Backpack

Backpacks were a mundane form of portable storage.
==Description==
Backpacks were large sacks that came in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and materials. These included canvas sacks with shoulder straps and woven baskets with a lid and shoulder straps, though the most preferred type of backpack among travelers was the leather backpack.
Leather backpacks had multiple pockets, on either side and a large one in the back, which could all have their contents secured by a top flap with a tie. They typically had wide, padded straps in the front so they could be carried on the shoulders and leave the hands free. In addition, some leather backpacks were waterproof.
Beyond the standard backpacks sold by most merchants, some were known to commission experienced tailors or leatherworkers to construct specially made backpacks.
==Availability==
* In the city of Raven's Bluff, backpacks of all sizes could be found for sale at Tym's Supple Leather Shoppe.
==History==
Backpacks dated as far back as the time of Netheril, where they first became available in .
==Varieties==
* Heward's handy haversack
* Rucksack
==Notable Users of Backpacks==
===Individuals===
* Dorlas
* Gershom
* Jaqon
* Larala Dumian
* Martine carried a wicker basket type of backpack.
===Regions & Settlements===
* Backpacks made of wicker were common among inhabitants of the Malatran Plateau.
==Appendix==
===Appearances===
;Board Games
:Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Begins
===Gallery===
Dungeonlevel.png|An adventurer wearing a backpack faces down a manticore.
YoungAdvBlanket.png|An adventurer examines the contents of their backpack.
Petrifiedbeholder.png|A halfling adventurer wearing a backpack comes across a petrified beholder in Undermountain.
Passionate Archaeologist.jpg|An archaeologist with a well-packed backpack explores the Tomb of the Nine Gods.
Dungeon Magic Items.jpg|With so much loot to take in dungeons, the adventurers need plenty of backpacks.
Martine.png|The Harper Martine wearing a strapped-basket style of backpack.
===References===
Category:Containers
Category:Leather items
Category:Items
Category:Items from Kara-Tur
Category:Items from Netheril
Category:Items from Ravens Bluff
Category:Items from Faerûn
Category:Items from Toril
Category:0-24 gold pieces