History Repeats Itself-Packs Ultralight fabric packs are easier to come by these days. It’s time to explore some of the UL materials in use. Let’s take the time machine way, way back. Ötzi the Iceman, who crisscrossed the Alps, is said to have carried a pack—it looks like an iterative form of a frame pack. Estimates…
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The birth of a new Apocalypse Equipment pack: blue fabric is Ultragrid and the silver fabric Ultra 200, both UL materials from Challenge Outdoor.
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