Trail Traveler Hip Pack

Use:

• Keep your essentials organized and accessible during your outdoor activities and daily commutes, being a practical solution to carry the essentials without carrying a full backpack.
• Perfect for light hiking, short walks, or urban explorations, where you only need to carry items like your phone, wallet, keys, and a small snack.
• Ideal for travel as a security waist pack or to keep documents and money handy, facilitating quick and secure access to your most valuable belongings.
• Designed by Columbia for adventurers who value comfort and functionality, this accessory allows you to have your hands free and distribute weight evenly.
• A versatile accessory for festivals, concerts, or sporting events, ensuring your personal items are secure and within reach without being a nuisance.

Features:

• Main compartment with zipper closure that offers a secure and easily accessible space for your larger items like a phone or a small wallet.
• External front pocket with zipper, ideal for storing smaller items you need to have quickly at hand, such as keys or lip balm.
• Adjustable hip belt with quick-release buckle that allows for a personalized and comfortable fit for different sizes and wearing preferences, whether on the waist or cross-body.
• Lightly padded back panel for added comfort during prolonged use, reducing pressure against the body.
• Compact and lightweight design, intended not to add unnecessary weight and to facilitate freedom of movement in any activity.

Materials:

• Mainly made with a high-durability polyester fabric, selected for its resistance to abrasion and wear, ensuring a long lifespan even with frequent outdoor use. The outer fabric may also feature a light coating that offers basic water resistance against light rain or accidental splashes.
• Belt straps made of robust nylon, which provide a firm hold and withstand continuous use without significant deformation.
• High-quality plastic buckles and adjusters, designed to offer a secure closure and easy handling, even with gloves, contributing to the overall functionality of the product.
• Reliable and resistant zippers, with pullers that facilitate their opening and closing, efficiently securing the contents of the compartments.

Eco-certifications and Brand Sustainability Practices:

• bluesign® System Partner: Columbia is a bluesign® system partner, which means it works to apply and achieve the highest standards of sustainable textile production, minimizing environmental impact and ensuring worker and consumer safety through responsible chemical management. This contributes to a cleaner and safer textile industry for society.
• Manufacturing Practices Standards (SMP): The brand implements its own Manufacturing Practices Standards to ensure its suppliers meet rigorous ethical criteria regarding labor conditions, health, safety, and environmental management, promoting a fairer and more responsible supply chain.
• Higg Index (Facility Environmental Module - FEM): Columbia uses the FEM module of the Higg Index to assess and improve the environmental performance of factories in its supply chain, focusing on reducing water and energy consumption, emissions, and waste management, which promotes more sustainable production and benefits the global environment.
• Social & Labor Converged Assessment Framework (SLCP): By adopting the SLCP, Columbia promotes the convergence of social and labor audits, reducing duplication of efforts and allowing for greater investment in improving working conditions in factories, directly benefiting workers in the textile and apparel sector.
• Restricted Substances List (RSL): The brand maintains and updates a Restricted Substances List to control and limit the use of potentially harmful chemicals in its products, ensuring they are safe for users and minimizing negative environmental impact.
• Solution Dyeing (Dope Dye / "Colored with Less Water"): Although not specified for this product, it is a practice Columbia uses, where color is added to the molten polymer before creating the fiber. This process significantly reduces water, energy, and chemical consumption compared to traditional dyeing methods, resulting in a lower environmental impact.
• AFIRM Group: As a member of the AFIRM Group, Columbia collaborates with other brands to advance the safe and responsible management of chemicals in the textile and footwear industry supply chain, promoting safer products for consumers and the environment.
• Additionally, Columbia participates in various sustainability initiatives and programs at the corporate and supply chain level, such as the Materials Traceability program, Fair Trade certification in some of its supplier factories, its adherence to the Apparel Impact Institute (Aii) - Clean by Design Program, and its commitment to transparency through the publication of the Supply Chain Transparency Statement (complying with California SB 657 and UK Modern Slavery Act) and the use of Open Supply Hub, aligning with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and promoting fair labor practices through its adherence to commitments like the Turkmen Cotton Pledge and the AAFA & FLA Apparel & Footwear Industry Commitment to Responsible Recruitment.
• The brand also demonstrates its commitment to the environment and communities through partnerships with organizations such as Planet Water Foundation, National Park Foundation, Conservation International, Captains For Clean Water, Ocean Conservancy, and UK National Parks, and supports initiatives like Transition Projects and the Collegiate Outdoor Recreation Program.