Is Timbuk2 closing down?

While we are closing our doors for the time being, our online store is still in full operation for all your Timbuk2 needs. Be sure to keep an eye out on our Instagram and Facebook as we will be sharing some exciting competitions and plenty of great deals coming your way.

Who owns Timbuk2?

VMG Equity Partners
Timbuk2/Parent organizations

Is Timbuk2 in Australia?

Timbuk2 is the original iconic messenger bag maker from San Francisco, since 1989, now in Melbourne, Australia.

What does Timbuk2 mean?

The name Timbuk2 was inspired in part by the American rock band Timbuk3 and the company’s swirl logo was designed by Honeycutt and is meant to mimic the rotation of a bike wheel.

Does Timbuk2 make a camera bag?

The small Timbuk2 Snoop Camera messenger bag plays it cool on the outside with classic messenger styling that conceals a padded modular interior—perfect for cameras, lenses and accessories.

Is Timbuk2 waterproof?

We use a synthetic or natural wax that ‘s infused in the canvas to provide a waterproof coating to help further the weather resistance of the bags.

Why is Timbuk2 called Timbuk2?

Rob Honeycutt, a San Francisco bicycle messenger buys a sewing machine and makes his first messenger bag in his garage in the Mission District. He names the company “Scumbags”. Rob changes the name to Timbuk2, inspired by the African city, Timbuktu and his favorite band, Timbuk3.

Where are Timbuk2 made?

All our stock products are manufactured in Vietnam and Indonesia. Our partner factories give us access to technology and scale we cannot replicated domestically. We have four full-time Timbuk2 employees based in Asia who focus exclusively on sourcing and manufacturing to keep our quality and code of conduct in check.

Is ten buck two a real place?

Timbuktu, French Tombouctou, city in the western African country of Mali, historically important as a trading post on the trans-Saharan caravan route and as a centre of Islamic culture (c. 1400–1600). It is located on the southern edge of the Sahara, about 8 miles (13 km) north of the Niger River.

Who founded Timbuk2?

Rob Honeycutt
Timbuk2/Founders
Rob Honeycutt, a San Francisco bicycle messenger buys a sewing machine and makes his first messenger bag in his garage in the Mission District. He names the company “Scumbags”. Rob changes the name to Timbuk2, inspired by the African city, Timbuktu and his favorite band, Timbuk3.