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The Black Hole pack covers a lot of bases. Whether you're hiking, cycling, commuting or travelling the globe, it's stacked with features that'll keep your stuff protected and organised. At the heart of it all is the fabric – a super-tough recycled polyester ripstop with a matte-finish recycled TPU laminate coating that shrugs off heavy weather and abrasion. The back panel conceals a padded laptop pocket that you can access directly without opening the pack, while the 32-litre main compartment includes a zipped mesh pocket. You've also got zipped quick-access pockets on the top and front, daisy chain webbing, plus stretch mesh bottle pockets on the sides. The Black Hole pack is seriously comfortable to carry, with a breathable airmesh back panel, cushioned backpack straps and a sternum strap to hold everything in place. Travelling long-haul? No worries – you can use the vertical pass-through strap in the back panel to stack it on top of your wheely suitcase.
Patagonia is the brand that other gear companies want to be when they grow up. In 2022, the company's founder, Yvon Chouinard, famously gave the company to the planet. It’s now jointly controlled by a charitable trust and a not-for-profit dedicated to fighting the climate crisis, and all post-operating profits go to environmental causes.
But in some ways that’s the tip of the (melting) iceberg. For nearly half a century, Patagonia has been an experiment in responsible business. From the farms that grow their cotton to the factories that make their goods and everything in-between, they’ve tried incredibly hard to set the gold standard in terms of ethics, transparency and social responsibility. Not only that, but their gear is made to last – to take hard use and repairs, and to maintain its performance through thick and thin.
All of which is even more extraordinary when you consider that Yvon Chouinard started out blacksmithing climbing gear for his mates in his parents' backyard, using a forge and anvil that he bought from a junkyard.
At WildBounds we don’t usually tend to go for the big-name brands, but this was one we simply couldn’t resist. Quite apart from their amazing ethical and environmental credentials, they just make great gear. We’ve used it and loved it for years, and you will too.
-Veit, Verified Buyer
