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Meriadoc  ·  3789 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Building a Better Backpack! (Advice Needed!)

I don't know how determined you are to building your own bacg, but there's a company out in San Francisco called Mission Workshop that makes absolutely stellar handmade bag that truly last. I've owned one for over a year and with daily wear and camping trips, it literally looks just like the day I bought it. I'm pretty certain these are the same guys that designed the fantastic Chrome bags as well.

Anyway, they have a pretty cool system there where they make modular bags called Arkiv that are completely built out of what you choose for it, like number of pockets, size, additional things on top of the bag, but they're really fucking expensive if you take that route, so who knows if that's up your alley.

Even if you don't want to buy from them though, they're a small company of complete enthusiasts who are stoked about what they do, so if you email them for advice on building your own and what materials to use, I'm sure they'd love to respond and help out.