Customers from around Japan can not yet order this bag in the Bluelug online store
Peanut is a new 2024 color and the pockets are not yet available in this color, but coming soon at the end of April. In the meantime you can build a bag with Black, Olive brown or Chestnut brown pockets. At the end of April we will also have fresh stock of pockets in Vintage Olive.
The bi colored bag pictured here is Peanut with Olive Brown pockets.
Latest photos of the Xplorer bag in use can be seen in the Instagram Highlights folder
News! : Now you can also order a Full metal Bracket Mk3 with the Full metal Remote as an option on this page! Even though it's mostly out of stock... I will make one especially for you and will stamp your initials above the Serial number if you leave me a note with your initials. (max 3 initials). If you prefer the Full leather Remote in the 3 or 4 mm lace version, just leave me a note.
More news: Now I offer the magnificant Austere manufacturing Cam lock buckles in three colour options as a 'Pigtail' for retrofitting to your Xplorer bag. You cannot order them on this page, you have to go to the seperate product page and order two of these if you would like one on both straps.
After 7 months of development together with Radical Design and Halley Stevensons, dozens of sketches, CAD designs and revisions, over 200 emails, over 10 hours on the phone, 3 prototypes, months of real life testing and a shear endless stream of changes and optimizations, the Eerder metaal #Xplorerbag was introduced in the Mk1 design back in August 2021. Since then over a hundred Xplorer bags have been sold to customers around the globe from Japan to Canada.
Note1: the photos are not updated yet, they still show the MK2 bag. The Mk3 bag features flaps with Velcro closure on the internal pockets, rather than Velcro straps and Antracite color annodised G hooks rather than silver G hooks.
Note2: I'm pretty sure you will appreciate the Eerder Stoppy bar to prevent the bag from tilting towards the front. It will keep the Xplorer bag perfectly straight up and makes the main compartment and the pockets easily accessible.
This modular design consists of the following items:
It's hand made by Radical Design in the Netherlands. We used a tough yellow PU coated Cordura 500D Ripstop inside fabric (it's not just the liner, but also constructional) made in Germany and @halleystevensons waxed Canvas outer fabric from Scotland. This bag is waterproof, plus it will stay water repellent as long as you take care of partially rewaxing it every once in a few years. It might serve you for the rest of your life if you take care of it.
A maximum of six pockets can be attached with sturdy Velcro straps to the Square loops in the top seam and the daisy chain on the bottom. They're 2.25 liter each or a little more. The main compartment is 25 liter or a few liters more when you stuff it a little higher than the internal frame. By default it comes without pockets, but with luggage frame, aluminium internal support frame, EVA bottom panel and shoulder strap / waist band. You can order pockets in pairs. With 6 pockets it would be 39 liter capacity (or a little more)
Non EU customers get the VAT deducted, which is 21% in the Netherlands, so that compensates for the shipping cost and more! Customers from within the EU pay their local VAT rate.
Specs:
Outer fabric: Halley Stevensons waxed cotton P270 Everwax Vintage, made in Scotland. How to re-wax waxed cotton according to Halley Stevensons
Inner fabric: Cordura 500D Gridforce/ripstop, waterproof AC-PU coated , extremely durable, abrasion-resistant nylon 6.6-fabric, made in Germany
Luggage frame: Silver anodised aluminium with reinforced Nylon by Trigo / Valeria's
capacity with two pockets: 30 liter or a bit more...
capacity with six pockets: 39 liter or a bit more...
Dimensions base bag (no pockets): LxWxD = 41x36x27/32cm (32cm fully opened)
Dimensions pocket bag: LxWxD = 20x15x7.5cm
Weight base bag: 1790 gram (without pockets, but with luggage frame, aluminium internal support frame and EVA bottom panel)
Weight pocket bag: 165 gram
Weight shoulder strap / waistband: 110 gram
Shoulder harness and lower back pad: 230 gram
Total weight base bag with two pockets and strap: 2230 gram (a Brompton T-bag weighs 1410 gram)
Total weight base bag with four pockets, shoulder strap and shoulder harness: 2790 gram
Hand made by Radical Design Gasselternijveen, the Netherlands
Design: Eerder metaal / Vincent van Eerd