Carrying the gear in your pockets can be hard enough. Traveling with gear? That’s a whole different ball game. If you’ve ever taken a trip for outdoors sports like climbing, skiing, or camping, you’d know the struggle of packing your usual travel essentials and your equipment. As both urban adventurers and avid outdoorsmen, the team at Evergoods set out to solve the travel packing, gear hauling conundrum with their line of high performance “city to mountain” packs. The CTB40 is their take on a crossover travel pack, infused with design DNA from tactical bags, softshell luggages, and mountaineering packs to handle your loadout for whatever and wherever your adventures take you.
Inside and out, the CTB40 isn’t like the usual travel backpack you’ve come to expect. Its sleek, discreet exterior is made of 500D nylon for lightweight durability, then finished with a durable water repellant for weather resistance that’s especially handy when hauling your gear outdoors. The slim, rectangular silhouette of the CTB40 makes it easy to transport whether you’re stowing it in an overhead bin, carrying it on your back with its contoured, padded shoulder straps, or just carrying it by hand thanks to its extra-long grab handles on three sides of the pack. With a 40L maximum capacity it’s also roomy enough to use for awkwardly sized outdoors equipment or simple “onebag” travel.
The CTB40 unzips clamshell style with a thoughtful mix of zippered internal organization and a spacious main compartment for easy, at-a-glance packing. The main compartment features ample padding and flexible, foldable “wings” along the perimeter to protect and contain your gear. Multiple compression straps keep things tight and secure when you’re packing heavy, or keep the bag low-profile for when you’re traveling light. The top section of the pack serves as an integrated travel organizer with plenty of zippered pockets and mesh paneling to separate and identify your gear without needing to rummage through your bag. A high-contrast, PU-coated 420D nylon lines the interior to keep things light, easily visible, and clean. Last but not least, you can stow your laptop in the CTB40’s dedicated laptop compartment that’s fully padded and suspended, making for a protected and comfortable carry.
Before your next big trip, consider consolidating your EDC pack, luggage, and gear duffel to lighten the load and lessen the headache of traveling. The CTB40 is up for the challenge, and it’s available in black or grey from Huckberry at the link below.
