The Urban Dispatch

UrbanCred's shop packed with people during the second anniversary Carry Club

A Full House: The Carry Club Anniversary Recap


Two years in, the shop was packed. Bags on the table, three raffle winners, cold drinks from Onyx, and a round at Threes to close it out.

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Events
Customers browsing bags and SAMPLE pouches around the table at a UrbanCred meetup, with the West St windows behind

Two Years on the Block: Carry Club Anniversary Edition


UrbanCred turns two. Ed answers ten questions about how the shop came to be, the team behind it and the new SAMPLE patches, plus everything happening at Carry Club on Saturday, October 24.

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Events
Close-up of the sashi-ori weave on the SAMPLE Omusubi pouch

Sashiko, Indigo and a Few Demons: SAMPLE by Dan Matsuda


Dan Matsuda's new SAMPLE drop just landed at the shop: sashi-ori omusubi pouches, indigo micro zips, laser-cut demon patches and the last Friday the 13th patch he'll ever make.

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People
Carry Index results for a 5-day Tokyo trip

Meet the Carry Index: A Packing Planner That Checks the...


Tell it where you're going and for how long. It checks the forecast, the plug type and your bag size, then builds a packing list, including the stuff we don't sell.

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News
NYC subway station at night

The NYC Commute Kit: What to Carry on the Train,...


A commute bag has different rules from a travel bag. Three setups we see every day in the shop: subway, bike, and office-plus-gym.

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Guides
Passport, currency and cards laid out for a trip

Before You Fly Abroad: The Checklist


Entry requirements, passport validity, money, power and what goes in your carry-on. The things worth checking a week before an international trip.

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Guides