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This Japanese Camping Brand’s New Pack Balances Quietly Technical Design with Street-Ready Good Looks

Snow Peak’s newest backpack is a rugged, durable EDC essential you won’t be able to resist using every day.

Black fabric backpack with double zipper pulls worn over a plaid shirt.Snow Peak
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By Hayley Helms

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Utilitarian design is often defined by straightforward form factors built simply to get the job done; that focused mission doesn’t always include looking good, but Snow Peak’s new EDC-friendly pack proves form and function can coexist in harmony.

The Recycled Cordura Backpack mixes technical materials with casual good looks, making it equally capable at handling the outdoors and your daily commute.

Black nylon backpack with front zipper pocket, adjustable straps, and side pockets.
Snow Peak’s new backpack may look simple on the surface, but it’s packed with functional fortitude.
Snow Peak

Daily driver

The Recycled Cordura Backpack, as its name suggests, is constructed with durable, recycled 840D Cordura.

Highly technical fabrics aren’t exactly known for their sustainable qualities, but Snow Peak’s pack highlights a material designed to balance industrial-grade, military-spec durability with eco-friendly manufacturing.

Brown backpack with black straps worn by a person in a white shirt and beige cap.
The Recycled Cordura Backpack’s 39-liter capacity makes it ideal for a wide range of activities, including travel, EDC and camping, to name a few.
Snow Peak

There are tons of functional features to complement that tough-yet-responsible material.

The double-layered bottom allows the pack to stand upright on its own. The front-zip design provides easy access. Multiple styles of pockets, including an inner option and side pockets, offer on-the-go organization.

There are even adjustable straps emerging from the bottom of the pack that allow for larger items to be attached, like sleeping pads or a technical shell.

Close-up of a black textured fabric backpack pocket with a small black label and a plaid fabric background.
Two spacious side pockets keep essentials organized.
Snow Peak

This new pack isn’t just rugged enough for camping and your commute; it also looks good enough to fit right in with streamlined daypacks and burlier hiking options.

Close-up of a person wearing a gray plaid button-up shirt with a black backpack chest strap fastened.
The buckle sternum strap comes in handy on hikes or during a busy commute.
Snow Peak
Brown and black backpack with multiple zippered compartments and a top handle.
The MOLLE straps on the back of the pack allow for piggy-back style carrying of smaller, compatible bags.
Snow Peak

It’s sneakily modular, too, thanks to MOLLE-style webbing on the back, plus daisy chains on the sides and both straps that can accommodate smaller piggy-back packs, EDC tools and more.

Brown backpack with black padded back panel and adjustable black straps.
Daisy chains on the backpack straps offer additional utility.
Snow Peak

The 39-liter capacity is ideally sized for hauling a laptop and work essentials, or enough supplies for a moderate day hike.

Available in both black and brown color options, the Recycled Cordura Backpack’s earthy, muted aesthetic will blend in anywhere, while its style can’t help but stand out.

Availability and pricing

The Recycled Cordura Backpack is available now on Snow Peak’s website, retailing for $165.

About the Author: Hayley Helms is an associate editor at Gear Patrol specializing in outdoor gear. Once upon a time, she wrote for Men’s Journal, Gearjunkie and Shape. Whether it’s testing a new rain shell or putting a pair of hiking boots through its paces, she leaves no stone unturned (however, she always Leaves No Trace).

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