TIDE PANTS BACKPACK

Brooklyn Outfitters Launches Outdoor Gear Line with Locally-Made Packs

03/27/2012

TIDE PANTS BACKPACK

With origins as an outdoor adventure company, <a href="http://www.brooklynoutfitters.com/">Brooklyn Outfitters</a> (BKO) is now expanding into the gear category. Best of all, they're doing it locally. Their <a href="http://www.brooklynoutfitters.com/gear/">first products</a> include two packs sized appropriately for day or multi-day hikes and come in black and red. The affordable packs are designed and handmade in Brooklyn by the company's guides, ensuring they are highly functional and can withstand harsh outdoor conditions.

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Red Packs

The red version of the Algonquin (34L) and Wolfjaw (16L).

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Black Pack

The unisex packs come in two colors and two sizes.

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Co-founder Stetson Hundgen gets a pack review from BKO guide and skier Matt Lucas.

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Jaclyn Palau

Jaclyn Palau, an assistant guide with BKO, test out the pack on the trail.

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BKO tests out the pack in a primitive litter, aka an impromptu stretcher.

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The pack is passed around and tested out during a BKO scouting trip to Ramapo Mountain in New Jersey.

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TIDE PANTS BACKPACK

With origins as an outdoor adventure company, Brooklyn Outfitters (BKO) is now expanding into the gear category. Best of all, they're doing it locally. Their first products include two packs sized appropriately for day or multi-day hikes and come in black and red. The affordable packs are designed and handmade in Brooklyn by the company's guides, ensuring they are highly functional and can withstand harsh outdoor conditions.

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