Julia Lacayo, 29, uses a “So Julia” embroidered tote for her analog bag. The L.L. Bean Boat and Tote bag has emerged as the bag of choice, with people embroidering everything from their initials to phrases like “self care” and “analog” on the cotton canvas totes.

Caitlyn Kasler, 25, rotates through books, puzzles, Sudoku, and Murdle mystery books in her analog bag.

Nayomi Reghay pulls her book out from her analog bag during a phone free night in Brooklyn on July 1.

USA TODAY reporter Rachel Hale’s analog bag includes a junk journal, notebook, novel, pens and a small journal for jotting down notes.

Peyton Mader, 26, has an analog bag that she brings “pretty much everywhere.” It includes a Nokia 2780 flip phone, a physical planner, notebooks, a zine and Henrie, a needle-felted opossum. 

Brooke Phillips brings a set of cards in her analog bag to a phone-free night in Brooklyn on July 1.