Explorer's Companion (Backpacks, etc.)
Explorer's Companion adds backpacks, paragliders and other quality-of-life items aimed at players who travel and explore a world.
What it does
The mod's crafting path starts with plain materials. String is put together into string fiber, shears cut items such as leather and rotten flesh into leather hide, and six wool go on a crafting table to form wool fabric. Fibers have to be cooked to yield a tempered thread, which is an ingredient for upgrading backpacks and making a paraglider.
Backpacks are built from bundles combined with leather hide and string fiber, and are upgraded at a smithing table. Shulker boxes are needed for one recipe step. The backpacks are balanced so that their capacity tops out at the size of a single chest. Tempered thread, wool fabric and fabric combine into the paraglider, which the mod lists among its exploration items.
Explorer's Companion runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. Files are published for Forge only, in two game versions, 1.19.2 and 1.20.1, with 1.1 for 1.20.1 as the latest file. The mod is not open source and is released under All rights reserved. The author has said more items may come later and asks for suggestions and bug reports.
Key features
Backpacks
Backpacks extend storage for a traveling player and are upgraded at a smithing table using bundles and leather hide.
Paraglider
A paraglider is crafted from tempered thread, wool fabric and fabric, giving a way to descend slowly across terrain.
Crafted materials
String fiber, leather hide, wool fabric and tempered thread are made from common drops and blocks, so the upgrade chain starts early.
Cooking for tempered thread
Fibers must be cooked to produce tempered thread, which is the shared ingredient for backpack upgrades and the paraglider.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Biel's Backpacks is a Forge mod for 1.20.1, client and server, under All rights reserved and not open source, so it covers backpacks alone. Complicated Backpacks reaches further, with Forge and NeoForge files for 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 under the MIT License, though it is not open source. Vanilla Backpack is the open source option: a Forge mod for 1.20.1 under the MIT License, client and server.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explorer's Companion (Backpacks, etc.) | Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-01-16 |
| Biel's Backpacks | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-09 |
| Complicated Backpacks | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-11-06 |
| Vanilla Backpack | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-12 |
Questions
Does Explorer's Companion need any other mod?
Does the server need the mod?
Which game versions does Explorer's Companion support?
How do backpacks get upgraded?
In the catalog
Explorer's Companion (Backpacks, etc.) is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,886 Storage mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
In this mod you make various items (like backpacks) for QOL when exploring. Theres backpacks, and paragliders that you can make. (possibly more stuff to come in the future)
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/explorers-companion
- Owner
- Lord_Of_Crumbs
- Published
- 2025-01-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-01-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15