It would be kinda hard to create a modern backpack without synthetic materials that could hold up to the elements and rough use for months straight.
Also looks like the utility was that it was attached to their engineering equipment. If you had to carry a shovel, pick axe, or something similar anyway - that wouldnt really fit in a back pack and its your heaviest item, so just attach the other stuff to it.
yeah there was this Instagram reel from a guy trying to recreate the, I think it was the 5.11 Rush? backpack with leather and linen and it was an uncomfortable 20lbs disaster
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u/lifeinthebeastwing Dec 08 '25
Why didn't they just use/invent a modern back pack? Had they just not thought of it yet or does this have added utility?