This project can trace its beginning to 2016 when MW started making backpacks for NASA’s BASALT (Biologic Analog Science Associated with Lava Terrains) and Desert Rats (Desert Research and Technology Studies) teams. The packs were designed to carry specialized communication equipment and built to survive the brutal conditions in the testing grounds of volcanic environments where acid rain, heat and ash would destroy a normal backpack.
For this project, we worked with MW to dial in the features to create a pack that works perfectly as both an EDC and Travel Pack while staying true to the materials, design language and construction techniques of the NASA pack.