Best Digital Nomad Backpacks

When you’re a digital nomad, your backpack is your best friend. Choosing the best backpack for digital nomads means having a companion that will accompany you on all of your greatest adventures and be your portable office no matter where life takes you. 

It’s easy to get overwhelmed when browsing digital nomad backpacks and trying to find the best one for you. You don’t want to cheap out or impulse buy when shopping for the perfect one. 

We broke down some major pros and cons of five popular digital nomad backpacks to help you decide which one is best for you.

Tortuga Outbreaker Backpack

Tortuga is a brand favored by digital nomads–and for good reason! The brand knows what works for location independent folks because the co-founders themselves are location independent, and their mission is “to help you live on your terms.” One of their most loved digital nomad backpacks is the Outbreaker.

Osprey Farpoint 40

Osprey specializes in backpacks and carries a wide array suited for different activities. This particular backpack from Osprey is pretty popular in the digital nomad community at large, despite just being categorized as a men's backpack.

‍Minaal Carry-On 2.0

Minaal is another brand that really understands the needs of digital nomad backpacks, as a business with a fully remote team. The brand’s original Carry On backpack (1.0) was already very successful got an upgrade to make it even better in this 2.0 version. 

Patagonia Black Hole® MLC® 45L

Well known lifestyle brand Patagonia has everything you need for an active, outdoorsy lifestyle. Plus, you can feel good about shopping there since they’re big on sustainability and 1% of their massive sales goes towards preservation and restoration of the natural environment. MLC is actually a product line, so there are some slightly variations style to style, but we’ll be discussing the newer Black Hole MLC.

Pacsafe Venturesafe EXP45

Safety is definitely a concern of digital nomads. While napping in transit or hanging out in hostels, you want to be sure that you and your valuable belongings are safe and sound! Pacsafe has dedicated themselves to creating products that safe gaurd you, and the Venturesafe backpack does just that.

When it comes down to it, everybody’s different and has different needs while working and travelling. With all of the great digital nomad backpacks out there and our pros and cons list, we hope you find your perfect match. 
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Words: Ashley Laderer for Outsite