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Tropicfeel do backpacks a bit differently. They're all about versatile, adaptable packs – each one forming the core of what they call an 'ecosystem' of specially designed accessories. Take this Shell pack, which you can trim down to a sleek 20-litre daypack or expand up to 42 litres for a weekend break. A special bit of genius is the 6-litre 'kangaroo' pocket that folds out of the bottom and perfectly fits your muddy running shoes. Weatherproof and comfortable with waist and sternum straps, it's stylish enough for the city and rugged enough for the mountains. Multiple pockets will help you keep your kit organised, and you can access the main compartment via a top flap or full clamshell opening. What's really clever about the Shell, though, is the range of separate accessories that you can get go with it. The internal 'wardrobe' mod, for example, provides detachable, free-hanging clothes storage with integrated compression to help you carry 20% more stuff – while the concealed V-strap attachment point on the front of the pack let you bolt on tech or toiletry pouches. If you’re already familiar with Tropicfeel packs, it’s worth noting that they’ve replaced the Shell’s old FidLock magnetic attachment points with a universal V-strap system across their full range of bags. It means all accessories are now compatible with all packs, but the downside is that older accessories won’t fit newer bags.
Tropicfeel are relatively new on the scene – but appropriately enough for a company that started out making ‘the world’s most crowdfunded shoe’, this Barcelona-based brand has hit the ground running.
Their story started in 2016, when co-founder Alberto Espinós and his mate returned from a backpacking trip to Thailand with a serious gripe. The problem, as they saw it, was that their gear just wasn't versatile enough. They were ponying around multiple sets of kit for various different activities, spread across a mismatched set of duffels, day-packs and bum-bags.
Alberto’s vision of travel was one where a single set of apparel would do for hiking, adventurous activities and city breaks, and where adaptable, modular luggage could be combined with an efficient 'ecosystem' of accessories. Working from the ground up, he began by designing a multi-functional travel shoe, pitching it straight to a worldwide community of globe-trotters through an ambitious and meticulously planned crowdfunder.
What followed was one of the most successful Kickstarter campaigns ever to come out of Spain, and Tropicfeel have been quietly rewriting the backpacker rulebook ever since.
What's kind of special about Tropicfeel is an obsessive desire to move forward – to make each new product and iteration that bit cleverer and more versatile than the last. They're also hugely conscious of their own impact, with recycled materials and ethical manufacturing at the heart of pretty much everything they do.
-Ida, Verified Buyer
