Prototype
Concept · Abaca travel pack
TIBAG Pathfinder Origins 32L
Prototype · Not for sale
- Raw Abaca
- Charcoal Wash
In development · Not for sale
TIBAG Origins
Filipino materials, engineered like technical gear. Abaca fiber for structure, natural latex for weather, and a public record of everything we haven't figured out yet.
The premise
A fiber that was already technical.
Abaca was specified for marine rope long before anyone thought about using it for carry. It holds tension, resists salt air, and stands up on its own without a frame sheet. Those are the properties a pack needs.
What it doesn't do well is get wet. Origins is our attempt to solve that with a natural latex coating instead of a bonded plastic film — and to show the work while we're still failing at parts of it.
Where the platform stands
Prototype stage.
- 01Research
- 02Concept
- 03PrototypePhysical samples exist and are being assessed in the workshop.
- 04Field testing
- 05Production ready
The concepts
Four studies, none for sale.
Each piece exists to answer a different question about the material. Open any one to read its construction, composition and test status.
Material files
The two materials in play.
Transparency
Honest about an unfinished thing.
What we know
Verified by us, first-hand.
- Every concept here uses a Philippine-grown abaca shell panel.
- The weather face is a compounded natural latex coating, applied rather than laminated.
- Base panels and backing scrim are currently synthetic, for abrasion reasons we haven't solved.
What we don't know yet
Open questions, stated plainly.
- Final weights, prices and whether any of these reach production.
- Multi-year wear behaviour under daily Philippine conditions.
- Whether fiber grade can be held consistent at volume.
What we commit to
How we will report on this.
- Nothing in Origins is sold, pre-ordered or reserved.
- Failed tests get published alongside passing ones.
- No sustainability claim goes out without a source we can name.