"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 better off left in the past. Now that I've come back up for air, we can finally share with you the initial results." -- Tom
Functionally modern, yet aesthetically grounded in our 40+ years of outdoor equipment design, The Guide's Pack is a daypack for hiking and mountaineering; it will likely be as at home on city streets as on alpine trails. It's an internal frame top loading backpack that closes with a drawstring and top flap pocket. The main body of the Guide's Pack is made of 420d HT Parapack fabric. We go into the 420d nylon used to make The Guide's Pack in depth over here, but in case you were late to class: 420 denier, high-tenacity, type 6.6 nylon was originally developed for the military for use in parachute backpacks. The exterior of the Guide's Pack has multiple accessory strap holders, made from synthetic felt and nylon webbing. They're designed to accept the optional Guide's Pack Side Pockets and Lash Straps.
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The Guide's Pack. $240. In stock and ships within one business day in colors Olive/Steel, Navy/Steel, Black/Steel, and Steel/Steel.
The Founder's Briefcase is a conservatively sized, one compartment clam-shell style checkpoint-friendly briefcase. Like the Guide's Pack, it's the result of some deep meditations on both the past and future of outdoor gear. Its myriad of useful features will satisfy the most technically-driven user, and its classic style comes as a welcome relief to the legions of ubiquitous black ballistic bags. Unzip the Founder's Briefcase wide and lay it open -- one side has a built-in checkpoint-friendly padded laptop compartment sized to fit the 15" MacBook Pro Retina or anything smaller; the other surface is where the bulk of the organization lies.
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Founder's Briefcase. $220. Available for pre-order; ships by mid-December in colors Olive/Steel, Navy/Steel, Black/Steel, and Steel/Steel.
