Handmade in America out of top grain leather, the Travler is hand stitched and designed to provide durable protection while also looking like it belongs right on your hip. The standard plastic turtle-shell for the GoPro is great for hardcore adventuring, but leaves a lot to be desired for ease of carrying and use. While the Travler isn’t going to be doing any high-speed runs mounted on your motorcycle any time soon, it does protect your GoPro from the normal wear and tear of carting it around to all the places you actually want your camera.

The Travler’s Kickstarter is well past funded, so it will actually be produced and shipped out to customers later this year. The brand is also considering additional GoPro cases or other everyday leather goods to carry your electronics. If the Travler, and the immediate response it’s fundraising received are any indication, this is a brand that you’ll be hearing a lot of in the near future.

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We’re gonna keep this brief, as the real juicy stuff will come next week when we test these cases with Element Case’s motorcycle mount up to 100mph on the FactoryTwoFour bike. It’s gonna be fun, but you’ll just have to wait for that. And you don’t need to be a speed demon to try out the cases themselves.

Element Case had us try out the two ends of the spectrum of their 3 Ducati iPhone case lineup. We got our grubby little hands on the sleek and minimalist Solace and also the big beefy Rogue. The full lineup of branded cases also includes the middle-child Ion5, which incorporates factors from both the tested cases.

The Solace is clearly the sports bike of this lineup. If you own a Panigale, this is the case for you. Lightweight, smooth high-end materials, and a mechanical beauty forged through necessity. How does it feel? Like a good complement to the iPhone’s sleekness and polish. I’ve never understood the common behavior of rushing out and paying full retail for a the newest i-device, only to slap a 3.99 plastic case of it’s beautiful exterior. The Solace case doesn’t convey that kind of “protection-first” mentality. It looks good, it feels good, and it functions as a good protective case. Total thumbs up from the FactoryTwoFour staff.

Next up, the Rogue. This case has Diavel written all over it. First of all, it’s big. It’s got presence. It is clearly not messing around. If you worry at all about dropping or scuffing your phone, the Rogue will allow you to sleep again at night. This is not a case for shrinking violets, but then, neither are Ducatis…

My pick was definitely the red and black Solace, but then I’ve always been a form over function guy. And while neither of these finer things come cheap, quality never does. If you’re a die-hard Ducati fan, these cases are a must have. If you’re not, they are still quality enough to tempt you, and sleek enough to convince you.

See you all next week when we see if these bad boys can stand the heat of actual motorcycle riding!

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