Need a versatile bag to nail your commute or weekend business trip? As its name suggests, the Exped Cruiser 45 helps you cruise easily from home to office, as well as anywhere else – be that an airport lounge, holiday destination, gym changing room or conference centre. With ample carrying capacity for multiple outfits and all your tech, it features a large main compartment with a 270° zippered opening, plus six interior pockets and a secondary padded compartment for laptops and tablets. Padded shoulder straps and a sturdy hip belt allow the Cruiser to be carried easily and comfortably on foot, by bike or on public transport. It also features storable shoulder and carry straps to sling it into overhead lockers or under seats without getting snagged. As GADA bags go, this is a true champion.
| Volume | 42L |
| Dimensions | 54 × 33 × 26 cm |
| Min Weight | 1150 g |
| Max Weight | 1300 g |
| Fits Torso | 48 – 61 cm |
| Load Limit | 13 kg |
The Exped story started in the early 1980s, in a basic log cabin deep in the Canadian wilderness. That might seem strange for a brand that is Swiss through and through. But it starts to make sense when you hear founders Heidi and Andi Brun talk about their wanderlust as young, twenty-something dreamers.
They built the cabin with their own hands and survived through the harsh winter by learning essential outdoor skills. Day-to-day existence relied on what nature provided – teaching them to live sustainably and with minimal impact. It also demonstrated clearly and simply that the most valuable thing to take into the great outdoors is knowledge, not equipment.
Their fledgling company started out as a distributor, bringing iconic outdoor brands to Switzerland. But soon, they became dissatisfied with other companies’ products. They felt they could do things better. So, they did, transitioning from distributor to manufacturer in 1997. What followed was a slew of pioneering products, from robust backpacking tents to down-filled sleeping mats. Generations on, many of those products are still part of the current Exped range – more refined, yet still built to work in the wild.
