Granite Gear

Granite Gear Backpacks is a producer of backpacks, based in Two Harbors, Minnesota.

Many of their backpacks are made with a molded, 3-dimensional frameplate. Released in 1996, it is made of composite carbon fiber and plastics and is designed to support the actual ruck of the backpack without other frame stays.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The company released a backpack designed for ultrahiker Justin "Trauma" Lichter, who logged more than 10,000 miles of hiking between November 2005 and 2006.^[4] Another group sponsored currently are "Greg and Deia", a pair hiking the Andes Mountain range,^[5]

References

^ Backpacker Magazine ^{[dead link]}
^ 2007 Gear of the Year: Backpacks | Outside Online Archived June 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ Outdoor Gear Advice - Backpacks | Outside Online Archived March 5, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
^ Justin Lichter Archived September 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ Granite Gear Sponsored Athletes Archived April 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

External links

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[1] Backpacker Magazine ^{[dead link]}

[2] 2007 Gear of the Year: Backpacks | Outside Online Archived June 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[3] Outdoor Gear Advice - Backpacks | Outside Online Archived March 5, 2005, at the Wayback Machine

[4] Justin Lichter Archived September 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[5] Granite Gear Sponsored Athletes Archived April 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

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