€65,95 €76,95
Spare a thought for all those designers at outdoor gear companies, poring over mountain maps and books of famous explorers as they brainstorm new product names. At Topo Designs, on the other hand, they prefer to call a spade a spade. This All Adventure Accessory Bag is a compact companion for your bare essentials like passports, cables and earbuds – with interior mesh pockets to keep it all organised. It unzips to lie completely flat, making it easy to see what's inside without rummaging around. Front and back daisy chain webbing lets you attach it to other bags or clip extra items on, and the adjustable shoulder strap is removable if you don’t need it. Made from robust recycled materials, it’s versatile and genuinely very useful.
Topo Designs founders Jedd Rose and Mark Hansen cut their adventuring teeth among the high plains, deep canyons and iconic mountains of Colorado. Growing up, they favoured simple, functional and durable kit – the kind of stuff made by genuine hikers, climbers and mountaineers in basement workshops. But somewhere along the way, as the gear world ballooned into a multi-million-dollar industry, they felt like the kit they were being offered had lost its authentic connection to the real world of outdoor adventure.
In 2008, Jedd and Mark set up Topo Designs to return to those roots. They started out making packs on a single sewing machine in a Fort Collins basement, and rapidly built a reputation for uncomplicated but stylish gear with outdoor-inspired design and urban utility. Today, their products are some of the most durable, versatile and good-looking crossover packs in the business – built for trailheads, urban adventures and globe-trotting travels.
They're also not afraid to tackle some of the gear industry's thornier issues head-on. Topo Designs are meticulous about their sourcing and manufacturing – using recycled fabrics, reducing water and energy usage, and seeking out more environmentally friendly processes and treatments. Several product lines are still made in their home state of Colorado, while their international partner factories conform to the exacting standards set by the Fair Wear Foundation.