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Trail series

Trail Fold-Flat Mesh Pet Backpack Carrier

$59.99

For hikes, park days, and hands-free miles together.

  • Up to 15.4 lbPet fit guide
  • Up to 18 inBody-length guide
  • Free shippingUS & Canada
  • Free 30-day returnsno reason needed — how it works

    Let your pet try it at home. If they can't sit, turn, and settle — or you change your mind — send it back within 30 days. No reason needed, and we pay the return shipping with a prepaid label. A fit test indoors doesn't affect your return, and a little fur is expected.

    Full refund, or a free exchange that ships as soon as the carrier scans your return.

    Start a return or exchange online with your order number, or email [email protected] — we reply within 1 business day.

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Free tracked shipping — US & CanadaShips in 1–2 business days · 4–12 business days to your door · tracked the whole way

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Features
  • Ventilated panels
  • Padded back straps
  • Weight-balanced carry
  • Reinforced frame
  • Safety leash clip
  • Abrasion-resistant base
  • Recommended for pets up to 15.4 lb
  • Body length up to 18 in
  • Size S-M
Fit & dimensions
  • Carrier size (L×W×H)13.4 × 10.8 × 15.7 in
  • Carrier weight4.41 lbs

Run the “Will my pet fit?” check below with your pet’s real weight and body length.

Description

A fold-flat cat and small-pet backpack carrier with mesh sidewalls, a roll-back mesh lid, and a head-out zipper gap for shared mornings on the trail.

A creekside loop is better with a passenger. This soft pack rides like a small screen porch for your cat: broad mesh on both sidewalls, a low mesh band across the front, and a slanted mesh hood up top, so the woods keep scrolling past from trailhead to lookout.

At the overlook, unzip the lid and roll it back into its keeper strap — your hand reaches a sleeping cat without opening the whole bag. Or slide the hood’s lower zipper an inch and a curious head rises into the daylight. A removable pad softens the floor for cats and small pets up to about 15 lb.

Backpack straps and a grab handle split the carrying, and once you’re home the frame drops into a flat slab for the closet shelf. Built out, the body measures 13.4 x 10.8 x 15.7 in.

Care & cleaning

Spot-clean the shell as needed. Lift out the base pad to machine-wash cold and air-dry, and wipe down the interior after travel days.

Shipping & returns

Free shipping across the US & Canada by air express, tracked door to door. Orders ship from our warehouse in Guangdong, China, dispatched within 1–2 business days; most orders reach your door 4–12 business days after you order, the same window in the US and Canada.

Returns and exchanges are free for 30 days — we email a prepaid label, so it costs you nothing. Trying the fit at home is fine; that is what the window is for.

Arrived damaged or defective? That is a return too — same prepaid label, full refund or a free replacement, and we do not ask you to send photos first.

Roll-back lid

Roll the mesh back, reach in

The top panel unzips and rolls into its keeper strap, leaving a clear opening over the pad, so a nap can be checked on with a quiet hand instead of a zipper chorus.

Roll the mesh back, reach in

Mesh sidewalls

They watch the woods go by

Both upper sidewalls are broad mesh panels, so a riding cat keeps you, the path, and the passing trees in frame, while the low front band lets more air cross the floor.

They watch the woods go by

Head-out gap

An inch of zipper, a nose out

The hood's lower zipper opens in small increments; give it an inch at a rest stop and a curious head slips out under the flap for smells and a face-to-face hello, shoulders still inside.

An inch of zipper, a nose out

Flat-pack storage

It packs down like a folio

Release the zippers and the whole carrier drops to the thickness of a couch cushion, ready to slide behind the coat closet door until the next warm morning.

It packs down like a folio

Fit check

Will my pet fit?

Enter your pet's weight and body length to see whether this carrier gives them room to sit, turn, and settle.

Great fit

Your pet should have room to sit, turn around, and relax comfortably.

This carrier is sized for pets up to about 15.4 lb with body length to 18 in. Use it as a guide alongside your pet's comfort.

Ships in 1–2 business daysFree to the US & Canada, tracked door to door — typically 4–12 business days.

30-day free returnsPrepaid label, no reason needed. An at-home fit test never affects it.

Exact specs, publishedInterior dimensions and pet weight limits on every product page.

A human answers[email protected] — sizing help before and after you order.

Good to know

Common questions.

Is it comfortable for longer hikes?

Padded straps spread the load across both shoulders and hold it close to your back. These are two-strap packs — there is no hip belt — so on all-day treks take rest stops and offer water as you would on any hike.

Can my pet see out on the trail?

Yes. The soft packs use mesh panels for an open view; the hard-shell packs use a domed window. Where that dome is tinted, the dimming is deliberate — plenty of cats settle faster when the passing world is softened rather than sharp.

How do I introduce my pet to the carrier?

Let your pet explore it open at home with treats and a familiar blanket, then try short walks before a full hike.

What is your return policy if the fit is wrong?

Free returns and exchanges within 30 days, no reason needed — we email a prepaid label. Let your pet try it at home first; a fit test indoors does not affect your return.

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Trail series

Built for hikes, parks, and long stretches on your back.

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