What was the brief for the Contrail Bags project?

Contrail Bags makes modular flight bags and accessories for airline, corporate and general aviation pilots. The catalogue spans several bag series, sizes and removable pockets, and the old store gave pilots no easy way to tell which combination fits their cockpit and their trip. The job was to rebuild the Shopify storefront from a Figma UI kit and turn it into a guided buying experience, with new navigation, search, page templates and documentation for the store team.

What did Contrail Bags need the new store to do?

A pilot should get from "which bag do I need?" to a complete, compatible kit in about a minute. Each step had to follow how pilots actually fly: aircraft type, where the bag is stowed (cockpit, underseat or overhead bin), day trips versus overnights and international rotations, and the gear they carry, from headsets and tablets to CPAP machines.

What did EVDEV deliver for Contrail Bags?

EVDEV delivered a custom Shopify theme on Tailwind CSS, built around a 6-step flight bag configurator. A rule-based scoring engine ranks matching bags with a % match score, the next step suggests compatible accessories against a live capacity meter, and the last step adds the full setup to the cart. The store also got a metaobject-driven mega menu, predictive search, new product pages with specifications, compatible accessories, reviews and FAQ, a pilot-founded About story with a custom video player, and a client handbook in web and PDF formats.

Which technology does the Contrail Bags store use?

The Contrail Bags store is built with Shopify, Liquid, JavaScript, Tailwind CSS, Shopify Metaobjects, Shopify Predictive Search API, Afterpay, Figma, GitHub. The engagement covered shopify development, custom theme development, product configurator, ux design implementation, liquid development, seo optimization, mega menu, predictive search.

Can EVDEV build a store like Contrail Bags for my brand?

Yes. EVDEV is a Toronto Shopify agency that has launched 180+ stores since 2021. Book a free 30-minute call or send a short brief through the form on this page, and a senior developer replies within 2 hours, Monday to Friday.

Contrail Bags, Shopify flight bag configurator store

Aviation & Travel GearUnited States2026

Contrail Bags is a pilot-founded brand selling modular flight bags and accessories for airline, corporate and general aviation pilots.

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Client: Contrail Bags
Industry: Aviation & Travel Gear
Market: United States
Launched: 2026
Stack: Shopify · Liquid · JavaScript · Tailwind CSS · Shopify Metaobjects · Shopify Predictive Search API · Afterpay · Figma · GitHub

Inside the store

Inside the Contrail Bags store

Contrail Bags homepage hero with a black flight bag in an aircraft cabin, the headline "Contrail Bags — Built for Your Journeys", and Shop Bags and Start Configurator buttons. — Homepage hero

Homepage section "Configure the perfect kit in under 60 seconds", with a preview of the flight bag configurator beside its six steps. — Configurator intro

Contrail Bags mega menu open under Flight Bags, showing the FL360, FL390 and FL410 series, best sellers and accessories, plus three featured flight bags with prices and reviews. — Flight Bags mega menu

Predictive search results for "FL390" on the Contrail Bags store, showing four matching flight bags and accessories with prices and ratings. — Predictive search results

Best Sellers product grid on the Contrail Bags homepage with flight bags and accessories, prices, ratings and best-seller tags. — Best sellers grid

"What the community is saying" section with photos of pilots carrying Contrail flight bags and their five-star reviews. — Pilot reviews

Step 1 of the Contrail flight bag configurator: choosing a Boeing, Airbus or other aircraft and storing the bag in the cockpit, underseat or overhead bin. — Configurator: aircraft and storage

Step 4 of the configurator, "Matched Flight Bags": the FL410P, FL410T and FL390P, each with a match percentage and an explanation of why it fits. — Configurator: matched flight bags

Step 5 of the configurator, "Complete Your Setup": compatible accessories with match scores, a Setup Capacity meter and a running build total. — Configurator: accessories and capacity

Step 6 of the configurator, "Review Your Setup": the chosen FL410P flight bag, the accessories included, an order summary and a Build My Kit button. — Configurator: review and add to cart

Product page for the Contrail FL390T flight bag at $382 with a thumbnail gallery, size and series options, Afterpay, and Add to Cart and Buy Now buttons. — Product page

Specifications section on a Contrail product page with tabs for overview, materials and features. — Specifications

About page hero, "Designed by Pilots. Built for Real Flight.", with a pilot standing in front of an airliner engine. — About hero

"Built for Years, Not Seasons" craftsmanship section on ballistic nylon, YKK zippers, reinforced stitching and weather resistance. — Craftsmanship

Contrail Bags homepage hero on mobile with Shop Bags and Start Configurator buttons. — Mobile homepage

What we delivered

What we built for Contrail Bags

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6-step flight bag configurator covering aircraft, flight type, gear, matched bags, accessories and review
02
Rule-based matching engine with % match scores, a best-fit badge and a live Setup Capacity meter
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Complete setup of bag and accessories added to the cart in one action
04
Metaobject-driven mega menu with series columns and featured products, plus a drill-down menu on mobile
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Predictive search dropdown with trending searches, popular products and live results
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Custom Shopify Tailwind theme with its own type, colour and button system across desktop, tablet and mobile

The story

From brief to launch

Contrail Bags is a pilot-founded brand selling modular flight bags and accessories for airline, corporate and general aviation pilots. EVDEV built a custom Shopify theme on Tailwind CSS around a Shopify configurator that matches a pilot's aircraft, flight type and gear to the right FL360, FL390 or FL410 bag, then adds the whole kit to the cart in one click. A metaobject-driven mega menu, predictive search and new product, collection, About and Contact pages complete the store.

The brief
01
Contrail Bags makes modular flight bags and accessories for airline, corporate and general aviation pilots.
Read moreShow less
The catalogue spans several bag series, sizes and removable pockets, and the old store gave pilots no easy way to tell which combination fits their cockpit and their trip. The job was to rebuild the Shopify storefront from a Figma UI kit and turn it into a guided buying experience, with new navigation, search, page templates and documentation for the store team.
The goal
02
A pilot should get from "which bag do I need?" to a complete, compatible kit in about a minute.
Read moreShow less
Each step had to follow how pilots actually fly: aircraft type, where the bag is stowed (cockpit, underseat or overhead bin), day trips versus overnights and international rotations, and the gear they carry, from headsets and tablets to CPAP machines.
The result
03
EVDEV delivered a custom Shopify theme on Tailwind CSS, built around a 6-step flight bag configurator.
Read moreShow less
A rule-based scoring engine ranks matching bags with a % match score, the next step suggests compatible accessories against a live capacity meter, and the last step adds the full setup to the cart. The store also got a metaobject-driven mega menu, predictive search, new product pages with specifications, compatible accessories, reviews and FAQ, a pilot-founded About story with a custom video player, and a client handbook in web and PDF formats.

Client reviews

Brands we built for, in their words

Clutch: 5.0; Based on 11 verified Clutch reviews
Upwork: 4.9; Top Rated Plus · 60+ Upwork reviews

5 out of 5 stars on Clutch — Imrad Syed
Business Development Manager, JO MILANO PARIS INC

5 out of 5 stars on Upwork — Maxim
Shopify store owner, Quebec, Canada

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Based on 11 verified Clutch reviews: 5.0; Based on 11 verified Clutch reviews
Top Rated Plus · 60+ Upwork reviews: 4.9; Top Rated Plus · 60+ Upwork reviews
Shopify stores launched: 180+; Shopify stores launched
Founded in Toronto: 2021; Founded in Toronto

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