Category: North Fork Packs
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Evolution of the Tamarisk: features
Or; as few things as possible. Backpack features don’t make up the majority of a packs weight, but they do make up the overwhelming majority of the weight which is easily negotiable. There is only so much weight to be shed with material (before you sacrifice durability), only so much with suspension or frame elements…
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The Bob bag
Lets get this out of the way: I won’t make you one of these. Working with these fabrics and with stretchy Climashield is not something I find fun. This design is straightforward and quick to make, so create your own ugly. Ever since my first Wilderness Classic nearly a decade ago I’ve been turning this…
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Pack prototype sale
[3/20 update: all packs are sold.] Over the past three years of developing the Tamarisk I’ve built a lot of packs. There’s no other way to see how ideas work in the field. Prototyping is a profoundly fun process, and at the same time necessarily protracted and tedious. The pile of 40-60 liter packs in…
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Evolution of the Tamarisk; side pockets
Side pockets which are easily accessible on the go and large enough to carry a significant percentage of the days gear (water, food, rain gear, maps, etc) are the defining element of a modern backpacking pack. Belt and shoulder strap pockets can play supporting roles here, but my last three years of testing has heavily…
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Evolution of the Tamarisk; load carriage
I am delighted to report that the Tamarisk is finished. If by finished I mean that the prototype I completed a month ago and have been testing exhaustively since requires almost no changes. The patterns can now be set in stone, and the road towards production begin. This may not be a short road: I’m…
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Forward the consumer
I have profoundly mixed memories of my first Outdoor Retailer. The barely 1 year old Little Bear had an ear infection come on while we were hiking in Glacier just before, was cranky on the drive down to SLC through the night, and the next night required a hasty visit to first urgent care and…
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Straps back in stock
Packraft straps are back in stock, now in either rainbow or gold with black buckle. Stocking stuffer, or tool to tie poorly behaved guests up in the shed? In any case fully seasonally appropriate. In other consumerist news, a new outdoor trade show launched recently. Back in SLC, and supposedly excluding apparel and the many…
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Evolution of the Tamarisk; prolegomena
It all started with this video, shot on location 9 years and 2 months ago up on Blue Mountain above Missoula, down on the middle Bitterroot, and most significantly, along the North Fork of the Flathead upstream of Kintla Creek. That trip, planned off the back of a job interview which changed my life, was…
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North Fork updates
The initial run of packraft straps has sold out! All orders yet to be shipped will be fulfilled and sent out today. I’ll be making more in early December; until then they’ll appear as out of stock in the store. The second run might even be a different color. Taking suggestions now. Not just for…
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Isle Royale fall planning
I’ve been wanting to do something like this for ages, and a weeks ago circumstances aligned such that I’d be close (if a 12 hour detour is close) to Isle Royale in late September, making the temptation unavoidable. Therefore, next week I’ll have 3 whole days and 2 half days, the time between when the…
Bedrock & Paradox 
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