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Hyperbole was not used in the title of this post.

Timbuk2 fan rocking our new backpack the Showdown (2012), en route to a tiger preserve in southern Indian.

City Hall featured a red carpet and real snow last night. I should have ridden in my mink coat!

It was a slightly less glamorous scene this morning. A sad little snowman was melting in the morning sun and two big guys with shovels were cleaning up the melt. Out with the mink, in withe the black windbreaker.

City Hall in San Francisco on December 7. Via Instagram/timbuk2.

Not to be outdone, San Francisco’s train cars are all dressed up for the holidays too.

San Francisco Muni in its winter best.

The Stork never would have happened without you and thus storks around the word are squawking with gratitude. But for those of you who were not present when the Timbuk2 bag diaper conversation started ~2003, we thought you’d like to see and understand how the conversation unfolded and therefore, how the Stork came to be.

A Brief History of the Stork Messenger

2003: You kicked off the “diaper” conversation by showing us how your hacked Timbuk2 diaper bags and asking for a better solution.

A Timbuk2 Cargo Tote magically transformed by a customer into a diaper tote.

2004 – 2007: We experimented with under-built messengers and perhaps too pretty totes.

A diaper tote prototype in the Timbuk2 factory.

2008: We settled on using the messenger style and proceeded to over-build it.

Stroller straps that proved to be useless in testing. Who has two free hands to fasten buckles when the shoulder strap will do?

2009: We experimented with bulky inserts.

The modified Snoop Camera Insert proved too padded, too crowded, too heavy, too everything.

2010: We briefly considered developing a baby carrier.

While testing a Stork Messenger prototype, thoughts of baby carriers wafted through our minds. But after reading the rules and regulations associated with diaper carriers, we told our kids to walk.

2011: The Stork lands (or takes flight?). We modified our Classic Messenger with just enough but not too many diaper-specific features to support you through the diaper-dependent years, but importantly free you to apply your organization system and transition out of diaper mode when you’re ready.

Not a unitasker. The Stork’s slash pocket holds the removable changing mat or your laptop in place and has a built-in clear zippy pocket for quarantining stinky things or memory cards.

We designed the Stork to give you what you need but let you do your thing now and ten years from now; the Stork should never leave the nest. We hope you find the Stork useful and we’d love to know what you think. Send your feedback to social@timbuk2.com and get yourself a Stork here.

After years of anticipation, our diaper bag launched today. We are so proud! And we’re grateful to you for kicking us in the buns over and over again until we produced the Stork Messenger.

Check out the Stork’s maiden voyage in our hood with our favorite local family.

Putting on her riding shoes.


Digging for the riding snacks.


Weeee!

Rompin’ with Pops post ride.

Ice creammmm!