Aevor. Outstanding quality and design. 100% rexycled material. https://www.aevor.com/products/travel-pack-black-eclipse
In Canada, Thule is a pretty respected brand. I assumed they were northern European and according to Wikipedia they are Swedish.
I just bought a Thule backpack that I’m quite happy with. They have quite a wide selection of options, so they are worth checking out.
I bought an Aion, main reason being that it could fit a normal 14 inch laptop (a Dell latitude if you are curious) and a 13 inch MacBook air at the same time which was the main reason I wanted a new backpack.
I am a fan of https://www.riut.co.uk/
I love my Kohla Rucksack
Nobody mentioned Decathlon?
I think that for a lot of stuff the quality/price ratio is unbeatable (backpacks qnd much more)
If you look for quality, no matter the price all other companies mentioned in this tread are fantastic, btw
Edit: I checked, not really made in Europe, but still a lot to do with Europe:
https://sustainability.decathlon.com/the-production-and-manufacturing-of-decathlon-products
These come to mind in addition to the ones mentioned:
Ortlieb (e.g. roll top, weatherproof, biking)
Freitag (recycled, fashion, expensive)
Lundhags (hiking brand, like fjällräven)
Also these (no personal experience):
WAYKS
Db
Deuter make really good hiking backpacks but also daypacks. They are a bit expensive and cliché (german tourist stereotype) but well made.
(https://www.fjallraven.com/) see @whaleross@lemmy.world comment below for better insight regarding quality
Off the top of my head, there might be more. Quality is good, for Deuter and Vaude. I don’t have experience with fjallräven, so caution is advised.
+1 for Vaude, their products seem decent quality
I think Fjällräven was great some twenty years ago but has since been sold and bought and traded and is yet another one of the overpriced former outdoors gear now lifestyle brands nowadays. AFAIK it is still good quality in the upper tiers but very far from the affordable lifetime investments they once were and that made them great.
The more you know! Thanks for the info, I had no idea.
Thule based out of Sweden
CabinZero. Especially if you’re a frequent traveller.
I bought one from Feuerwear last year and I’m in love with it. they make all kinds of products from recycled fire hoses, so the markings on each item are unique.
I got a laptop bag from them and it’s amazing!
Deuter, from Germany.
I just ordered a Weitläufer ultralight pack from Germany. Though it will probably take a while until it arrives as they have some lead up time on their production.
Mammut for mountaineering and hiking
I have a Commuter Daypack and I love it.
