Black Ember backpack and I hope that gentleman gets his backpack. Seriously, the best bag I've ever bought"

Thomas Lui

"Getting a ton of comments on my backpack. People want to know where I got it, where they can get one, and what new accessories are coming out. Great work!"

Jason Thomson

"BRAVO! Exceeded my expectations so far. Being a product designer myself, I can tell you guys put some serious thought into the design"

Joseph Gates

"My pack is a joy!"

Michael Buonagurio

"I love it and am looking forward to more products"

Dave Prout

"I am delighted with my pack! I am using your pack as a briefcase, but would love another as my carry-on!"

Renee

"You have no idea how much I enjoy my backpack. Thanks!"

Richard Ng

"Rocking my Black Ember for a week in Barcelona. So far, so good. Even kept everything dry in yesterday's rain"

Brian Golat

"The Black Ember backpack is one of the finest backpacks ever made! The construction is brilliant and many passersby were asking where can they acquire such a backpack"

Malvolence

"I saw a total stranger with the Black Ember backpack, flagged him down and made him confess where he got it"

Robin Drake

"Worth every penny. Now you need to do an outdoor/hiking pack. Based on this one, you would knock it out of the park!"

Tarlin Lanese

"Even better than I'd hoped for! Quality is top notch!"

Basheer Bergus

"Amazing, love it!"

Raj Deut

"JUST GOT MINE. LOVE IT!!!!!!!!"

Dorian Estela

"I'm loving your backpack and wanted to take a moment to express a little praise for your excellent work"

Michael Alexander

"I am now officially the coolest guy here in Dammam Saudi Arabia! You should have seen the look on my office buddies when I paraded in front of them!"

Ronald

"I want to say how much I love my new Black Ember backpack. It's amazing"

Presley Reed

"The bag is as promised and more. I love the attention to detail and the feel of the bag. A big thank you for an awesome product and hope to see more new stuff from you all"

Simon Yap

"The sickest backpack ever!"

Black Fixie Team

"Great pack! Love it. Not a day goes by where I don't use it"

Alex

"First travel with my new high-tech backpack. Still need to remember where I have put all my stuff with so many possibilities"

Tassos Panagou

"My brand new pack has arrived. It's been really worth waiting for it"

Brett

"Loving my new Black Ember pack. Perfect companion here in the Tokyo urban jungle"

Daniel Ozeki

"I have been on the road for 8 years touring as a performer and have gone through many bags. My Black Ember backpack has proved to be the most versatile and durable bag to date. Thanks so much for making a strong and functional product that also looks awesome"

John Angeles from STOMP!

"It’s not every day we come across a modular backpack the truly stands out. Such is the case with new V4 Adventure Pack"

"Allows you to carry any and everything related to travel, adventure, and photography in a format that is of use to you"

"Each cube can be organized to hold various types of gear like cameras, work kit and extra clothes"

"Best Carry-On Top 10"

"The V4 Adventure Travel Pack is definitely one of the most versatile and functionally accomplished carries we’ve encountered"