Granite Gear

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Granite Gear
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Jeff Knight and Dan Cruikshank
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A Granite Gear backpack

Granite Gear is an American outdoor company that sells backpacks, along with hiking and portage accessories. The company was founded in 1986 by Jeff Knight and Dan Cruikshank, based in Two Harbors, Minnesota. [1]

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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. [2] [3] [4]

See also

List of Mountaineering Equipment Brands

References

  1. "Company Spotlight: Granite Gear". Outside Online. 2011-10-31. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  2. "Backpacker Magazine". Backpack Review: Granite Gear Vapor Trail/Vapor Ki. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  3. 2007 Gear of the Year: Backpacks | Outside Online Archived June 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Outdoor Gear Advice – Backpacks | Outside Online Archived March 5, 2005, at the Wayback Machine