The backpack market - Germany

A backpack is, as its name suggests, a storage space that an individual carries on his back thanks to the use of adjustable straps or even sometimes a belt The ancestor of the backpack is the wicker hood. From the 17th century onwards, the backpack took the form of wooden frames held to the shoulders by leather straps. So the backpack was first of all in wood, then in metal, then in leather and then in fabric It was at the beginning of the 20th century with the Norwegian Ole F. Bergan that the backpack really took its name and shape. It was then two Frenchmen who innovated with marketable versions of backpacks, first Millet in 1921, then Lafuma in 1936. In the middle of the 20th century, it was mainly among European students that the product became more popular. The 1990s in Europe marked the return of the mountain style of backpacks by reusing shapes from the 1930s There are currently different types of backpacks, which will be detailed later in this study, but are mainly grouped into the categories of sports bags, travel, .