Image via Business Insider "**Originally, it was designed to carry an ice axe.** Backpackers would thread webbing through the slots, hang the axe from it, and secure it with a tension lock," said Jamie Cormack, co-founder of Herschel Supply, as quoted by [TODAY]( Cormack doesn't expect his customers to utilise the patch, the ones on his bags are more of **"a nod to the past, to pay homage to those old alpine bags that had these."** While nobody carries an ice axe around these days, the humble patch can be used to hold items that might not fit in your backpack like a pair of sneakers Image via Business Insider Using cords and ropes, you could easily carry more stuff on it if you're short on luggage space
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