Mission

We make backpacks you'll keep for life

Salkan is an independent British brand, founded in 2018 by Will and Tom on one simple belief: buy well, buy once.

What we believe

Buy well, buy once.

We design travel backpacks to be used, relied on and lived with: not for a single trip, but across years of travel and change.

We don't chase trends or seasons. Each bag is built to take on your stories and show the miles you cover, until it becomes part of the journey itself.

Design philosophy

Three principles behind every bag

01

Timeless

We draw on the history of backpacks: classic shapes that won't look dated in ten years' time.

02

Character

Bags that take on your stories and show the miles you've covered, rather than hiding them.

03

Durable

Hard-wearing fabrics, functional details, and designed with repair in mind from the beginning.

Why it matters

If you love it, you'll keep it

We think the connection people have with their gear is what really keeps it out of landfill. If you love a bag, you'll use it, repair it, and take it wherever you go.

So we make fewer, better backpacks, and we do everything we can to keep each one going.