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The Minimal Backpack

This bag has been shared on just about every second site I visit and I really like the concept, style and construction of the bag. But I would never buy a white bag as it wouldn't stay white long and I prefer bags that blend. It's an obvious success as they are sold out and taking preorders for an estimated Spring 2012 shipment.

The premise was simple; what was the simplest and lightest pack we could make that was still suitable for daily use? Nonwoven Dyneema is an insanely expensive material, even by Outlier standards. It's also extremely difficult to sew, so producing a simple yet highly functional design is crucial to making this stuff work. Thankfully Mike St. Pierre of Hyperlite has been working with the material over the past few years and has even built a small factory in Biddeford Maine. By the time Outlier got involved most of the hard work was done. We met up with Mike out in Utah this past summer and swiftly came up with a plan to birth the Minimal Backpack. A roll top backpack, that's waterproof and packs down to fit into a jacket pocket.

The Minimal Backpack

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