Mero Mero · Annecy, 2016
Mero Mero Backpacks
The bike ride with a laptop, the walk with a jacket, the weekend with a single bag. Mero Mero backpacks are roll-tops in recycled nylon, with or without a hidden outside pocket, from the day out to the trip. They stand up to a shower, not steady rain.
Roll-tops for the day, the weekend and the trip.
The compact backpack
The bag for light days: laptop, water bottle, jacket.
The Wanaka keeps your back ventilated thanks to its 3D mesh and takes a laptop up to 15 inches; the Pocket adds a hidden outside pocket. Take the Wanaka for town, the train and walks, the Pocket to reach a small water bottle without unrolling the bag.
The big backpack
A roll-top that grows with the day, from 20 to 40 litres.
You set the Squamish as you head out, and it keeps a 17-inch laptop in its own pocket; the Pocket adds a hidden outside pocket for a small water bottle or an umbrella. The V3 is the lighter of the two; take the Pocket if you want the outside pocket.
The mountain backpack
Ski touring, photography or hiking: one bag you build for each outing.
The Aravis opens across the whole back and goes from 25 to 45 litres. Helmet net, ski straps, photo case, hip belt and dry bag add on, each sold separately. It weighs 1,400 g: for the city and the office, the Squamish is enough.
The bike backpack
On the luggage rack in the morning, on your back when you arrive.
Two Velcro straps hold the Annecy on the luggage rack. Inside, a laptop up to 15 inches. The Annecy for the commute, the Annecy Pocket for a water bottle kept on the outside.
The travel bag
A weekend in a single bag, from 30 to 45 litres.
The Mini Smögen carries on your back by its shoulder straps or in your hand by its handles. Rolled, it holds 30 litres; unrolled, 45: a weekend fits inside.
Rain, model by model
The fabric copes with a shower; steady rain is a job for the rain cover.
The recycled nylon is PU-coated and water-repellent, PFC-free. In steady rain, anything that must stay dry goes in a pouch, rain cover or not.
Not waterproof
PU-coated fabric, 1000 mm, water-repellent and PFC-free
Water beads on the surface and a shower will not get through.
The rain cover
Mero Mero rain cover
Sealed seams, PU 4000 mm: the next step up for a rainy day.
The rain cover
One size per bag, sold separately.
See the rain cover
The brand, as Eiken sees it
Designed in Annecy, sewn in Vietnam, guaranteed up to 10 years.
Mero Mero is a French brand born in Annecy, between lake and mountains, in 2016. Its first bag, a messenger bag, was inspired by two children, Clémence and Léon. Since late 2018, the bags have been sewn in Vietnam, by a partner specialised in technical stitching: paragliding canopies, harnesses, backpacks. The main fabric is 100% recycled nylon, Bluesign-certified.
The factory is ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified and passes the WRAP audit every year. Mero Mero is a member of 1% for the Planet and gives 1% of its turnover to environmental organisations.
Mero Mero guarantees its bags for 10 years against manufacturing defects and abnormal wear. The 2-year legal guarantee goes through Eiken. Beyond that, and up to 10 years, you contact Mero Mero directly. Zips are covered for 2 years.
Eiken's take
- Why we chose it
- For town and the train, the Wanaka; for the week and the weekend, the Squamish; for cycling, the Annecy.
- Worth knowing
- No bag is waterproof, and only the Squamish V3, the Wanaka and the Annecy have a rain cover made for them. The Wanaka does not fix to a bike: for the luggage rack, it is the Annecy.
- Who it's for
- For those who want a backpack from a French brand, in recycled nylon, for town, cycling and weekends, and a guarantee that lasts.
Baptiste, Eiken
Questions
Before you choose a Mero Mero backpack.
Wanaka, Annecy or Squamish: which one?
The Wanaka (10 to 15 L, 450 g) for town and walks; the Annecy (10 to 15 L, 560 g) if the bag goes on a bike's luggage rack; the Squamish (20 to 40 L, 600 g) for the week and the weekend. Each comes in a Pocket version, with a hidden outside pocket for the water bottle.
Which Mero Mero backpack fixes to a luggage rack?
The Annecy and the Annecy Pocket, with two Velcro straps. The Wanaka does not fix to a bike: for the luggage rack, it is the Annecy.
Which laptop fits in a Mero Mero bag?
The Squamish takes a 17-inch laptop in its own pocket; the Wanaka and the Annecy, a 15-inch.
Does a Mero Mero bag go as carry-on?
Rolled, the Squamish (38 × 50 × 15 cm) and the Mini Smögen (32 × 50 × 25 cm) are within the carry-on dimensions of most airlines; unrolled, they stand 74 and 72 cm high, too big. Each airline sets its own dimensions: check yours.
Are Mero Mero bags waterproof?
No. The fabric is PU-coated, 1000 mm, and water-repellent, PFC-free: it stands up to a shower, not steady rain. The rain cover, sold separately, has sealed seams.
What guarantee comes with a Mero Mero bag?
The 2-year legal guarantee goes through Eiken. Beyond that, and up to 10 years, you contact Mero Mero directly. Zips are covered for 2 years.
