Custom Ultralight Backpacks

ABC stands for Another Bindle Concept, which reflects my core reason for starting this adventure: bring the make-your-own-gear mindset to our beloved backpacking community in Europe. And more specifically, offer avid hikers and trekkers a chance to wrap their heads around the possibilities of high-quality custom-made backpacks without the hassle of investing time and efforts into learning the trade from scratch.

Why custom backpacks would you ask? Well, simply put, there are amazing commercial backpacks out there, but they are designed to suit many different needs, in order to reach as many customers as possible. A custom made backpack is not much more expensive, but it is tailored to one’s needs. Which translates to carrying only the things you need over substantially longer distances. Also, making gear yourself brings a new level of achievement to your outdoors experience.

Who is behind ABC?

My name is Arthur. I am an adventurer and avid hiker, dabbling in handmade lightweight to ultralight backpacks. I’ve been designing and building backpacks for a while now, and I figured not everyone is ready to invest as much time and energy as I did into making their own pack, that’s is why I started ABC!

It’s my way of helping other hikers and backpackers find out more about custom-built specialized backpacks, and the benefits it can bring to your outdoor experience.

Every ABC backpack is unique

The beauty of making things solely for myself is that every project can be different. Designing for “mass production” is a great challenge, just not the one I am looking for. ABC’s mindset is about narrowing down just the essential features a pack should have to make one’s life as enjoyable as it for a specific use: hiking, trekking, commuting or even working.

Boiling down to the essentials is important to shave unnecessary weight off your shoulders, but the secret to a lightweight backpack lies in its construction, the choice of material, and a conscious effort to keep things simple.