this backpack trend, it seems more like a “multiple independent discovery” situation, like calculus or a game of telephone. The artist Dmitri Hertz bought the bag in 2021 in the Patagonia store. The bag was displayed in pouch form, and “the transformative nature of it was very compelling for me,” he says. Megan Mi-Ai Lee, another artist, “first saw the backpack when I ran into a friend with it at an opening.
If the bag is damaged, Patagonia will repair or replace it, and many people I spoke to have taken full advantage of this particular benefit. Bobby is on his fourth replacement in a decade; he only paid for the bag once. Yago’s on her third. “Every time I’ve tried to get it repaired they send me a new one. It can carry many heavy things. The only thing that I’ve found is that when you put sharp objects in it, it does tend to get holes,” she said.
Editor’s Note: The all-black version of the Patagonia Ultralight Black Hole Tote Pack is sold-out — or close to it — but it’s available in a moody navy with berry accents. If you want something brighter, there’s also a “wavy” blue and a “husk” tan.
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