Rain rain go away...

With all the torrential rain lately, I have been getting a few enquiries about how waterproof our bags are.

Well how about this for feedback?

"The bag is doing swimmingly, literally. I don't think I've ever been rained on, on my motorcycle ever before than in the last 2 months. Bag is completely, utterly dry inside after a 40 minute each way commute in torrential rain. (Think cups of water squeezed out of my gloves)"

So, plan on riding in the rain and want to keep your kit dry?  Stress not, as all our Messenger Bags are definitely rain proof!  Truck tarp or Billboard liners; either way they are guaranteed to keep everything dry!

Helen Update

It has been a while since we last talked about Helen; so long in fact I am sure most of you have forgotten about her.

Ultra quick refresher:
We here at BOgear wanted to give back to the community, however being a small company didn't have any spare cash lying around.  Decision?  Give back with our time.  Solution?  Raise a Guide Dog pup.  Enter stage left, Helen a beautiful black labrador.  For a year we raised Helen as a Guide Dog pup, before returning her to Guide Dogs Queensland for her formal training.  It didn't take long before GDQ realised that she was awesome (we already knew that!) and decided to put her on the breeding program.  Which was when we got a call asking if we would like to keep looking after Helen.  Obvious answer?  YES!

So for the past year we have been looking after Helen!  And gosh she is cute.  Only now, there is something more cute than Helen...


Yup, thats right... Helen has had her first litter!

Seven of the most beautiful and cute puppies!  Six boys, and one girl.  Needless to say, I will be bombarding you with ultra-cute photos and videos of Helen and her litter over the coming months!

Big thank you to Guide Dogs Queensland for both their amazing care of Helen during this time and their constant contact with us here at BOgear (silly us needlessly freaking out!).  This cannot be done without generous donations from the public; so go on...  
Let them know you are part of the BOgear Community!

Hello 2012!!

Well hello 2012!!  And what a big year we have planned from our end!  We here at BOgear hope you all had a fantastic holiday!

For now, here is something new...


Can you tell what is unique about this bag??

How about the coloured webbing!  That's right, coloured webbing is IN!  Which means we are not only using it for our Strap Ons, but also for the bags...  

Keep an eye out for even more unique bags!


Last Custom Bag for 2011!

The last custom bag for 2011 has just left our studio.  And rather than keeping it to ourselves, we decided to share...  plus it looks freaking amazing!


Check it out!



Safety never looked so good!  Triple reflective stripe on the flap... this almost covers the entire flap, so will positively glow under lights!  Impressive, plus a unique pattern to boot!

The bag is also lined with a heavy duty truck tarp, while a second shoulder strap is added to cope with heavier and bulkier loads.  Oh, and like us, the new owner is a polo fiend... so we had to include three rigging straps which are perfect for strapping polo mallets to the bag!

So, last custom bag of 2011... what do you think?  Our thoughts?  
ACE!

Want one of the first 2012 custom bags? 
January's build list is filling fast...! 

Merry Christmas!

To everyone who we have come into contact with over the year...

Merry Christmas!

We here at BOgear hope you rest up well, and spend a fantastic time with those you love!  Recharge those batteries, and see you in the New Year!  May 2012 be a fantastic year for all!

And just because we need to talk about work:
BOgear will be closed:
23rd December - 9th January


Coloured FRS Strap Ons!

I briefly mentioned previously that our coloured FRS Strap Ons were coming...

Now for a sneaky peek!


Three colours (Khaki Gold, Orange, Lime) with two more to come!!

Dirtified custom Papermunky!

Just received this sweet little email from a longtime BOgear customer!

"G'day Dave,
Hope all is well and your year has been a good one.  Enclosed are some pics of my "Weird love child".  It's been a great bag and I have used it every day since I got it.  I took it to the UK  last year as well so its travelled far and rides with me to work every day.
Keep up the good work!!"

Ah, thanks for the kind words Pat!

And now check the bag out... still going strong!

This is definitely a custom "Weird Love Child"!!  A Papermunky shape and size, but with Sindrome features (pleated pocket an from memory, a shoulder pad).  Double sided billboard liner... and it is still going strong!

Want a custom bag yourself?  As usual, drop us a line!