Carry Guides
Guides, gear insights, and stories for carrying well.
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"A couple of years ago, I set out to revisit some of the designs from my extensive youth: I wanted to see what features and materials were still useful, and which were...
Design
Like lots of good stuff, it all started in a garage. Better than leather: heavy-duty synthetic felt and nylon webbing combine in the Double Accessory Strap Holder. #00 spur grommets, made for...
Design
Thick synthetic felt reinforces the handle attachment points. A pleated, 3D mesh pouch is divided in to three separate spaces . . . By moving the two zipper sliders to be over...
Company
I've always tended to keep my designs as simple as possible and eschew adding features just for the sake of, well, just because we could. So, it should be no surprise that...
Company
Our 420d HT nylon Classic Parapack in Olive. 420 denier, high tenacity, type 6.6 nylon fabric was originally developed for the military for use in parachute backpacks — the thing on the...
Design
Accessory strap holders were originally designed as a means to allow the user to add lash straps to a backpack to secure either items that were oddly shaped (such as ice axes...
Design
In the über-cush world we find ourselves in, we may sometimes like to imagine that a heavy backpack can be worn over many hours and many trail miles with no discomfort. As...
Design
For several decades, it seemed that any serious backpack for day hiking or climbing always had a leather bottom. The image of a hiker or climber scrambling over rough terrain, occasionally (or...
Stuff
Need some minimalist packing advice? Maybe some of the well thought out, über-informative suggestions from forum member -- and volunteer moderator -- Badger could come in handy when find yourself preparing for...
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gochicken's Shop Bag, Large in Black Dyneema/nylon next to her assortment of Organizer Pouches... Darcy's Shop Bag, Large, in Black Dyneema/nylon Ms. Ferret shows the difference between our Steel and Black Dyneema/nylon....
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Forum member Toblerhaus has a two week trip to Spain coming up and plans to pack everything into two bags: the Aeronaut and Synapse 25. Here's what she packed in each... Inside...
