A canoe pack is different from a backpack. Duluth Pack company President Tom Sega explains, “The canoe pack is what we were founded upon, they were the first products that were made at Duluth Pack by Camille Poirier…. When you’re canoeing you have to think about portaging, and when you portage a canoe you put it on your shoulders. So you can’t have a pack that’s above your … [Read more...] about Duluth Pack #60 Utility Pack (Canoe Pack)
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Bringing Back The Iconic Folding Chair Of Summer
If you were once young enough to spend your summers with the classic American lawn chair in the background, you’re probably old enough now to get annoyed pulling yourself up out of the current deep-pocket camping chairs. The bad news is, you’re not getting any younger; the good news is, your chair is back. Back in the 60s and 70s, US-made lawn chairs were everywhere, and … [Read more...] about Bringing Back The Iconic Folding Chair Of Summer
Benchmade Grizzly Creek Knife
Les de Asis started out just by making a knife for himself; that butterfly knife took off after a local gun shop put in an order for 100 of them. The knives were a hit, and formed the basis of the company Les stated and named Bali-Song. That company grew into Pacific Cutlery Corp; but in the late 1980s, that corporation, which produced overseas, went into bankruptcy. But Les … [Read more...] about Benchmade Grizzly Creek Knife
Maglite ML300L LED 3-Cell D Flashlight
The iconic aluminum flashlight’s company history is told nicely on their website, covering the story of Anthony Maglica, who was born during the Great Depression in New York City. His mother took him to her native Croatia when he was a boy, then in 1950 Anthony fled Post WWII communist-controlled Croatia and moved back to the United States. He taught himself English and saved … [Read more...] about Maglite ML300L LED 3-Cell D Flashlight
Three Men in a Tub: A Fishing Story About the Weather
When you’re on a canoe fishing trip up in the Boundary Waters of northern Minnesota and several portages from home, a change in weather can really throw you for a loop. Grant Sega knows first hand. He’s now the Vice President at Spring Creek Manufacturing after his family purchased the company in July of 2017. But a few years before that he was a customer, and he’s glad he was. … [Read more...] about Three Men in a Tub: A Fishing Story About the Weather