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Tumi Transporter 22-inch Wheeled Packing Case with SuiterFor luggage, look no further than the Tumi Company. Tumi bags are virtually bullet proof and its roll-a-way wheels zip through tarmacs, parking lots and potholes like nobody’s business.

For the first time in years Tumi is updating its line of bags. No longer Spartan looking, Tumi is talking on the Louis Vuitton crowd with its stylish 14-piece T3 line of travel bags. Available in blue and black with high-tech brushed aluminum hardware, these bags will last you a lifetime. (Starting at $300; www.tumi.com)


Ogio RIGOgio RIG
Getting your “sticks” from point A to point B just got easier with the Ogio RIG Golf bag. With its retractable pull –handle and in-line skate wheels, this hard-sided travel golf bag plays through airports as well as your favorite course. The RIG features a spring-loaded locking hard top that snaps over your club heads for travel and pops off when you get the cart friendly bag to the course. Designed to hold up to 16-clubs, including your Big Bertha oversized driver, the RIG also includes a middle compartment for your Golf cleats and rain jacket, an umbrella holder and numerous other storage pockets for balls, beer and tees. ($250; http://www.ogiobags.com)


Diaper Dude
For new dads, carrying pink diaper bags and Chicken Dance Elmo through airports and restaurants is a rite of passage. Putting an end to the humiliation is the new Diaper Dude BAG, the world’s first diaper bag designed for dads. Diaper Dude bags are messenger style, hip, funky bags with 10 compartments, a removable cell phone holder, hooks for pacifiers and keys, and a padded changing pad. Diaper Dude comes in camouflage or black. ($52; www.diaperdude.com)


LowePro DryZone 200LowePro DryZone
Whether photography is your hobby or career, Lowepro’s waterproof soft-sided camera bag called the DryZone, protects your gear from the elements. Featuring customizable compartments, adjustable and padded harness, waist belt, plus exterior expandability you can take this bag through the waterfall, or swim to the shore, and still have dry equipment. The bag even floats when fully loaded. ($220; www.lowepro.com)