Kapten & Son · Cologne
Kapten & Son Bags
The office with the laptop, the Friday night train, the bike ride to work. In Cologne, Kapten & Son designs clean city bags, mostly in recycled polyester, with no animal-derived materials. The same bag, from Monday to Friday night.
The office, the Friday train, the morning bike ride.
Office
For the office, the laptop kept safe in a bag that doesn't look the part.
The Fyn and the Bergen Pro take a 16-inch laptop in 13 to 15 litres. The Helsinki opens from the top, the Aalborg from the back like a suitcase, and the Bergen Ultra keeps two sleeves for two devices.
13 L · 0.8 kg · 16-inch laptop
A clean flap, no zip in sight, and the laptop in its own back compartment.
15 L · 0.9 kg · 16-inch laptop
The laptop and the tablet, from the office to home, in a bag that sits well in a meeting.
18 L · 0.8 kg · 16-inch laptop
A 16-inch laptop in a compact bag that opens from the back, like a suitcase.
17 L · 0.9 kg · two laptop sleeves
For those who work on two devices, from the office to the train.
After work
The office, then the gym, the train or a night away.
The Lisbon Pro opens wide at the front and the back, from 26 to 34 litres; the Helsinki Pro keeps room for the gym and the shopping; the Bali Medium handles a night away. The Hellvi Pro Large does the same job on the shoulder, and the Åre Daypack Lite, 700 g with its rain cover, ends the day on the trail.
26-34 L · 1.5 kg · 16-inch laptop
The office in the week, the Friday train: it opens wide, at the front and the back.
25 L · 1.1 kg · 16-inch laptop
The office, then the gym or yoga, on your shoulder and without going home first.
Travel
For 48 hours in the cabin, or a week in the hold.
The Lisbon Duffles are carried on your back, hands free: the Small fits 55 cm cabin allowances, the Medium keeps a separate pocket for shoes, the Large has a hip belt for its 70 litres. The Bali Pro travels in the cabin with a second laptop sleeve. The weekday Lisbon Pro also goes in the cabin for the weekend.
26-34 L · 1.5 kg · 16-inch laptop
The office in the week, the Friday train: it opens wide, at the front and the back.
25 L · 1.5 kg · 16-inch laptop
The long weekend or the work trip, with a second laptop sleeve. In the cabin.
The laptop
A 16-inch, a 14-inch or a tablet: the bag that goes with it.
Each step gives the largest laptop the sleeve takes; a smaller laptop also fits every bag on the larger steps. When a bag takes a 16-inch MacBook but not a 15.6-inch PC, it says so next to its name.
16-inch
MacBook Pro 16
Or a 15.6-inch PC. The office, travel and after-work bags.
15-inch
MacBook Air 15
An everyday bag and a light daypack.
14-inch
MacBook Pro 14
City sizes, for a smaller laptop.
13-inch and tablet
MacBook Air 13 · iPad mini
A 13-inch laptop in the Tromso, a tablet in the smallest ones.
Sleeve sizes: Kapten & Son data. Bags not listed here have no laptop sleeve.
In town
The metro, the café, the buggy, with or without a laptop.
For a smaller laptop, or no laptop at all. The Lisbon Small and the Bergen Cloud take a 14-inch laptop, the Oslo keeps the phone in its anti-theft pocket. Both Tromso bags are made to go from the office to the buggy; the Tromso Small and the Vallen make do with a tablet.
15 L · 0.6 kg · 14-inch laptop
The Bergen in a quilted finish, 300 g lighter than the Bergen Pro.
36 × 29 × 12 cm · 1 kg · 13-inch laptop
A neat flap and a 13-inch laptop, from the office to the buggy.
31 × 26 × 9.5 cm · 0.8 kg · iPad mini
The same flap in a smaller size, for an outing with an iPad mini or an e-reader.
By bike
For cycling to the office, with or without a rack.
The Helsinki Pro Bike hooks onto the rack like a pannier, brings its own rain cover and goes on your back once you arrive. Without a rack, the Helsinki Pro stays put on your back with its chest strap. The Lund Sleek, in water-repellent smooth PU closed with a hook, does the commute in all weathers.
16-18 L · 0.8 kg · 16-inch MacBook
A rolltop in smooth PU, closed with a hook, for the commute in all weathers.
Crossbody
The phone, the keys, the card, and your hands free.
The Skara Large takes a 14-inch laptop and changes shape on lighter days; the Skara Small keeps the essentials. The Bali Crossbody can also be worn as a bum bag, the Lisbon Crossbody has a loop for the plane seat, and the Hellvi Cloud Small holds what you need for an evening.
22 × 35.5 × 9.5 cm · 0.5 kg
The Hellvi's soft quilting in a small size, for an evening with the essentials.
A5 size · 0.4 kg · 4 zips
A small crossbody that travels: anti-theft pocket, loop for the plane seat.
Tote bags
A tote on your shoulder, for the laptop or the shopping on the way home.
The Hellvi Cloud Medium and the Skara Cloud, soft and light, take a 14-inch laptop. The reversible Norva has no laptop sleeve; the Essentials Pouch, sold separately, snaps onto its handle.
The brand, as Eiken sees it
Clean city bags, designed in Cologne, free of animal-derived materials.
Kapten & Son is a German brand based in Cologne. It designs city bags with clean lines, mostly in recycled polyester, with no leather or other animal-derived materials. The same model often changes material, not silhouette: recycled fabric, quilting for the Cloud, smooth PU for the Sleek.
2-year legal guarantee of conformity, handled directly by Eiken. 30 days to change your mind.
Eiken's take
- Why we chose it
- On a city bag, the real question is the laptop: here, every bag states the size it takes, from 16 inches down to a tablet.
- Worth knowing
- These are city bags, not rain bags: none of them is waterproof; for a downpour, the Åre Daypack Lite and the Helsinki Pro Bike carry their own cover.
- Who it's for
- People who carry a laptop every day and want a bag that sits well in a meeting, then at the café.
Baptiste, Eiken
Questions
Before you choose a Kapten & Son bag.
Which Kapten & Son bag for a 16-inch laptop?
For the office: the Fyn, the Bergen Pro, the Helsinki, the Aalborg and the Bergen Ultra, which has two sleeves. For long days: the Lisbon Pro, the Helsinki Pro and the Hellvi Pro Large, on the shoulder. For travel: the Lisbon Duffles and the Bali Pro. By bike: the Helsinki Pro Bike. The Lund Sleek takes a 16-inch MacBook, not a 15.6-inch PC.
Lisbon Pro, Lisbon Small, Lisbon Duffle: what's the difference?
The Lisbon Pro is the office bag that grows: 26 to 34 litres and a 16-inch laptop. The Lisbon Small does the city, from 18 to 24 litres, with a 14-inch. The Lisbon Duffles are travel bags carried on your back: 33 litres in the cabin, 50 and 70 litres in the hold. The Lisbon Crossbody, A5 size, keeps the essentials.
Which Kapten & Son bag fits in the cabin?
Almost all of them: our Kapten & Son backpacks fit a 55 × 35 × 25 cm cabin allowance, except the Lisbon Duffle Medium and Large, which go in the hold, and the Lund Sleek, which needs 55 × 40 × 20 cm. Under the seat (40 × 30 × 15 cm): the Fyn, the Bergen Pro, the Bergen Cloud, both Tromso bags and the Vallen. Allowed sizes vary by airline: check yours.
Are Kapten & Son bags waterproof?
None of them is waterproof. The Lund Sleek is water-repellent; the Åre Daypack Lite and the Helsinki Pro Bike carry their own rain cover. In proper rain, protect your laptop.
Backpack or crossbody bag: which one?
A backpack if the laptop comes along every day: both shoulders share the weight. A crossbody or a tote if one strap and quick access matter more than volume. The Hellvi Pro Large, the Hellvi Cloud Medium and the Skara Cloud and Large still take a laptop.
Are Kapten & Son bags vegan?
Yes: no leather or other animal-derived materials in the Kapten & Son bags we sell. Most are in recycled polyester; the Sleek versions are in smooth PU.
What guarantee comes with a Kapten & Son bag?
The 2-year legal guarantee of conformity, handled directly by Eiken: you write to us, we take care of the rest. You also have 30 days to change your mind.
Where does Kapten & Son come from?
Germany: the brand is based in Cologne, where it designs its bags.
