Another Bindle Concept: Custom lightweight backpacks and rucksacks.
If – like me – you are staying at home in these uncertain times, keeping busy is a necessity and healthy practice. Since I am looking for some practice project and I need a new laptop bag, I figured I’d put 2 and 2 together and make just that.
I have a 13in laptop, so I went for the smallest laptop bag I can fit it in. What do you think?
This one is for the Instagram community after I just hit 1000 followers. There is no small victory 💪 and these little steps matter to makers like myself. I don’t build bags nor do I document my work for money, I do it for the community that supports me. Now, what could I do to thank you all? I decided that I would make the ultimate pack.
After a lot of drawings, and a lot of thinking, and a lot of coffee to stay awake, I decided that this special pack would solve the single most annoying problem with ultralight packs. I mean, we’ve all been there, you have that one piece of gear that you know is inside your bag. You know you packed it, but you can’t ever take it out without emptying the entire bag, because this one puny piece of equipment always finds its way to the bottom of the pack. Well, I fixed this once of for all. I present to you… the Burrito pack!
Bam! There you have it! That puny piece of gear no longer has a bottom to fall to! The Burrito pack opens from the top and bottom with not one but two roll… tops? No, sorry, with a roll-top and a roll-bottom . And since it’s a special build for a special occasion, I thought I’d etch that “1000” on its side.
Roll-bottom forever baby. I can retire now. Oh, you’re still here? Ah you must be wondering what that gorgeous fabric is huh? I knew you would ask. I’ll give you a hint…
There won’t be any behind the scene for this pack, I need to keep this a secret.
Although I’ve had limited time to work on new designs in the last months, I still had one goal for Christmas! Make Santa’s carrying sack . So I got my hand on some bright red X-Pac VX-21 which I knew was going to do the trick, and had some white VX-07 on hand for the smaller details!
The first step to designing a new pack is – for me – always about sketching a few ideas on a piece of paper to get a feel of what I could do and whether or not I will achieve what I set out to do. I started out with the shape and curves of the Skinny, but wanted to get more volume out of it, so I bumped the dimensions a bit and especially worked on extending the roll-top. I was hoping I could bring in different features that would make this pack first and foremost a day-pack, but also make sure this would still be a suitable choice for a hike. So I considered a bunch of options such as a cargo pocket, daisy chains for attachments, lightweight but decent back padding, among other things. I drew a few options and quickly settled on one look. You’ll see it when I post the project pictures.
Note – Keep in mind that the dimensions written here are just bread crumbs I left myself before even starting, and I more often than not readjust them while cutting things out. So don’t take these too seriously.
Stay tuned!