Abstract: A holder (32) that is configured to hold a container (34). The holder is secured to a carrying article, such as a backpack (10). In some embodiments, a backpack includes a main compartment (28) including a side wall (26) and a first zippered opening (26) in the side wall. The holder is attached to the side wall, and the holder is movable between a first position and a second position. In the first position the holder is within the main compartment, and in the second position the holder extends through the first zippered opening (84) and is accessible outside of the main compartment.

Abstract: A foldable bag for holding articles including first and second opposing body panels constructed of a foldable material and connected to each other along a pair of sides and a bottom bridging the pair of sides to define an open mouth. The sides and the bottom of the compartment are foldable to collapse the compartment, and the compartment is maintained in the collapsed configuration in a variety of ways. In one embodiment, fastening straps can be provided proximate the mouth and may be rotatably stored within a housing when the foldable bag is in a collapsed state. The fastening straps may be extend outward beyond the sides to releasably engage fastening members on the first panel proximate the bottom when the foldable bag is in an folded state.

Abstract: A foldable bag for holding articles including first and second opposing body panels constructed of a foldable material and connected to each other along a pair of sides and a bottom bridging the pair of sides to define an open mouth. The sides and the bottom of the compartment are foldable to collapse the compartment, and the compartment is maintained in the collapsed configuration in a variety of ways. In one embodiment, fastening straps can be provided proximate the mouth and may be rotatably stored within a housing when the foldable bag is in a collapsed state. The fastening straps may be extend outward beyond the sides to releasably engage fastening members on the first panel proximate the bottom when the foldable bag is in an folded state.