The Elliker Cautley is the kind of backpack that quietly gets on with it. No fuss, no unnecessary flourishes – just 23 litres of well-organised, weather-resistant carrying capacity wrapped in a clean, purposeful design that works equally well on a commute as it does on a moorland hike. The front-access waterproof YKK zip means you're not unpacking half the bag every time you need your headphones, and a padded external laptop sleeve fits devices up to 16 inches with phone and pen pockets built right in. Dual elasticated water bottle pockets, daisy chain webbing, and side elastic cradles give you plenty of options for the extra bits. Internally it's just as considered – a second elasticated laptop sleeve, phone pockets, pen slots, and a zip pouch with keyring clip. Padded shoulder straps, waist strap, chest strap and a breathable back panel mean it stays comfortable all day.
There's a corner of West Yorkshire where woodland gives way to open fields and the air smells like the good stuff. Elliker takes its name from exactly that spot: Elliker Fields, a local wildlife site that's been quietly inspiring its creators ever since the brand started out. And that connection to real, accessible British nature is baked into everything they make.
The idea is simple: get outside more, and carry the right kit when you do. Elliker builds lightweight, functional bags from 100% recycled polyester – GRS certified, waterproof, and genuinely built for the weather this country tends to throw at you. Every product is designed to make the gap between sofa and trail a little smaller, whether that's a no-fuss roll-top rucksack for the morning commute or a compact sling bag that works just as hard at a weekend market as it does halfway up a dale. They donate 1% of profits to UK Wildlife Trusts too, which feels like the right kind of thing to do when your entire brand is named after a patch of wildlife habitat.
Functional, considered, and made for the outdoors – just like the Yorkshire landscape that inspired it all.
For SS26, Elliker also introduces a headline collaboration with Manchester outdoor-culture pioneers Hikerdelic – a trio of technically upgraded bags that bring Hikerdelic's iconic grid-patterned ripstop aesthetic and trail-to-rave sensibility to Elliker's already-capable foundations. Where Elliker builds the function, Hikerdelic adds the character.