Millet · Annecy, since 1929
Millet Backpacks
A day on the trail, a col on ski touring, a ridge on the rope, then the office and the weekend. Millet has made mountain backpacks in Annecy since 1960; we sort them here by use. Pick the outing first, the bag follows.
Mountain backpacks for hiking, skiing, town and travel.
The hiking backpack
The day on the trail, from the lightest bag to a night in a mountain hut.
The Parmelans close with a roll-top and their hip belt comes off; the Seneca LT and the Ubic 20 open with a single zip, no extras. None has a rain cover or a side ski carry. Take the Parmelan 17 when every gram counts, the 25 for the full day, the 35 if you sleep in a mountain hut; the Seneca LT 22 or the Ubic 20 for the simple outing.
The year-round backpack
Skis on the side, rain cover in the bag, from the day to the weekend.
The three Ubics keep their rain cover inside the bag and carry skis on the side. The 30 and 40 L open clamshell, and two removable straps hold a snowboard, skis or snowshoes. Take the Ubic 25 for the day, the 30 if you add skis or snowshoes, the 40 for two days out.
Rain, family by family
A cover in the Ubic, a pouch for everything else.
Anything that must stay dry goes in a pouch, cover or no cover.
Nothing stated
No treatment or cover stated
The fabric states no coating and no cover: in steady rain, anything that must stay dry goes in a pouch.
Built-in cover
Rain cover inside the bag
It is inside the bag: you pull it over the top when the rain sets in.
Fabrics, covers and features: Millet data, November 2026.
The brand, as Eiken sees it
From the canvas of Saint-Fons to the mountaineering bag of Annecy.
Millet was born in 1921 near Lyon: Marc and Hermance Millet sewed shopping bags and canvas sacks in a small grocery shop in Saint-Fons. The family settled in Annecy in 1929; in 1960 the sons turned to mountaineering backpacks. The company came back into the family in 2021.
The bags are repaired in the Annecy workshop, which also looks after clothing, poles and sleeping bags. Millet picks its materials from those certified OEKO-TEX and bluesign, with no controversial chemicals, and tests them in its own laboratory.
Millet guarantees its bags for 2 years. The 2-year legal guarantee goes through Eiken.
Eiken's take
- Why we chose it
- For the day on the trail, a Parmelan; for skis and the weekend, an Ubic; for the climb, a Prolighter or a Mixt; for town, a Chamonix.
- Worth knowing
- No bag is made for steady rain: only the Ubic 25, 30 and 40 come with their cover, and the Chamonix have a TPU-coated fabric for light rain.
- Who it's for
- For those who want a mountain backpack from an Annecy brand, for hiking, ski touring, town or travel, that can be repaired.
Baptiste, Eiken
Questions
Before you choose a Millet backpack.
Parmelan, Ubic or Prolighter: which one?
The Parmelan for day hiking (17, 25 or 35 L); the Ubic if you add skis, snowshoes or a rain cover; the Prolighter for mountaineering and ski touring, with an FPP ice axe holder and a side ski carry. The Chamonix is the commuter backpack.
Which Millet backpack for ski touring?
The Prolighter 22, the Prolighter 30+10 and the Mixt 25+5 have an FPP ice axe holder and a side ski carry; the Mixt 25+5 and the Prolighter 30+10 add a rope carry. The Ubic 25, 30 and 40 also carry skis on the side.
Which Millet bag for a laptop?
The Chamonix 15+5 takes a 15-inch laptop in its protected compartment; the Chamonix 25+5 and the Chamonix Duffles, a 16-inch laptop.
How does a Millet bag handle rain?
None is presented as made for steady rain. The Ubic 25, 30 and 40 have a rain cover inside the bag; the Chamonix are in recycled nylon, TPU-coated, for light rain. For the rest, put anything that must stay dry in a pouch.
What guarantee comes with a Millet bag?
Millet guarantees its bags for 2 years and repairs them in its Annecy workshop. The 2-year legal guarantee goes through Eiken.
