PACKS AND BAGS

Our historically contemporary briefcase for business people on the move.

Run your day-to-day, and embrace alternative transport options with this classic Cactus heritage retro-issue briefcase.

This was one of the original products that launched the Cactus brand into the world back in 1992.

• Sturdy double-handles for dashing between floors, plus a shoulder strap for skateboarding home
• Premium C-Canvas panels
• C-1000 reinforced base
• Internal dividers and sleeves for a binders, folders and digital devices
• Internal stiffener
• Large external zipped pocket
• External mesh pocket

It shouldn't take long to figure out where we got the name for this friendly, helpful, simple... and generously proportioned tote. (Sounds just like someone around here).

This is a souped-up version of the ever so popular Cactus Do-gooder. It's the same size and shape but has a zip and shoulder strap. Suddenly you can do so much more with it. Hide away your personals, tip it upside down, ride your bike with it on and stuff it full of tools because the shoulder strap is great for the extra weight. 

The Do-gooder started out as reusable shopping bag that would really go the distance, but once we made a few we quickly realised it had far more potential than that. Add a zip and a strap and we have the Wobbit. 

• Super durable and washable proofed European 12oz C-Canvas

• Deep enough for good carrying capacity

• Seatbelt webbing straps (that's strong!)

• YKK zip

• Internal pocket to make sure your phone/wallet/keys aren't always at the bottom

• Construction backed by a lifetime warranty on materials and workmanship

A simple shoulder bag for the modern urbanite. Please note - not all colours and sizes available at all times.

We’ve been using lots of our Ultra C-Canvas lately and it’s such a nice fabric we couldn’t resist making a day to-day bag out of it.

Once again the theme with this one is simplicity and durability. Given how varied our customers are we aren’t even going to try and guess what you might want to carry in your Witness, but we’ve designed it to be perfect size for everyday use if you don't like to be burdened with too much excess stuff.

• The main bag has enough space for a book or two, your iPhone (no doubt), and your lunch
• The medium Witness will fit most tablets (painkillers or the digital kind) or a small laptop
• An internal pocket with sections for your wallet, phone, and pens.
• Easily adjustable shoulder strap
• Grippin Buckle flap closure - fast, secure and lasts forever
• Construction backed by a lifetime warranty on materials and workmanship

Move over stylish New York laptop cover labels, NZ made is coming to town.  Carry your laptop in your backpack, satchel or tote?  Protect your laptop with our hard wearing, tough as nails canvas laptop covers.

Available in two sizes, these laptop sleeves are well padded, have two pockets and feature hard wearing Cactus super velcro.  

The ultimate laptop case to protect your most useful colleague or study buddy.

Dimensions

Small: 25cm x 37cm (inside the cover)

Large: 27cm x 42cm (inside the cover)

Made from our super tough C-Canvas, the Cactus Bean Bag is suitable for chilling out in indoor or covered outdoor use. 

Fabrics: Ultra is our classic, super-durable 12oz C-Canvas.

This bag comes empty. Fill with the stuffing of your choice - beans, foam padding, old jerseys... If you're going for the bean option, we'd recommend a 100L bag for super sloppy, 150L for the perfect balance or 200L for a firm seat (or for that 'showroom' perfect look). For a kind to the environment bean fill, check out FriendlyPak's bean bag fill - they have a maize starch based foam bead which performs like polystyrene beans but they're 100% biodegradable and compostable.

Bean Bags made right here in the Cactus workshop and are a great gift for yourself or someone who loves a good chillax.

These back packs last for generations. How cool will it be when your Portal gets passed down to your children's children to tell them that it's one of only a few ever made right here in Christchurch!  An awesome day pack, school pack, uni bag or just an everything everywhere day pack.

Constructed using C-1000n6 and Cactus’ ethical construction techniques, the Portal is perfect for your round-town, to and from school, throw everything at it bag.

• C-1000n6 fabric
• Internal hanging pocket
• Large capacity 3D front pocket

The Vacuole was the first backpack ever made by Cactus. The fact that some of the originals are still around is testimony to its pedigree. The classic design lends itself towards versatility and this had ensured its enduring popularity. Over the years (25 and counting) we’ve updated it with new materials and ideas to maintain its relevance. If you are only going to own one pack, the vacuole is a strong contender. Designed for heavier day loads the harness sports our c-aircell fabric, and a 38mm webbing waist belt.

• C-aircell harness and a 38mm webbing hip belt all contribute comfort and stability be it lugging books to university or ski touring
• Internal hydro sleeve to keep you on the go
• Compression straps stabilise the load, take the stress off the zip, and allow awkward items
  (camera tripod, perhaps?) to be carried externally
• Ice axe loop and shock cord for crampons keep the winter options open, and can be used
  for other things – axe loop for your flashing bike light, shock cord for – well – anything…
• ‘Road kill’ front pocket for those wee items – keys, wallet, phone etc
• Includes No Worries 5yr Guarantee
• Covered by Cactus-Tough Lifetime Warranty

The Vacuole was the first backpack ever made by Cactus. The fact that some of the originals are still around is testimony to its pedigree. The classic design lends itself towards versatility and this had ensured its enduring popularity. Over the years (25 and counting) we’ve updated it with new materials and ideas to maintain its relevance. If you are only going to own one pack, the vacuole is a strong contender. Designed for heavier day loads the harness sports our c-aircell fabric, and a 38mm webbing waist belt.

• C-aircell harness and a 38mm webbing hip belt all contribute comfort and stability be it lugging books to university or ski touring
• Internal hydro sleeve to keep you on the go
• Compression straps stabilise the load, take the stress off the zip, and allow awkward items
  (camera tripod, perhaps?) to be carried externally
• Ice axe loop and shock cord for crampons keep the winter options open, and can be used
  for other things – axe loop for your flashing bike light, shock cord for – well – anything…
• ‘Road kill’ front pocket for those wee items – keys, wallet, phone etc
• Includes No Worries 5yr Guarantee
• Covered by Cactus-Tough Lifetime Warranty

Emerging from the shady powder stashes of the Canterbury club fields comes the Sedition. We’re taking the best features of previous Seditions and incorporating elements from our other packs that also get skiing duty to create what we think is the ideal skiing/boarding day pack.

A mid-size pack, designed to be just big enough to carry a jacket, hydration, snacks, shovel and probe and utilising multiple cunningly simple options for carrying ski's or snowboards comfortably and easily.

We’re talking lightweight, stripped down, minimal Cactus durable practicality here, the perfect day pack for hiking lines from the lifts, afternoon booter sessions in the side country or to simply have the safety gear on hand - just in case....

Not just a 10 week a year (ski) pack - the Sedition is also a sweet day walking, commuting, biking or school pack. It's just plain awesome.

Our enduring, streamlined solution for mountain bike trips and running around the hills, or everyday urban existence. The Zero is a unit you hardly know you're wearing - until you need it, that is, when like the proverbial black hole it will consume just about anything you can throw at it (can fit a 6 pack of beer and still have room for a vege burger and chips).

The Zero is our choice for riding the Heaphy or Old Ghost Road, sit low for riding uphill and crank it down for the bumps. It'll take the cheese rolls and dates and it won't torque your lumber like a bum bag. 

• Mesh phone/wallet/keys pocket for the daily essentials
• Hydro sleeve bladder holder to keep you going up the last big hill of the day
• C-Aircell padded back and straps for comfort, and a 25mm waist belt to keep things stable
• External shock cord for load compression and/or that extra item of clothing

Based on our popular Do-Gooder tote bag, the Do-Betterer is a larger, wider and … betterer version.

The tub-style design features a flat base so it sits open, ready to be loaded with everything you need for your daily missions.

Do-Betterers were designed with grocery or market shopping in mind, but they're ideal for a range of other uses too:

• Great for picnics
• Carry a family-size pile of sandy towels and soggy togs
• Big enough to fit a good range of tools
• Rob can fit at least a week's supply of frozen pies and tommy sauce into one of these

The Do-Betterer is a super-handy, go-anywhere, do-anything carry bag. It's strong enough to carry super heavy loads, and will last you for years and years. Keep it by the back door and use it every day.

• Made by happy people in the Cactus workshop in Christchurch, NZ
• Ultra C-Canvas is super tough and durable
• Two dome closures keep your stuff from spilling out
• Backed by a lifetime warranty on materials and workpersonship

Meet the Do-Gooder - don’t let it’s simplicity distract you from it’s complete awesomeness!

Here at the Cactus HQ we get our choice of all the packs and bags we sell, and the one the you’ll see us with more than anything else is the Do-Gooder. It started out as reusable shopping bag that would really go the distance, but once we made a few we quickly realised it had far more potential than that.

You’ll see us bring our lunch and office essentials to work in a Do-Gooder, stuffing the roadtrip “get at them while you’re driving” bit and pieces in one, carrying muddy cycling shoes and helmets around, and loading them with beers and sausages when it’s BBQ time. At the farmers market the Do-Gooder makes the other pseudo-eco plastic bag alternatives look disposable.

We wanted Cactus tough, so 12oz C-Canvas was the obvious choice - it’s so tough we carried Jan in it round the office. Your guess as to how much she weighs, but more than Rob (who back when he was a climber referred to his forearms as “Da Boyz”) could carry in one hand! Cactus durability means it’ll last a really long time, and of course it comes with a lifetime warranty even though we doubt you’ll need it. It’s also easily repairable. Yes, long lasting and repairable - that’s all good stuff for the environment we reckon.

• Super durable and washable proofed European 12oz C-Canvas
• Deep enough for good carrying capacity
• Pre-bent straps that stay on your shoulder
• Internal pocket to make sure your phone/wallet/keys aren't always at the bottom
• Construction backed by a lifetime warranty on materials and workmanship

This is the cycle commuters dream over the shoulder satchel. Based on the messenger bag, this bag is designed for carrying your laptop, notebooks, phone and fancy pens (with compartments for each). Designed by an actual bicycle messenger and after months of engineering, prototypes and deep discussions the Mercury is a winner for all of you cyclists out there. It's also ideal as a travel satchel or work laptop carry bag.

Comes in Black canvas with Black trim, or Black cordura with Blue trim.

Like all things Cactus, it's built to last. Unlike all things Cactus, this puppy has a few complex features:

• Separate padded laptop pocket (fits a Macbook Pro 15" (of course)) - fleece lined and everything
• 4 smaller pockets for pens, Pod Wallet, business cards, Moleskine notebooks, Iphone and whatnot
• Corner gussets on the lid to keep the rain out of the inside
• Reflective strip (small enough to be cool, bright enough to be safe when commuting at night)
• Quick release buckle on shoulder strap
• Quick and easy grab loop to adjust shoulder strap length
• Shoulder strap comes with cross strap to keep it from moving around and can be used both left and right
• Key loop
• Includes No Worries 5yr Guarantee
• Covered by Cactus-Tough Lifetime Warranty

Derived from the classic kids tog bag, the Cactus Duffle is (obviously) a more robust version. Made from our 12oz Premium Canvas, this is a handy go-to bag for lots of things (for grown-ups too!) - shopping, swimming, the gym, overnight bag, BBQ's, nappies, dirty bike shoes... 

Sticking quite close to the success of the original, simple 'Duffle' design but with a Cactus twist like Cordura reinforcing at the bottom, a tough draw cord to boot and the styley Cactus logo, this has to be one of the best Duffle Bags in history.

The Cactus Duffle comes in different colour choices so if you get multiple, there's no confusion whose it is or what it's used for.

A stylish, functional, and Cactus-tough roll-top back pack.

The Ruckus is our ideal backpack for urban life – fits your laptop, lunch, bike lock, spare jacket, and still has room for that copy of The Luminaries you haven't finished reading yet.

• Internal mesh zip stash pocket, and external low-profile zip pocket –  for the detritus of urban life.
• The external sleeve is perfect for storing spare shoes or jandals.
• Slim profile for stealth and comfort.
• Roll, latch, cinch – adjust the volume to your needs with a roll-top closure that's quick and easy to use, secure and weatherproof.
• Cactus 'Device Drop Redundancy' design. The internal sleeve sits up from the base of the pack, to protect your laptop from meeting the concrete when you set down or drop your pack.
• Bike-light attachment tab.

Made by happy people right here in our factory on Lichfield St, Christchurch, NZ.