ABOUT
Temporarily On Leave is a study in movement.
A state of being for those who are never fully in one place—mentally or physically. Pilots, riders, drifters, travelers. The ones who leave often, stay briefly, and carry everything with intention.
At its core, Temporarily On Leave is Rugged Sophistication—a tension between grit and refinement. Between a dust-covered road and a pressed jacket. Between train hopping and a Monte Carlo martini lounge.
The kind of clothing and gear that doesn’t require a change of identity—only a change of setting.
Every piece is designed to feel like it has lived.
Not pristine. Not untouched.
But considered. Capable. Certain.
Built from aviation-inspired materials and durable construction, each bag and garment is made to function under pressure and age with character. Clean lines. Deliberate details. Nothing excessive, nothing accidental.
But function is only the beginning.
The gear speaks before you do.
It carries a presence that suggests there’s more beneath the surface. That there’s a story—unspoken, but waiting.
The kind that makes people ask:
Where have you been?
What have you seen?
How close have you come—
to death,
to love,
to peace?
And maybe you answer.
Or maybe you don’t.
Because Temporarily On Leave isn’t just about movement across places.
It’s about movement away from expectation.
From routine.
From roles.
From the version of yourself that was never meant to stay.
It lives in that space where things sharpen—where you begin to see clearly again. Where you remember what matters. Where freedom isn’t given, but taken.
You carry more than gear.
You carry values.
A few secrets.
Close company.
And a willingness to let go.
To step out without needing a destination.
To trust the distance.
To move because something in you says it’s time.
This isn’t about escape.
It’s about choosing to go.
For the road, the air, the space between.
Founder
Dustin Coury spent his childhood in motion—living in seven states and three countries by the age of 18.
Raised by a mother who embraced a minimalist, outdoor life, he learned early that how you travel matters. With each move and every new environment, he refined a system—carrying less, moving better, adapting faster.
As an adult, that instinct turned into a way of life. Rebuilding and living aboard a sailboat. Backpacking across the United States. Searching for untouched surf along remote coastlines. Eventually earning his pilot’s license to fly deep into the backcountry of the American West.
Temporarily On Leave wasn’t a decision.
It was inevitable.
The Start
One trip into the Sierra Nevada changed everything.
What began as a sun-filled fishing trip turned into something else entirely—five friends caught in a sudden blizzard, pushing through a mountain in the middle of the night under life-or-death conditions.
It was there, in that moment, that the first TOL bag was conceived.
Back home, Dustin spent the next three years building it—learning to sew in his living room, making version after version, handing them off to friends, collecting feedback, refining, and starting again.
Over a hundred iterations. Thousands of miles of real-world testing.
Eventually, the design became something more—an innovative system worthy of a utility patent, secured with the help of a lawyer.
That process led to what now defines the brand.
The first release: The Great Divide.