No Two Alike: O'Shields-Ricker Lake Bags.

Having posted on Jeff Ricker's hand made lake bags a few times, (the first being after seeing them in LA at Nickey Kehoe and the most recently after Jeff graciously sent this bag my way),he's done it again, sending my wife this great Navy Captian's bag. Beautiful heavy canvas duck with Japanese indigo-dyed patches and adjustable (knotted) web handles. It's a great bag to have when the weather gets this nice and you start thinking of the few things you'll throw in it for a day at the beach or by the lake. And since last posting, Jeff's got an O'Shields-Ricker site up and running with photos and info on the rest of his handy work.

Received: O'Shields-Ricker Canvas Bag.

I first encountered Jeff Ricker's bags at the wonderful NK Shop in LA. They're constructed from old military duffels and postal bags. Cotton webbing straps. Each one unique. As sturdy as they are handsome. I brought one back with me from LA (you might remember this post from last year). Well, I recently received a box from Jeff. He was kind enough to send me a sample of the new bunch of bags he's been busy making.
An RL alum, Jeff now lives in the mountains, a self-described "lake hermit", living the good life, making some really great bags under the name O'Shields-Ricker. The vibe, as Jeff explains it, is a sort of utilitarian mash up of Kapital meets 45 RPM meets hippie lake bum. In the coming weeks, O'Shields-Ricker will launch, what's been described as, a "very lo-fi" site through which the line will be available. If you'd like to get in touch about a bag or want to be notified when the site launches, email Jeff at oshieldsricker@gmail.com