Traveler wearing a green Cero Travel Backpack walking past an outdoor café with a red awning on a city street

Your Bag Shouldn’t Use Up Your Baggage Allowance.

A heavy travel bag can eat up a surprising amount of your carry-on weight allowance before you’ve packed a single thing.

At just 2.3 lbs, the Cero is one of the lightest full-featured travel backpacks on the market.

Explore the Cero

Favorite lightweight travel bag

The design of this bag is great. Super lightweight and comfortable when fully packed out. I love the sleek material.

Ellen

A Travel Backpack Should Carry Your Gear. Not Weigh You Down.

Most travel backpacks are built by adding more: more structure, more pockets, more hardware, more weight.

We took the opposite approach.

The Cero was designed around the features travelers actually use, then stripped of everything they don’t. The result is a 35L travel backpack that weighs just 2.3 lbs – making it one of the lightest full-featured travel backpacks on the market.

Three-quarter view of Cero Travel Backpack in cypress showing clamshell opening, zip pocket and top carry handle on white background

35 liters and just 2.3 lbs
Carry-on compliant with most major airlines
Clamshell organization for a week or more of travel
Top-access laptop compartment
Comfortable, hiking-inspired carry
Durable, adventure-ready materials

If you believe travel means ‘seeing and doing’, the Cero Travel Backpack is your bag.

SHOP THE CERO

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Less Bag. More Travel.

Every ounce you save on your bag is another ounce you can actually use.

The Cero combines the organization of a full-size travel backpack with a dramatically lighter build, so you can move faster through airports, walk farther through cities, and carry everything you need without starting the trip with pounds of backpack on your shoulders.

Just 2.3lbs — it’s one of the lightest full-featured travel backpacks on the market.
Two equal halves — Pack clothes on one side, gear on the other. Everything has a home.
Built for travel days — A top-access laptop sleeve, quick-access pockets, and carry-on-friendly dimensions keep the things you need within reach.
Designed to be carried — A supportive harness and padded EVA back panel deliver comfortable carry without the bulk of a heavily structured pack.
Built to go further — Lightweight doesn’t mean delicate. Durable materials and considered construction make the Cero ready for airports, trains, city streets, and wherever you go next.

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Top-down of Pakt clip-in pouch clipped inside Cero backpack showing attachment buckle and zippered pocket in cypress interior

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THE MAKING OF A LIGHTWEIGHT LEGEND

Travelers loved the organization and premium feel of our flagship backpack, but many asked for something lighter. So we did. Our design team reconsidered every material, component, pocket, and piece of hardware to find the best balance of weight, durability, comfort, and organization. What remained was everything you need for serious travel – and very little you don’t.

Overhead view of Cero Travel Backpack being adjusted by designers on a workbench with pattern pieces and tools — Development
Our design team obsessed over every detail to optimize for performance and weight savings.

Top-down view of Cero Travel Backpack in cypress with top-loading padded 16-inch laptop sleeve and mesh zip pocket — Feature Set
With input from our community and well-traveled team, we features were carefully considered to support the needs of active travel.

Cypress Aeroweave fabric swatch — **Materials**
Our proprietary Aeroweave fabric and use of aluminum hardware strike the perfect balance for performance and lightweight.

Traveler packing a packable Stash bag into a tan Cero Travel Backpack at an indoor train station

The lightweight travel system

The smartest travel setup isn’t necessarily the one with the most gear. It’s the one where every piece earns its place.

Pair the Cero with a Stash Packable Bag for your personal item or day bag, then add packing cubes and clip-in pouches to build a lightweight system around the way you travel.

Everything has a purpose. Everything has its place.

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