Alpha Series

ABOUT THIS SERIES: At Remote Equipment, we make gear that enables people to unplug from a hardwired world. In this series, we take a deeper look at those who are creatively redefining what it means to work remotely.

It's almost a 10-hour drive from Denver to Oklahoma City, and if he's lucky, Kyle Parker will use part of that time to get some shuteye. Most of those miles will be ticked off in the dark and lonely hours of the early morning after Parker's band – Fighting the Phoenix – has packed up their van and left a club in the Mile High City where they performed on a Sunday night. They'll be on stage Monday in OKC, perhaps a tad road-weary, but then on to Dallas for a Wednesday show.

Parker, 32, plays bass for the Colorado-based metalcore band that spent 30 days performing 27 shows throughout the western U.S. in the fall of 2023. While he lives in Colorado Springs, he spends much of his time on the road, watching the miles click past from his seat in a van.

Among the unique features that set our ALPHA 31 apart from other similarly sized bags on the market are the two external vertical pockets on the front side of the pack. These two pockets are roughly 12 inches long and 4 inches deep, give or take the size of a large Subway Club sandwich (all the veggies, light on the mayo, salt and pepper, please).