Chobe 19-24L

Introducing the all-new Chobe 19-24L shoulder bag, a versatile bag for photography, travel and business.

Chobe is a well-designed full-featured business, travel, and photography bag with room for all of the necessary accoutrements. In its normal state, Chobe is the perfect business bag with room for a 15” laptop, iPad AND a Kindle or other tablet, business papers, magazines, travel documents, and all of the bits and pieces that make life comfortable on the road. With the flip of a zipper, the bag expands to accommodate a spare change of clothes and goes from day job to overnighter. Add the custom designed matching padded photo insert and Chobe’s role grows to camera bag extraordinaire hauling professional DSLR camera bodies and lenses in style.

Constructed of the finest materials, Chobe features lightweight, durable sailcloth, the same technology used in the America’s Cup race sails. The bag’s convertible function allows for multiple missions by discerning travelers that work as hard as they play. Because the bag was developed on the road, the little things are covered, like an expansion pocket for a drink and plenty of pockets and compartments to keep life organized. A concealed sleeve for sliding on rolling luggage means that Chobe can hitch a ride any time. The bag fits international requirements for carry on sizes and in most cases qualifies as a simple personal item.

As always, each Chobe 19-24L comes complete with a no-nonsense warranty.

Versatile

Chobe is easily the most versatile bag we've laid eyes on. Equally comfortable at work or play, it's the one bag that finds itself by our side every day.

Photography

Need a bag to carry a DSLR and lens or two for a quick shoot around town? Chobe can do it. Need a bag to carry a couple of DSLRs and a couple of lenses and flash units for a portrait session on site? Chobe can do it. Need a bag to carry a DSLR with a zoom lens to because you like to see the whites of their eyes. Chobe can do it. Catching the theme? Chobe's endless ability to adjust to your needs is what makes this bag so great. Not only will Chobe swallow your photo gear, but it can also carry your laptop, iPad, Kindle, cables, travel documents and a snack all at the same time. It's the perfect companion for a quick trip around town or as an additional carry on for an international flight to Africa (yes, we've taken one there too).

Travel

Is travel as important as photography to you? Perfect. You'll love the versatility of Chobe to adjust sizes to meet the need, organize your goodies, and look good doing it. It slips comfortably under most airline seats and every overhead compartment we've tried to stuff it in. It's small enough to carry around town with essentials, but big enough to carry a full day's change of clothes, essentials, and entertainment. Travel documents are kept handy in either of the exterior or interior compartments for quick retrieval. For those times when you find yourself traveling with a rolling bag, Chobe's convenient concealed handle sleeve allows the bag to conveniently slide right on for a hands free experience.

Business

So, you have a real job do you? Chobe likes to work as hard as it plays. It dresses up well with it's black VX-21 sport coat and room for all the necessities of a hard day's work. Laptop, files, financial calculators all enjoy the luxurious interior, and the bag has no qualms with spending the night in New York. Attorneys will find the photo insert handy for depositions and court presentations when a projector or camera are needed. Accountants now have an audit bag worthy of their skills and endless paperwork. Investment bankers can walk in to a negotiation with something that screams in good taste. Ultimately, regardless of the professional occupation, Chobe will make you look and feel like the skilled tactician that you are. Have we gone overboard? Perhaps.

Lightweight

Chobe is not only the most versatile bag in its class, it's lightweight too. The bag on it's own is well less than the 3 lb mark and flies well below the 4 lb mark with the padded protective photo insert. Lightweight doesn't mean fewer features in our world. It simply means designing a bag smarter with the right materials and hardware to maximize function while minimizing weight.

Durable

Our high-tech materials weigh one-third the weight of materials found in competing bags, but still offer superb durability to keep your gear well-protected. The outer materials are abrasion- and tear-resistant while the specially designed lightweight padding can handle rough impacts associated with handling and transporting gear, traveling, or doing business in remote regions or urban landscapes; all without the bulk of traditional foams used in camera bags.