12 Sustainable Travel Gear Brands Worth Supporting in 2026

The gear you travel with tells a story. It can be one of fast fashion and landfill-bound plastic, or one of thoughtful design, recycled materials, and companies fighting for a better planet. These 12 brands are building outdoor and travel gear the right way — and they’re worth every dollar.

1. Patagonia

The benchmark for sustainable outdoor gear. Patagonia donates 1% of sales to environmental causes, uses recycled materials across most of its line, offers a lifetime repair guarantee through Worn Wear, and famously told customers to buy less. Their Black Hole bags, Nano Puff jackets, and Capilene base layers are travel staples that last decades.

Best for travel: Black Hole Duffel, Nano Puff Jacket, Capilene Cool Daily shirts

2. Allbirds

The footwear brand that made sustainability mainstream. Allbirds uses merino wool, eucalyptus fiber, and sugarcane-based soles to create sneakers with a fraction of the carbon footprint of traditional shoes. They label every product with its carbon number. Their Tree Runners are the perfect packable travel shoe.

Best for travel: Tree Runners (warm weather), Wool Runners (cool weather), Trail Runners SWT (hiking)

3. Cotopaxi

A certified B Corp that uses remnant fabric (leftover materials from other manufacturers) to create colorful, one-of-a-kind gear. Their Del Día collection means no two bags look alike. Cotopaxi dedicates 1% of revenue to addressing poverty and funds community development in Latin America.

Best for travel: Allpa 35L Travel Pack, Bataan Fanny Pack, Fuego Down Jacket

4. Icebreaker

New Zealand-based merino wool specialists. Merino is nature’s performance fabric — temperature-regulating, odor-resistant, and biodegradable. Icebreaker’s supply chain is fully transparent (you can trace your garment back to the farm), and their merino tees are the ultimate travel shirt: one shirt, multiple days, no stink.

Best for travel: Tech Lite II tees, 260 Oasis base layers, Hike+ socks

5. Hydro Flask

The reusable bottle that actually keeps ice frozen for 24 hours. Hydro Flask’s Parks for All initiative donates to national parks and green spaces. Their bottles, tumblers, and food containers are built to last and eliminate thousands of single-use plastic bottles over their lifetime.

Best for travel: 32oz Wide Mouth, 12oz Coffee Mug, Food Flask

6. Tropicfeel

Born from a Kickstarter campaign, Tropicfeel makes travel-specific shoes and bags from recycled ocean plastic and algae foam. Their Canyon sneaker transitions from hiking trail to dinner table, and the Shell backpack is a modular travel system that expands from daypack to carry-on.

Best for travel: Canyon sneakers, Shell backpack, Monsoon all-terrain shoes

7. tentree

For every item purchased, tentree plants ten trees. They’ve planted over 100 million trees across 12 countries. Their clothing uses organic cotton, recycled polyester, hemp, and Tencel. The travel-friendly Destination collection features comfortable, packable pieces perfect for warm-weather adventures.

Best for travel: InMotion joggers, TreeBlend tees, Destination shorts

8. Sea to Summit

Australian brand making ultralight travel accessories that solve real problems. Their compression sacks, sleeping bag liners, packable pillows, and dry bags are staples in any sustainable traveler’s kit. Everything is designed to be lightweight (less fuel burned in transit) and extremely durable.

Best for travel: Ultra-Sil Dry Sack, Aeros Pillow, Pocket Towel

9. Osprey

Osprey’s All Mighty Guarantee means they’ll repair any product for free, for any reason, forever. This alone makes them one of the most sustainable bag companies — products that never hit the landfill. Their new lines increasingly use recycled fabrics, and the Fairview/Farpoint series is the gold standard for travel backpacks.

Best for travel: Farpoint 40, Fairview 40, Daylite Plus daypack

10. prAna

A Fair Trade Certified brand using organic cotton, recycled materials, and hemp. PrAna’s Stretch Zion pants are legendary in the travel world — comfortable enough for a long flight, durable enough for a scramble up a mountain, and they look decent at dinner.

Best for travel: Stretch Zion pants, Brion shorts, sustainable swimwear line

11. Matador

Ultralight, packable travel gear designed to compress into impossibly small pouches. Their FreeRain daypack weighs 5oz and packs into your palm. The Droplet dry bag, NanoDry towel, and Pocket Blanket are perfect for travelers who count every gram.

Best for travel: FreeRain24 2.0 backpack, NanoDry Trek Towel, Pocket Blanket

12. United By Blue

For every product sold, United By Blue removes one pound of trash from oceans and waterways. They’ve organized over 400 cleanups removing millions of pounds of waste. Their bison-fiber insulated jackets and organic canvas bags bring a rugged aesthetic to sustainable travel gear.

Best for travel: Bison Puffer, Transit Duffle, organic cotton flannels

Buying Guide: What to Look For

• B Corp certification — independently verified social and environmental performance
• Recycled/organic materials — recycled polyester, organic cotton, Tencel, hemp
• Repair programs — brands that fix gear instead of replacing it
• Transparency — published supply chain information and environmental impact data
• Durability — the most sustainable product is one that lasts

Building your sustainable travel kit? See our complete packing list for item-by-item recommendations.