Designer, builder, mediocre mountaineer.

Backpack 20L

#sew#design 2025
The finished black pack standing upright, a carabiner clipped to the top handle.Three finished subassemblies side by side: zippered top panel, shell body, and padded harness panel with a retracting sheathed elastic grab handle.

Overbuilt double-walled everyday pack with a padded laptop sleeve and waterproof zippers. Sewn from Challenge Ultra 400 with Venom stretch side pockets and a ripstop liner.

Built around salvaged parts: a yoga mat for the foam padding, plastic cutting board sheet for back structure, and fleece from an old hunting vest to line the interior orange pocket (not pictured).

Paper pattern pieces pinned to blue gridstop fabric on a cutting mat.Green plastic cutting board and yoga mat source materials.Components for two back-panel support and structure strips.Back sheet panels laid out flat in the shape of the pack.The black shell turned right side out, holding the pack’s shape.Interior main body, mid-assembly.Independently-constructured primary components, right before assembly.The finished pack unzipped flat clamshell-style, packed with a midlayer, iPad, and a headlamp in zipped pocket.The back of the pack showing the padded harness, shoulder straps, and ventilation channel.
More in #sew#design