Is this the elusive luxury version of a fjallraven kanken?

[crochetmonkey74]

I've been after a replacement for my battered old fjallraven kanken for many years. I even had a thread on here about it.

I've found this https://wandererstravelco.uk/collections/backpacks/products/the-leogang-backpack

My only worry is that it might be heavy as it's leather

Anyone seen similar? The main selling point is the fully openable front

I'd just get another kanken. I think this one is fugly as!

I don't like that at all.

Looks like a bin bag!

I wouldn't have thought it was particularly heavy - if it's soft leather, the leather's unlikely to be very thick.

However, I would bear in mind that (despite the ridiculous OTT marketing nonsense on their website, which made me roll my eyes) this bag is unlikely to have been designed with anything like the same robust construction as a Fjallraven. This brand is a fashion brand that uses the language of a travel brand to sell a vague idea of an 'adventurer' lifestyle, not an actual outdoor/travel brand, and I strongly doubt that their bags will be anything like as comfortable, balanced or long-lasting as a Kanken, especially if you carry heavy stuff in them every day.

I also think that, for a bag that costs of upwards of £200, they look a bit cheap in the pictures. I personally would just buy another Kanken.

Try Ecoalf

I wouldn't have described that as elusive luxury at all, it looks scruffy imo

That looks really badly made, the seams are all skew-whiff.

It's horrible.

That's really ugly.

Go with the kanken and get a bright, happy colour! That one looks like it's been pulled from a swamp.

Ew - thats horrible

Sandqvist?

If you're looking for a more sophisticated take on a Kanken, I'd look at luggage brands like Horizn Studios or Tumi for the best combination of light weight and functionality

I quite like it @crochetmonkey74 .
Would prefer a more cheerful colour tho.

Fjallraven do other backpacks that are a bit more business like than kanken. I have the Fjallraven raven for work and I adore it :)

@crochetmonkey74 I ordered something from that company last week when it was mentioned on your crossbody bag thread.

it came today and as others on this thread have guessed, the quality really doesn’t justify the price IMHO so it’s going back.

Is it ugly on purpose?

I'm glad of this thread as Wanderers is mentioned a lot. I've not seen one irl so I'll not order. Still looking for my posh fjallraven though